| Re: Ping: Group, the time before the perestrojka |
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| Barley (Barley@nospam.org) |
2008/11/03 09:56 |
On 3-Nov-2008, "\"Reb\" Ruster" <rebruster@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >In article <XoKdnXbMqvWklJLUnZ2dnUVZ8v6dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> > Bill <nomail@nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Many years ago the Russians had very bad Presidents, like Stalin,
> >> Lenin, Brezjnev and Chroestjsov.
> >>
> >> In my opinion Russia had a very good President.
> >>
> >> At June 12, 1987 President Reagan said these famous words:
> >>
> >> General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek
> >> prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek
> >> liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this
> >> gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev
> >> http://www.reaganlibrary.com/reagan/speeches/wall.asp
> >>
> >> Mr. Gorbachev thank you very much!
> >>
> >> Now you my Russian friend!
> >
> >wasn't Gorbachev's wall, it was Erich Honnecker's. Gorby had nothing to
> >do with it.
>
> PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Soviet
> leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev was presented
> with the National Constitution Center's 2008 Liberty Medal tonight for
> his courageous role in ending the dangerous, decades-long Cold War and
> in giving hope and freedom to millions who lived behind the Iron
> Curtain. President Gorbachev accepted the prestigious Medal in a
> public ceremony at 7:00 p.m. at the National Constitution Center on
> Independence Mall in Historic Philadelphia.
>
> I live only 5 hours from Philadelphia and attended the presentation.
> It was a very moving ceremony. Mr. Gobachev presented himself with the
> staid diginity and bearing of a true leader and champion of freedom
> from International supremacy. Now, can we put aside the political
> banter and get back to what we know best and forget what you know
> nothing about?
I'm sure he'd rather forget you, AND your worthless contribution.
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