You never know who you're going to bump into

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Guys, I think you're missing the point of his story; it is not 'Oliver North is a super duper guy', rather 'Holy crap I saw Oliver North today'. I had a similar experience a few years back with Bill Clinton (and his secret service detail) at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. I am not, nor was I ever, a Clinton supporter, but I still thought 'Holy crap, that's Bill Clinton'.

Correct

Also, while i dont know the man from Adam... i do like his "War Stories" Series, furthermore, his book speaks very highly of the American Servicemen which i think tells some very moving stories of admirable and often unsung heroes.

As much as i dislike Obama... i would still have that celebrity wow factor if his motorcade stopped in front of my house and he knocked on my door asking to use my restroom to take a presidential piss.

i think the appropriate response to a thread such as this one would be "seems like an experience you can tell people about" or "neat" or "not that i like Ollie North but hey... whatever"

instead certain people piss and moan like writhing whores about the Marine who was smart enough to outsmart congress.





which may be the ONE time they were on the receiving end of a good screwing.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Correct

Also, while i dont know the man from Adam... i do like his "War Stories" Series, furthermore, his book speaks very highly of the American Servicemen which i think tells some very moving stories of admirable and often unsung heroes.

As much as i dislike Obama... i would still have that celebrity wow factor if his motorcade stopped in front of my house and he knocked on my door asking to use my restroom to take a presidential piss.

i think the appropriate response to a thread such as this one would be "seems like an experience you can tell people about" or "neat" or "not that i like Ollie North but hey... whatever"

instead certain people piss and moan like writhing whores about the Marine who was smart enough to outsmart congress.





which may be the ONE time they were on the receiving end of a good screwing.

I would not allow Obama in my house and would honestly ignore him but his "random" stops are not so random, they make sure things go well, they learned from the Joe the (idiot) Plummer guy during the campaign.One of Obama's few honest moments though.

Anyway, pretty cool you saw Ollie North

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

I would not allow Obama in my house

makes two of us... the less he knows about the things behind my front door the better.

still, later that day around a nice fire, a glass of amaretto and a good cigar with my friends i would say

"You guys wont believe who knocked on my door doing the potty dance!"

of course the conversation would end with:

"I sent him two houses down to the yard with all the liberal political signs in the yard.... but still, you never know who you're gonna bump into."

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That's cool! did you get to talk to him?

they hurried people along pretty fast.

The conversation went like this

Me: "How are you today sir?"

Ollie: "Great how about yourself?"

Me: "Just fine."

Ollie: "I really appreciate you guys coming out today. I mean it, thanks a lot."

Me: "Thank you for your service. have a nice day"

whole conversation took about 10 seconds... so it wasnt like a personal BS session with Oliver North or anything.

Edit:

Now when i bumped into "W" in the middle of the night at a small airport... that was different, he was actually pretty cool and had a cute little puppy dog too

[nikimcbee]

Wait, you meet W?

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Wait, you meet W?

way back about a month before he became the republican presidential candidate.

I was 20? maybe 21 years old. He and I were 2 of about 5 people in the room.

I like him. friendly, jovial... the sort of guy i would pop a top with.

he seemed like a genuine person... his interview here ( ) is pretty much what its like to sit with him for 10 or 15 minutes.

say what you will about him as a president, i always liked him because i was able to sort of look at him as "just a guy"

Besides, isn't he the Ollie North who was found Not Guilty?

No its the Ollie North that was found guilty.

instead certain people piss and moan like writhing whores about the Marine who was smart enough to outsmart congress.

Since when has that been a Marines job?

they learned from the Joe the (idiot) Plummer guy

You mean Joe the tax dodging not the plumber who funnily enough became a media celebrity with the same people.

[GoldenRivet]

Some of these people take book signings pretty seriously.

I heard one lady saying she spent the night to get some sports star's book signed

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

No its the Ollie North that was found guilty.

I already responded to that whine. Did you miss it, or are you ignoring it?

Since when has that been a Marines job?

It's everybody's job. You're the only one who thinks Congress is worth anything. And again you didn't answer the charge.

You mean Joe the tax dodging not the plumber who funnily enough became a media celebrity with the same people.

No argument there.

[tater]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

You mean Joe the tax dodging not the plumber who funnily enough became a media celebrity with the same people.

Maybe Obama should have offered him a cabinet post as a "reach across to the other side" gesture. Tax evasion is practically a prerequisite (though I doubt his evasion was nearly as large as, say, Geithner's).

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

way back about a month before he became the republican presidential candidate.

I was 20? maybe 21 years old. He and I were 2 of about 5 people in the room.

I like him. friendly, jovial... the sort of guy i would pop a top with.

he seemed like a genuine person... his interview here ( ) is pretty much what its like to sit with him for 10 or 15 minutes.

say what you will about him as a president, i always liked him because i was able to sort of look at him as "just a guy"

Blair said the same thing that Bush was a man who would call a spade a spade. I mean, I ripped into the guy during his presidency and some of the things he did still make me shake my head, but his quick talk to the cameras at the G8 summit at Gleneagles as news broke of the 7/7 attacks, well, it made me glad to have the US as a friend and his words were genuinely heartfelt.

For my dues, I was talking to Joe Pasquale the other day, and I've also met Jay Kay and Jarvis Cocker whilst at work.