Re: [Air-l] The Internet Is Changing The Way Canadians Socialize
In a message dated 1/20/2004 5:06:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, rowin.cross@strath.ac.uk writes:
2. They are not familiar with the source of that "Giant Sucking Sound."
Please, could someone explain what this is?! Rowin (intrigued and bewildered in Scotland!) Rowin, I am intrigued and bewildered here in the States! Pray, tell! Stephanie Stephanie Bennett Department of Liberal Arts Division of Humanities--Parker 380 Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314 "Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller
In the 1990 U.S. presidential campaign, Ross Perot argued that NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), which both Bush Sr. and Clinton supported, would cause a "giant sucking sound"--the sound of U.S. jobs being sucked up by Mexico. --Christian Nelson Steffasong@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 1/20/2004 5:06:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, rowin.cross@strath.ac.uk writes:
> 2. They are not familiar with the source of that "Giant > Sucking Sound." > Please, could someone explain what this is?!
Rowin (intrigued and bewildered in Scotland!)
Rowin,
I am intrigued and bewildered here in the States!
Pray, tell! Stephanie
Stephanie Bennett Department of Liberal Arts Division of Humanities--Parker 380 Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
"Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller
ahh... thank you! -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin@aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On Behalf Of Christian Nelson Sent: 20 January 2004 13:06 To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] The Internet Is Changing The Way Canadians Socialize In the 1990 U.S. presidential campaign, Ross Perot argued that NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), which both Bush Sr. and Clinton supported, would cause a "giant sucking sound"--the sound of U.S. jobs being sucked up by Mexico. --Christian Nelson Steffasong@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/20/2004 5:06:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, rowin.cross@strath.ac.uk writes:
2. They are not familiar with the source of that "Giant Sucking Sound."
Please, could someone explain what this is?! Rowin (intrigued and bewildered in Scotland!) Rowin, I am intrigued and bewildered here in the States! Pray, tell! Stephanie Stephanie Bennett Department of Liberal Arts Division of Humanities--Parker 380 Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314 "Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller
Just a small correction - the Perot quote occured during a debate just before the November 1992 U.S. Presidential election - see http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/papers/1992/92101904.html, about 1/3 down the page (or find for "NAFTA" or "giant sucking sound"). The exchange between Perot, Bush, and Clinton on NAFTA makes for interesting reading (for those interested in the information industries in the USA) in light of current debates about American companies moving high-tech jobs overseas. Andy On Jan 20, 2004, at 8:06 AM, Christian Nelson wrote:
In the 1990 U.S. presidential campaign, Ross Perot argued that NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement), which both Bush Sr. and Clinton supported, would cause a "giant sucking sound"--the sound of U.S. jobs being sucked up by Mexico. --Christian Nelson
Steffasong@aol.comwrote:
In a message dated 1/20/2004 5:06:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,rowin.cross@strath.ac.ukwrites:
2. They are not familiar with the source of that "Giant Sucking Sound."
Please, could someone explain what this is?!
Rowin (intrigued and bewildered in Scotland!) Rowin, I am intrigued and bewildered here in the States!
Pray, tell! Stephanie
Stephanie Bennett Department of Liberal Arts Division of Humanities--Parker 380 Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
"Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." Helen Keller
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