Anyone remember this ?? It was 1987! At a lecture the
other day they played
an old news video of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying
at theIran-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.
If anyone is interested, the senator turned out to be
none other than Al
Gore. |
