OK, first you brag about how you can't spell.
Second, you admit that you believe almost any hoax thrown your way.
And now....you take your political cues from a frickin' punk rock
drummer! You continue to impress me!
Dan
truecadet wrote:
> >From: Eric Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Gerald Walter Belsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Steven Hawley
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christopher Fons
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jennifer Geigel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >Elaine Litzau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >CC: William Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kirsten Anderson
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frank Straka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Damian
> >Strigens
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bobby Tanzilo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: give the drummer some
> >Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:47:24 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Comrades,
> >
> >Today I spoke with Nicky 'Topper' Headon, erstwhile
> >Clash drummer, co-author of 'Rock the Casbah,' and he
> >went on record about a few things you might find of
> >interest.
> >I think Topper might have used a double negitive in one of his
> >sentences,
> >so grammactical neurotics, read on at your own risk! lol The text of
> >our
> >brief discussion:
> >
> >EB: How did you feel when you heard that the United
> >States armed forces broadcast "Rock the Casbah" as the
> >opening anthem of the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
> >
> >NH: I�ve got mixed feelings on it. I was pleased, but
> >I don�t agree with any war. It was nice that the
> >Americans and the British thought about that record.
> >
> >EB: What about the contextual implications of "drop
> >your bombs down the minarets"?
> >
> >NH: That was all tongue in cheek, wasn�t it?
> >
> >[the following passages were unsolicited]
> >
> >I know America and the West have got to deal with the
> >Taliban, but how many more innocent people are going
> >to be killed? Let�s not go over the top and bomb
> >Afghanistan. bin Laden�s assets have been frozen. I
> >don�t want to see any more deaths.
> >
> >We have to do something, but let it be a measured
> >response. Six thousand innocent civilians were killed
> >in America. If we wipe out 6,000 innocents of the
> >East, then there�ll be martyrs, more bin Ladens
> >because we�ve overreacted again.
> >
> >You can�t �get rid of terrorism.� I believe in peace.
> > What do I know about war?
> >
> >EB: When you listen to songs like "Tommy Gun," about
> >the arrogance of terrorists, do you think that you
> >were ahead of most people your age in political
> >sophistication?
> >
> >NH: I suspect Joe [Strummer] and Mick [Jones] were,
> >but I know I wasn�t!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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