[102576] in Cypherpunks
Re: Clinton--Why I am Chortling
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Olsen)
Sun Sep 13 00:51:26 1998
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:37:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Alan Olsen <alan@clueserver.org>
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
cc: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
In-Reply-To: <v03130300b220d70c14e9@[209.66.100.110]>
Reply-To: Alan Olsen <alan@clueserver.org>
On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, Tim May wrote:
> I've seen several Cypherpunks express the opinion that can be summarized as
> "We paid $40 million for _this_?" And "Ken Starr is on a witch hunt."
>
> Indeed, a lot of money spend by the Independent Prosecutor. And Starr is
> indeed a Grand Inquisitor.
"Our weapons are Fear, Surprise, and our fanatical devotion to the
Demipublican party."
> But he is following the law, and Attorney General Janet Reno authorized his
> latest venture.
>
> I'm generally pleased with what's happening. Many points to make:
[snip]
Another that I think is relivant:
* He has been very anti-encryption for the American public, but is very
willing to use it to protect his own ass. The hypocrasy of the situation
is glaring.
> Ironically, this situation is now so well known that such a statement would
> almost certainly be taken by a judge today as contempt of court. And yet we
> put up with having this lying sack of shit in the White House.
>
> I am chortling.
"Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance!"
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