Clearly not Robin Williams' material, IMHO. This seems to be an increasingly popular practice: write a political statement and attribute it to someone famous. Usually Andy Rooney gets the credit, especially if it's xenophobic or racist in tone. I would remind all readers of opinion pieces to consider the opinions on their own merit, without regard to who is supposed to have written them.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Lee [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: OT humor: Robin Williams' peace plan
I'm forwarding this...haven't checked its authenticity, but it sure is
relevant to some of the OT threads going on! And it's more fun to read
than the latest patch from Microsoft.
Leave it to Robin Williams to come up with the perfect
plan...what
> >we
> > > > need
> > > > > >now is for our UN Ambassador to stand up and repeat this message.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Robin Williams' plan...(Hard to argue with this logic!)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a
> > > > plan
> > > > for
> > > > > >peace.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >So, here's one plan:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >1) The US will apologize to the world for our "interference" in
> >their
> > > > > >affairs, past & present. We will promise never to "interfere"
> >again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >2) We will withdraw our troops from all over the world, starting
> >with
> > > > > >Germany, South Korea and the Philippines. They don't want us
there.
> > > > We
> > > > > >would
> > > > > >station troops at our borders. No more sneaking through holes in
> >the
> > > > fence.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > >3) All illegal aliens have 90 days to get their affairs together
> >and
> > > > leave.
> > > > > >We'll give them a free trip home. After 90 days the remainder
will
> >be
> > > > > >gathered up and deported immediately, regardless of who or where
> >they
> > > > are.
> > > > > >France would welcome them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >4) All future visitors will be thoroughly checked and limited to
90
> > > > day
> > > > > >visits unless given a special permit. No one from a terrorist
> >nation
> > > > would
> > > > > >be allowed in. If you don't like it there, change it yourself,
> >don't
> > > > hide
> > > > > >here. Asylum would not ever be available to anyone. We don't need
> >any
> > > > more
> > > > > >cab drivers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >5) No "students" over age 21. The older ones are the bombers. If
> >they
> > > > don't
> > > > > >attend classes, they get a "D" and it's back home, baby.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >6) The US will make a strong effort to become self sufficient
> >energy
> > > > wise.
> > > > > >This will include developing non-polluting sources of energy but
> >will
> > > > > >require a temporary drilling of oil in the Alaskan wilderness.!
> >The
> > > > > >caribou will have to cope for a while.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >7) Offer Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries $10 a
> >barrel
> > > > for
> > > > > >their oil. If they don't like it, we go someplace else.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >8) If there is a famine or other natural catastrophe in the
world,
> >we
> > > > will
> > > > > >not "interfere." They can pray to Allah or whomever, for seeds,
> >rain,
> > > > > >cement
> > > > > >or what ever they need. Besides, most of what we give them gets
> > > > "lost" or
> > > > > >is
> > > > > >taken by their army. The people who need it most get very little,
> > > > anyway.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >9a) Ship the UN Headquarters to an island some place. We don't
need
> > > > the
> > > > > >spies and fair weather friends here. Besides, it would make a
good
> > > > homeless
> > > > > >shelter or lockup for illegal aliens.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >9b) Use the buildings as replacement for the twin towers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >10) All Americans must go to charm and beauty school. That way,
no
> > > > one
> > > > can
> > > > > >call us "Ugly Americans" any longer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Now, that's a winner of a plan.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >"The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying 'Give me your poor,
your
> > > > tired,
> > > > > >your huddled masses. 'She's got a baseball bat and she's
yelling,
> > > > "You
> > > > > >want
> > > > > >a piece of me?"'
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Robin Williams
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