To kilopascal and Bill Potts; Are you sure the person who wrote this was not being ironic??
And as for that line about sending the British packing?? Only once, my friend, only once!! I wouldn't fancy your chances now, that's for sure!! (Only kidding)!!! Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: [USMA:15418] The speech Bush WANTED to make > 2001-09-28 > > I got this today. I'm sure deep inside a lot of Americans feel the same > way. With arrogant attitudes like this, it will be almost impossible to get > Americans to accept metric. > > John > > > > > > > > >If I were President George W. Bush's Speech Writer By Mitchell R. Robb > > > > > >Good evening my fellow Americans. First, I want to pass on my condolences > > to the > > >people of New York, Washington, Pennsylvania, and all Americans that are > > hurting > > >in this tragic time. You can rest assured that anything and everything > that > > can > > >be done to assure the safety of our country will be done. This is the > > greatest > > >country in the world and we will get through this trying time. Now is the > > time > > >for all people to set aside our petty differences and show the world that > > no one > > >or nothing can destroy the fortitude of the American people. > > > > > >To the people responsible for Tuesday's tragedy, I say this: Are you > > fucking > > >kidding me? Are the turbans on your heads wrapped too tight? Have you > gone > > too > > >long without a bath? Do you not know who you are fucking with? Americans > > are so > > >hungry to kill that we shoot at each other every day. We will relish that > > >opportunity for new targets for our aggression. Have you forgotten > history? > > What > > >happened to the last people that started fucking around with us? Remember > > the > > >little yellow bastards over in Japan? We slapped them all over the > Pacific > > and > > >roasted about 2 million of them in their own back yard. That's what we in > > >America call a big ass barbecue. > > > > > >Ever seen Texas on a map? Ever wonder why it's so big? Because we wanted > it > > that > > >way. Mexico started jacking around with the Alamo and now they cut our > > lawns. > > >England? We sent them packing. Ask your buddy Saddam about fucking with > the > > good > > >'ole USA. The only reason he got away the first time is because it's too > > hard to > > >shoot someone when you're doubled over laughing at them. Our soldiers > > aren't > > >trained to laugh and shoot at the same time. Now he couldn't stop a pack > of > > cub > > >scouts from taking over his shitty little country. > > > > > >Trust us, Afghanistan will end up a giant kitty litter box. Go ahead and > > try to > > >hide, Bin Laden. There's not a hole deep enough or a mountain high enough > > that's > > >going to keep your camel riding asses safe. We will bomb every inch of > the > > >country that harbors him, his camps and any place that looks and even > > smells > > >like he was there. Hell, we might even drop a few bombs on people that > have > > >pissed us off in the past. This is America. We kick ass. This is what we > > do. Go > > >ahead and laugh now, but the Tomahawks are coming and we will smoke your > > sorry > > >asses. God bless America! > > > > > > >