From: rlcarr@animato.network23.com (Rich Carreiro)
Newsgroups: ne.politics
Subject: Re: The truth about Gritz
Distribution: world
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Date: 13 Oct 92 18:57:06 EDT
Organization: The Other Side of Life

In article <8OCT199208565063@utrcv1> wjm@utrcv1 (Bill) writes:
> To everyone who called Gritz a white supremist, neo-nazi, etc...
> 
> It just goes to show how misinformed you are, and/or how much faith you put 
> into the media's slanted coverage of a 'non-favored' individual.
> 
> To set the record straight about Bo being a running mate with former KKK 
> leader David Duke:
> 
> Bo was on the ticket with him - FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES!  The original 
> candidate was a Professor Cartone (spelling?)  When Duke muscled his way 
> into the slot, Bo didn't want any part of such an alliance and dropped out.
> 
> Bo is on the ballot for the Populist Party in Illinois.  Big Deal!
> To say that the Populist Party is a front for the KKK in every state, and 
> that the Populist Party in every state believes in the same thing, is like 
> saying that every Democrat or Republican has the same exact views as every
> other Democrat or Republican.  Nonsense!
> 
> Bo is labeled as a white supremist?  Yeah sure!  That's why he has adopted 
> 2 Asian children!?
> 
> Bo did act as a mediator in the Weaver situation in Idaho.  As a retired 
> Special Forces member, Bo is well known in military circles.  You probably 
> don't have the whole story on Weaver either.  Weaver claims to have been 
> set up by the FBI in order to get him to infiltrate the Aryan headquarters 
> there.  Weaver had visited their church twice and didn't want anything to do 
> with them.
> 
> So Bo acted as a mediator to end senseless killing.  What's wrong with 
> that?!  I suppose you think it was OK for 500+ military personnel (plus a 
> tank), to descend upon one family, shoot a 13 year old boy in the back, 
> shoot a mother between the eyes while she was holding a 10 month old baby.  
> And keep in mind that all this military support was there while people in 
> Florida were still waiting for more governmental help because of the 
> hurricane 
> 
> And what does a military background have to do with being president?  I 
> guess leadership means nothing.  Step aside President Eisenhower.
> 
> As far as the national debt, you would do well to do some studying on the 
> Federal Reserve.  They are a PRIVATE organization sucking the life out of 
> our economy.  How do you ever pay off a debt when every dollar printed has 
> debt attatched to it?!  Look into the history of how and why the Federal 
> Reserve AND the income tax were started.  If you think that Bo is alone in 
> his comments about these items, you should listen to some U.S. Senators and 
> Representatives who are finally waking up.
> 
> And to those who scoffed at Bo's efforts to bring POWs home, maybe you 
> should request the May 1991 U.S. Senate report on POWs and MIAs and look at 
> the coverup that has been going on.
> 
> And how about free trade, (something Bo is against).  I suppose you like 
> the idea of our government giving tax breaks to U.S. companies who close up 
> here, then move to Mexico, etc...  Free trade is touted as giving U.S. 
> goods a bigger market place.  In fact, it simply means you will be 
> competing with foreign workers making 50 cents per day who can ship there 
> goods to the U.S. without tarrifs!
> 
> That's enough for now.  I suppose that if Americans want to be ignorant, 
> then they deserve whoever they elect.
> 
> P.S. Go ahead and make fun of my signature!  It's simply from a gospel song 
> talking about spiritual matters.  I'm not ashamed of my religious heritage.
> (Oh, excuse me.  I forgot that religion had nothing to do with the founding 
> of our country or consititution.)

Ok.  I will make fun of your .sig.  And why don't you try reading some
history books.  The God that the Founders worshipped was far different
than the God you bible-thumping Fundies worship.  Try looking in the
encyclopedia for the term "Deist" and try reading some of Jefferson's
writings on religion.

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