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Hart's campait follows Carter A Kir/Pc_Aif? l/imir f fVio LIo rf r?Qmn / v uii u j-vjv/ viwvy wi iiiv iiau ^uui^j up memories of a young presidential h Plains, Ga., who, like Gary Hart, wa; be a breath of fresh air to the Democ When Jimmy Carter arrived on the pc eight years ago, people tried tc iiicmscivcs wiiii nun iiiiu even i discovered some kind of old friendship looked to be a winner. A similar situs ting in the Hart ranks. However, lool pened to Carter. Most presidents in this country hav and been accorded a certain eraciousn ter how much they were ridiculed whi Even Richard Nixon is respected as genius because of his numerous te pearances. The United States does grudge. We love all of our politicians Carter. More than three years after hi his name is invoked to suggest politica tion. Carter simply didn't have the Mi Where was his mistake? Why humiliated by its once shining son? Pc the wounds of an earlier gubernatorial subsequent turbulent governorship. \ Kir fr* 11 n of I r* o 1 V\ onnnra rvf uid ldii liuui iiaiiunai giatt uuaust ui or because the Iranian situation and 1 did him in. However, if Carter was si failure, why did the country elect hii The answer, which certainly doesn' American voting public, is charisma. / harassment of the Nixon era, the put man who could bring back that Ampriran olnrv Thp "neannt hripade' tion's young joined Carter and his grai paign, not because of a minimal degre awareness, but to satisfy their own pri tion. It didn't make much difference was remembered as Georgia's most governor. The Hart campaign is frightenin; Here we see a man with one of the wc sional attendance records sweeping right and left. Like Carter, Hart h; magnetic attraction that draws votes. 1 l^rvl^c nr\r\ InVin l^PnnpHv snpprh 1VV/IVO U11V4 (I Villi A?.VA*?*V V? J U|^rw%r>> mesmerizing citizens who aren't 1 analyze the issues. This is a sad comm political apptitude of the American v The similarities between Hart and ( Hart's fault. They are actually two i politicians. However, while Carter wj * *_ Y T 1. thing eignt years ago, loaay u s nan transposed to a status symbol by t fashionable. Perhaps Hart should Carter stands today ? in the shadow; ed figure. Would it be fatalistic to pi the same position five years from no GamecockEditor in Chief * Inhnnu Pnnnc Managing Editor Chris Handel Copy Desk Chief Ron Brackett Copy Editor News Editor David Hill Copy Editor Asst. News Editor John Deiner Copy Editor Opinion Page Editor Ellen McCarthy Copy Editor Entain. Editor Leslie Dunson Copy Editor.... Asst. Ent. Editor.... Margarita Pate General Manager Sports Editor Jeff Rogers Ad Manager ... Asst. Sports Editor Andrew Miller Business Managei Photo Editor Mary Ann Mollis Production Mgr. Asst. 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Address letters and columns to: Opinion Page Editor, Gama< Opin jn 's aign churns opeful from / i thought to / ;ratic Party. / >litical scene / > ingratiate / niraculously / now that he 7 x ition is star- / r m .j re left office ess, no mat- (\f ile in office. \ v W \ J ; a political V \ <t levision ap- J 1 \^J C 1 condemnaidas touch. is Georgia irhaps it was ? ? race and the ROTC memt r(*r\ VpnnpHv L VV4 iWlil 1VV4 J Lich a dismal T? the Edltor:. out .j 9 I am writing in reply to Robert E Tl president. Wednesday's Gamecock. Mr. B t flatter the your own view point. It is the rig Vfter the em- press his own view point. Howevei >lic wanted a ten a more adult letter ? not on< ttgood old" calling ? and gotten your point : , , , Mr. Berry, your letter contain* and the na- would like to correct. We do no 5S-rootS cam- march in the Horseshoe "ev :e of political everybody else off the grounds. de and ambi- waving idiots, militants or mindl* * that Carter ana marcnmg is pan ui < questionable Student que gly familiar. 1 )rst Congres- To the Editor: Up delegates After applying for school in the is that same I"" tuiI'?"' 1 was forced to il j. began. The necessary paperwork v -lis appealing t0 t^e 5eginnjng Qf the semester. pattern are without reimbursement for my tu 30thering to entary on the The ^act that 1 have not receive< 0^er me as much as the fact that three /ery different Student otti is the coming who has been fo the Editor: he politically On Thursday afternoons, af note where long week of eating babies and 5 as a disgrac- pressing the masses, I like to bio icture Hart in some steam and relax by going w9 leisurely march around the Horse This is fine except for one I 1 before I and my other gun-w buddies can start we have to run mob of weirdly dressed, frisbee-t< idiots who play loud music, i I'm talking about the hippie socio-political radicals who con to play every sunny afternoon. A wanting to polish up on his j .: Jane^McPherson stepping killing techniques is I Herb Reeves to tramP'e two? sometimes three j-jm Surratt bathers before they get up and I Ron Emler Their sympathizers in the sui ... Linda S. Haines ding buildings play evil rock *i .. Carolyn Griffen music while they experiment Mark McEwan strange substances and watch Wanda M. Hite other's hair get long. Even if I Mark Ethridge Jr. suc^ g0Cjjess noise (I prefer "Th 7774249 the Va'kyrie" or "Patton 777 2833 would get tired of hearing it i time. The foreign-made stere rs and guest editorials these unpatriotic people play music so loudly that even if we tr rials should be limited to hear the cadence or the s is. Letters and guest strains of our bands, we can som ft niimhar mailincj ad* Iacp Aiir ctpn ms are unacceptable. rcumstances warrant. Why can't these mindless p j socialists do their un-Americ cock, Drawer A, USC, tivities on one of the athletic fiel better yet, enlist and come w ioN 7 L (~l'< LetterS ier responds to si I am not condemnii Jerry's leter that appeared in it. I do not expect yc erry, your letter expressed flag, but to realize th? ht of every American to ex- pie who like many dil r, I feel you could have writ- use as well as yours. Y e resorting to childish name like to march. across. :d a few inaccuracies that 1 In closing, Mr. Be it dress weirdly, goose-step, lawn; you are just foi ery Thursday," or "run anything on you by i Also, we are not "gunire r\cmi/lA_CAMiprc ' ' W/*? QrP ^ 30 ^OVUUU"OV/iUlVl a. ?* V ui v our training. istions delay in re which time the univer spring semester and paying money and on that o hdraw before the semester In addition, I char /as filed and processed prior am therefore receivin Three months have passed I realize that wit! ition. astronomical amount ?t _ ? J? i ins is riuicuious. j my check does not concern months have passed, during srs suggestions to We've been trying to entertain the ter a Horseshoe residents and inspire them sup- to turn from their unpatriotic ways, w off I'm disaDDointed that we go to so for a much trouble to look nice and spiffy, :shoe. and yet, haven't seen even one of them thing: bring out his flag and join the fun. aving If USC President James Holderman off a can stand the noise and eyesore these )ssing __________ s anti VliTH THaN 1% Ol c out iN Nevj HaMPSHiRe, Th nyone I WaLTeR MONDaLG To ' ??leH VJiTH HaRr TaKiNS WY< ..sun" out arreR THe eave. I MONDaLe WiNNiNG THO ^11 tudent letter lg your opinion, but how you expressed >u to come out and wave an American it America is full of many different peoferent things. The Horseshoe is mine to ou like to throw frisbees out tbere, and I rry, the Horseshoe is not your personal tunate to live there. We are not inflicting ising what is also ours. Robert Scearce Business freshman imbursement sity has probably received interest on my f other students. ged my tuition on my Visa account and g a finance charge on the amount. 1 such a large instituion, there is an of paper work involved, but three monJerry Cole Graduate student - - - letter writer people create all week (except for the hour each week when we junior militants can restore a little order), fine. But if he gives the word, I and my fellow automatons would welcome the opportunity to get some practice in invasion and occupation. Larry Cline, Marine science junior = Tne voTe couNTeD 1 li?> NeTWORK PRoJeCTS ia/im Tup waiN? PRiMaRV. 3MiNG, GL?NN DROPPiHG ! HeRN PRiMaRies,awp Tf NOMiNaUoN Bur // ;aN iN NoveMBeR. / / ijjlx