TankGrrl - Annotations On LifeThere are a bazillion blogs, this one is mine. That pretty much covers it.
| December 17, 2004 |
| Katie Update | |
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It's up! Finally... And on that note... PS - JKH, where you at, my bruthah? Did you get my email ages ago?
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| December 06, 2004 |
| Katie Update | |
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About time, huh?
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| December 03, 2004 |
| Oregonians, get mad! | |
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OK, same-sex marriage bans aside, Oregon is a great place and I'm proud to call it home. If you feel the same, then speak up because a man charged with protecting Oregon and its beauty (and standing laws!) is... how do I put this politely?... what's a polite term for rape in an uncomfortable place (no, not a Volkswagen) without lube or warning. Especially the warning part. And the rape part. You see, Gordon Smith just snuck in a last minute rider to the appropriations bill* to "authorize the largest public-lands logging in history, overriding environmental review and prohibiting judicial review. Passed for a forest in Oregon, courtesy of Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore." (Once again, Molly Ivins to the resuce. No one else has mentioned this anywhere.) So, I urge you, write to KGW, KATU, etc and ask why this isn't being reported. And write Smith and tell him what a sneaky bastard he is. Oregon is beautiful because we respect it AND the laws governing its safe keeping. Smith would rather deal under the table and hide his disregard for our state with last minute maneuvers while no one is looking. http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm My somewhat over-the-top email to Smith: That surely wouldn't be OUR Gordon Smith. The man charged with protecting and upholding our laws and statues and keeping our land safe using the findings and data from those people who understand such things. Surely this is some other Gordon Smith. I'm so disgusted that I cannot possibly withhold my sarcasm. Sorry. And now I have to go and hit every blog, forum, email list, letter to the editor and comments form I can find to make sure this does not pass quietly in the night as I'm sure you'd rather it did. Unconscionable. Shameful. Deceitful. No judicial review? Is this 3rd grade? Snik-snak-no-take-backs? Not in my state... * - What the hell is up with this shit? Why do we allow people to legislate inside of spending bills? If George wasn't on the side of these jerks, he'd be calling them 'activist representatives' or somesuch.
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