Wow! Hindsight is always 20/20. Maybe Ollie should be hired by George W.

Cathy


>Anyone remember this? It was 1987....
>
>At a lecture the other day they played an old news video
>of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra
>hearings during the Reagan Administration. There was Ollie
>in front of God and country getting the third degree, but
>what he said was stunning!
>
>He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you not recently
>spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
>Ollie replied,"Yes, I did, Sir."
>
>The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the
>audience," Isn't that just a little excessive?"
>
>"No, sir," continued Ollie.
>
>"No? And why not?" the senator asked.
>
>"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened,
>sir"
>
>"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
>
>"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.
>
>"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you
>that much?"
>
>"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.
>
>At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but
>couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then
>probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the
>attempt. Then the senator continued. "Why are you so
>afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
>
>"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I
>know of", Ollie answered.
>
>"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked
>the senator.
>
>"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that
>an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men
>from the face of the earth."
>
>The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was
>all that was shown of the clip.
>
>If anyone is interested, the senator turned out to be
>none other than Al Gore.............