[SOC] You can't beat a bit of bush

[Art - W6KY]

Not worth a response.
Art  W6KY


Sandy wrote:

>I'm surprised the "storm troopers" lining the streets didn't raise an arm
>and shut "Heil!" when he passed!
>With all the legislation they have passed and want to pass, they might 
>as well tear up the Constitution!  It's a "no-no!" to harrass the suspect
>terrorists, but the cops just kill suspects over here because they "thought
>he was armed" or some such excuse.  No one does anything about it either.
>(really).
>I used to work on an awful lot of British ships for Marconi Marine, and
>after some incident a few years back, a British 2nd Mate once remarked:
>"You Yank chaps started a war with us some time ago about the same 
>stuff happening!".  I will never forget that statement.  He was "ribbing" 
>me of course!  I got along great with 99.9% of them and always enjoyed
>trips to the U.K.
>73,
>Sandy W5TVW
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Chris Redding" <chris.redding at g4pdj.freeserve.co.uk>
>To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:15 PM
>Subject: [SOC] You can't beat a bit of bush
>
>
>| Very odd watching President Bush's coronation from this side of the pond.
>| 
>| No political point here...
>| 
>| but the equivalent ceremony in the UK consists of the new (or old) Prime
>| Minister being filmed climbing out of a black Jaguar, late at night,
>| outside No.10 Downing Street, walking up to a hastily-erected podium, well
>| festooned in microphones, and then delivering a 'speech' of no more than 60
>| seconds duration.
>| 
>| He is then expected to say 'thank you', go inside No.10 and get on with it.
>| 
>| Should we 'crown' an elected public official, or are we missing something?
>| 
>| Chris G4PDJ
>| Newbury EN
>| 
>| 
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