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    From bmoore@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 25 10:56:20 2021
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.

    [...]

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  • From Rusty Wyse@21:1/5 to bmoore on Tue Oct 26 10:29:40 2021
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.

    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...


    [...]

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  • From bmoore@21:1/5 to rst88...@gmail.com on Wed Oct 27 08:44:18 2021
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...

    You should really read the article before commenting. More information leads to more reasoned discussion.

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  • From Rusty Wyse@21:1/5 to bmoore on Wed Oct 27 10:08:37 2021
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 8:44:20 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...
    You should really read the article before commenting. More information leads to more reasoned discussion.

    No matter how much you read, it's worthless...

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  • From bmoore@21:1/5 to rst88...@gmail.com on Wed Oct 27 10:24:22 2021
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:08:38 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 8:44:20 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...
    You should really read the article before commenting. More information leads to more reasoned discussion.
    No matter how much you read, it's worthless...

    How would you know if you don't read?

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  • From bmoore@21:1/5 to rst88...@gmail.com on Wed Oct 27 11:30:18 2021
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 11:17:03 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:24:24 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:08:38 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 8:44:20 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...
    You should really read the article before commenting. More information leads to more reasoned discussion.
    No matter how much you read, it's worthless...
    How would you know if you don't read?
    osmosis!!!

    So you're a single-celled organism?

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  • From Rusty Wyse@21:1/5 to bmoore on Wed Oct 27 11:17:01 2021
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:24:24 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:08:38 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 8:44:20 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...
    You should really read the article before commenting. More information leads to more reasoned discussion.
    No matter how much you read, it's worthless...
    How would you know if you don't read?

    osmosis!!!

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  • From Byker@21:1/5 to rst88...@gmail.com on Wed Oct 27 16:22:13 2021
    XPost: alt.global-warming, talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
    XPost: alt.economics

    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping
    visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...

    That reminds me of how Nikita Khrushchev, impressed by seeing
    miles and miles of Iowa corn, tried to adapt it to the Soviet system.
    It was a DISASTER: http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1961-2/corn-campaign/

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  • From Rusty Wyse@21:1/5 to Byker on Thu Oct 28 09:38:03 2021
    On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 2:22:20 PM UTC-7, Byker wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:29:41 AM UTC-7, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:56:22 AM UTC-7, bmoore wrote:
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-429611

    IOWA: In 1985, as a lower-level Chinese party official, Xi Jinping visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa on an agricultural study mission.

    He formed friendships and memories with his hosts, including Muscatine resident Sarah Lande, one of the co-ordinators of the trip.
    Oh!!! YES, THE GOOD OLE' DAY!!!!
    But, it was so long long ago...
    The difference between a low-level official to...
    Today's dictator...
    That reminds me of how Nikita Khrushchev, impressed by seeing
    miles and miles of Iowa corn, tried to adapt it to the Soviet system.
    It was a DISASTER: http://soviethistory.msu.edu/1961-2/corn-campaign/

    Nikita Khrushchev???
    The fella that used his shoe to pound on his desk at the UN???
    The guy that cries when he lost power????
    He couldn't do anything....
    All he did was to send missiles to Cuba...

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