Got this forwarded to me:
15 Years Ago...
At a lecture the other day they played an old news video clip 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 - 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?"
"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.
In case you are interested...the senator was Al Gore....
15 Years Ago...
At a lecture the other day they played an old news video clip 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 - 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?"
"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.
In case you are interested...the senator was Al Gore....
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