Re: internet as vector for rumor

From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 04:59:27 MDT


Spike Jones wrote:
>
> > > > "A cultist is one who...home schools for their children;
> > > > who...has strong belief in the Second Amendment;
> > > > ...Any of these may qualify a person as a cultist but...
> > > >
> > > > Janet Reno, Attny. General of the United States
> > > > during an Interview on CBS "60 Minutes" on June 26,
> > > > 1999.
>
> So what was the final verdict? This is a fake quote, right?
> It would hafta be. I cant imagine any politician stupid enough
> to qualify a person for government interference for a strong
> belief in the second amendment, not even JR.

She didn't say it specifically in public, though a memo released by her
department to local law enforcement nationwide last year advising
profiles for potential Y2K related domestic terrorists matches this
statement almost word for word. Whether she personally signed off on
this statement, I do not know.

Mike Lorrey



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