From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!G:asa Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Who's Crazier? (Take 2) Article-I.D.: populi.234 Posted: Sat Jul 17 17:20:21 1982 Received: Sun Jul 18 04:53:11 1982 OPEN LETTER TO RICK MCGEER (1) I happen to see strong parallels between Hinckley's behavior and Reagan's. I believe Hinckley is insane in the conventional sense; I believe Reagan is insane in an acceptable sense. I'll be happy to debate these views with you by Mail or "across North America." (2) I'll also be happy to debate the propriety of my remarks with you. Down here, few of us regard our Chief Executive as the Son of Heaven. Our presidents have long had to contend with potshots, literal and otherwise. Some survive. (3) And if you're just trying to provoke a verbal slug-fest, I can oblige you there, too. -- JTR ucbvax!G:asa ______________________________________________________________________ >From the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Mon., July 12, 1982, page 10: Washington President Reagan stunned allies at the NATO meeting last month by telling them that as far as he is concenred the Soviet Union is at war with the United States, European officials disclosed last week. The statement, which came as the president was summing up his views on the two-day meeting in Bonn, so surprised the other heads of state that they remained silent and NATO Secretary-General Joseph Luns immediately adjourned the session, according to those who were present at the meeting [a] month ago. ........................................................ European officials said that their governments have tried to keep the Reagan remark from becoming public because of fear of adverse public reactions, especially in West Germany. A major reason for the rise of the European peace movement has been fear that Reagan is bent on a confrontation with Russia. NEWSDAY