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Re: Hey, I know -- let's threaten the president in e-mail!

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From: Kevin L. Lord
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 08:51
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In article <SMD.94Apr20172441@hrt213.brooks.af.mil>,
Sten Drescher <smd@hrt213.brooks.af.mil> wrote:
>In article <klordCoE6uz.1DD@netcom.com>, klord@netcom.com (Kevin L. Lord) writes:
>
> Lord> 	It is to be noted however, that if a person/nation has any
> Lord> respect for another nation, said person will respect that nations
> Lord> laws too... but then to be asked is, when did an American show
> Lord> respect for anyone who couldn't pound them into dust? :)
>
>	Strangely enough, most Americans will.  But it's only the ones
>who won't who make waves and get noticed.
>--
>Sten Drescher			2709 13th St #1248
>smd@floyd.brooks.af.mil		Brooks AFB, TX 78235
>#include <disclaimer.h>
>We don't have an administration policy on long-run fiscal policy at the
>moment.
>	- Alice Rivlin, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
>Budget, quoted in _The Washington Post_
>

	Something I've noticed about Americans, that (I've been
told, so don't blame me if I'm wrong... :) seems to be mainly
absent in most other countries... Americans... when told to sit
down and be quiet, will, without examining the reasoning of this
request often (not always!!! And not all of them... just a lot. :),
stand up and make lots and lots of noise... :)

Kevin
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From: klord@netcom.com (Kevin L. Lord)
Subject: Re: Hey, I know -- let's threaten the president in e-mail!
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