Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Month: September 2004

  • I concur

    I’ve gotta agree with the folks at Daffodil Lane. Kerry is kicking a**! He is a smart, intelligent man. Bush kept repeating the same thing over and over…It was almost uncomfortable to watch. The scary thing is that I think his tactic worked, well for some. I am watching c-span right now and there are…

  • Another View: Why I will vote for John Kerry for President By John Eisenhower

    The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News – 30-Sep-04 – Another View: Why I will vote for John Kerry for President The fact is that today’s “Republican Party” is one with which I am totally unfamiliar. To me, the word “Republican” has always been synonymous with the word “responsibility”, which has meant limiting our…

  • Bush has no regrets. It’s regretful.

    Politics News Article | Reuters.com| Bush: Would give ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech again. President Bush said he had no regrets about donning a flight suit to give his “Mission Accomplished” speech on Iraq in May 2003 and would do it all over again if he had the chance, according to excerpts from an television interview released…

  • How Bush’s grandfather helped Hitler’s rise to power

    Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | How Bush’s grandfather helped Hitler’s rise to power His business dealings, which continued until his company’s assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act, has led more than 60 years later to a civil action for damages being brought in Germany against the Bush family…

  • Bush policy brings the world on his back

    Yahoo! News – Bush policy brings the world on his back Arrogant, aggressive, too unilateralist are just some of the terms used to describe the US administration. Opinion polls taken around the world confirmed the dim view of the US leader and his policies, which is most notable among traditional allies in Europe and the…