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Originally posted by St_Andrew Aww, of course it's exciting even though it's a douche bag! I almost met George Bush once, and was terribly excited. Or to take things to an extreme, say that I had the opportunity to meet Adolf Hitler, I'd still be excited. Just because.

I guess I'd be excited cuz I'd finally get the opportunity to sucker punch him in the face .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z I guess I'd be excited cuz I'd finally get the opportunity to sucker punch him in the face .

Exactly

trippy but yet so interesting.

also .....

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z As is your excitement . EDIT: Actually, not entirely. I thought you had some kind of standards and would be all enthusiastic about meeting such a douche bag.

It's amusing that you think I hold Kissinger in some sort of esteem... I didn't think meeting him was neat because I look up to him, but because of the office he held. And the war criminal thing is predictable because it always seems directed at Kissinger rather than the Presidents he was advising, or, for that matter, any of the other dozen figures in the foreign policy establishment that could be labeled equally morally ambivalent. In any case, it was far more interesting to see Albright and Powell.

And to answer your question, tathi - five former US Secretaries of State (Powell, Albright, Christopher, Baker, and Kissinger) got together to discuss the foreign policy issues facing the next administration, and before the event they gathered in a staging area in the same building as my office. The event was actually quite interesting - it's being shown on CNN here in the states on Saturday night, and I think can be seen on their website too.

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that is pretty cool that you rubbed elbows with a historical figure. Even if you did not agree with him, or Punch him in the face as the resident internet tough guy states, Its still a moment in time for you that others never will have the chance to experience.

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Originally posted by LazFX that is pretty cool that you rubbed elbows with a historical figure. Even if you did not agree with him, or Punch him in the face as the resident internet tough guy states, Its still a moment in time for you that others never will have the chance to experience.

Hehe, well I was never really introduced persay - I was just in the room dropping some eaves.

But yeah, it was cool to be in the same room with people who were influential in setting the direction our country (and the world) is heading, whether that direction be for good or for bad.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Hehe, well I was never really introduced persay - I was just in the room dropping some eaves. But yeah, it was cool to be in the same room with people who were influential in setting the direction our country (and the world) is heading, whether that direction be for good or for bad.

I hope to get some of that soon, been doing a lot of travel for the feds mixing it up at the Treasury and ICE....
pretty cool stuff

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov It's amusing that you think I hold Kissinger in some sort of esteem... I didn't think meeting him was neat because I look up to him, but because of the office he held. And the war criminal thing is predictable because it always seems directed at Kissinger rather than the Presidents he was advising, or, for that matter, any of the other dozen figures in the foreign policy establishment that could be labeled equally morally ambivalent. In any case, it was far more interesting to see Albright and Powell.

My apologies for the misunderstanding and presumptuous comment. If it's any consolation, I think the comment was a result of disappointment based on my false assumption rather than trying to be a judgmental querulous ass.

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z My apologies for the misunderstanding and presumptuous comment. If it's any consolation, I think the comment was a result of disappointment based on my false assumption rather than trying to be a judgmental querulous ass.

Fair enough - I understand the criticisms of Kissinger (even if I think they are overblown a bit in some cases... why not the same criticism of Nixon?) - but as someone keenly interested in foreign policy formulation, he's still a very intellectually intriguing character to me.

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Originally posted by LazFX that is pretty cool that you rubbed elbows with a historical figure.

i cleaned Troy Aikman's sunglasses one time the first year he won the Superbowl when i worked for Eyemasters.

i would have licked his balls but my General Manager required we keep it business only.

Exploding Deer

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Originally posted by Q5echo i would have licked his balls but my General Manager required we keep it business only.

your such a tease Q.....


clearing fallen trees this weekend at my land.... forgot how humid houston area can be.... damn hurricanes