is this email from Ollie North for real?

[leftofthedial]

Just received it.

when did they declare war? Did I miss something?

Dear Friend:

Many liberals, including John Kerry, seem to think that the Constitution is more important than defending America. That‚s why George W. Bush needs your help.
President Bush is bravely leading us in the fight against terrorists. But there are those in our country who oppose him because they are afraid for their „civil liberties.‰ Our President has taken this battle to court time and again, arguing that citizens rights are void in times of war... but the liberals won't give up.

In a recent Supreme Court case, there was one Justice ˆjust one!-- who agreed with the President that the government has a right to arrest and hold a citizen indefinitely without a liberal trial. That Justice was Clarence Thomas. President Bush has said he‚ll make Thomas Chief Justice after his re-election. He‚ll also get to appoint two, perhaps three more Justicesˆ enough to overturn the restrictions that hinder our war on terrorists.

In order to win this war, we must be willing to sacrifice some of our liberty. Right now, if someone reports their neighbor as possibly being a terrorist, a Federal officer has to go through a lengthy process of presenting „probable cause‰ before searching a homeˆ time that the terrorist will use to plot and plan. In order to keep America safe, the government MUST be allowed to wire tap phones, search homes and arrest people without having to get warrants from liberal judges!
That‚s why I support George W. Bush, and I hope you will as well.

Visit www.georgewbush.com <http://www.georgewbush.com> to contribute.



Yours,

Colonel Oliver North

United States Marine Corps

[Fenris]

1. GOD i hope so.

[progressivebydesign]

10. Hey! WHERE did you get that GREAT photo of Kerry!!!???? n/t

[meegbear]

2. Sounds fake ...

you attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. This whole rip up the Constitution sounds too extreme, even for ollie.

[markdd]

3. Does Ollie recall that his oath

as an officer was to the US Constitution?? Not the President, the Congress, the Marines, none of those.

And when did he get promoted? I thought they drummed him out as a LIEUTENANT Colonel?

[tigereye]

5. yes everyone should give up their freedoms in the name

of rooting out alleged terrorists. Probable cause - what a pain in the neck. (sarc.) LIberal judges insist on upholding the freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and Constitution. How horrifying.

God these people sicken me! It's just another version of the McCarthy period.

[onenote]

4. ollie always signs off "semper fi"

[emulatorloo]

6. I though Ollie North was in Prison EOM

[doni_georgia]

9. Not hardly - he walked. He has a show on Faux on Sunday nights

[The Magistrate]

7. Probably False, Sir

But worth circulating on rightist sites and passing on widely....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[Barney Rocks]

8. how the hell

did you get on Ollie North's e-mail list?

[leftofthedial]

16. keep your enemies close

I'm not sure which one of my friends is pretending to be "[e-mail]," but I have a few ideas.

[LynnTheDem]

11. Those willing to give up essential liberty

in order to obtain temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety."

Benjamin Franklin

[blondeatlast]

12. Let Rimjob's minions have an enormous circle jerk with this one!

Is there anyone, made of stronger stuff than me, who hangs out "over there?"

Please don't out yourself here, just post this POS.

[eataTREE]

13. Not even Ollie is that blatant about his desire to shred the Constitution.

It's fake.

[spanone]

14. Not even the fucking nazi North would be crazy enough to send this

The first sentence is so absurd, it's hard to keep reading.

[crispini]

15. Surely that's a joke.