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Kenned unfavoral As the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination heats up, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy continues to further his image as a political blunderer and an inept candidate. Kennedy has kept his foot firmly entrenched in his mouth since his asinine statements about the Shah of Iran shortly after the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran. Instead of trying to clarify his position and offer a viable solution to the crises at hand, Kennedy has attacked President Carter for "hiding in the rose garden" and refusing to campaign and debate. ANY LOGICAL political observer recognizes that the president should be more con cernea with the problems at hand. Only a political blunderer such as Kennedy would accuse Carter of intentionallyusing the crisisin Iran to improve his once-sagging image as a leader. Kennedy continues to alienate those voters who look fnr rnnrn than just a personality. He con tradicts himself with almost every speech he makes, and as a result, says practically nothing of political importance. A growing concern among Democratic leaders is that Kennedy will split and severely damage the party with his political nonsense. If this happens, the chances for a UonnKiinm ? -w M AlrVpUUUVU 11 president will increase. This is not gamecock Founded 1 908 Tom Travis Editor in Chief Brian Duncan . Copy Desk Chief Mark Platte News Editor Brett Fnedlander Sports Editor James Rokosny Entertainment Editor Robert Ariail Graphics Editor Janet Gibson Editorial Page Editor Cylinda Calvert Wire Editor ' Ronda Temploton. . . Assistant News Editor ] Steve Hiddell Assistant Sports Editor Jeffrey Chamey Assistant Entertainment Ed. Carl Babcock Graduate Assistant ' Anthony Gray Advertising Manager Bill Outlaw . General Manager William Production Manager , Maik LtW-St* Jt At :*:?! Nwwiuocm. /7* / if: 1 Adwv.iwjj 7// *24'J Business 7 77 '<H?R Solo rcprixJucfon rights granted to the As^of.iatfc'l Pr^ss At! other material contained )ipr9in 'ivay r,ot be reprinted without the 1 : pe>/rwaeioao? th???(Jitor ' j Cpii>k>r>s expressed in the Gamecock are those, if tinned, of the writer and, if unsigned, oI ihv St'.V'jr editorial staff. I Jy v lfAAnc L j jLm.vy ble image to infer that no other Democrat should vie for the nomination, but a limit should be established as to the severity, of attacks on canHiHntnc uiitkin nno'c ntim norfti tvo yw iviiiii wiiv o v/nu j/ui ij , Kennedy's campaign would probably benefit more from addressing the issues directly and, if he must criticize a candidate, sling mud at the Republicans instead. KENNEDY'S SUPPORT lies in the Northeast, and even this faction of the voting public seems reluctant to support him. The South and Midwest, from all indications, are strongly antiKennedy. He seemed to be more popular before he announced his candidacy. The fact that the Kennedy name has long been associated with money and politics are offensive to some voters, especially middle and lower class whites. The senator should not be judged by his name alone, but he has done nothing to familiarize himself with the average voter. One must wonder what Kennedy hopes to accomplish by his constant attacks on the Carter administration. The American public can recognize the shortcomings i.e., inflation, labor disputes and gas prices, and needs a candidate who offers solutions instead of harping on the problems and the president's failure to solve them. IN FACT, Congress, where Kennedy boasts of having great power, has delayed many of the president's plans for finding solutions to the energy problem and balancing the national budget. It remains to be seen how the Massachusetts senator could deal with such a stubborn legislative body. Presidential politics almost always involves a certain amount of rhetoric and general political bull, but the levels reached in these areas by Kennedy are simply ridiculous. Perhaps Kennedy should put the mudslinging aside and offer his solutions to our problems, if he has any. If he doesn't, the Democratic party will suffer more embarassment. Opinion Letters The (iamecock welcomes letters from its readers All letters must be typewritten and triple spaced on a 65-space line and should be a , maximum of 300 words Letters must be signed with the writer's J correct name, telephone, mailing address. ' class standing and major Pseudonyms are ' unacceptable, but the writer's name may be withheld by request if circumstances warrant. We reserve the right to edit letters for space and style. Address letters to: Campus Opinion. The ( amecock. Drawer A. USC. Columbia. S C 29208 Columns In an effort to increase reader input into future issues, the (iamrcMk offers a weekly guest column Columns must be limited to one newsworthy subject and must be no more than four typed pages All columns must he typewritten and triple spaced on a 65-space line All facts must be accurate The editorial page editor reserves the right to reject any column for any reason and edit for space, content, style and accuracy Columns must be signed with correct name, address, telephone, major and class standing or faculty position Address columns to Guest Column, The (ramrcock. Drawer A. l/SC. I Columbia. S C 29208 ^4^ / pappy, w mm -^he circus u lAUf Slim Whit To the Editor: I was extremely disappointed at the childish behavior by a group of students (predominantly Horseshoe residents) at the recent ion following the GOP debate. A little clean college fun never hurt anyone, but when the Horseshoe president and his cohort of intoxicated follies rallied clownishly in favor of their singing superstar Slim Whitman, many USC students (including myself), were genuinely embarrased. Not all US* hnrdpneA \ To the Kditor: We are addressing this to the Gamecock written by Mand> Sharon Winn. We are not op because we too feel that alct campus exceeds reasonable an< We also agree that fundir university is ludicrous in that and immature students to drinking. However, you are overzealoi USC students. We thoroughly Diamond Disco ? not all stud entertainment spot are alcoholi< It is true that n#?or nrpscnro i. i r* v ' college students should be mal tary constraint when they drin Barry Ballou was unfortunate, right to classify people who con as alcoholics - NOT EVERY D And incidently. before you sumers perhaps you had better talents. You say in your lettei easier to study and achieve" 1 your letter. You begin in the second p? detriment...and it should be be your letter with, "The univers alcohol was restricted." Do yoi (And honestly, does Carolina r< team" Who nn < dramatics.) This is not particularly meanl you don't know how to say it pre don't say anything. iu P_tL;ZL" ~r_--^ V" ', t '-- i'~ - J " S^MjEomwi'1 [ - ' rrv'"-"*^TJ:-: - Lettersseshoe called 'Donkey man fans o USC was fortunate enough to host a nationally televised debate among the four major contenders for the GOP nomination. Any student who views this sorl of event as a joke does not belong in college at all. In all due respect, I move that the Horseshoe be renamed "Donkeyshoe" in honor of thsoe rpsirlonts who in making an "ass" out of them- i selves alter the debate. If any one of these contenders i ever resides on Pennsylvania C drinkers -a -m -r. - * il ilcoholicsy authors of the letter in Friday's ' Davis, Julie Reynolds, and I posed to some of your ideas )hol consumption on the USC i responsible levels. ig for "beer busts" by the it encourages impressionable resort to overindulgence in is in attacking the night life of resent your reference to the ent that are regulars at this cs, as you so stated. s a factor in alcohol abuse, yet : Lure enough to practice voiun,1, ? 1 - ii\. v ci uimiy uie inciaeni witn but that does not give you the sume beer and alcohol strictly RINKER ISA DRUNK!! begin criticizing alcohol con- [ consider your own journalistic that "students would find it out consider the ambiguity of iragraph with, "Alcohol is a 1 inned." and yet you conclude ity would be a better place if ii really know what you want? 1 >ally have a "fearless football ield?" Please, spare us the t to be a literary critique but if iperly and with congruity, then Laurie A. Borsch p business administration | Frank M.O'Kelly chemistry biology sophomore I Vtr 1 1 s/ioc' bnoxious Avenue, I sure hope they hold a Setter impression of our student sody than was demonstrated Thursday night. It's a pity that our own beerwreathed Donkeyshoe buddies ried to turn a serious nolitiral unction into a zany frolic. I am sure their doltish slogan 'Slim up in -'80" only helped the eputation of (JSC take a fat plunge n the opposite direction. Yes. Mr. Klein, the Donkeyshoe nakes history once again. V' ? - !il.l ? J wiiiineiii upon requesi Next war to be nuclear To the Editor: j Recently there has been a lot of talk about the draft. A slight majority are in favor of it, as was shown last week in the British Union Debate. The reason everybody seems | to want a draft is because of the p face slapping we received in i] I 1 A / ? I A iiciiiitiiu s\ignanisian. ; Carter has instigated plans ! for a Rapid Deployment Force consisting of 150,000 men. This is more than enough to take care of any small squabbles in the future. What people don't realize is that any future world war is not going to be conventional ? it's going to be nuclear. In 30 minutes the victory will be decided and can claim the radioactive sewer they created. All this talk about the draft and war is just dreaming. Earth will either stay at peace or become a chunk of radioactive wast revolving around the sun. j Andrew Garber I journalism sophomore I Jr