John: The person who wrote that is suffering from more than just arrogance. He's downright belligerent, too.
Worst of all, he's simple minded and sees everything in stark, black and white terms. Unfortunately, as you suggest, he's far from alone. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of kilopascal Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 16:11 To: U.S. Metric Association 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! > > >
