I thought you might be interested in this forgotten bit of information.........
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 a 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!
2007-07-23 07:14:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I would like to hear what Fat Al would have to say about this.lol
And after all these years everyone blames Bush.
What evil webs we weave when first we try to deceive.
GREAT QUESTION
2007-07-23 07:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
So you're reduced to posting lies which have been refuted? Oliver North never spoke of Bin Laden at those hearings, nor would he have. At the time, Bin Laden was not a terrorist, in fact he was one of the U.S. supported mujaheddin fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan. North was speaking of Abu Nidal, who was certainly a well-known terrorist at the time. And, it should be noted, Gore was not on the committee, so he could not have been involved as you claim.
I await your retraction and apology.
2007-07-23 07:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Could very well have happened just as you say and this changes exactly what .
Anyone running for political office is an idiot anyhow . What ever happened to the elect Oliver North president bumper stickers .
2007-07-23 07:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what are you saying, that President Bush was justified in ignoring Condi Rice's warning about Osama bin Laden because Al Gore ignored Ollie North?
Doesn't President Bush have a mind of his own, or does he just repeat what Al Gore says?
I promise, I won't vote for either of them in 2008.
2007-07-23 07:22:49 · answer #4 · answered by Darth Vader 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
republican administrations funded bin Laden to fight the Soviets during their invasion of Afghanistan, so who are the hypocrites.
2007-07-23 07:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by douglas m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't remember that, but I do remember him and Reagan lying out their @sses about the whole thing.
2007-07-23 07:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it...they are all hypocrites!
2007-07-23 07:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by baby1 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋