REPORTER: Senator, are you for or against the MX missile system?
SENATOR: Bob, the MX missile system reminds me of an old saying that
the country folk in my state like to say. It goes like this: "You can
carry a pig for six miles, but if you set it down it might run away."
I have no idea why the country folk say this. Maybe there's some kind
of chemical pollutant in their drinking water. That is why I pledge to
do all that I can to protect the environment of this great nation of
ours, and put prayer back in the schools, where it belongs. What we
need is jobs, not empty promises. I realize I'm risking my political
career be being so outspoken on a sensitive issue such as the MX, but
that's just the kind of straight-talking honest person I am, and I
can't help it.
-- Dave Barry, "On Presidential Politics"
SENATOR: Bob, the MX missile system reminds me of an old saying that
the country folk in my state like to say. It goes like this: "You can
carry a pig for six miles, but if you set it down it might run away."
I have no idea why the country folk say this. Maybe there's some kind
of chemical pollutant in their drinking water. That is why I pledge to
do all that I can to protect the environment of this great nation of
ours, and put prayer back in the schools, where it belongs. What we
need is jobs, not empty promises. I realize I'm risking my political
career be being so outspoken on a sensitive issue such as the MX, but
that's just the kind of straight-talking honest person I am, and I
can't help it.
-- Dave Barry, "On Presidential Politics"
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- REPORTER: Senator, are you for or against the MX missile system?
SENATOR: Bob, the MX missile system reminds me of an... - I realize that the MX missile is none of our concern.
I realize that the whole point of living in a democracy... - I realize that the MX missile is none of our concern.
I realize that the whole point of living in a democracy... - The reason we need the MX missile system is that the missiles we
currently have in the ground are the Minuteman model,
which is very old. The Defense Department can't even... - The reason we need the MX missile system is that the missiles we
currently have in the ground are the Minuteman model,
which is very old. The Defense Department can't even... - However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise.
There is no position on which people are so immovable... - THE MX IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY. One important reason we have a Defense
Department is that when we give it money,
it spends it, which creates jobs, whereas if we left...
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- And for those concerned about children growing up in poverty,
we should know this: marriage is probably the best... - Don't fall before you're pushed.
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Sarnia, Ont... - Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation,
and is thus a source of civilized delight. -- William... - Picard: "Still no response from the Klingons, Mister Worf?" Worf:
"No, sir." Picard: "He's ignoring me, what other explanation...
