Got this in the mail-interesting

[duckster34]

Thought it was interesting reading

IT WAS 1987!
>
> At a lecture the other day they played an old 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 $60,000 for a home security system?"
>
> Ollie replied, "Yes I did sir."
>
> The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience,
> "Isn't this 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?"
thesenator
> 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 were 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.
>
>
>
> This Senator was --------------- Al Gore
>
>

 

[Warik]

OLIVER NORTH • Politician/Radio Personality

A decorated platoon leader in the Vietnam War, Oliver North began working in the White House for the National Security Council in 1981, eventually becoming deputy director for Political-Military Affairs in the Ronald Reagan administration. In 1986 it was revealed that a secret U.S. operation had been selling military equipment to Iran, in exchange for the release of U.S. hostages, and that money from the arms sales was being illegally diverted to help anti-socialist forces (called Contras) in Nicaragua. From May until August of 1987 the Iran-Contra scandal and its televised hearings put the spotlight on North, who donned his uniform and admitted that he acted illegally, but out of patriotism. His felony convictions were eventually overturned, and depending on who's talking, North is either a traitorous drug smuggler or a national hero who saved Central America from communism. In 1994 he earned the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, but lost the election. North remains in the public eye as a political pundit and radio personality.

Extra credit: North was the subject of a 2002 e-mail rumor that during the Iran-Contra hearings, North told a Senate committee (including Al Gore) that he had installed a $60,000 security system at his home to protect his family from Osama bin Laden. The rumor is untrue: North did accept a home security system as a gift and discussed it with a Senate committee, but Osama bin Laden was not mentioned and Al Gore was not part of the committee... North is a favorite among conspiracy buffs, who maintain that his operation took guns to Central America and brought back cocaine during the 1980s.

http://www.who2.com/olivernorth.html

 

[Zirakzigil]

Why aren't you people more discerning in what you choose to accept as fact?!!?

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/ollienorth-osama.htm

edit: I see Warik has already set you straight.

Why the fuck are two 20 year olds constantly having to correct grown men and women?

 

[Code]

Since when is a 20 year old NOT a grown man/woman?

 

[Zirakzigil]

20 year old are usually not psychologically mature, and often not physically.

If you like, I'll rephrase that as, why do you older folks with so much life experiences get taken in by this shit?

 

[spongebob]

20 year old are usually not psychologically mature, and often not physically.

If you like, I'll rephrase that as, why do you older folks with so much life experiences get taken in by this shit?

damn it dude, why are you continually getting on my nerves. take your fucking know it all pompous attitude and stick it up your ass.

the guy posted something he recieved via e-mail, its not like someone sold him the statue of liberty.

 

[Warik]

Since when is a 20 year old NOT a grown man/woman?

Well, if a 20 year old is obviously not responsible enough to consume alcohol, run for the Presidency, or tell someone over the age of 30 what to do despite the fact that the 20 year old is correct, then he/she is definitely not a grown man/woman.

-Warik

 

[Warik]

damn it dude, why are you continually getting on my nerves. take your fucking know it all pompous attitude and stick it up your ass.

What if someone e-mailed him to tell him that spongebob and supersizeme were caught performing sexual acts on each other behind a dumpster outside of some nightclub. Wouldn't you like us to set the record straight?

-Warik

 

[Frackal]

Warik you should have used an untrue example to make your point...

 

[spongebob]

What if someone e-mailed him to tell him that spongebob and supersizeme were caught performing sexual acts on each other behind a dumpster outside of some nightclub. Wouldn't you like us to set the record straight?

-Warik

funny frack.

warik, by just the mere words of my post, that is exactly what i am insinuating be done, ziragifil, or whatever, tried to belittle someone with his remarks. not to mention they are very generalized, and someone interested in facts so much should stay away from generalizations.

you do not see the difference in the way that you corrected duckster34 and the way zigakigil did it.

why would you assume that i did not want the duckster corrected.