I agree with Jeanette that our government (as well as ourselves!) needs to
fund research on PD and many other horrible diseases. We should not allow
our government officials to waste such a great amount of money and time on
frivolous things such as an investigation of the President's personal life.
However, I completely disagree with the "Wag The Dog" ideas. Although
President Clinton may not be a trustworthy as we would like about his
personal life, he remains our president and has made some wonderful choices
in the past few days. Terrorists are a huge problem right now. If we can
prevent a world war three by destroying them now, great!! The
president/government are protecting the American people by destroying those
who threaten us and I am proud to be an American even in the face of all the
scandals. In short, I guess everyone who's reading this should remember
that, yes, I am only 16 (not yet able to vote, drink, smoke, etc, etc, etc),
but that is plenty old enough to see that a person's personal problems need
not interfere with his/her ability to make choices for the best of the
nation.
Becky Potts
-----Original Message-----
From: Hawkins, Darwin <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Fighting Terrorists
>This is not a one issue world we live in. There are many balls we as a
>human race have to keep in the air at the same time. The US of A may not
>be perfect, but I know of no other place or government on this earth in
>or under which I would rather live.
>
>> ----------
>> From: Leo Fuhr[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, August 21, 1998 7:49 AM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
>> Subject: Re: Fighting Terrorists
>>
>> Ivan Suzman said in part:
>>
>> ----------
>> . Mr. Clinton has not, in my humble opinion, advanced his
>> > position, or America's popularity, by using bombs to deflect
>> attention
>> > away from Ms. Lewinsky. If he would declare a "War on Disease," I
>> would
>> > THEN be a warrior!!
>> >
>> > Meanwhile the War on Parkinson's must be fully funded. Until the
>> > government's priorities are changed, I am truly too busy trying to
>> > conquer Parkinson's Disease to agree meanwhile to another war on
>> > "terrorists!"
>>
>> I agree with Ivan that using tax dollars for a meaningful war to
>> improve
>> the quantity and the quality of lives of pwp and to deter the disease
>> from
>> appearing in more people is where federal spending is most needed.
>> Federal
>> waste on the "investigation" of Pres. Clinton has lost many dollars
>> that
>> could have been spent on a number of more worthy causes. Why should
>> we sit
>> quietly if Pres. Clinton postures and tries to avert our eyes from his
>> past
>> by making alot of noise with these hawkish behaviors?
>>
>> As citizens, we have an obligation to let President Clinton know our
>> displeasure at his spending even more of the treasury on destroying
>> others
>> instead of supporting congress to fund research for Parkinson's that
>> is
>> robbing our country of productive, taxpaying citizens who could be
>> cured/helped by this wiser use of taxes.
>>
>> Now is the time to call/write your representative/senator and ask for
>> support to fully fund the Morris Udall bill for Parkinson's research
>> and to
>> earmark the funds for specifically Parkinson's research. NIH could be
>> held
>> accountable for the $$$ they are given when asked to earmark and then
>> report the results of those earmarked funds. It is no more risky to
>> fund
>> research earmarked for pd research than it is to stir up more world
>> aggression by using US monies to continue to look like the bullies
>> that
>> many other countries already perceive the USA to be.
>>
>> Jeanette Fuhr 47/9mo
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>
