That 'simply admitting stuff' wouldn't have worked with the
Broderick rape thing. And Larry says its not OK, but to be
expected as long as its behind closed doors and in Arkansas.
Mike L.
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From Rick Fisk <rickfisk at concentric.net>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: June 8, 2000 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: NO LBC - Political rant - was: Re: Hillary "Panther"
Clinton - NO LBC - Interesting Reading
I don't give a rat's patoot about what slick Willy does behind
closed doors.
What the ruckus was about was that he lied under oath when
questioned about it.
If he had simply admitted what he had done the hubbub would have
quickly died and
we could all have gone about our business.
my two cents,
Rick
Larry Macy wrote:
> Sorry folks - my 0.02¢ Delete now if not interested. Especially
those
> outside the US.
>
> I don't usually get into politics but I just gotta say this. I
lived in
> Arkansas while the mentioned was Gov. He was a good Gov, as far
as I was
> concerned, mostly focused on bringing a low rated education
system up to
> better standards. Everybody knew what the heck was going on
"behind
> closed doors" as they say. But that did not matter one whit
about the job
> he did. Now when it happens in Washington, where he was
absolutely not
> the first to indulge, just the most media spread, the rest of
the country
> goes nuts. We that lived in AR never understood the attention.
In the
> rest of the world, nobody understood what all the ruckus was
about, they
> all do the same thing on a regular basis. In fact in some froggy
> countries - it is expected. Not necessarily condoned, just
expected.
>
> Now let me make it clear. I do not condone what happened, I
condemn the
> over saturation of it by the media, and our so called elected
> representatives who have nothing better to do than play "get the
> Democrat" if they are an elephant, and "get the Republican", if
they are
> a donkey. Funny how those labels fit, elephants never forget and
donkeys
> are just asses.
>
> What the hell ever happened to doing the country's business in a
cordial
> manner. As I recall the 2 branches of the legislature were
designed so
> that, as I believe, (to paraphrase Jefferson) one would be for
stately
> debate and the other for rowdy argument. What the hell happened
to
> stately debate???
>
> I have to blame Tricky Dicky for this sorry state of affairs in
the US
> government. Right or wrong, if he had said he had no idea what
the
> CREEP's were doing and fired them all, the media would have had
nothing
> to report (and subsequentialy not so much need to over
investigate every
> personal thing) and the group known as the opposite of progress
would
> have had no belief that they were the only people that could run
a
> consciensable government (HAH). Ever check their records?
>
> That's not to say that there isn't a need for a good media
invesitagating
> worthwhile stories, but when did somebodies sex life become more
> important than, say, thousands of kids being killed every year
by (fill
> in the blank here). Or overspending by certain branches of the
> government. Or????????? Just 'cuz we don't want to hear it,
don't mean it
> shouldn't be reported. Oh Sorry the ratings might fall - I
forgot.
>
> Ya wanna know why we get such jerks as Gore and Bush as
candidates??
> Instead of the Jefferson's and Washington's and Roosevelt's and
> Lincoln's. Who the hell in their right mind would wanna go
through that
> crap???
>
> A wise man once said "there are two things you do not discuss in
a public
> forum, politics and religion" I just broke one rule - anyone
wanna talk
> about religion?
>
> BTW Mike - On the web you can say anything, But do YOU believe
everything
> you read?? Another wise man once said "believe 1/2 of what you
see and
> none of what you read."
>
> BTW not necessarily the right place to post the story in the
first place,
> but the fact that it was stated to be NO LBC, makes it OK in my
book.
> This is, after all, as has been mentioned before, a community
and we all
> have the right to our opinions.
>
> Political rant mode off - Flame suit on.
>
> Larry
>
> >>>>On 6/7/00 10:23 PM so and so (RBHouston@aol.com) said. (And
I quote:)
>
> >Mike,
> >
> >I truly appreciate your sharing this. You noted it NO LBC so
NO ONE should
> >complain about the subject or content.
> >
> >I would like to know if this is indeed true, or one of the
urban myths, or a
> >conspiracy theory, or something a California talk show host
cooked up.
> >
> >Please let me know if you get documentation. I voted for her
RB (not rubber
> >bumper) husband TWICE as a loyal Democrat...and I cannot
believe how this
> >has
> >come back to shame me.
> >
> >R Houston
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
> Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Manager/Administrator
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask
a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
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