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To: Guy Gadois who wrote (7154)	2/8/1999 10:52:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 10072

>>Thanks for the update on the real Tokyo Rose. Even though she was just a "news" reader her name was used to describe a person who spread false information to discourage and confuse the listener,or reader in this case.<< Jon - Say, that gives me an idea. How about "Tokyo Rock"? It's brief, meaningful, and ties in with his obsession with Sony. - Allen PS: Yes, I do realize that I'm still paying way to much attention to him. I'm sorry. I can never resist scratching an annoying itch.

To: Guy Gadois who wrote (7154)	2/8/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

Jock...OT...Thank you for the remarks on the original 'Tokyo Rose'. Truly an interesting historical footnote. I must admit though, her feeling of betrayal as a result of being hounded after the war, strikes me as high irony. Whatever personal price she may have 'paid' for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, pales when compared with the ante upped by great numbers of other young Americans who found themselves in wrong places during the same wrong time. Many of these unfortunates are not enjoying Sushi in Chicago as the century turns .....many of them, in fact, remain in the wrong place, for all time. These observations are not meant as any personal attack on you, Jock, regardless of any possible difference in our views. I confess however that your echo, Jon Salmon, pisses me off mightily. Mr. Salmon, your post #7144, seems to equate Rocky Reid with 'Tokyo Rose' (one might infer; due to the reputation of both for misinforming people with something of value on the line) Next thing I know, you're back with a toadying response to Jock, elevating 'TR' to celebrity 'victim' status. Fair enough; you are entitled to an opinion. What I object to is your implication that 'TR' had the last laugh by outliving those aligned against her. Your reference to Mr. Johnson's remarks suggest that you/he hold that all scoundrels are patriots (and, are we to infer; all patriots are scoundrels?). Mr. Johnson had another thought that might well be apropos of 'persecution' of 'TR'. In commenting on 'pity', Johnson wrote, "If a madman were to come into the room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards." I leave you, Jon Salmon, with another remark of Samuel Johnson, "I am willing to love all mankind, except an American." I hope, if you ever find a country worthy of you, you may be worthy of it. Regards, Felix Unger