>|> >> Looks like Mr. Brown is at it again. He was going to have a dinner for
>|> >>American companies, but was caught by LA Times. The catch is that each
>|> >>company was to shell out $10,000 a plate for the DNC dinner. The biggest
>|> >>sham is that they still won't admit they got caught with their pants down on
>|> >>this one. Come on boys, fess up, it was a pay-off.
>|>
>|> >As I understand it, the dinner was schedualed BEFORE Brown was appointed.
>|> >Now that he is appointed, the dinner is canceled.
>|>
>|> >>
>|> >> Please don't flame back with something about previous adminstrations doing
>|> >>similar things. Prez. Bill said he was starting a new era in government.
>|> >>One that had great integrity, but seems like some underlings didn't get the
>|> >>message.
>|>
>|> >Darn, I wish you hadn't requested that. I was all set to respond with
>|> >comments about Reagan's multi million dollar payoff from the Japanese for
>|> >keeping us at their mercy. One interesting thing, the Japanese didn't
>|> >trust him enough to pay him before, they made him committ the acts first,
>|> >and then paid him afterwards. Pretty shrewd people.
>|>
>|>
>|>
>|> You're gonna have to give us some references on this one.
>|>
>|>
>|>
>|> E.S.
>If I recall, and I do. Reagan was payed 4 million by fuji corporation to make one speech in japan to a japanese audience. The speech was to a corperate only audience, and was within a few months (if not weeks) of leaving office. Check your local paper archive for more details. I remeber the event clearly, as it ment the begining of the end of my republicanism.
>Brad Polant
>|>
Even assuming this "event" occurred as you suggest, this hardly proves that
President Reagan did anything wrong BEFORE OR WHILE IN OFFICE.
Ron Brown, on the other hand, is getting his bribes BEFORE he even starts
his job. Most rational people would see a glaring difference here.
