[Sir Taliesin]

Don't buy this book and give this monster any credit!!! Read on!


Donna worked the bombing site. She recently received
> an excerpt of Timothy McVeigh's book, and this is her
> response:

> Dear Friends,
> I will not forward the excerpt from the book that has
> been written by two reporters and a couple of shrinks
> about Tim McVeigh. I fully expected to read this book. I wanted to know
a
> lot of things. And, I believe that the book is an
> accurate account of what Tim McVeigh has said. I wanted to know why
> he picked Oklahoma City. I wanted to know if he implicated
> anyone else.
>I wanted to know if he took responsibility.
>
> But, I won't read the book. After reading the excerpt,
> I know that it doesn't matter. It won't change a thing.
>
>I have to address this. So, buckle up, because here
>goes. And, before I start this tirade, I want to say that
>what follows I know to be fact, because I saw it...
>
> My husband set up a tent across the street from the
>building, right next to Little Caesar's pizza, who
> also set up a tent and made pizzas on the spot. Jim's
> company donated all the coffee and tea and equipment,
> and we funneled the water and cokes and other supplies
>that were donated through that little blue tent and to
> the rescuers, and the workers. So, we saw what happened,
> and we know.
>
> Tim McVeigh says, and this is the only quote from the
> man you'll get from me; "It was my choice and my
>control to hit that building when it was full.... I
>understand what they felt in Oklahoma City. I have no
>sympathy for them."
>
>First of all, I don't think Tim McVeigh feels at all,
>and second, no one in Oklahoma City asked for any
>sympathy of any kind. Least of all Tim McVeigh's.
>
>While he was cowering away from the scene, with ear
>plugs in his ears, the people of my town were running
>toward the mess he had created. There were not just
>168 bodies to be recovered. There were almost 1000
>injured people to be triaged and helped. That was
>done. And, it was done with a speed and an accuracy
>that stunned the people who came later to help us.
>
>Our construction companies had cranes in place within
> the first hour. Our hardware companies turned their
>shelves over to the effort. Vets came to help with the
>rescue animals.
> Doctors came and worked along side construction
> workers and lay people. Engineers kept that wreck
> standing until all but three bodies were recovered.
> When the wind blew, even a little,
> that building swayed and groaned so loud, it was
>audible for blocks.
>
> When other States sent rescue units to help us, my
>town fed them, clothed them, held their heads when
> they vomited at the carnage and comforted them when
> they cried.
>
>Being close to that building wasn't easy during those
>19 days. It was bloody, it stank, and it was dangerous. And, in
>spite of this, we had trouble getting people to stand
>down and take a rest.
>
>Thank you, New York, and Phoenix, and Fairfax,
>and Dade County, and Denver, and Everyone else who
>came. You showed up on our door step like a good
>neighbor, with your equipment, and tears in your eyes,
>and we will forever be in your debt. You are heroes to
>the person, and always in my prayers. Saint Michael's
>heart beats in you all.
>
>Buildings around the site stood wide open. Their
>foundations sprung to the extent that their doors
> wouldn't lock. But, locking the doors wouldn't have
>mattered anyway, since the windows were all gone...
>There was not one incident of looting. Not one.
>
>
>And, Joe Q. American did everything else. By midnight,
that first day, we had an ample supply of blood for
all. I saw people lined up around the Oklahoma Blood
Institute. Hundreds of people lined up, waiting for
hours, to donate their blood. Businessmen in suits
talked casually to homeless people who felt the blast
and came.

> And, the rescuers didn't just exist on dry sandwiches.
> Oh no. Little Caesar's, the Outback, Subway, the local
> Barbecue and Steak houses, Hooter's, Taco Bell, Sonic,
> and others too numerous to mention, some from Texas
> and Kansas fed everyone well. And for free.
>
> This wasn't easy. Food had to be labeled as to date,
> origin & time of arrival, and kept clean and cold in a
>very inhospitable environment. And, this was done.
>Everyone at the site was sick, but it was never
>because of the food.
>
>While we tended to the needs of the rescuers, the FBI,
>the ATF, FEMA, and the Oklahoma City Police Department
>worked around us, and under our feet, sometimes with
> tweezers, and plastic bags, picking up minute pieces
>of the barrels that held the explosives, and pieces as
> big as the axle of the Ryder Rental truck. They were
>professionals all, and sensitive to our feelings.
>
>PLEASE, DON'T BUY THE BOOK... Send the $20 to the
>Memorial, or to the Red Cross, or to the Education
>fund for the children of the victims, or to the
>Oklahoma City Fire Department, or the Phoenix Fire
> Department, or Dade County, or to Feed the Children.
>
>When the authors wanted to donate a portion of the
>proceeds from the book to our Memorial, the Memorial
>committee quietly said "no thank you." I am so glad,
>and so proud of them. No sympathy, or no money needed
>here. We'll handle it, thank you.
>
>This is not about Tim McVeigh. It's about the human
>spirit. And, it's here, and it thrives, and it asks no
>sympathy.
>
> Love to All,
> Donna Prather
>
>************************************************** ****************
> From An OKC Fireman
>
>I hope that Tuesday when Tim McVeigh's book hits the
> newsstands, that NO ONE WILL BUY THIS BOOK...
>
>This man is being given to much publicity and shows NO
> REMORSE for the HORRIBLE CRIME that he committed!
>
>He has admitted he is guilty. He refers to the 19
>precious children he murdered as "collateral Damage"
>and his only regret is that "their deaths proved to be
>a public relations nightmare that undercut my cause."
>
> OF ALL THE GALL!!!!
>
>The pictures of these children and the adults will
>always be in our minds... 168 innocent people died
> that day.
>
>This man murdered them ... please do not make him some
>sort of hero... He wants part of the proceeds to go to
>the Oklahoma City Memorial ...
>
>The O/C MEMORIAL Declined the money......
>Send the Money to the Memorial ...... but PLEASE DO
>NOT BUY THIS BOOK....!!!!!!
>
>Thank you.... And remember the precious children ... so
>innocent....
>
> Please pass this on to everyone you know, so this
>monster does not get any more publicity... That's all
> he wants, is the publicity.
>
> Paul Hinchey,Captain
>Guymon Fire Dept.
>Guymon OK
>
> ++++++
> Added note here from Becky Stockslager:
>When preparing to send this email my spellchecker kicked in.
>Seems it didn't recognize the word "McVeigh". It was with great delight
>that each and everytime my pc highlighted "McVeigh", I promptly hit
>"Ignore".