Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fisher.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!fisher!david From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Mondale Who? Message-ID: <277@fisher.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Aug-84 09:32:03 EDT Article-I.D.: fisher.277 Posted: Fri Aug 17 09:32:03 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 02:08:37 EDT References: <951@pyuxa.UUCP>, <254@cornell.UUCP> <417@loral.UUCP> Organization: Princeton Univ. Statistics Lines: 41 [In case someone doesn't know it, what follows is sarcasm.] Imroved relations with the rest of the world? More respect form our allies? Oh, you must be talking about the Phillipines, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, South Africa... Seriously, do you think that all those anti-Pershing demonstrations in Europe were a sign of increased esteem for the US? Funny, but no one protested when Carter's finger was on the button. Hey, and how about that Reagan standing UP to the Soviets. Lily-livered Carter imposed a grain embargo and cancelled the '80 Olymics, but macho Reagan really showed them. Reagan really knows how to stand up to the Russians---he whines, and calls them names, and jokes about bombing them. Real tough guy, that Reagan. Bet he can't wait for another Caribbean island to have a Marxist coup so he can show how firm with Moscow he can be... Boy, he really earned some respect in Lebanon. Sent in the Marines as peace keepers, then sent them in again to support the Phalange, and then was surprised that enemies of the Phalange began treating the Marines as enemies, too. But he showed those Shiite militia, didn't he? And how about Reagan standing up to those Iranians? Carter, well he let them walk all over him just because they had some hostages, but Reagan wouldn't have let that stop him. Just look at how effectively he retaliated for the Embassy and Marine Compound bombings in Beirut, just look at what he's doing to them for obstructing vital shipping lanes. Bet if he calls them "international outlaws" once more, they'll just start burning their Korans and become true believers. You see, Reagan know that Teddy (as in Kennedy, see?) Roosevelt had it all wrong. Action means nothing in acting; words are everything. Speak loudly and carry a small stick! David Rubin {allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david Moral of the story: It makes no difference how tall in the saddle you are if the gosh darn saddle isn't on a horse!