[kj] ot - bush monument/museum

Leigh Newton angrytomhanks at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 29 01:55:01 EST 2006


I have several. But I'm Canadian. We're smarter. hehe.

Leigh


--- Papa Lazarou <circuit_bender at yahoo.com> 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 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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