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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (16266)	11/30/1998 10:57:00 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Summation: Lying is a bad thing.

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (16266)	11/30/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 67261

Televangelist Falwell says computer bug may herald salvation LYNCHBURG (AP) - A glitch affecting computers as the millennium approaches could be the work of God, Christian broadcast minister Jerry Falwell says in a videotape available to the public. ''Y2K may be God's instrument to shake this nation, to humble this nation,'' Falwell said about the possibility that computers using two digits for the year will read 00 as 1900 instead of 2000. Dysfunctional computers could disrupt basic routines such as travel, banking, emergency services and grocery shopping. Governments and computer programmers around the world are working to correct the problem. Falwell's $28 videotape, ''A Christian's Guide to the Millennium Bug,'' has sold more than 1,900 copies since August, a spokeswoman said. The Lynchburg-based preacher said on the tape he intends to stock up on food, sugar, gasoline and ammunition for his family in case the computer bug causes a catastrophe. Such a catastrophe could start a worldwide religious revival leading to Christ's return to earth to carry believers up to heaven, Falwell said. He said he would not be surprised if Christ appeared in 2000. Conservative Christians such as Ron Graff, Gary North and Jack Van Impe also are using the Internet, videos and books to promote apocalyptic visions of the Y2K problem. Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson gives Y2K pessimists and optimists equal time on his Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach. He predicts serious disruptions and reminds viewers that a ''time of crisis is oftentimes the great moment of revival.'' A CBN spokeswoman said more than 120,000 viewers have requested free information on Y2K offered by the station. Other Christians are focusing on practical problems associated with the Y2K bug. ''We've taken the approach that as Christians we simply want to be good stewards, prudent, wise and prepare for any eventuality as best we can,'' said the Rev. Duke Bendix, associate pastor of Herndon's nondenominational Grace Covenant Church. Bendix said Grace Covenant members were advised to collect paper copies of medical records and bill payments, stock extra water and food, and get a wood or kerosene heater. Bendix rejects alarmist views or theological meanings in the Y2K glitch. Instead, he said, it is ''a statement about man being very fallible and not as wise as he sometimes thinks.''

To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (16266)	11/30/1998 11:50:00 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 67261

Clinton's the original moralizer. He claimed "the most ethical administration" and a "administration that works for people who work hard and play by the rules". Hell, even his wife doesn't abide by regulations and laws in her conduct in Legal Services Corp, Rose Law Firm, and Health Care Task Force, and myriad other dealings. The people who support him get what they deserve. Just let him tax and spend your money, and support deadbeats and other corrupt people.