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Political mists
can't be forac
What's become of Edwin Meese?
After a month of being put through
investigators from the U.S. Senate, t
Representatives and the attorney gen
many believe that his reputation w
sullied for him to serve effectively in t
highest legal office.
However, the allegedly illicit
manipulations and other seamy seen
seem to have been forgotten by tl
public.
So where does President Ronald Re
term buddy sit today: at the front do
torney general's office, ready to
maintenance of justice in this great la
Such circumstances merely solidi
jority's belief that the Washington poii
anything but lily-white.
If all politicians are corrupt, why do
to persecute some of our nation's grea
The producers of that ' 'infallible" nc
4'60 Minutes" are being diplomats
Richard Nixon the ooDortunitv to
reputation.
During two recent interviews Nixon
ingly candid and up-front. As a well-v
terviewee and scapegoat, Nixon should
ed by the sharp lashes of the media,
been attacking him for the past 10 ye<
Like a fighter who hasn't yet heard 1
Nixon was able to blow the wind out c
"60 Minutes'' by publicly apologizing
ing burned the incriminating Wat
before their existence leaked to
Wouldn't the United States have beei
When ex-President Nixon resigned f
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dent and diplomat, it lost self-respect
and an international reputation. N
legislative genius who was unfortun
crook.
Ten years later, another tainted pol
Meese, is cast into the limelight. But n
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nominated hirn for the nation's
enforcement office.
But Meese is not in the same politi
Nixon, and the only valid comparisor
claim that breaking the law was not i
cicv^uiupciiiicu uy malice.
The sad fact is that Meese will prob<
be entrusted with a vital aspect of
government. Nixon, on the other han
to the sidelines where his still-usable g
shadowed by past sins.
It shouldn't be that way.
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have To_tlhe Editor:
The purpose of the Gamecoc
s' thought, was to afford students
newsworthy information and
he 10-COUnt, enlighten them with a top
f the sails of periodical.
for not hav- ^ topic that your Entertainn
editor obviously declined to pi
jrgate tapes was t^e recent production
the public. "Godspell," which ran (in case
l better off? didn't know) from March 31 to A]
rom office in at t,ie Episcopal, Lutheran, Meth
;uperb presi- Ce"ter- .
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ixon was a houses each night. The audience
ately also a to their feet and cheered with tea
joy at the end of every perform?
Applause came after single lines,
. f. tomimes and facial expressions a
Itical llgure, total of 12 encores, were ?
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resident who The performance was free so
top law- anyone who wanted to see it c(
USC students and the public love*
. . show; several people came to al
:al league as every performance.
is that both
itentional or
wi?,and Graduate cri
the nation's
i, is doomed To the Edltor:
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Washington." The show portrayc
humanist and implied an a<
Washington and his best friend's
This accusation, based on a r
| Flexner, is unequivocably false!
Flexner himself admitted in
1 authentic documented evidence
faithful to his wife." Indeed, rese
on which Flexner's accusation is I
i seemingly speaks longingly to the
Leigh Jones dictated to and written by Marths
Dawn Kujawa venomous accusation was presen
Jane McPherson public, detracting from the profoi
HJf* Rceeves Christian leader. In short, I am
Tim Surratt
RcnCmler me*a' . . .
.. . Linda S. Haines Phe truth ,s that the mcn who
Carolyn Griffon America to independence were so
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Io the Editor:
rs and guest editorials ? Clariosophic alumnus,
joyed the high-level questior
ials should be limited answer session between Clarios
s. Letters and guest girls and boys and Libert
i number, mailing ad presidential candidate David Berj
us are unacceptable,
cumstances warrant. The Libertarian Party idea of a
absolute personal and ecor
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LetterS
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Some Columbia citizens, including
*k, I production workers at ETV, believed
with "Godspell" was the best show thay
to had seen in the area for some time,
-rate William Starr, Cultural Affairs editor
of The State, offered a complimentary
nenT review in the paper.
irsue Overwhelming audience response
of could have held the show over for a
you month, though the ELM Center was
pril 9 only able to add an additional perforodist
mance. The result, however, was emotionally
satisfying for the audience, the
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eked Why then did the EntertainmenT
rose section refuse to cover the event? The
rs of department received letters and phone
mce. calls, but no one apparently found
pan- "Godspell" newsworthy. There was
nd a no review, picture or interesting write;iven
up. The only thing written was a
v small paragraph in the EntertainmenT
a i A i * r? a i i t ir
iriai uricis inai was puonsnea nan-way
3uld; through the run of the show and cond
the tained two errors.
most For the record, there was no Kim
Kelley in the cast and "Godspell" was
iticizes Washington
Contrary to CBS's v<
oo niuii-sci ic5> vjcurge suvcicign gracc ui v
:d George Washington as a England, the most p(
iulterous affair between The greatest of th
wife, Sally Fairfax. Washington, the fatli
ecent biography by James humble Christian in t
that the complete tru
his book, "There was no Washington under:
that Washington was un- rested in God Himsel
arch indicates that the letter to move on his behal
based, in which Washington will. Unfortunately,
widowed Sally Fairfax, was unmentioned in our 1
a Washington. And yet, this It is an atrocity wh
ted as fact to the American this great man is tota
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uiiv* n,saty una uuiy grcai js emoracea as tact,
tired of being lied to by the pandering to viewers
vice to the American
were instrumental in leading
ber, God-fearing Christians.
rs libertarian idea;
total acceptance. But Mr. Bergland is a
I en- very smart man ? head of a big
?-and- California law firm. So why does he go
ophic around the country pretending to pedarian
die stupid ideas seriously for total
jland. acceptance?
Imost Mr. Bergland and his Utopian
lomic fellow-Libertarians are "putting us
jurse, on."
y for They figure that, in time, their exag
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not to be performed on a Thursday
night. The apathy of your writers
disappointed the company and
members of the audience.
Of course, I am biased in that I
believe "Godspell" was more
newsworthy (as I am a member of the
cast), but looking through the EntertainmenT
pages written during the
production, I found several articles
that kept me awake all night after
reading them.
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Cameo's unique funk sound, a new
vegetarian restaurant, Zella Lehr's attempts
at a hit record, proper malewatching
techniques and the group
"Asleep at the Wheel" that was
enough to put the reader asleep while
reading the headline alone.
I suggest that your writers really
think about what is appealing to the
readers and not rush to fill a page or
meet a deadline. Your readers deserve
mnip than that
Jimmy Flannery, Jr.
English freshmsn
n mini-series
jrsion, these men knew that only by the,
jod could this country be freed from
)\verful empire on earth.
lese men was none other than George
ler of our country. He was a devout and
he fullest sense of the word, and it is time
th be known about this great man.
stood that the destiny of this great nation
f. Moreover, he allowed the hand of God
If, always seeking to be in God's perfect
this Christian character generally goes
listory books, as it was in the mini-series,
en the vast historical evidence concerning
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and sensationalized into a major film,
nationwide. CBS has done a grave disserpublic.
Laura Brodnicki
Media arts graduate
s not serious
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least somewhat, change prevailing
practices. And, in the meantime, the
publicity certainly does not hurt their
law business.
Some people are so smart you have
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them.
James Galloway
Special studies freshman