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Originally Posted by hitman
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hitman, what is your intent?
Do you think that repeating the same incorrect info from another misinformed source makes it true?
You do know how to do an internet search for facts, right?
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...metzenbaum.htm
http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...metzenbaum.htm
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/glenn.asp
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/johnglenn.html
FACT: The above did not take place as described, the two gentlemen were running against one another for the Senate seat at the time.
FACT: This did not take place on the floor of the Senate.
FACT: Howard Metzenbaum never said that John Glenn never held a job, he said days before the above speech that "Colonel Glenn has never had to meet a payroll".
FACT: John Glenn made the above speech during a debate with Metzenbaum at the Cleveland City Club on 3 May 1974.
FACT: John Glenn never made the introductory comments about the leaders of the Democratic party he represented.
hitman, please do some research next time before wading into the fray.
Again, I found the speech itself to be quite satisfying, just correcting a few factual errors.
TR
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