EDITORIAL
Bush’s desperation
growing tiresome
Desperation is defined in the dictionary us "reck
lessness resulting from despair.”
We need look no further than the 1992 presidential
election for proof
As election day draws closer. George Bush is faced
with a double-digit deficit in the polls and is heavily in
danger of losing the White House to Hill Clinton. So
Bush is doing what any red-blooded American does
when facts! with certain defeat — he's trying to lie.
cheat and squirm his way to the victory circle. As he
and his cronies see it. there's nothing to lose.
Well, except for integrity, honesty and a good con
science.
We all know that the president is not the most up
standing citizen in the United States. After all, almost
every president has had iiis share oi character dif
ficulties. JFK had his alleged affairs. Nixon had Water
gate. Bush himself has boon implicated in the
Iran/Contra affair, one of the largest public deceptions
in American history.
He also has publicly flip-flopped on countless is
sues only because it suits his audience', from pro
choice to anti-abortion. From one of the largest critics
of "trickle down" to its largest supporter, from civil
rights opponent in the 1960s to ... well.
Now wo are expected to sit through countless as
sassinations on Clinton's character by Bush, because he
says that character is the most important trait in the
presidency. What he doesn't understand is that his
character attacks on Clinton only reflect his own des
ecration. The draft? Who cares? There are more impor
tant issues this year.
Now Hush has said ho would, "do anything to inr
re-elected." a direct quote. It's not exactly reassuring
when the president implies he will lie if he has to. And
then he accuses Clinton id saying anything to get into
office when he has already admitted the tactic is his
own design.
Desperation? Hill Clinton traveled to the Soviet
Union us a Rhodes Scholar, along with several other
Rhodes Scholars. Bush, following the advice of a con
servative House member, accused Clinton of having
contact with KGB agents during his trip, insinuating
that he is a communist.
Well. George Bush hits hud several meetings with
Soviet (now Russian) officials. In fact, he has met with
the highest figure in the land (Gorbachev, then Yelt
sin). Has Clinton accused him of anti-American activi
ties? No. But if we used Cuorge's logic, we could argue
that Bush was planning to be head of the Communist
party.
That sounds stupid, but Bush’s logic is stupid —
and desperate.
What is to be learned from these character attacks?
Only that if Bush is elected, he can’t be trusted to tell
the truth. That if he is willing to twist the facts and dis
cuss only irrelevancies. how can we have faith in him
to be president?
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self-righteous linger regarding
alleged "indignation ol the In
digenous people of liiis conic
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haven't grown up speaking
Lnglish, "(ierontmo" is slang
usually used by individuals
hurling themselves oil cliffs,
trees, etc The ICmoruld (bless
its imagination) traditionally
ussigns i nti by titles to "feature
photos "
A dummy was hurled, a pho
to was taken, a title was given
And you want to complain
about that'
You've never called someone
"bananas" or "nuts" meaning
"crazy" (stereotyping members
of two highly respected food
groups)? How about square"
to mean "nerd" (stereotyping a
line geometric shape)' Mow
about angrily shouting "Jesus;
Christ" or "God damn it!"
Surely, it never crossed your
mind that tin; "niujorily" (most
likely including yourself) out
rightly use; the names of our
salvation and creator to damn
whatever is pissing them off
(even if one doesn't believe in
Jesus or Cod, these righteous
dudes lay life's foundation for
millions).
It's a cry in' shume that
you've enough time on your
hands to create "indignations."
You emphatically pointed
your finger at the Lmcmld (u
blessed escape from boring lec
tures). failing to notice you've
three fingers pointing back at
you!
Looks like you should spend
less time worrying about things
that don't much matter, spend
ing much more time thinking
about what you'll major in
(since you're undeclared.)
Billy Psflloy
Psychology
Beware
I believe that Ballot Measure
7 is one of the least understood
measures that will be on our
ballot this November
Though it is t loverly written
to look like a lax that someone
else will pay. it is exactly the
opposite The homeowner will
pay higher food hills, higher
gas hills, higher utility hills and
higher hills on other gixuls and
services
Businesses do not print their
own money. All the money
they get comes from the sales of
their goods and services. Any
thing that causes their operat
ing costs to go up increases the
cost of their gixids and services
If Measure 7 is passed, prices
will go up.
Measure 7 is really a hidden
sales lax that we all will pay
Our state government knows
that the people of Oregon will
not stand for a sales tax. so they
have cleverly crafted this sales
tux-in-disguise in the hope that
we will be gullible enough to
fall for it It's a wolf in sheep's
clothing
Norma I’aulus, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction,
says that Measure 7 will not
solve our school funding prob
lems
Tell our state government
that we want less government,
not more. Toll them we want to
spend our money. We don't
wont thorn to spend it for us
Vote no on Measure 7.
Gary Lawrence
Willamina
Nazi again?
A survey of seven fundamen
talist-oriented Christian Uni
versity campus leaders, pub
lished in the Oct. 5 Emomld, re
ported that all of these Individ
uuls prcforrod lo publicly ri;
main neutral on Ballot Measure
9 issues This saddened and
disappointed mu immensely
As the familiar song says,
"When will they ever learn?"
I vividly remember the 1 mills
and HMDs Crowing up in Na/i
occupied Holland, I personally
witnessed what happened
whim "good" people look .1
neutral stand Most Christians,
with some notable exceptions,
preferred to remain neutral
and/or indifferent to what was
happening lo our fellow Jewish
country people Repeatedly.
Nazis told blatant lies about
their fellow citizens, stigmatiz
ing them as "less than human"
and accusing them of corrupt
ing major religious and cultural
values The rest is history.
Individuals of my generation
vowed that this should never
be allowed to happen again.
Today, OCA spokespersons
repeat daily lies and false opin
ions about the behavior of ho
mosexuals Those lies are re
pealed in the Voters Pamphlet.
Passage of Bui lot Measure 9
would mean these lies und
opinions would bo engraved on
Oregon's Constitution. How
would that affect Oregon's fu
ture history?
1 know that Christians, what
ever their Biblical interpreta
tion viewpoint may be. recog
nize lying und vilifying us a se
rious sin Particularly, whon
doing this would adversely uf
lc< I so many innocent and good
people.
I pray that all Christians, us
well as other people of faith or
non-faith, join me lo reject big
otry and the (X^A's attack on
Oregon's Constitution. Please
vote no on 9
Jacob Veldhuisen
Eugene
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