-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 1/4/01 1:50:18 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Obviously my feelings have gone through a lot of phases over the > years. I still think in spite of everything that he's the most > talented person I've ever been around. He has an incredibly high > IQ. He has tremendous amount of curiosity. He has a memory like a > steel trap, nearly photographic. He really can synthesize things > in truly original ways. He is both the politician and a serious > policy person. And I just don't think that his likes will come > our way again soon, for better and in some ways for worse. > > You know, I'm disappointed in a lot of the things that he's > done. I think he had potential for greatness. I don't think he > achieved it. I think he's done a lot of good things for the > country. I have a lot of sadness about how it's all ended up for > him. But I have a reservoir of affection for him that I don't > really understand. > > I think he means well. I think he's flawed like we all are, and > his flaws cost him and the country so much, but I think he means > well. I know this doesn't absolve him of all the things that he's > done but I haven't seen him or spoken to him in more than two > years. I did get a letter from him when my baby was born, but > there was no note on it or anything. It was kind of a form > letter, but it was signed by him. And, you know, someday I hope I > can see him again. Maybe when enough time passes it will happen. > I think this is an important part of the interview to emphasize. JFK had this effect on people. An acquaintance met Clinton briefly in a reception line a few years ago. He said there was an enormous magnetism about him. The air was literally charged with electricity, to such an extent that he had never seen, felt or experienced anything like it. When his turn came to meet the President, he was made to feel as if he and Clinton were the only two people in the world at that moment. It was anunforgettable experience for a man who is not easily moved. We hear that a lot about JFK. He was an intense listener. He made people feel their views were exceptionally important, and he was sincere about it. When you had his attention, it was a transforming experience. He was loved deeply by those who worked most closely with him. He was an exceptional human being. These are the rare personalities that are the most passionately vilified (and/or gleefully assassinated) by the right wing. There's an important lesson here for all of us, I think. Watch the heat a politician takes. When it rises to the level of white heat, we may find that we have "the real thing" on our hands. The vilification of JFK has yet to abate after 37 years. I think it will take decades before we can sort out what kind of man Clinton really is, and what his presidency was really all about - that is if the shrieking dies down in a few decades (which looks unlikely.) I gain clues about what may be of genuine value in our world by watching who the diminutive weasel squealers hate the most. Who ever said weasels didn't serve an important purpose.....? Samantha <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
