[kj] ot - bush monument/museum

[Alexander Smith]

There are hundreds in NYC.

Alex in NYC


On Mar 28, 2006, at 4:24 PM, Papa Lazarou wrote:

> 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 meaning less self- 
> aggrandizement, pomp &
> >circumstance. Something you Brits know all about, of course,  
> courtesy of
> >the family Windsor.
> >
> >Alex in NYC
> >
>
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