Drunken Warrior
12-04-2002, 11:03 PM
Fw: 14 years ago
What a difference 14 Years Make - Anyone remember this?? It 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 $60,000 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 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.)
To bad they didn't take him seriuosly :(
What a difference 14 Years Make - Anyone remember this?? It 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 $60,000 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 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.)
To bad they didn't take him seriuosly :(