EDITORIAL
Louisiana shuns Duke
but ‘message’ remains
OK. America, you can breathe again Louisiana
didn't totally screw up.
In Saturday's election, voters bucked former Klans
man David Duke, giving the keys to the governor's
mansion to Edwin Edwards. But despite only garnering
support from 39 percent of the 1.7 million voters. Duke
accomplished his mission.
The louisiana race captured the nation's attention
and gave the hate-monger a large forum to express his
views. Duke's sordid brand of populism — trash the so
cial programs, bash the welfare cheats, wage wars on
crime, poverty and drugs — got much support among
Louisiana's white blue-collar community, struggling
under recession,
A last-minute media blitz did Duke in. Edwards
pleaded to the business community, saying a Duke vic
tory would bring economic plague to the state Black
voters streamed to the polls with 96 percent opting for
Edwards. That 4 percent even considered Duke is hard
to comprehend
So Duke quietly — for now — becomes just another
state legislator, albeit a high-profile one. But the lure of
another campaign may bo too much. The man got a
taste of national politics, and according to post-election
comments, he liked it.
The support Duke got for his “solutions" will not
end in Louisiana. Voters in other southern states will
also react favorably. From any place suffering econom
ic stagnation — pretty much everywhere — Duke sup
porters will appear.
Although it is not unfair to tag Duke with every
racist, neo Nazi label in the book, it is definitely not
fair to apply the same logos to all his supporters There
are surely some who share his racial views, but they
probably rank in the minority.
What attracted Duke supporters was the illogical
hope he offered. People are discouraged at the present
day politicians and are searching for an alternative —
any alternative that offers a wuy out. Had a mule come
along spouting the same "New Populism" slogans,
some Louisiana voters would have probably voted for
it.
In the end. common sense prevailed, but for put
ting themselves in such a precarious position. Louisi
ana deserves some face-slapping.
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LETTERS
Logic
Civon Tho University is a
Good
Given Dim rlmlnalion against
homosexuality is .t Wrong
(liven To have to go off cam
|iu> to see military ret rollers is
an Inconvenience
Assumed l imine ial support
for the University will lie lost if
military recruitment on campus
is harmed
Solution Raise the status of
the Inconvenience to a "viola
tion of a right," i e . .1 Wrong,
and allow tho dist rlmmalion
Question Is the University
that remains ns much u Good as
the one that it was or could
have been ?
Andy Thompson
University Counseling Center
Education
To read about ASUO Vice
President Jo Sonju Watson's
criminal activities at the Uni
versity Bookstore and subse
quent convictions was disturb
ing Hut to read her blithe com
ments that her crimes would
have no relevance on her lead
ership ability was disgusting in
its hypocrisy
After all, in last year's ASUO
presidential campaign, candi
date Michael Colson's ability to
lead was repeatedly called into
question, due to allegations he
had tampered with II-'C min
utes
II Watson had any sense of
honesty, she would have tried
to quash these doubts of Col
son's leadership qualities, be
cause as she has said, criminal
activities have no bearing on
ability to lead But I only seem
to remember the Bills/Watson
ticket exploiting and profiting
from the charges against Col
son When Colson's ability to
load was called into question,
whore was Jo Sonja Watson?
Perhaps she was at home, writ
ing the 5232 rubber check to
pay tier court fines
Bui then again. Having uneth
ical or corrupt pollticians In
government is certainly not a
new phenomena Look at who
is in Washington texiay! Liars,
thieves, and a Congress of elect
ed officials who write bad
checks Jo Sonja Watson is get
ting a good start to her political
career here at the University.
David Zartnian
Kugene
Acceptance
In r e s p o nse t o Andy
Souerwem [ODE, ()< t 30), yes,
1 do espouse homosexuality,
hut I dui not suggest that it is
represented in nature Its exis
tence in nature is not the issue;
die issue is. as I see it. the nets)
for out society to a< cept the gay
community, and allow it a safe
place to dwell
I usixl the diversity of nature
as a model to follow in our hu
man part of environment for
tin' very reasons 1 will stance
one e more The diverse parts of
nature makes it ix-autiful and
interesting There is survival in
diversity because each diverse
part of the whole adds richness
and a unique essence to the ex
perience of living in a enmmu
nity
All of us should lie allowed
to play our own part in the
community we live in. and this
was the point I wantod to make
to Jon Wollander
M v o p p o s i t i o n t o
Wollander s views are no more
.in attack upon his freedom of
expression than opposition to
my views are Rebuttal is de
bate on issues, not a force
which threatens personal ex
pression of thoughts and con
victions.
It's not a personal attack
That important fact seems to
have been overlooked. If my
message was vague, I'll restate
it 1 spoke for social equality for
all. no matter the lifestyle or
political position We should
advocate tolerance and appro
elution for all members of our
humanity community I believe
this is the conviction that
serves us the foundation of our
political system.
Pasquale Anolfe
History
The Weas
Where's Weasel? The Finer
aid has been totally erratic in
printing IVe.rse/\ World, some
weeks printing it five days and
others only two days I wish
you would decide what days
you're going to print it and
stick with it.
livery morning I hx>k forward
to reading about Weasel, and
when it's not in, 1 get in a lousy
mood
Oscar, on the other hand, bus
got to go Neal Skorpen's draw
ings lixik like crayon acid trips,
and he's trying so hard to make
a point that he's rarely funny
My roommates and I agree, get
rid of Oscar the Frt'shman and
give us more Weasel
Michele Flynn
English
Cover-up?
It was with indescribable dis
appointment that I read about
ASUO Vice President Jo Sonja
Watson's shoplifting from the
student bookstore and Presi
dent Jennifer Hills' subsequent
cover-up of the event during
last year's campaign
liven worse were Watson's
continuing mockery of the legal
system and refusal to even
apologize to the student lxxly
for her actions
Instead, she justifies her ac
tions by the fact that she is a
student, making it acceptable to
steal troll dolls and write bad
checks.
Bills and Watson have so far
failed to satisfy the expecta
tions of the students who gave
them our trust.
Matthew Chism
Student
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