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HulaChicken Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:07 AM
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Is Robert Reich a true liberal?
Or is he just an Allen Colmes type of "liberal"? Never heard of this guy before, and a libertarian associate of mine thinks he's nifty-keen. Makes me wonder.
Here's one of his articles that I suspect:
http://www.robertreich.org/reich/20050720.asp
Thanks!
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:09 AM
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1. He was Secretary of Labor under Clinton. The few times I have heard him he
sounded pretty pro-labor to me.
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Punkingal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:11 AM
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2. Are you kidding?
He is one of the Big Dog's best buddies. He was Secretary of Labor in the first term.
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HulaChicken Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:12 AM
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3. Hmmm, okay...
Very strange that the libertarian chick likes him. Something's fishy...
Thanks for the confirmation!
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:12 AM
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4. My sense was he left the Clinton Admin cause he was too left for it. n/t
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:13 AM
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5. All the way
I have seen him speak against the Bush shipping jobs out policy, about the lack of job creation under Bush, etc. He is a liberal
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:17 AM
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6. Corporatists are what they ARE..with an R or a D after their name
They are a buffet..a little of this a little of that.. no really strong leanings either way..

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HulaChicken Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:19 AM
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7. OOOOOOOOOOOOOO KKKKKKKKKKK
THAT'S what I was looking for. Now this makes a little more sense. Anyone want to elaborate on this?
THANKS!
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:27 AM
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13. He's pro free-trade.
But overwhelmingly liberal on damn near everything. He even wrote a book defending liberalism called "Reason." Check it out if you can.
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nemo137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:28 AM
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16. I would recommend reason
very clear, well though out treatise.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:38 AM
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21. And funny in some parts.
Reich has a dry, self-deprecating sense of humor.
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nemo137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:45 AM
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23. honestly, people like him and paul krugman are why i went into economics
although taking a sociology class made me switch over to that. Why aren't those required classes? Nonetheless, I wish I could write like those two.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:48 AM
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24. They'd make a hell of a team.
Two short, bearded liberals armed with facts and guts.
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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 03:31 AM
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26. Fair trade, not free trade.
He's against NAFTA.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 03:57 AM
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27. He is?
My impression was that Reich believed universal labor and environmental standards are impossible to achieve in free trade agreements.

EDIT: Just did an index search in "Reason." Couldn't find anything, so I may be wrong.
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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 04:12 AM
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28. Watch the video from UCTV.
I linked it above. I think his ideas have evolved somewhat over time - which is a good thing. I admire people who can say "I thought I was right, but I was wrong, and here's what I've learned."

He is talking about labor standards and trade now.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 04:16 AM
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29. I'll do that.
Thanks for the link.
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HulaChicken Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:19 AM
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8. examples? n/t
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:22 AM
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9. Carlos??
Google is your friend..

Reich has been around a long time and is often a guest at many symposium-style gatherings.. His philosophy is everywhere..
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:22 AM
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10. I've gotta say
I'm surprised a libertarian would like Reich.

Reich left the Clinton administration partly over Clinton's push for welfare reform.

He's a good guy. If you haven't heard of him, you should read up on him.
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Gloria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:25 AM
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11. And he's a marvelous interviewee, even on FAUX....he really
can get his points across, and he has a sense of humor, AND is direct!
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:25 AM
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12. Robert Reich is progressive.
And pragmatic, quite thoughtful....and very, very intelligent.
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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:27 AM
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14. Yes... he's definitely in the 99th percentile.
Read Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America. (Heck, I'll let you borrow my copy of it electronically if you'll send me an email address in PM and are willing to download Palm Reader.)

Got Dish network? Know someone who does? He's got a great lecture that UCTV runs occasionally called Robert Reich: How Unequal Can America Get Before We Snap?
It's available here: http://www.uctv.tv/library-test.asp?showID=9521

He's incredible. We need more of him. He makes Clinton look like Eisenhower in terms of Leftiness.
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RepublicanElephant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:27 AM
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15. maybe your friend...
is not as libertarian as they think.
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SeveneightyWhoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:29 AM
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17. Maybe your friend..
..is a Bill Maher Libertarian?
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:31 AM
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19. Closet liberal.
Well, some actually are in the closet. :shrug:
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:30 AM
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18. Reich on Social Security
One of my favorite thing he, or anybody else for that matter, has ever said.


"Creating private accounts as part of Social Security then becomes a way of turning ALL Americans into shareholders. Their financial health then becomes beholden to corporations and are far MORE likely to care greatly about the health of the corporations.

Just think of the consequences of that! Instead of people protesting against corporate polluters, the community is split depending on how much stock you have in the company! And this is a realistic concern if the plan is enacted."

From a speech back in March
http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/?view=plink&id=607
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:33 AM
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20. He's a 5th Degree Black Belt LIBERAL. Served on Clinton Cabinet
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:40 AM
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22. Reich is a good Democrat
I watch him on TV any time I know he's going to be on. He is supportive of unions, and our New Deal social programs that Repugs hate so much.
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Bru Donating Member (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:49 AM
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25. Also note this article...
...from a couple months ago. It's excellent and was Common Dreams' most emailed article for a couple weeks.

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0919-25.htm
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