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Perot may be out, but
independent politics is still in
The Perot phenomenon was and is
a ll about the substantial number o f
Americans - white and Black - who are
disgusted and dissatisfied w ith two-party
politics in America. The response to
Ross Perot ’ s presidential candidacy was
a measure o f that disgust, not o f his
personal popularity. That remains as
true today w ith M r. Perot out o f the race
as it was yesterday w ith M r. Perot in the
race, even as the Democratic and Re
publican parties move like the vultures
that they are to woo Perot’ s supporters.
Perot said he pulled out o f the race
because he couldn’t w in. But his deci
sion was obviously prompted by the fact
that in order to w in the presidency in
November he would have had to reach
out to A frican Americans, to Latinos, to
lesbians and gays, to w orking people,
and to the left liberal w ing o f the Demo
cratic Party which has been totally de
serted by the C linton-Gore ticket. M r.
Perot decided that he w ould not reach
out to that base not because he w ou ldn ’t
do w ell to do so, but because he has no
sensitivity to those communities.
However, M r. Perot’ s insensitivity
over again that the while Americans
who make up the base o f the Perot
movement are w illin g to w ork w ith the
Black com m unity, the Latino com m u
nity, and the gay com m unity. Those
bases must be brought together - and I
am the presidential candidate who w ill
do that.
M y appeal is directly to the Perot
voter: jo in w ith us to continue to make
your statement about the total corrup
tion o f the two-party system in A m e ri
can politics.
The Republican Party is a party o f
the right. The Democratic Party, under
the stewardship o f the Democratic Lead
ership Council and B ill C linton, has
become a party o f the center right.
A frican Americans, gays, labor, and
liberal whites are le ft w ithout represen
tation. But i f that disenfranchised base
joins w ith the Perot base, weean change
does not, in my opinion, carry over to
his base. As a Black woman running fo r
the presidency I have traveled around
the country, and I have found over and
American politics.
The tim ing on M r. Perot’ s decision
cannot be separated from the fact that
over the last several weeks he has sig
nifica ntly alienated the Black com m u
nity at the same time as he has seen the
Democratic Party convention render
Blacks and other traditional constitu
ents o f the party powerless. A t a time
when it made the most sense for him to
embrace that base, he pulled out o f the
race. This decision shows his glaring
weakness and his unwillingness to build
a real independenlcoalition in America.
Far more revealing than the fact that
M r. Perot did not want gays in his
cabinet is the fact that M r. Perot did not
want gays, blacks or other disenfran
chised people in his movement.
There must be an honest and seri
ous debate now over where the Perot
voter can go. 1 am calling upon the
media to shape that debate in a in c lu
sive and honest manner by including
me and the independent option I repre
sent in their coverage o f the presiden
tial race so that the Perot voter can
know all the options that are available.
And 1 call on M r. Perot to put up the
hundred m illio n dollars he had pledged
to spend on his presidential run to fund
open and inclusive debates among
Democrats, Republicans and indepen
dents a ll around the country so that the
American voter can participate in the
real grassroots dem ocratic process
which he claimed to support.
To speak to Dr. Fulani, call 1 -800-
288-3201, for further inform ation on
m ed ia b o o k in g s , c a ll M a d e ly n
Chapman atC astilloCom m unications:
A health check-up for women w ill
be given from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Satur
day, A ugust 1, at W estern Stales
Chiropractic College C lin ic in Port
land.
The $20examination fee w ill cover
the cost o f a pelvic exam w ith pap
smear, breast exam w ith instructionson
self examination and a spinal evalua
tion. The health screen also includes a
urinary lab test and a blood pressure
check. The check-ups are administered
by fourth-year interns under the super
vision o f chiropractic physicians.
Women are encouraged to call early
for appointments at 255-6671 as open
ings are lim ited. The c lin ic is located in
the Parkrose area o f Portland at 2900
NE 132nd Avenue.
Western States Chiropractic C o l
lege C lin ic is a nonprofit organization.
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