Naomi Klein, Robert Kuttner and Michael Hudson Dissect Obama’s New Economic Team & Stimulus Plan

[Rajiv]

Naomi Klein, Robert Kuttner and Michael Hudson Dissect Obama’s New Economic Team & Stimulus Plan
(http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/25/naomi_klein_robert_kuttner_and_michael)
Starting 8min 58sec into video

http://www.archive.org/download/dn2008-1125_vid/dn2008-1125_512kb.mp4

[don]

Is Naomi single?

Just the mate- albeit Canadian, but think of the cultural affinities (in the flag alone!)- to wag the MEGA dog ;)

[godraz]

Not that I was ever that gung-ho on Obama, I am disappointed by his appointments too. Despite the rhetoric of 'change' it appears as tho the more things change the more they consist of the same ol' good ol' boys network who are largely responsible for needing to dramatically change our capitalist ways.

Robert Kuttner expressed it well:
"Even when the system has come to a crisis of its own making, and your president is as attractive and intelligent as Barack Obama, the institutional practice to reappoint the same standards are overwhelming. It is only when Obama looks over the cliff of the failure of his own administration because he has not thought boldly enough, that he may change his plans and move in a more radical direction."

This is hopeful, but given these appointments and the vested interests they represent, I'm not sure he'll have the time to get it right later. I expect events will overtake his abilities to respond properly.

"We can't solve problems by using the kind of thinking we used when we created them." -- Albert Einstein

[World Traveler]

Don't know if she's single, but indirectly, she is American. She is the daughter of 1960's Vietnam era protesters who decided to move from the U.S. to Canada. Professional people - I think one paernt is a doctor. Who knows, she may have dual citizenship...

[DToM67]

Not that I was ever that gung-ho on Obama, I am disappointed by his appointments too. Despite the rhetoric of 'change' it appears as tho the more things change the more they consist of the same ol' good ol' boys network who are largely responsible for needing to dramatically change our capitalist ways.

Robert Kuttner expressed it well:


This is hopeful, but given these appointments and the vested interests they represent, I'm not sure he'll have the time to get it right later. I expect events will overtake his abilities to respond properly.

"We can't solve problems by using the kind of thinking we used when we created them." -- Albert Einstein

Insanity is (also) electing members of the same two parties over and over again and expecting different results.

Perhaps I'm just negative or cynical, but how could anyone believe that Obama would make a drastic change in personnel or course? Obama was electable/elected because (to use a mafia-ism) he's a "Made Man"... trustworthy because he's dirty & compremised enough not to break rank with the interests whom helped to elect him.

Seeing Obama on the news these past few days you see this look on his face... different look than before. He already looks tired and even slightly deflated. Perhaps reality has set in?

[jtabeb]

Perhaps reality has set in?

Or he's just finished getting all of his read-in briefs.