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[QuasimodoJones]

Ahhh, to be home again...

As good as a respite is from the usual irrationality evinced by those two Beacons of Board Banality, Spazz'n'looney and Neuromincer, nonetheless it's good to be back in the bosom of one's familiar environs -- not to mention Sassy, Meme, and 8th.
And to find things are much the same.

Neuro: Come to think about it, you do kind of remind me of Clem Kiddelehopper.

WEAC: Haven't got a clue who that is - probably for good reason.

Demonstrating ignorance seems to have become a hallmark of this thread. Kiddelehopper was Skelton's main schtick.

Is there anything quite so endearing as the arrogance of ignorance parading as someone especially informed? For those of you who have only been laughing up your sleeves at Neuro to this point, I'm sure it comes as no news to you to state that Clem Kadiddlehopper was the character's name, and so it's hardly surprising that WEAC didn't catch the reference. And Kaddiddlehopper was NOT Skelton's "main" schtick -- he also frequently portrayed Freddie the Freeloader, San Fernando Red, Cauliflower McPugg, and the Mean Widdle Kid.

Now, as to this dispute over who may really be behind the anthrax letters, the following should be borne in mind:

1) Although letters mailed to Daschle and Tom Brokaw were dated September 11th, they were obviously mailed days later, in an attempt to link their attack to the airplane bombers. The letter is dated in American style (9-11-01) rather than the European/Arabic fashion (11-9-01). The handwriting slopes from left to right while an Arabic writer with the Arabic style would have handwriting sloping right to left.

2) American groups of the extreme right, such as the National Alliance, the Army of God, and the Aryan Nation, have long coveted bioweapons of mass destruction. Microbiologist (and militiaman) Larry Wayne Harris successfully placed an order for Yersinia pestis, the organism that causes bubonic plague, in 1995. Members of a group called the Minnesota Patriots Council were arrested in 1994 for making the toxin ricin, which is more toxic than cyanide and virtually untreatable.
Groups such as these greeted the Attack on America with barely restrained glee. It doesn't take a great stretch of the imagination to conclude they've gone from verbal support to deadly action.( U.S. fringe groups praising terrorist actions (Chicago Tribune) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0110270173oct27.story )

3) Meanwhile, A.G. Ashcroft has declared that any threat of anthrax is an act of terrorism that shall be prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. But 130 family planning clinics across the country, where women go for prenatal care and gynecological exams as well as abortions, received threatening letters containing an unidentified powder during the week of October 15th. Several mentioned the Army of God, which actively advocates the killing of doctors who perform abortions. Despite his rhetoric, Ashcroft has taken no action to find the responsible parties, and the media hasn't even reported on it at all. Senator Barbara Boxer was finally forced to write Ashcroft, demanding an investigation. (Letter from Senator Boxer to Attorney General Ashcroft (truthout.com
http://www.truthout.com/10.27B.Boxer.Ashcroft.htm )