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4 THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, October 7, 1987
I AMY DELPO Editor in Chief
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Robertson
Former minister may not keep
religion out of White House
Pat Robertson is a changed man.
He has given up the title of reverend, which he's held since
1961. He has stepped down as chairman of the Christian Broadcasting
Network. And he has officially announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for president.
Indeed, Robertson is a changed man. But to what degree?
Horace wrote some 2,000 years ago, "They change their
clime, not their disposition, who run across the sea." A more
colloquial version of the Roman poet's line might read, "Once a
duck, always a duck."
Robertson's reasoning for his decision to hang up his role as a
Southern Baptist minister, understandably, was that his
presidential candidacy might conflict with voters' "deeply held
belief" in religious freedom.
Fair enough.
But in his zeal to impress the American public with his
religious nonpartisanship, he conveniently overlooks his past
conversations with God, his prayers that he said prevented Hurricane
Gloria from striking Virginia in 1985, his use of faith
healing to cure believers of an assortment of afflictions, and his
assertion in 1985, since recanted, that only Jews and born-again
Christians are entitled to government jobs.
At u/a? cppn with Qo?-i Ir>:a ? 1 c n *
. ..vw ?uii uui. oiucn anu iormer sen. oary
Hart, past actions speak infinitely louder than present words.
Any politician who thrusts himself or herself into the public
spotlight has got to expect that kind of scrutiny.
The point with Robertson, however, is not whether a former
minister can make the transition from a man of the cloth to a
man of the Oval Office. Stranger things have happened.
What is at issue is, even if Robertson were to make it all the
way to the White House, how long would he be able to subordinate
his religious convictions to his secular role?
When asked recently if he would seek God's advice on runninn
tlm no*i/>r* D aI - ' 1 *
.w6 ii.v nauuii, ixuucusuii gcimy siaesieppea tne question by
answering, "How He would lead me through wisdom would be
up to Him."
It appears we'll all have to wait to find out.
Glasnost
Soviet openness more than talk;
it takes work, talk, cooperation
Is "glasnost" too good to be true?
Maybe.
This past weekend, fueled by broad American and worldwide
support for a potential nuclear arms accord, the Soviet Union
opened their chemical warfare center in Shikhany, USSR, to
foreign disarmament negotiators.
The move was an attempt to convince the West that the
Soviets want to destroy chemical and nuclear weapons and came
just six months after Mikhail Gorbachev announced Soviet
plans to halt production of chemical weapons.
But there's a catch with this new proposal: the Soviets are
reluctant to open their entire chemical arsenals for inspection by
other countries. They say they would only do so 30 days after an
international agreement was signed.
To be fair, the United States has expressed the same
apprehensions.
Thus begins the groundwork of "glasnost," Gorbachev's
policy of political openess; the cautious, not always graceful,
dance of diplomacy.
Glasnost has become the catchword of the '80s among politicians
and journalists alike. To many, it is the seed of future
peace between the two superpowers. And indeed it may be.
But it is, of course, only a catchword. To paint it as a miracle
cure lor the world's political woes ? as idealistic Americans are
known to do when given a new symbol of hope ? is unrealistic.
If a nuclear and chemical weapons accord is ever reached, it
will be the result, not of repeated chants of magic words or
public relations gimmicks, but of long talks, careful planning
and a dedication to world peace.
Despite all the press in recent months on this new spirit of
cooperation, glasnost doesn't happen by itself.
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This scab columnist li
There is nothing wrong with scab football. I"?""""""""""????
It sounds a little bit disgusting, but there's really
nothing like it around. ?
When else can you see the Oilers destroy the
Broncos by three touchdowns?
If you watched any one of the games this past
Sunday, you probably realized that it doesn't mat- ? ??
ter that these players walked across the picket lines J ^
tO plaV and the best Of thr hrst arc cittino nm in ?V.? Ol ? I mil
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street crying because the owners out-maneuvered
them; if you have scabs on both sides.it doesn't ' [ v
really matter because the level of competition is j ' ^
the same. Hi
One must realize that "scab" is going to become L?^
a synonomous term for temporary help, and labels
will be applied to all aspects of the game for at least professional athlete."
a few years. Can't you just hear a gar
There will no longer be touchdowns, only scab- radio, probably broadcasted I
downs, and there will no longer be football in to take over for Bob Fulto
paraphernalia at the stands in the stadiums, there - <
will be scab paraphernalia. ?. The scabcaster was pro!
Someday, yuppies will think it is trendy to wear somewhere in Arizona but
the jersey of a scab football player. knees were bad, and now he I
And how'd you like to put it on your resume: big leagues.
"scab football player, 1987 ? responsibilities in- "Scab Man Crothcrs is d<
eluded ticking off veterans and pretending tobca three, the two,
It's time to get rid of
The first thing I really read about U.S. Attorney |???????????.
General Edwin Meese was a headline in the i
Chicago Tribune that said he and some of his j f-y f
friends were preparing an assault on the Miranda j
doctrine, which is the leeal rennirempnt that a n*r_
son be read his rights and understand them before ! 1 i
he is arrested. Meese seems to think the doctrine in- Stephen
terferes with law enforcement. .?f 1
Then I heard on the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour VjrUlItOyle [
that Meese had about $60,000 invested in the mmmmmmmmmmm
"scandal plagued" Wedtech Corp. A Con- ^ _
gressman from New York was recently convicted '
for his part in lobbying to get the company an ex- Wm
pensive defense contract, and former presidential L________
aide and former USC distinguished visiting professor,
Lyn Nofziger, is under indictment for his da doctrine, 1 read in The Che
part in the scandal. day that Meese is targeting th<
I thought Meese had to appoint an independent he thinks it does not apply t
counsel to investigate Nofziger and Wedtech just tends that the purpose of the
because his business manager had made an impru- due process amendment, was
dent investment. But Meese is also a target of ship. Only.
Jaines McKay's investigation to find out what But the amendment clear
Meese's admitted role in helping the Bronx, N.Y., make a law abridging an
defense firm get a $32 million arms contract. guaranteed in the Constitutic
Those are two black marks against any citizen of
the United States. And this man is the attorney He's wrong, but he is try
general, the top law enforcement official in the forcement easier. There are
country. Just the allegation of criminal wrongdo- have rather efficient police f<
ing should be enough to consider removing him of Rights as we have in Ameri
from this important position. and police states come to mil
But wait; there's more. Meese's role in the Iran-G
Not satisfied with wanting to take out the Miran- criticized. Some people still c
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AfP ^nllimn Never mind that you don't agree yoi
VlfVII C/ 11111 with her views on rock 'n' roll (and in
? .0 neither do I for that matter), there pai
chauvinistic p;??y ?< out ian
there who do. If she comes out in
favor of gun registration, should A1
To the editor: leave her for the sake of all gun toters
This is in regard to the column by in America?
Patrick Jean that appeared in the Issues such as censorship and
Wednesday, Sept. 30 edition of The labeling will eventually come back to |T
Gamecock. the voters of the United States or
Mr. Jean: I couldn't decide their elected representatives. For you
whether your article was an attempt to advocate splitting up a family or
at humor or if you were indeed having a man tell his wife to "shut
serious about your solutions to A1 up" (boy, do you live in the dark
Gore's campaign worries. In the end. aopo i? ?illv nnH r-hiMich on,i
1 decided you were probably serious, what you think of women in general. /
which leads me to wonder how such Oh, by the way, how do you feel froi
outdated, chauvinistic, sexist views about the First Amendment? You littl
have managed to stick with a young know, freedom of speech, etc? 1 bet easi
man who usually presents insight and if someone didn't like your views and one
wit in his articles. Do you honestly attempted to talk your parents into bee
believe that a man should leave his cutting off your income until you saw con
wife, or a wife leave her husband, for the light or asked your girlfriend to big
something as petty as politics? dump you because of your views, you
Would you put your political career would be the first one to complain 1
before your family? Let's hope you about your rights and how unfair ami
never marry, or it could become very everyone is to you. hor
nasty. Come on, Patrick, grow up. While Cot
ikes scab football
???????? a . . . uh . . . um . . . homerun, yeah that's it, a^ ^
___ homerun."
What we all want to know is, are the
-J cheerleaders scab chpprlMrtprc hrniioKt " -> <v~~. ?u
u W.vu^lll up 11 VSII1 llic
Hi Mexican league, and arc the referees scab as well ?
| " brought in from Little League in Des Moines to fill
8jgj| in?
I j And yeah, how 'bout the crowds at the scab
games, wasn't he loud?.
j Let's listen in to the scabcaster and how he
I describes the crowd, I mean guy, at the games.
| You can easily substitute the word "crowd" for
" s | the words "guy" and "he" and it will still make
__sense.
? "The guy is going nuts; he's doing the wave."
? "Oh, that play really got the guy on his feet,
ne broadcast on the He's taunting the other team. He's throwing paper
jy a scabcaster flown on the field."
n or someone? ? "Oh boy, he's really getting into the game
^ now. Hc's reallylovhif ^ ,
bably-on a station ?"The guy is incensed.'* w i'
got cut because his ? "The guy is heading for the exits."
las his chance for the Maybe we ought to head for the exits when the
NFL tries to thrust scab players on us, and when
3wn to the five, the high-paid babies strike because they only have one
it's a. ..it's Mercedes instead of two.
'Fast Eddy' Meese
???????- eluded in independent counsel Lawrence Welsh's
criminal investigation of Marine Lt. Col. Oliver
HMMMBBg* North and Navy Rear Admiral John Poindexter.
1 also read in a column by Richard Reeves that
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Union couldn't be led by the attorney general,
because Meese is a close friend of Teamsters Presi^
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Reeves doesn't like Meese much. He's a
disgrace, Reeves said. We are paying Meese a huge ^ I
99e?5^M salary to be the top cop, but the really big in0m'm
vestigations are being led by independent counsels
& & ,9 because Meese keeps injecting himself into these inV/PCtioahAnc
A n/1 1 ? ?
m? nnu u?.au3c uui top cop nas so mucn
free time, he starts babbling about removing the
rrlotte Observer Tues- protection of the Miranda doctrine and tells us that
i Constitution. Seems legislation such as the Bill of Rights doesn't apply
o the states. He con- to the states.
14th Amendment, the
to give blacks citizen- Meese is a smear on the American judicial process.
There's a phrase in the Latin: ipsos custodiet
ly says no state can custodiosl "Who watches the watchmen?" Meese
individual's rights is the embodiment of what happens when the
?n. answer is "no one does."
And when no one watches, all hell breaks loose,
inu to makp law pn. anH r? -1 F ' '
w.. "..v. iu \>ay iui nu/.cns oi inaepenaent
many countries that counsels to try and pick up Meese's hell on the
3rces and no real Bill loose.
ica. The Soviet Union It's time we cleaned up our judicial process and
nd. got rid of Meese. If we get rid of him now, America
ontra affair has been can eventually recover from the blows he's dealt
laim he should be in- our system.
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j're at it, I think you owe women was all a memory, i was tempted to
general, and the Gore family in hold Todd Ellis and Keith Bing
ticular, an apology for your sexist responsible. But that was without
cuaue. .1
uiuugin hj wnai me guys were reaiiy
doing on the field. They were once
Julia I). Scott again making me proud to be a stuAlumni/Development
office dent and a fan. The USC defense
played football with professionalcaliber
giants. For two years in a a
/?lnCA SiTfcCC row, the Gamecocks'defense earned w
/ the respect of one of the greatest
. coaching staffs in college football.
till exciting And, for two years in a row, the
O members of the Top 20 held their
breathes as our fine players put all
the editor: their heart into their efforts. Like this
vs the team quietly flew home past year, our guys made exciting
m Nebraska, I imagine there was football. How the players played the
e that Joe Morrison could do to game did matter. If they play in
c the pain of losing "another close Miami as they did in Lincoln, they
The Gamecocks, since I have will walk off the field proudly again,
n at Carolina, have seemed to be The plane ride will be joyous ? or
isistently close to winning some will they elect to stay in Florida for
gaiiic*. their bowl game? ^
was so excited when Bob Fulton
lounced our lead that I called
ne to Spartanburg and yelled "Go Robert Wooton
:ks!" over the phone. When it' English senior