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: November 2004

  • In Tennessee

    Are you feeling blue because of our recent loss? (of course you are). Well, I found something that might cheer you up. I was surfing around on iTunes and I discovered the George W Bush Singers. All I can say is that you have to listen to them to believe it. If you go to…

  • Military hospital preparing for Fallujah battle

    HoustonChronicle.com – Military hospital preparing for Fallujah battle My prayers are with the troops….I hope all of you Bush voters feel this is worth it.

  • Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes

    Yahoo! News – Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes Franklin County’s unofficial results had Bush receiving 4,258 votes to Democrat John Kerry (news – web sites)’s 260 votes in a precinct in Gahanna. Records show only 638 voters cast ballots in that precinct. Bush’s total should have been recorded as 365. Folks, it looks…

  • Some thoughts on the recent debacle

    I don’t know if any other progressives reading this feel this way, but the past couple of days I find myself really, really angry at the Bush voters. To the point where if I drive by a car with a Bush sticker on it, my instant reaction is to flip them off. I don’t, mind…

  • The unteachable ignorance of the red states. By Jane Smiley

    Why Americans Hate Democrats-A Dialogue – The unteachable ignorance of the red states. By Jane Smiley Here is how ignorance works: First, they put the fear of God into you – if you don’t believe in the literal word of the Bible, you will burn in hell. Of course, the literal word of the Bible…