who said the foLLowing?

[sniffa]

"How easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from some other species from another planet outside in the universe. We'd forget all the little local differences that we have between our countries ..."

and

"I've often wondered, what if all of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by an outer -- a power from outer space, from another planet. Wouldn't we all of a sudden find that we didn't have any differences between us at all, we were all human beings, citizens of the world, and wouldn't we come together to fight that particular threat?"

there's quite a few more, but it wouLd give away the answer.

[ewagner]

1. RR in front of the United Nations n/t

[Book Lover]

2. That's easy

I remember Raygun at the time relating his stupid outer-space scenario. Only proves he didn't pay any attention to sci-fi as well. Childish daydreams.

[sniffa]

3. my bad

i didn't know this was readiLy known info.

he said it numerous times (that i know of.. couLd be more).


17 Feb 1987 Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev reveals Reagan's preoccupation with space aliens: "At our meeting in Geneva, the U.S. President said that if the earth faced an invasion by extraterrestials, the United States and the Soviet Union would join forces to repel such an invasion. I shall not dispute the hypothesis, though I think it's early yet to worry about such an intrusion..."


15 Sep 1987 During a luncheon with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnatze in the White House, President Reagan once again wondered what would happen if the Earth were under attack from an external threat: "Don't you think the United States and the Soviet Union would be together?"

[Book Lover]

6. It was one of his persistent fantasies

And still I would rather have that freak than the current guy... what a sad day.

[NoPasaran]

4. I remember RR saying that and wondering

if there were some things he wasn't telling us.

Of course, that was before we were taken over by the pod people.

[olacan]

5. Speaking of quotes

I really like this one
"Pay any price, bear any burden,meet any hardship,support any friend, oppose any foe to ensure the survival and success of liberty"

[katusha]

7. John F. Kennedy nt