m141a
07-13-2004, 12:57 PM
I got emailed this today: Pretty interesting reading!
This is good stuff, read & enjoy.
> Subject: FW: OLIVER NORTH~14YEARS AGO
>
>
>
> The year was 1987!
>
> At a lecture the other day they played an old news video of Lt. Col.
> Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan
> Administration.
>
> There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree,
> but what he said was stunning! He was being drilled by some senator; "Did
> you not recently spend close to
> $60,000f or a home security system?"
>
> Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."
>
> The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience," Isn't
> that just a little excessive?"
>
> "No, sir," continued Ollie.
>
> "No? And why not?" the senator asked.
>
> "Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir"
>
> "Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
>
> "By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.
>
> "Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"
>
> "His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.
>
>
> At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
> pronounce it, which most people back then
> probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the
> senator continued. "Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
>
>
> "Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of." Ollie
> answered.
>
> "And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
>
> "Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team
> be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
>
> The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was
> shown of the clip.
>
> (If anyone is interested, the senator was none other than Al Gore.)
>
This is good stuff, read & enjoy.
> Subject: FW: OLIVER NORTH~14YEARS AGO
>
>
>
> The year was 1987!
>
> At a lecture the other day they played an old news video of Lt. Col.
> Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan
> Administration.
>
> There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree,
> but what he said was stunning! He was being drilled by some senator; "Did
> you not recently spend close to
> $60,000f or a home security system?"
>
> Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."
>
> The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience," Isn't
> that just a little excessive?"
>
> "No, sir," continued Ollie.
>
> "No? And why not?" the senator asked.
>
> "Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir"
>
> "Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
>
> "By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.
>
> "Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"
>
> "His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.
>
>
> At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
> pronounce it, which most people back then
> probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the
> senator continued. "Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
>
>
> "Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of." Ollie
> answered.
>
> "And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
>
> "Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team
> be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
>
> The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was
> shown of the clip.
>
> (If anyone is interested, the senator was none other than Al Gore.)
>