if Obama was delivered to the White House with Jesus Christ,

[riverbendviewgal]

Wrote Joe Bageant

I think I discovered him from reading a thread on DU a couple years ago.

I highly recommend his books for an understanding why the poor vote republican.

He was a very wise man who actually answered my emails and right away too.

read his website.
http://www.joebageant.com/

I was was reading it again today and discovered this little gem he wrote about Obama. Look under the May 15th, 2011 essay.

It was difficult not to take an instant liking to Joe Bageant.

Soon after Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential elections, Socialist Review called him up for his opinion on the matter: "I always say that if Obama was delivered to the White House with Jesus Christ, a five-piece band and six gilded seraphims holding up his fucking balls he still won't be able to do anything because the country's broke and Congress is bought and sold."

It was with that one long, angry sentence, I became an admirer of this "redneck revolutionary".

[The River]

1. He Was a Great Essayist

It's a shame he left us too early. Most all of his essays are on line
along with various interviews at: http://www.joebageant.com/joe/

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. The Republicans would have a tough choice

They want to know if they can crucify both.

[freshwest]

7. In order to be efficient, Ryan would use both sides of the cross simultaneously.

As the Tea Party cheered wildly.

[tama]

3. Thanks nt

[DeSwiss]

4. He was a wayshower if there ever was one.....

''The petty right and the bumbling left find themselves unexpectedly meeting one another these days, as they navigate the craters of our bombed out economic landscape.

Were it not for the ideological war in progress (it's not a cultural war, no matter what the university pundits say, it's a capitalist state sponsored ideological war), they would probably form a powerful combined populist movement that would scare Washington right out of its silk shorts. Naturally, political strategists on both sides do everything possible to keep the rank and file from discovering the growing overlap of liberal and conservative thinking (or in some cases, nonthinking).

Not many working people on either side still believe that what is good for Wall Street is good for Main Street, or that very much trickles down from Wall Street to our level. No matter how much money we sweat for, or borrow -- or Congress borrows in our name without ever asking us -- and throw at Wall Street, the money sticks up there on the fortieth floor.

Then it disappears into that bizarro funhouse mirror of the real economy, the virtual economy -- euphemistically called banking and investment and the market. Our market system of "investment" is based upon getting in at the right moment, grabbing other people's money, then getting out fast. Which pretty much describes the key elements a bank heist.''

~Joe Bageant, From Wall Street To Skank Street

RIP - Joe Bageant, (1946-2011)

- Joe knew. We have to learn to love one another. No matter how hard we think it'll be. Because all are ONE.......

K&R

[riverbendviewgal]

6. Great song

I shared it on Facebook.

[spin]

5. That sums my feelings up nicely. (n/t)