Anyone remember this??
It was 1987!
At a lecture the other day they were playing 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.
By the way, that senator was Al Gore.
now wasn't that food for thought?
It was 1987!
At a lecture the other day they were playing 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.
By the way, that senator was Al Gore.
now wasn't that food for thought?
