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To: jackrabbit who wrote (985)	9/14/1998 3:48:00 PM
From: pon	Respond to of 34857

I agree with Tero. The report was only about sex, sex and sex. The report mentioned Whitewater only twice and the word "sex" hundreds of times. But what else can you expect from this republican puppet who is obsessed to damage Bill Clinton by any means. After six years and forty million dollars and still counting. And I bet that Tero knows much more about US politics than average American who generally is clueless about politics. This is internet age; anything you want to know about US politics is only few clicks away. Doesn't matter where you live. If you really want to be clueless just watch you local news or "hardball with Chris Matthews". Tero's comments and speculation were as good as any in this political situation. I have heard and read many similar comments (without Hillary joke). There is no reason to slam them; although I have noticed that hardcore conservatives, liberals or religious nuts are usually the first ones to slam different opinions. I hope you are not one of those. Anyway aren't we lucky to live in USA. I bet the rest of the world wonders just how few problems we have when we can spend all this time and energy for this bull...t. Oh, I forgot this is Nokia's thread. So Go Nokia, Go Bill.

To: jackrabbit who wrote (985)	9/15/1998 6:04:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

OT? I don't think so. John, I'm mostly interested in this debacle from an investor's point of view. If your country wants to stage some sort of internet-age Salem 1999 Revival Revue it's your prerogative. But when it starts influencing Nokia it becomes my concern. (Though I swear I have to steel myself to wade through the X-rated bits - as a responsible investor it is my duty.) The fact that Clinton's approval rating hasn't dipped much below 60% after half a year mudslide tells us that the kid is golden. The most important issue to me here is how Wall Street reacts and apparently there is a relief rally going on. This thing may trigger a massive backlash against GOP if they overplay their hand like Starr did. We've been hearing about this "massive public revulsion" for months now and it has not materialized. At least against Clinton it hasn't. Out of pure greed I hope it won't. The nightmare scenario here is Clinton's ratings stabilizing at 48% - low enough to lure republicans to demand impeachment, high enough to make his core supporters stick around. That would mean 6-8 months of impeachment procedures, nightly coverage all over the world, floor debates on oral sex and whether the president manually stimulated Ms. Lewinsky or not, etc, etc. Amidst all this the chances of getting more US funding for IMF could be very low considering the current GOP reluctance. Which would mean that in a newly destabilized atmosphere a simultaneous collapses in, let's say, Brazil and Argentina could suddenly result in IMF with empty coffers. I cannot believe any investor could wish that, whether American or Finnish. Quincy, how many American businessmen want a phone that weighs more, costs more - but functions in the Australian outback? And how many want a phone that weighs little, costs little - and functions in New York, London, Capetown, Melbourne, Beijing and Jerusalem? Those are the crucial questions. And the GSM's coverage problems in USA matter little if the worldphone incorporates TDMA as well, as Ericsson's does. Tero