Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] tar babies
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:31:00 -0400
References: <3B69948F.FC060D@earthlink.net> <181539630.996752299@sgathan.reid.org>

Way to go, Brian - I do believe it, that US Pres. being first of all a
career Army officer. And, now that you mention it, I do vaguely recall
the attribution. 

Brian Reid wrote:
> 
> Believe it or not, the US President who popularized "Don't get into a pissing contest with a skunk" was Dwight Eisenhower. He was referring to Sen Joe McCarthy when he said it, and the press just ran with it.

In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] tar babies)
Message from Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> (Re: [Leica] tar babies)