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Stateside with Rosalea: War and Peace
Monday, 22 March 2004, 11:42 am | Rosalea Barker
I am so embarrassed. Could it really be that I yelled out ''Right on!'' at an event on the Berkeley campus, like this was the sixties or something? More >>
Stateside: Five Reasons And Three Words
Friday, 19 March 2004, 11:21 am | Rosalea Barker
Ewwww! Somehow the Democratic National Kennedy has gotten hold of my correctly spelt name and my junk mail diet is now supplemented by a new round of begging letters. Even without opening the envelope I see five reasons not to vote for a Democratic ... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: A Castle In Spain
Tuesday, 16 March 2004, 11:20 am | Rosalea Barker
You have to wonder if the Netherlands will be next or if the Spanish bombs were a way of telling those nations fighting the war against terrorism that they're tilting at windmills. More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: The 3Cs Versus The 3Rs
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 1:08 pm | Rosalea Barker
I despise the three Cs – cellphones, cable TV, and credit cards. They are the circuses and instant bread that no politician in this country would dare to challenge, yet they are the cause of more social and economic ills than any other “legitimate” business. ... More >>
Stateside: Chad No More
Monday, 8 March 2004, 4:06 pm | Rosalea Barker
Being sick last Tuesday, the day of the primary election here in California, had its advantages. I was able to watch more morning news television than usual, leading me to the conclusion that I should find me a job where I don’t have to leave the ... More >>
Stateside: Mine’s Bigger Than Arnold’s
Friday, 5 March 2004, 1:57 pm | Rosalea Barker
Hey, we’re not talking ego and butt, here. No sirree. I’m saying the percentage of votes won by the measure that I helped campaign for – 72 percent – is bigger than the percentage of votes won by the proposition the governor campaigned for – 71 percent. More >>
Stateside: Let it be M-e!
Monday, 1 March 2004, 1:02 pm | Rosalea Barker
So, it’s nearly time for the election results. No. Not the super Tuesday primary elections, but the Starry Sunday Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elections. I won’t be seeing it on a big screen at Oakland’s gorgeous Paramount Theatre like ... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: Life’s Biggies
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 4:13 pm | Rosalea Barker
The big news this week was the outcome of the final episode of Sex and the City. Seriously! It was evening network news fodder on Monday night. Not having cable TV, I’ve never seen the program, though scraps of storylines had wafted my way every ... More >>
Stateside: See Ralph Run!
Monday, 23 February 2004, 12:33 am | Rosalea Barker
''At what point do you stop relying on a party to be an opposition party and start asking what else needs to be done to put some spine into Washington politics?'' So goes one of the FAQs on the votenader.org website, which just went up this morning ... More >>
Stateside: A Nation Closing In On Itself
Thursday, 19 February 2004, 11:38 am | Rosalea Barker
While we’re all being entertained by the Democratic presidential nominations, tyre tracks on Mars, and San Francisco’s rebellious mayor, some deeply disturbing legislation is wending its way through the US House of Representatives and the Senate. More >>
Stateside: Going Back For Dessert
Monday, 16 February 2004, 1:24 pm | Rosalea Barker
Since the words I ate last week weren’t too indigestible, I decided to eat some more by going to a political rally. Four years older and wiser, this time I went to one where I wasn’t trapped in a seat and where no-one was likely to be passing around ... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: Midweek Musings
Thursday, 12 February 2004, 12:32 am | Rosalea Barker
That munching sound you hear is me eating my words. Seems that the Nader 2000 Campaign did have my address all this time, because this week I got mail from its former campaign manager, who is “working with Ralph to explore whether he should run or not in the ... More >>
Stateside: Poem for the National Party
Monday, 9 February 2004, 10:54 am | Rosalea Barker
Reaction to NZ Herald report of Don Brash's comments More >>
Stateside: So Last Century
Friday, 6 February 2004, 12:18 am | Rosalea Barker
You might say it’s all very well for me to sit here thousands of miles away and pontificate on the value of Waitangi Day, but it is such a vital part of my identity that when people ask me about the country of my birth, the Treaty of Waitangi is the first ... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: Run, Roy, Run!
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 9:26 am | Rosalea Barker
While each of the Democratic presidential candidates touts himself as the man who will beat George W. Bush, one sector of the vast electorate that is the United States has its hopes pinned on quite another man. However, despite his near superstar status ... More >>
Stateside: Steering Clear Of Political Rallies
Monday, 2 February 2004, 12:32 am | Rosalea Barker
Howard Dean has written to me! To me!! Next thing, I'll be getting letters saying I'm pre-approved for a credit card. Actually, I put a stop to those by writing to an address that then informs the credit checking agencies that you don't want your ... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: Midweek musings
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 9:53 am | Rosalea Barker
**Y'all come by and sit a while!** Is the East Bay trying to spit me out? First up, the BART line I live on will soon be the direct route to San Francisco International Airport. Then, on June 30, Air NZ will start a direct route between SFO and Auckland. ... More >>
Stateside with Rosalea: The Little Tool That Could
Monday, 26 January 2004, 10:49 am | Rosalea Barker
It was twenty years ago yesterday... a weird little computer was advertised during the Superbowl, launching it on its path to change the face of computing forever. I didn't get to work on one for another couple of years, but it was in an unexpected ... More >>
Stateside With Rosalea: Two Little Silent Words
Thursday, 22 January 2004, 10:18 am | Rosalea Barker
I have to confess, the President's State of the Union address was competing for my attention with a magazine article about how high school journalism classes start training the media to be obedient puppy dogs at an early age. More >>
Stateside: It's All Caucussian To Me
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 9:29 am | Rosalea Barker
Watching television here at the moment is about as tempting as watching maggots crawling in and out of a dogpile. If I hear the words "Iowa caucus" once more, I swear I'll go and register Republican. More >>
