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Good Ole Ralphie
Posted by Jeff (Guest) jeff@attoz.com - Tuesday, February 24 2004, 8:32:33 (EST)
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Last night I was up late and I took a rare opportunity to channel surf, which I rarely do nowadays. 95% of what is on Television makes me cringe in disgust. Anyway, so there were 3 channels that I found interesting: the first was a College Channel from the University of Michigan, the second was PBS, and the third was CSPAN.

On CSPAN they were broadcasting Ralph Nader's press conference from yesterday. The majority of the press that was there were the 3rd party news media...not the major media... people from small newspapers, web sites, etc.

I swear everything that this man said makes so much sense. One example that stuck in my mind:

A cunt from the New York Sun or something like that asked Nader if he thought that Iraq would be better off with Saddam still in power vs. the current situation. He began answering her question by saying that it was a ridiculous question, and that she should have asked why George Bush I (who had FULL control of Iraq with the backing of International troops and a solidarity with the international community in 1991) didn't get rid of Saddam when he had the chance. Why did America instead urge Iraqis to simply rebel, which they did, and they took control of 75% of the country. Why then did George Bush I allow Saddam to use Helicopter Gunships to squash the rebellion?

Then he spoke about how some Iraqis, when interviewed, said "At least under Saddam we had power, schools, hospitals, safety... we hate that he was a dictator but it was better than this (referring to the US occupation)"...

...and he finished off by telling her that he refuses to consider her question because obviously she thought of it with no regard for history.

He said it politely, but firmly, and I read between the lines: "You stupid cunt...don't try to ask me a ridiculous question like that."



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