[CR]The Checkers Speach

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:19:24 -0500
From: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>
To: brianbaylis@juno.com, renault68@hotmail.com
References: <20040122.111300.11455.1507664@webmail12.lax.untd.com>
cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]The Checkers Speach

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/richardnixoncheckers.html

Do a control F and search for the word checkers. Also search on cloth coat.

This is a masterpiece of diversionary rhetoric. At least Tricky Dick addressed his mistakes in some way.

Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ Bicycle content- hmmm Brian brought it up and that's enough for me

----- Original Message -----
From: brianbaylis@juno.com
To: renault68@hotmail.com
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CR](CR) Jimmy Carter

>
>
> Richard,
>
> You are exactly correct. Sitting Presidents have restrictions on accepting gifts. Remember the bru-ha-ha about President Nixon keeping the dog? Don't remember the dogs' name; but I do remember the ruckus.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
>
>
>
>
> -- "Richard Reno" <renault68@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I would guess that Mr. Carter's refusal of that bike had more to do with the
> restrictions placed on a sitting president in regards to "personal gifts"
> than anything else. Now, of course, Mr. Carter is a private citizen and no
> such restrictions apply.
> Richard Reno
> Green Bay, WI. where it's -8F with a wind chill of -15 NO riding today!