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Oregon Daily Emerald Monday, October 4, 2004 NEWS STAFF (541)346-5511 IF.N SUD1CK EDITOR IN CHIEF STEVEN R. 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Inc., at the University of Ore gon, Eugene, Ore. The Emerald operates independently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union The Emerald is private property. Unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law "...I'M BEING FOLLOWED BY A MOONSH AUOW... MOON5HAW>y MOOWt#oW..." Bret Furtwangler | Graphics editor ■ In my opinion Need elections answers? Take a number Today at Further From Perfection, we’re accepting questions from anx ious University of Oregon students regarding the upcoming presidential election: As a queer woman, I’m especially interested in what the candidates have to say on issues pertinent to my social situation. Who do I vote for? — Unsure Student Dear Unsure: I absolutely recom mend the casting of a ballot for Mr. Bush. Sure, searching for the phrase “civil liberties” on his official cam paign Web site produces no results, but don’t let that fact prevent you from supporting a candidate that is so obviously the one for you. And sure, Georgie has plans to write discrimination into the Consti tution by banning gay marriage, but really, who wants to get married any way? Wouldn’t you rather just be sin gle and promiscuous for the rest of your life? I know I would. And about Bush’s connections with Schwarzenegger, even after his heterosexist “girlie men” comment? Well, I say Ha Ha! We should all con gratulate the governor of California on his witty remark. Making fun of men’s masculinity in order to threat en them — what a novel idea! In terms of women’s rights, there is no better choice than Bush. The W stands for women. And if Bush had been born with a different middle ini tial, he would have changed it to W; that’s how much he cares about women. Even if he does wish to stick his head up into the vaginas of preg nant women and make completely uneducated decisions about their AILEE SLATER FURTHER FROM PERFECTION fetuses, or prevent women oversees from gaining access to birth control, the W in his name sure does make up for all that. My refrigerator makes a dripping sound in the middle of the night, which keeps my pet ferret, Killer, awake and running around noisily until 3 a.m. How can I stop this racket? Nicolas Corlett, Client #664 Dear 664: I see the inherent ques tion that you’re getting at. You’re re ally asking, ‘What smart decisions can I make in this election that will ensure Killer and I can sleep well at night?’ Two important issues to watch out for include our current military action in Iraq and the debate over the econo my. President Bush made the decision to “rub out” Saddam Hussein be cause deductive reasoning clearly in dicated a link between the Iraqi leader and the men involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks — consider their suspiciously similar skin tones and foreign-sounding names. If Bush leaves office, can the occu pation continue properly? Kerry has shown himself to be a steadfast sup porter of the war ... well, not of giv ing so much money to assist in the effort ... but yeah, the war-was defi nitely a necessary measure after 9/11 ... although, if he were in office, he would have waited for United Na tions approval... (cough) Geneva Ac cords ... (cough, cough). Maybe we should move on to the economy, stupid. If you are rich, I suggest voting for Bush, as he gave the greatest tax cuts to the wealthiest tax bracket. I guess Dick Cheney’s multimillion dollar nest egg was get ting lonely. If you are poor, I suggest voting for Kerry, as he promises to re voke said tax cuts and give more to lower income citizens. If you are unsure of your economic class, I still suggest voting for Kerry, because, sorry Reagan, trickle down economics is still a sham. The wealthy won’t stimulate the economy if they receive more money, they will hoard it along with all their other mil lions of dollars. The poor, on the oth er hand, will actually use unexpected money, and therefore benefit the economy. Duh. Which candidate was the most best-est in the Vietnam War? — J.D. Everyguy Dear J.D.: Television commercials are making it increasingly clear that neither Bush nor Kerry fairly served in the war. Bush was still doped up and surviving on daddy’s money, while Kerry was busy forging photo graphs of himself with the men who are now part of the Swift Boat Veter ans For TYuth. If you deeply care about the candidates’ war service, 1 suggest that you promptly stop giving a rat’s ass. aileeslater@dailyemerald. com OREGON DAILY EMERALD LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor and guest commentaries are encouraged, and should be sent to letters@dailyemerald com or submitted at the Oregon Daily Emerald office, EMU Suite 300. Electronic submissions are preferred. Letters are limited to 250 words, and guest commentaries to 550 words. Authors are limited to one submission per calendar month. Submissions should include phone number and address for verification. The Emerald reserves the right to edit for space, grammar and style. Guest submissions are published at the discretion of the Emerald. ■ Editorial 17. S. action imperative in Sudan Two minutes of the 90-minute presiden tial debate on Thursday were dedicated to the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan — not nearly enough time, given the scale of the tragedy, but more time than we anticipated, quite frankly. We were glad that both candidates used the word “genocide” to describe the ac tions of the Sudanese government and the Arab militiamen known as Janjaweed, who are killing Darfur’s non-Arab population. But we were disheartened that neither candidate is in favor of sending troops to stop the genocide, which by all accounts is ongoing. An estimated 50,000 have been killed and 1.3 million have been driven from their homes, according to Reuters. Women are being raped and villages are being de stroyed on a daily basis. Yet the world is dragging its heels. The African Union only has 300 troops on the ground, according to The Washington Post, and the United Na tions is taking its sweet time dotting every I and crossing every T. Sudan’s only hope is for America to take the lead by ramping up pressure on the in ternational community, helping to provide the peacekeeping infrastructure (i.e. mon ey) and sending in U.S. troops, if necessary — and it will be necessary. All of this should have been done months ago. As Samantha Power recently reminded us in Time magazine, past presidents have been reluctant to use “the G-word” to de scribe genocide: For example, Jimmy Carter with the Khmer Rouge, Ronald Rea gan with Saddam Hussein, the first George Bush with the Bosnian Serbs and Bill Clin ton with Bosnia and Rwanda. This time around, our leaders have pro vided the appropriate international con text, but, as Power says, using the word genocide is only a small, first step. Now we must take action. We must not allow our selves to be trigger-shy due to the reaction over, and casualties in, Iraq. What some would suggest is America’s greatest failing — a rash, unilateral foreign policy — can now be utilized for the good of humanity. The controversial “doctrine of preemption” has the potential to do what no other country is able to do: Preempt further genocide. However, in a political year dominated by Iraq, nuclear weapons and terrorism, Africa and the terrorism of genocide have been rendered invisible. This is an issue that should transcend politics, yet neither candidate has made it a priority. Democ rats and Republicans must find a way to come together and take action to help the Sudanese people without it dissolving into further partisan mudslinging. But that might be too much to ask. ONLINE POLL How easy is it for you to buy textbooks for college courses? Visit www.dailyemerald.com to vote. 1. Very convenient. Every book I need is in stock at the cam pus bookstore. 2. Somewhat convenient. I just logon to the Internet and click, click, click. 3. Somewhat difficult. I don't have a car/bike, and the in structor uses a store across town. 4. Very difficult. The book list for my class wasn't provided in advance, and now I can't afford the books. 5. This issue doesn't affect me.
