[KS] Re: Seeking information

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Reagan had a prety good bunch of folks digging up stuff to put in his
speaches.  They would find some realy neat ways to pull at the
heartstrings of the audience.  

Many of his comments were related to then popular movies or tv shows
from the target country.  

If only he could have delivered the lines correctly!  I don't know how
many times the spin doctors would come on and  tell you that he realy
said something 180 degrees out of line from what you just heard him say!
He was almost as bumbeling as the Potatoe guy.  

Still his spin doctors won, he is remembered as the "great
communicator", in the style of that Johnie Bench Krylon Paint
commercial, where Johnie (a major league baseball catcher) taggs this
guy (the runner is save by about 4 inches) OUT!!!!! says the umpire (and
you just saw the guy slide in safe!)

Wierd after 20 years in PSYOP the commercials are more interesting than
the shows.


Thomas Duvernay wrote:
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> Original message:
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> Dear all,
> 
> I came across the following remarks by the ex-U.S.President
> Reagan, which he said that it was a part of greeting from Korean
> government to American emissaries at the initial contact between
> the two countries during the Chosun dynasty.
> 
> "Of what country are you? Are you well after your journey of ten
> thousand li through winds and waves? Is it your plan to barter
> merchandise? Or do you rather wish to pass by to other places and
> so return to your native land? All under heaven are of one original
> nature. Clothes and hats are very different. And language is not the
> same. Yet, they can treat each other with mutual friendship. What
> your wish is, please make known."
> 
> Could anyone provide information about the source of the above?
> Thank you,
> 
> Junghee Chang
> 
> Response:
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> 
> It's similar, in a way, to the 'greeting' given to the US (Commander R.
> W.
> Shufeldt) in 1867 by a Korean official.  Here is the text below, as it
> was
> written in the 1867 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy".
> 
> Thomas
> http://www.shinmiyangyo.org/
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> 
>   Memorandum of  an interview  between Commander  R. W. Shufeldt,  of
> the
> United States steamer  Wachusett, and a Corean  official from the
> district
> city of Hae-Chow-Poo, on the Tai-tong river.
> 
>   At Neu-to ISLAND,
>   January 29, 1867.
> 
>   Commander Shufeldt.  Where are  you from and  on what  business have
> you
> come?
> 
>   Corean official.  My name  is Le-Ke-Yung;  I reside  in the  district
> of
> Hae-Chow, at Kee-Chen (village;) where  I am the ruler; I have come to
> see
> your ship.
> 
>   Commander Shufeldt. This vessel came here January 24th. and sent a
> letter
> by  the  people  of  Neu-to  island  to  the officer  of
> Chang-Yuen-Heen,
> accompanied with a communication to  the King from which no answer has
> yet
> been received. Do you know anything about this?
> 
>   Corean. I  know nothing  about it  whatever. On  what business  have
> you
> come?
> 
>   Commander  Shufeldt. An  American vessel  was  wrecked in  the
> Ping-Yang
> river in the  month of September, and it is  reported that this vessel
> was
> burned  and all  on board  put to  death by  the Coreans.  I have  come
> to
> investigate this matter.  and have sent a despatch  to the King to
> inquire
> whether the  report is true  of false, and  whether any of  the people
> are
> still living.
> 
>   Corean. How many  li is it to  your country? As it  does not become
> your
> excellency to remain long at  this place, I earnestly hope you will
> depart
> speedily and return to your own country.
> 
>   Commander  Shufeldt. The  ship  is merely  a  waiting an  answer  to
> the
> despatch.
> 
>   Corean. You ought not to delay, but leave at once.
> 
>   Commander Shufeldt.  Have you  heard or do  you know  anything about
> the
> ship that was wrecked?
> 
>   Corean.  I  know  nothing  about  it  whatever.  I  only hope  you
> will
> immediately leave and return to your native country.
> 
>   Commander Shufeldt. I an auxious to depart speedily, but I wish first
> to
> ascertain the  truth about  the ship  wrecked in  the Ping-Yang  river.
> No
> answer has yet been received.
> 
>   Corean. I  do not  know whether  this report  is true  or false.  Do
> not
> delay; but  leave at once;  by so  doing your honorable  country will
> have
> great praise.
> 
>   Commander Shufeldt. What objection can  there be to our waiting? If I
> am
> obliged to leave without an answer to my despatch, many more armed
> vessels
> will return to your country.
> 
>   Corean. To return with many armed vessels would be exceedingly unjust
> To
> return to your own country would be praiseworthy.
> 
>   Commander  Shufeldt. To  allow your  country to  murder our  men
> without
> cause or provocation cannot be passed over uninvestigated.
> 
>   Corean. I do not know anything about this business.
> 
>   Commander Shufeldt. If  you know nothing, I have  nothing more to say
> to
> you.