[ARC5] RAT and RAT-1: The Arizona Connection (off topic now)

[J. Forster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease

-John

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> Hello List,
> I'm way, way off topic here, but I personally believe that a good number
> of the "problems" with our political system can be traced back to - yes
> - us voters.  Putting political views and party politics aside, if
> voters were more critical of politicians (in a constructive humanitarian
> sense), and created an underlying standard of conduct (unstated,
> expected) that expectation would lift the general standard of
> performance.
>
> At the same time this idea is hopelessly idealistic.  Even that great
> man (FDR) said he never let his left hand know what his right hand was
> doing.  Beyond that, consider his fireside talk, at the beginning of
> WWII, where he spoke about the neighbor's need to borrow a hose.  (In
> FDR's talk the neighbor's house was on fire.)  In FDR's example the
> neighbor returned the hose (supposedly what was borrowed), but in
> reality lend-lease amounted to the WATER, not the hose itself.  As I
> understand history (correct me if I'm wrong) NO ACCOUNT was kept of the
> cost of lend lease.
>
> Without doubt, this amounted to the greatest act of generosity in
> history, but FDR had to sell his intent to The Congress and the American
> nation.
> Churchill's Britain shares in this great generous act.
>
> OK, I take my shirt off for the public whipping.
> I'm off-topic.
> Don't forget to throw on a bucket of water on my back when you're done.
>
>
>   Leslie Smith
>   vk2bcu at operamail.com
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012, at 03:10 PM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> I wouldn't blame the politicans but the constituents (read lobbyists)
>> who
>> persuade the politicians to dispose of "surplus" so that their clients
>> will receive contracts for the replacement equipment.
>>
>> Mike N2MS
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
>> To: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
>> Cc: ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:50:11 -0000 (UTC)
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] RAT and RAT-1: The Arizona Connection
>>
>> what is sad/disgusting is how little regard the politicians and
>> officials
>> have for "Other Peoples' Money"- both then and now.
>>
>> There is a SciFi book, maybe "The Door into Summer" by Heinlein, that
>> has
>> a guy breaking up brand new cars for scrapb, built for the government.
>> Shades of Cash for Clunkers.  :((
>>
>> -John
>>
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