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The Daily Collegian
Column 1
Stick with making money.
get out of politics, Ross
u
By Michael S. Handorf
Staff Columnist
The only thing more ridiculous
than Ross Perot running for Presi¬
dent is me possibility that there are
actually morons who will vote for
the man.
Ross Perot clearly should not
be the third alternative, for the
United States Presidency.
Now don't get me wrong. I am
in no way advocating that either of
the other two candidates have
offered any of us a reason to actu¬
ally cast a ballot for either of tliem;
however, Perot should not even be
considered as a candidate.
I admit that George Hush has
given me no justification for con¬
tinuing to vote for Republican
candidates. In fact, the top three
reasons why one should become a
Libertarian are George Bush, Pete
Wilson and John Seymour.
BuT Clinton's only real qualifi¬
cation for seeking the office of
U.S. President is that he is running
against the most irresponsible,
inept Republican
politician in
the history of
the Republi¬
can Party.
The most
uadessxRe-
publican we
have' ever
seen hold of¬
fice is run-
ning against a
Democrat
that no one
outside of
Arkansas
would take
Little do they
know that if they
elect Perot/ they
might as well de
electing Elmer
FUDD..
■
seriously as a presidential candi¬
date if he weren't running against
George Bush. And if the people of
Arkansas were any more literate
than they are, 'even they would
probably reject Clinton as a seri¬
ous candidate.
But Americans have lost hope.
They are grasping at straws, and
Perot is a savior for jeople who
don't want to have to choose be¬
tween two complete losers for the
American presidency.
Little do they know that if they
elect Perot, they might as well be
electing Elmer Fudd. Perot has
less of a clue about how to resur¬
rect our nation than either—and I
hesitate to give them this much
credit—Clinton or Bush.
Perot has never offered a sug¬
gestion as to how he would solve
any problem. He speaks in sound
"bites, the obvious weapon of use¬
less candidates. No respectable
candidate answers policy questions
with sound bites. The simple defi¬
nition of a sound bite is a short,
cute sentence or phrase that can fit
in a button. Short, cute sentences
don't allow people to construct
plans to solve problems around
them.
How would Perot place the
American corporations on an even
playing field with Japanese com¬
panies?
"We need to become more
productive to compete with the
Japanese," said Perot.
No shit, Ross. Thanks for solv¬
ing that problem, Sherlock. That
really took a lot of the mystery out
of your platform.
I'm going to apologize ahead
of time to those of you who I might
offend by suggesting that Perot is
useless. But until your ignorance
i s
pointed
vout, you
will not
see the
error of
your
ways.
Let's
suppose
that lam
struck by
a speed-
ingcaras
I walk
across
the street and
the paramedics arrive. From the
back of the ambulance appears a
doctor from Yale with 20 mal¬
practice suits filed against him and
a high school nurse from Arkan¬
sas. I don't know who I should let
operate on me. I start to panic.
Then, from out of nowhere
comes a really, really successful
plumber from Texas. He assures
me that my problem is that the two
'professionals" don't understand
my ailment He goes on to tell me
that he will be my faithful servant
throughout the operation, even
though lie has no experience in
liver transplants.
Please see WEALTH, page 3
Letters
"Drug war"
conveniently
timed
Dear Editor
President Bush and some of his'
associates have been linked to
Central American drug cartels and
favors for them (while using them
to funnel money and arms to the
Contras). Like I predicted from
the start, these allegations have -
been swept under the rug. This is
the real travesty of this election (in
my opinion).
Such allegations have clearly
undermined Bush's credibility in
fighting drugs, crime and the big-
time criminal element
In an effort to overshadow and
excuse such criminal allegations
and activities, Bush and the right-
wingers continue to invoke, their
popular deceptive code words like
"family", "values", "Christianity",
"God", and "patriotism" and/or
"country".
I do take issue with the Septem¬
ber 29 arrests of several hundred
alleged international big-time drug
suppliers, financiers and money
launderers in "Operation Green
wIce". The timing of this Drug
Enforcement Administration
(DEA) operation was very con¬
venient for Bush's re-election and
overshadowing and excusing the
pending Central American drug
cartel allegations against him.
Please see BUSH, page 3
TheDaay
COLLEGIAN
Aimee L. Fisher
Editor in Chief
Managing Editor Jason Terada .
f News Editor: Shannon Wentworth
Photo Editor Bryan Chan
Sports Editor. David Donnelly
Business Manager Shawnda Grice
Advertising Manager- Shawndale Grice
Advertising Production Manager. Lance Jackson •
Artspeak Editor Manny Fernandez
Cartoonist: OfirLevy
News Writers: Suzanne Andrews, Rosalba Beltran, Pat Bettencourt,
Adam Breen, Amie Goodrich, Suzanne Kayian, Leah Perich
Photographers: Hector Amezcua, Christine Baker, Steve Skibbie, Jeremy
Cloud • * .
Sports Writers: Richard James, Alex Aboud, Mark Bryant, Darren Robin¬
son
Advertising Representatives: LauiaDeckard, Shannon Wentworth, Shelby
Staik, Brendan Bailey, Ingram Tatum
Columnists: Adam Breen, Michael S. Handorf, Allessandria Polizzi
'
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| Title | October 7, 1992, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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| Full-Text-Search | 2-Op/Ed ....,, The Daily Collegian Column 1 Stick with making money. get out of politics, Ross u By Michael S. Handorf Staff Columnist The only thing more ridiculous than Ross Perot running for Presi¬ dent is me possibility that there are actually morons who will vote for the man. Ross Perot clearly should not be the third alternative, for the United States Presidency. Now don't get me wrong. I am in no way advocating that either of the other two candidates have offered any of us a reason to actu¬ ally cast a ballot for either of tliem; however, Perot should not even be considered as a candidate. I admit that George Hush has given me no justification for con¬ tinuing to vote for Republican candidates. In fact, the top three reasons why one should become a Libertarian are George Bush, Pete Wilson and John Seymour. BuT Clinton's only real qualifi¬ cation for seeking the office of U.S. President is that he is running against the most irresponsible, inept Republican politician in the history of the Republi¬ can Party. The most uadessxRe- publican we have' ever seen hold of¬ fice is run- ning against a Democrat that no one outside of Arkansas would take Little do they know that if they elect Perot/ they might as well de electing Elmer FUDD.. ■ seriously as a presidential candi¬ date if he weren't running against George Bush. And if the people of Arkansas were any more literate than they are, 'even they would probably reject Clinton as a seri¬ ous candidate. But Americans have lost hope. They are grasping at straws, and Perot is a savior for jeople who don't want to have to choose be¬ tween two complete losers for the American presidency. Little do they know that if they elect Perot, they might as well be electing Elmer Fudd. Perot has less of a clue about how to resur¬ rect our nation than either—and I hesitate to give them this much credit—Clinton or Bush. Perot has never offered a sug¬ gestion as to how he would solve any problem. He speaks in sound "bites, the obvious weapon of use¬ less candidates. No respectable candidate answers policy questions with sound bites. The simple defi¬ nition of a sound bite is a short, cute sentence or phrase that can fit in a button. Short, cute sentences don't allow people to construct plans to solve problems around them. How would Perot place the American corporations on an even playing field with Japanese com¬ panies? "We need to become more productive to compete with the Japanese," said Perot. No shit, Ross. Thanks for solv¬ ing that problem, Sherlock. That really took a lot of the mystery out of your platform. I'm going to apologize ahead of time to those of you who I might offend by suggesting that Perot is useless. But until your ignorance i s pointed vout, you will not see the error of your ways. Let's suppose that lam struck by a speed- ingcaras I walk across the street and the paramedics arrive. From the back of the ambulance appears a doctor from Yale with 20 mal¬ practice suits filed against him and a high school nurse from Arkan¬ sas. I don't know who I should let operate on me. I start to panic. Then, from out of nowhere comes a really, really successful plumber from Texas. He assures me that my problem is that the two 'professionals" don't understand my ailment He goes on to tell me that he will be my faithful servant throughout the operation, even though lie has no experience in liver transplants. Please see WEALTH, page 3 Letters "Drug war" conveniently timed Dear Editor President Bush and some of his' associates have been linked to Central American drug cartels and favors for them (while using them to funnel money and arms to the Contras). Like I predicted from the start, these allegations have - been swept under the rug. This is the real travesty of this election (in my opinion). Such allegations have clearly undermined Bush's credibility in fighting drugs, crime and the big- time criminal element In an effort to overshadow and excuse such criminal allegations and activities, Bush and the right- wingers continue to invoke, their popular deceptive code words like "family", "values", "Christianity", "God", and "patriotism" and/or "country". I do take issue with the Septem¬ ber 29 arrests of several hundred alleged international big-time drug suppliers, financiers and money launderers in "Operation Green wIce". The timing of this Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operation was very con¬ venient for Bush's re-election and overshadowing and excusing the pending Central American drug cartel allegations against him. Please see BUSH, page 3 TheDaay COLLEGIAN Aimee L. Fisher Editor in Chief Managing Editor Jason Terada . f News Editor: Shannon Wentworth Photo Editor Bryan Chan Sports Editor. David Donnelly Business Manager Shawnda Grice Advertising Manager- Shawndale Grice Advertising Production Manager. Lance Jackson • Artspeak Editor Manny Fernandez Cartoonist: OfirLevy News Writers: Suzanne Andrews, Rosalba Beltran, Pat Bettencourt, Adam Breen, Amie Goodrich, Suzanne Kayian, Leah Perich Photographers: Hector Amezcua, Christine Baker, Steve Skibbie, Jeremy Cloud • * . Sports Writers: Richard James, Alex Aboud, Mark Bryant, Darren Robin¬ son Advertising Representatives: LauiaDeckard, Shannon Wentworth, Shelby Staik, Brendan Bailey, Ingram Tatum Columnists: Adam Breen, Michael S. Handorf, Allessandria Polizzi ' \ * * |
