EDITORIAL
George Bush’s top
ten invasion list
George Bush needs help. With his campaign in a
slump, he is counting on the GOP convention next
month to bring his poll numbers up enough to carry
him into November And while it may work (conven
tions have a way of turning bright, insightful people
into mindless, political zombies), it may not be
enough. People want to see a change in the economy.
Unfortunately, any short-term change in the econo
my will most likely be in the downward direction,
leaving Bush with only one other option: Invusion.
Following, then, is our very own. expertly con
ceived list of the top-ten most likely places and reasons
for an election-saving. George Bush invasion:
10 - Yugoslavia: One place where the U.S. military
might actually be welcomed. Problem is, Serbiuns
shoot back.
9 - Mexico and Canadp: Eliminate the need for a
free-trade agreement,
ensure jobs remain on
U.S. controller! territo
ry
8 - Japan: Kidnap
the Prime Minister,
bring him to America
and make him puke on
prime-time television.
A sure-fire way to dem
onstrate the President’s
"America First" trade
Kidnap the
(Japanese) Prime
Minister, bring him
to America and
make him puke on
prime-lime
television.
policies.
7 - California Eradicate the ''cultural elite." Brin#
family values hack to television. Try Murphy Brown
for crimes against humanity.
(i The Moon: Bring back Jerry Brown and ensure
he speaks at Democratic rallies. Prove to Dan that the
moon really isn't made of cheese.
5 - Britain: Restore family values to monarchy.
Force members of the House of Commons to raise their
hands before speaking.
4 • Spain: Native Americans return the favor on the
500th anniversary of the beginning of Spain's conquest
of the Americas
3 - France: United States declares EuroDisney to In;
sovereign state, comes to its defense against invading
French terrorist-farmers.
2 - Idaho: Troops will remain until official spelling
of "potato" is changed to "potatoe." Farmers who re
fuse are labeled as "cultural elite" and executed.
And the number one target for an election-saving.
George Bush invasion is:
1 - Capitol Hill: "Little, carping liberals" must be
removed if Congress is to got on with the job of obeying
the president.
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COMMENTARY
Persistent Brown makes waves
By Paul Prensky
erry Brown is alive and
well, as is the movement
he has evoked We come
out of the Democratic. National
Convention focused, unified
and with some i ltrnr directions
to proceed Into the presidential
campaign season and beyond.
Of thi' 613 delegates pledged
to Brown as of the opening day
of the convention, more than
U7 percent remained loyal on
the final roll-call, an extraordi
nary outcome (tinsidering the
"loser” image foisted on the en
tire country by virtually the en
tire media establishment
It wasn't easy. Kon Brown
(Mr Kesentment personified),
refused to give Jerry his duo —
a prime-time speaker's position
on Tuesday night He was told
to (literally) stand in line and to
speak for 10 minutes on his
own behalf, at about t> 30 p m
In the event, and due to
many efforts by us and even
some Clinton people, he spoke
for one-ha If iiour, beginning
just before H p m. KST. Ho
didn’t mention Clinton by
name once, and he didn't speak
against him either He focused
on the necessity for political re
form and the need for demo
crats to win across-the-board in
November
He was well received, and, us
a consequence of ills and his
staff's insistence on discipline
and clarity, virtually all the
Brown delegates settled in to
play the political game by the
rules, ultioit in an unruly man
ner. We were quiet when the
speakers spoke (with the excep
tion of the afnnimontionod Kon
Brown).
EST.
In the Oregon delegation,
bridges wen; made and the mu
tual respect prevailed Our cau
cus committed itself to working
full-tilt (or the statewide Demo
cratic ticket and will offer
space for Clinton advocates to
make the case for the national
ticket. Actually, 1 thought the
also-rans wore far and away the
more principled and eloquent
speakers than the now-official
candidates.
Mario Cuomo. Paul Tsonga*.
lorry Brown. Barbara Jordan,
Ann Richards and in fact, our
own Gov Barbara Roberts, all
spoke honestly and from the
heart Our "speak-the-truth-to
power” theme must bo catch
ing
What went on outside the of
ficial proceedings was at least
ns significant as what tran
spired inside Madison Square
Garden. More than 1,000
“Brown for President" cam
paign volunteers were in town
with our own headquarters
near the Garden and our own
hospitality suite. Although we
were allotted very few non-del
egate passes the first night, sev
eral dozen of us eventually par
ticipated on the subsequent
nights.
We developed and distribut
ed an alternate platform, held
rallies and demonstrations,
staffed a soup kitchen for the
homeless, and held, on Thurs
day. our day-long convention
to forge an ongoing movement
to take back America through
political and economic reforms
No one was discouraged. En
thusiasm and solid planning
were the order for the day. A
positive spirit prevailed and we
all went home more resolved
than ever about the viability
and vitality of our causes,
which range across the political
and spiritual-political spec
trum. Space dons not ullow me
to share many particulars here,
but I'll be at Saturday Market
this week from 9 a m to 1 p m
to offer materials and informa
tion to those interested.
Because my assignment was
for the Emerald, the one ques
tion I asked of Jerry Brown wus
pertinent to college students'
concerns. I asked Jerry what he
had to say to college students
today. His answer was succinct
and right on the money — liter
ally. Ho said. “Tell the college
students that their tuition
should be tax deductible.”
That sounds good to me. and
it’s way out ahead of the pack
compared with what the na
tional ticket is offering (repay
able credits). This is something
you can organize around local
ly. and it would help to offset
the Increases that are inevitable
under Measure 5. The answer
wasn't bad for a sound-bite
sized thought.
To other reporters' questions
12 hours after Clinton was
nominated. Brown had more
good answers. When asked
about creating a third parly,
Brown said, “I hope this party
will keep moving to higher
ground and seize it and present
to this country a credible chal
lenge to economic injustice."
When asked what Bill (Hin
ton would have to do to gel his
endorsement, Brown said, "The
power and the money, the same
old crowd, has a hammer-hold
now. The Democratic Party is
the only one who can break
this power."
Specifically, he issuiai a 10
point program for political re
form, which can he seen as a
prerequisite to the economic re
form we need This is called
the "humility agenda," and is
uvailuhln by sending a self-ad
dressed stamped envelope to
Lane County Oregon for Brown,
(70 Paul Prensky, 2533 Kin
caid St., Eugene, Ore., 97405.
When asked what he would
have “his" people do in No
vember, Brown said his sup
porters are independent people
and will vote their own con
sciences. And we will. The
more of our |>ositions the party
adopts, the more enthusiastical
ly we can campaign for the na
tional ticket, in any case, the
Oregon Brown Caucus, and the
national Brown campaign are
i>oth committed to doing all we
can in u congressional and
statewide race. The Democrats
have gotta win. George Bush
has gotta go. This takes prece
dence over any points of con
flict we have with the main
stream party.
It may appear to be contra
dictory, but we have to face
facts. Children are dying Peo
ple aro starving Women's
rights aro threatened. Economic
vitality is a will-o-the-wisp.
Four more years of Bush, et. cl.,
will only serve to nail the Final
coffin-nails into what was once
seriously referred to as the
American dream.
Taking back America is more
than a concept, it is a necessity
if we are to have a decent fu
ture at all.
1‘aul Pmsnky is the editor of
the Lane County Oregon for
Brown Grassroots Newsletter.