ibm@ccieng5.UUCP (01/24/84)
Greetings. I only started subscribing to this newsgroup this past Monday because of something I saw on TV Saturday Night. I fully expected to see some flamboyant discussion on this subject, but so far -- nothing. For those who didn't see it, on CBS this past Saturday evening at 8:30, a man named Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr, who is (apparently) a candidate for the Democratic nomination, expounded in quite some detail for a full half hour on his reasons why he should be elected President so that he can declare a national defense emergency. He had a number of charts, some historical background, and then he proceeded to nearly flame his way to the Oval Office so that he can do some fairly amazing things with our military. I need to know several things about this man before I form any definite opinions about him: 1) Who is he? What are his credentials? 2) Where does he work now? (I believe he was introduced by the off-camera announcer as an economist of some sort.) 3) Has he been working with the current Administration in some manner, particularly in the creation of foreign policy wrt the USSR? (He made references that seemed to indicate this, but nothing sufficiently blunt to say that he worked for Reagan.) It is entirely possible, but I feel highly improbable, that this was not a natiowide broadcast. If this is the case, I apologize for submitting this, since Rochester is the only place where it was seen. I think it *must* have been a nationwide broadcast, since he *is* a Presidential candidate. There were the obligatory disclaimers before and after the broadcast that stated who had paid for the TV time. For those to whom it matters, so it can affect your responses to this appro- priately: I have no particular, substantial objections to the US military, nor do I think Reagan is the worst President that ever inflicted himself on this country. But I don't think I am thrilled with the concept of having a man like this in the White House, doing nothing about anything but the mili- tary. To me, the most important facet of this whole thing is that this man is *serious*: Nobody just wanders around producing half-hour documentary/ political campaign programs, and then shows them on the top-rated network during prime time on a Saturday night just for giggles! He must have, without a doubt, spent several megabucks just to monopolize that much time on CBS, and there is, of course, the additional cost of just producing the program in the first place. A couple of other items for those who did not see the program. The man is a terrible public speaker; he stuttered occasionally, and once he seemed to have actually lost his place in his speech. Now, to me, that's at least a neutral statement, and quite possibly a positive statement, because I am extremely tired of super-slick-talking politicians who can't do diddly once they get into office; so maybe he can't talk, but he can work. He has also had other opportunities to discuss these matters, too, because the program ended with a tape of a speech he gave at (I think) the Washington (DC) Sheraton this past New Year's Eve. Anyway, I am EXTREMELY curious and EXTREMELY lost and EXTREMELY nervous about this man: If he's got impeccable credentials, then I want to know more, and I will probably become even more nervous, since he feels a real need for the declaration of a defense emergency. If he doesn't, then I want to know how the schlock-meister managed to get anywhere at all. So-- WHO IS LYNDON H LAROUCHE, JR? SHOULD HE BE GIVEN A MOMENT'S CONSIDERATION AT ALL? DID ANYONE BUT MY WIFE AND MYSELF SEE THIS? Karl Kleinpaste ...![ [seismo, allegra]!rochester!ritcv, rlgvax]!ccieng5!ccieng2!kfk
myers@uwvax.ARPA (01/30/84)
I don't know a lot about Lyndon, but I'll give y'all what I do know. First, he is the brain and finance behind those guys in the airports promoting space-based laser systems and *Fusion* magazine. Second, he seems to hate Kissinger and the Trilateral Commission with a passion. Finally, he and his cohorts seem a very bizarre and disturbing group of individuals. Jeff Myers@wisc-rsch