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Post #15,577 by bepatient 10/29/01 1:43:46 PM Reply	Why... he's an underachieving Bart Simpson wanabe. I always thought that Bart would grow up to be a General...head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and head of Dept of State. Right after he was done watching the Itchy and Scratchy marathon. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #15,586 by Arkadiy 10/29/01 3:02:56 PM Reply	Underachiever President Ronald Reagan was once giving a speech before some college students. He said something along those lines: "When I think back to my college years, all that goofing around that I did back then... I often tell myself: how much further I would have gone if I were a better student!"
Post #15,595 by mmoffitt 10/29/01 3:52:53 PM Reply	That's what's missing in Powell and Dubya. I abhorred the policies of RR, but the fact that he said what he did in your post is what I miss now. Is it good for the President of the United States, for a former Head of the Joint Chiefs and Secretary of State to boast of being bad students? It's like they're saying, "See, we're marginal and we're a success!" How, exactly, are the parents of the schoolchildren who hear such things supposed to nuture a desire for learning and understanding when we have these bozos at the top of our pyramid?
Post #15,599 by Arkadiy 10/29/01 4:11:41 PM 10/29/01 4:13:23 PM Reply	For the humor impared among us.... Reagan was joking! He _was_ actually boasting on how far he went despite being a mediocre student. Think about it: just _how_ much further could he have gone? One more note: my point was - call Powel dumb, or a smooser, or whatever, but you can't call him underachiever. He acheived the highest goal in his choosen path. And then some. Edited by Arkadiy Oct. 29, 2001, 04:13:23 PM EST Expand All History
Post #15,601 by mmoffitt 10/29/01 4:30:00 PM Reply	Well, he could have been a Good President ;-)
Post #15,600 by bepatient 10/29/01 4:19:27 PM Reply	What would you have them do... tell all the kids that they'll never amount to anything unless they get straight A's? Aside from that...I don't see a whole lot of junior high kids reading Colin Powell's book. But if Britney Spears comes out and says she was a lackluster student we'll probably have wholesale revolt. Land of Opportunity....all bookworms unite! You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #15,602 by mmoffitt 10/29/01 4:30:58 PM Reply	So, we should be lead by the LCD?
Post #15,603 by Arkadiy 10/29/01 4:41:55 PM Reply	Re: So, we should be lead by the LCD? No, by CRT. Or by LSD. :0) (ducks)
Post #15,605 by bepatient 10/29/01 5:01:58 PM Reply	Leadership is not taught in books. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]

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