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: October 2004

  • Bush Gets ‘F’ in Civil Rights

    t r u t h o u t – Marjorie Cohn | Bush Gets ‘F’ in Civil Rights The draft report finds: “President Bush does not speak about civil rights initiatives often, but when he does he promotes the faith-based program more than any other. He has presented the initiative as an end to discrimination…

  • Howard Dean: Take Our Airways Back

    Howard Dean: Take Our Airways Back Since the public owns the airways, Sinclair Broadcasting and other big corporations ought to be required to act in a way which supports democracy, not attacks it. Sinclair Broadcasting has violated the fundamental responsibilities they are accountable for in a democratic society. If the president will not do his…

  • John Kerry’s plan to win the peace in Iraq

    plan_to_win_the_peace_in_iraq.pdf (application/pdf Object) Since it was mentioned in the comments section of my previous post that Kerry has supposedly not revealed clear plan on what he is going to do with Iraq, I have decided to post something on that. Click the link above to read Kerry’s plan to win the peace in Iraq. Here…

  • The debate

    Well, I guess I should write a little something about the debate. Kerry won, Bush lost. End of story. To be honest, I was kind of tired of watching Bush by the time the third debate rolled around. I’m sick of the guy. Can we just get him out of there already? I’m so sick…

  • What a moron

    Documentary on Kerry Should Be Broadcast – – The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register “Fahrenheit 9/11,” Michael Moore’s sleazy propaganda film targeting President Bush, was just fine with millions of liberals. Those who complained about the film’s many inaccuracies were accused of wanting to censor the movie, of somehow opposing Americans’ right to freedom of speech.” MM wasn’t…