[kj] ot - bush monument/museum

[Papa Lazarou]

How many Americans on this list actually have a local library?
  I think LA has 2? 

FLIGHT BRINGER <flightbringer at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
  Oh I see.
So he did nt spend a few years fund raising in order to build this new 
library so that underprivileged people can go and hire books for a 1$ per 
week, or so that people with time on their hands can go and read The New 
York Times or surf the net on communal computers for a minimal charge ? So 
he did nt try to give something back to the community?
Because thats what I understand the word Library to mean.

Frank B Ringer


>From: Alex Smith 
>Reply-To: Alex Smith ,"A list about all things 
>Killing Joke (the band!)"
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>, gathering at misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] ot - bush monument/museum
>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:55:35 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>
>
>Fair question -- tho' one I don't know the answer to. But, to my knowledge, 
>every single president gets a library. It just sorta comes with the job. 
>I've been to the the JFK library and the FDR library. Neither left an 
>especially great impression on me. The Kennedy one was nice, I guess. Some 
>are obviously bigger and higher-profile than others. Bono sang at the 
>opening of the Clinton library, as I remember.
>
>If I had to guess, I'd imagine the Bush Library will have lots of big 
>photos of George W. talking to the firemen with that stupid-ass bullhorn at 
>Ground Zero, and lots and lots of pictures of Iraqi's rejoicing at the 
>toppling of that statue of Saddam Hussein
>
>Big whoopity whoopity -- it's all meaningless self-aggrandizement, pomp & 
>circumstance. Something you Brits know all about, of course, courtesy of 
>the family Windsor.
>
>Alex in NYC
>

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