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To: Oak Tree who wrote (25732)	1/9/1999 1:19:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 116762

Oak, Sure sounds like you think the media runs our lives and Clinton is a Saint. The first one might have some truth to it... Jim

To: Oak Tree who wrote (25732)	1/9/1999 4:36:00 PM
From: heraclitus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

>That is very different from what was done against a murdering tyrant who would murder more if given the chance. < I assume you mean Clinton. regards comrade homer

To: Oak Tree who wrote (25732)	1/9/1999 4:57:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116762

>>didn't just spend $40 million>> Oak it is not 2x2=4. <<<just>>> ...is right...So lets make calculations....$40 mln spent..at least 15 mln returned back in taxes (lawyers are at least in that bracket) Jobs provided... Media made huge bundle ..(much more as there was no NBA :) )..probably returned back in taxes, would you say 200-300 mln conservatively? Lot of books (plus future Levinsky) another what 10-15 mln back?) Wag the Dog movie (lousy but probably made good money, again taxes..) Starr made a lot of money for Treasury out of thin air...but hey Americans love scandal..that is why they put Clinton there ..right?

To: Oak Tree who wrote (25732)	1/9/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116762

But perhaps Clinton does have something to gripe about....he did not run for Olympic leadership.. Sex-For-Votes Claim In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal 02:45 p.m Jan 09, 1999 Eastern SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Salt Lake City Olympic Committee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, faced new allegations Saturday that it paid for sex for International Olympic Committee members in a bid to win the 2002 Winter Games. Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt said an Ethics Committee in Salt Lake City was looking into allegations that Olympic bid committee credit cards were used to pay for sexual favors for IOC members. ''It would be enormously disheartening if it were true. I have no evidence to know if it is or it is not. I have in fact heard the rumor. I know that it among all the other allegations that are currently circulating will be investigated by the Ethics Committee,'' he told KSL, a local television station, late, Friday. ''If there's anything credible found of any of these rumors they will be fully, publicly and quickly disclosed,'' Leavitt said. The governor, who has been outspoken in his criticism of the improper payments, did not say if the credit cards were used for female escort services in Utah or abroad. Friday the head of the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee (SLOC), Frank Joklik, and another top executive, Dave Johnson, resigned after an investigation by the committee's lawyers found improper payments were made to win the Games. Four investigations, including one by the FBI and another headed by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, are under way. Salt Lake, headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and known for its work ethic, sobriety and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, worked for 30 years to win a chance to host the Games, but the payments scandal has turned joy into a nightmare. Salt Lake City bid organizers paid for housing, travel, education, expensive gifts and even helped one IOC member put together a profitable real estate deal in Utah. Concerns are mounting that the scandal may pour cold water on sponsor enthusiasm and involvement. U S West, the regional telephone company, is withholding a $5 million payment until allegations are cleared up. There are concerns that corporate sponsors may not find it worthwhile to underwrite more than half of the $1.45 billion price tag to put on the Games, the Salt Lake Tribune said Saturday.