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From: dcm@wlbr.UUCP (Dave Miller)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: John Delorean
Message-ID: <208@wlbr.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Sep-84 09:07:34 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  4 09:07:34 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Sep-84 08:45:19 EDT
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(-: Sacrificial offering to the voracious line chomper :*)

	Ok, I've sat back and listened to your flames, now it's my turn
	to flame back.  So put on your asbestos undies.

			/^^^^^^^^\
		       < FLAME ON >
			\vvvvvvvv/

	I have received numerous letters berating me for my statement
	regarding Delorean
	>
	>    "Remember, he could have just said no!"
	>
	now here's my flame.

	First, I did *not* say that he should have backed out, I said
	he should have said *no*.  Not when things started getting
	tough, but when the offer was first made.  Also, I have been
	in some tough financial situations before and I don't recall
	anyone ever just coming up to me (nor can I imagine someone
	taking the chance of doing so) and saying something like:

	"Hey Dave, I heard that your having some financial problems
	and I just happen to have several million in cocaine I'd like
	you to help me get rid of..."
	
	It seems to me that anyone dealing in that quantity of coke
	would not just pick a poor bankrupt car maker unless, that
	dealer *knew* that Delorean would accept the offer.  Honestly,
	if you were dealing in something illegal, would you ask someone
	to help you if you weren't sure that they would back you up and
	not run right to the cops?

	Delorean had to be interested to even get involved in a deal of
	that size.  And if anyone is *still* hanging on to the idea that
	Delorean was this innocent guy that the FBI just *happened* to 
	decide to offer coke to, when was the last time someone came up
	to you and offered you several million in coke?
	Don't ask me to believe that *innocent* people just *happen* to
	get involved in multi-million dollar coke deals, unless you are
	prepared to convince  me that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and
	the Tooth Fairy are for real also!

			/^^^^^^^^^\
		       < FLAME OFF >
			\vvvvvvvvv/

                            Submitted for your approval
                                And if you don't, you can just go find
				yourself a nice million dollar coke deal!
                            David C Miller
                            {ihnp4,trwrb,vortex,scgvaxd}!wlbr!dcm