EDITORIAL
Perot steals show
from Clinton, Bush
The Great Debate, Port I. turned into the Ross Perot
Show Sunday night. With a barrage of witty one-liners,
the Texas billionaire and occasional presidential candi
date managed to avoid being skewered by either Bill
Clinton or George Bush.
Perot managed to keep his focus on the economy
and other problems facing the country, unlike Bush
and Clinton, who continued to dig at each others char
acter. Bush needed to remind viewers that he "was 19
or 20, flying off an uircraft carrier.” and somehow that
experience qualifies him to be president. Clinton felt it
important to again compare, indirectly of course. Bush
with Joseph McCarthy.
Perot did get his digs in. he just did it more covert
ly. When judging a person by past indiscretions, Perot
said the question should be. “Did they occur when you
wore a young person?
, referring to Clinton s
activities in the sixties,
"or did they occur
while you were a senior
official in the federal
government?" referring
to Bush's involvement
in Iran-Contra, funding
Iraq and the savings
and loan scandal.
Perot struck another
blow against Bush
when questioned about
As for Bush, Ms
only hope Is to hire
the writers from
Dallas and Newhart
to convince the
American people
that the last four
years have been a
dream.
ms experience in gov
ern menl.
“I don't have any experience in running up u S4
trillion debt," Perot said. Well, neither does Clinton.
Whose experience could he be talking about?
Unfortunately for the candidates, real issues man
aged to pop up from time to time. The format of the de
bate did not allow any candidate to offer specific solu
tions.
At the next debate. Clinton needs to spell out some
of his plans, just like he's been doing on the campaign
trail for the last several months. Perot needs to address
issues other than the economy (education, health care,
etc). He should remember that he’s running for presi
dent. not for chief financial officer. As for Bush, his
only hope is to hire the writers from Dallas and Nvw
hart to convince the American people that the last four
years have been a dream. Bush's experience has been a
disaster, and Iran-Contra and Iraqgate have virtually
destroyed his trustworthiness.
With three debates to go. Clinton needs only to not
say anything stupid. Bush needs to realize that the
American people have looked behind the curtain and,
regardless of the wizard says, will not ignore his true
character. Perot still can't win. but he will have put
himself in the running for a position in the Clinton ad
ministration. and if he's serious about helping the
country, he'll accept it.
Oregon
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You’re no Morse
! know Wavin' Moreo. Sena
tor from Oregon, from the years
1945 until his (loath in 1968. 1
know him us a role model, a
mentor, an oxciting and inspi
rational colleague in the 85th
and Bt.th Congresses when I
was a member of the House,
and as a good friend
And I know Bob Pack wood.
And I don't have to toll those of
you who knew Wayne Morse
that Dob I’ockwood ts no
Wayne Morse' l-ur from it.
Wayne tirelessly worked lor
his constituents and Ins nation
His personal integrity was ac
claimed in the Congress and by
the millions of people who
knew of him and his strong
stands for peace, ordinary peo
ple. bettor educational facili
ties. human rights and our con
stitutional government
Packwood's reputation In the
Senate over his 24 years is that
of a ruthlessly shurp manip
ulator. eager to sell his votes for
personal profit.
i.es AuCoin. Packwood's
Democratic opponent, comes
fur closer to personifying the
"Morse Code" of devotion to
the public good, of integrity
and of courage.
Bill Clinton s program for
change needs Les AuCoin in
the U S. Senate and Peter Do
Fazio in the U S House of Rep
resentatives in 1993 and be
yond to help President Clinton
do the hard work our country
so desperately needs done.
Charles Porter
Eugene
Game hogs
I, like many other students in
the University, urn constrained
(or financial reasons to utilize
shared resources — in this case
the EMU computer lounge.
Upon sitting down at one of
the monitors today. I looked to
the left and saw a note.
It read: "Users who have pro
jects, schooiwork. etc . have
priority over game players. If
you are playing a game, be pre
pared to move if someone else
needs the machine."
1 thought to myself, "I should
say so!” Then upon further ex
amination. I found permanent
user files installed in the sys
tem which were used exclu
sively for playing games
Is this appropriate use of stu
dent-funded hardware? Macin
tosh H's cost approximately
S5,U()() These machines will
eventually wear out. We should
he using these computers for
student development, not game
ploying. I mentioned this to one
of the fine computer lounge
monitors, and 1 am sum ho im
mediately forwarded my com
ment to the lounge manager,
being the eager employee he
was
As rising tuition und fees
take u bigger bite out of student
pocket books. I think it is our
responsibility to comment on
the use of our money in the stu
dent community 1 was told by
this employee that this is a
shared resource und students
could do whatever they want
with the computers It is part of
their fees.
I wonder, when our fees go
up in order to replace worn-out
computers, will students appre
ciate the freedom allowed their
peers as they write out their tu
ition checks?
Steven Elliott
Biology
Not homophobic
With the upcoming 19H2
election, Oregon has drawn the
attention of the entire nation
with its anti-guy rights hill,
Measure 9. I am sure by now
that most Oregonians have
grown quite tired of hearing
about it However, I would like
to clarify our position.
The OCA und its supporters
are not "homophobic." They
are merely responding to the
menacing threats of a militant
gay community. It is the radical
homosexuals who have thrust
this issue to the forefront of the
political agenda
After reviewing literature
aUmt und by homosexuals, it is
easy to sec that their main goal
is to gratify their sexual desires
at all costs, including having
sex with our children
Do you think Tin kidding?
Twenty years ago one of the
most prominent planks in the
platform of the National Coali
tion of Gay Organizations was
to "repeal ull laws governing
the age of sexual consent."
They’ve never backed down on
that point.
Additionally, the N o r t h
American Man/Boy Love Asso
c iation, a radical, militant gay
group, has as its motto. "Sex
before eight, or it's too late*.”
The homosexual agenda in
cludes all the hate-filled, intol
erant activities it accuses its op
ponents of.
ror thi! sake ot our lumllies,
our children und our future,
vote yes on Measure 9.
Keith Cantrell
Sweet Home
Get informed
Some people muy plan to
vote in favor of Measure 9 be
cnuso they don't want homo
sexuals to have "special privi
leges" or because they simply
do not like homosexuals This
isn't what Measure 9 is about
By grouping homosexuality
with pedophilia, sadism, and
masochism. Measure 9 equates
a manifestation of human sexu
ality to acts of power and vio
lence It perpetuates falsehoods
concerning human sexuality —
that sexuality is something cho
sen or something that can he
promoted or coerced, all of
which researchers in human
sexuality und the behavioral
sciences refuted years ago
Most dangerously. Measure 9
forces the state government to
separate out from the main
stream a group of its citizens us
being "wrong, ubnormul, und
perverse” and mandates cen
sorship of them und discrimi
nation against them.
If you are considering voting
for Measure 9, read the meas
ure very carefully and think
very hard about its ramifica
tions What proponents of
Measure 9 claim it proposes is
not how it reads.
Make your vote an informed
one, not a blind, emotionul one.
Bruce Tabb
Eugena
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