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2 THE GAMECOCK Friday, December 4, 1987
I AMY DELFO Editor in Chief j
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Debate
Televised forum fails to give
candidates definite identities
Voters got a chance to see the Republican and Democratic
presidential candidates, all 12 of them, in a live televised debate
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could be said as there were debators.
Before the debate, former political aide to Ronald Reagan,
Mitchell Daniels, commented that,with so many people competing
for attention, "it could look like the Rockettes up there."
And indeed it did. There were far too many opinions and egos
to have a serious discussion about the issues. Instead, it appeared
to be a vaudeville act, with each candidate firing his best,
quite obviously rehearsed, one-liners. For example, when the
Rev. Jesse Jackson asserted that he was the candidate of the
South, Sen. Albert Gore, D-Tenn., quickly retorted, "Yeah,
south Chicago." Jackson smiled as if to say, "OK, you got me
mere . . . piease, sumeune iiiciiuuii marijuana use: iuu capected
to hear a rimshot any moment.
The "debate" was really just an opportunity to show 13
million viewers the faces that go with the names of Dukakis,
Babbitt, Gore and the rest to the large majority of Americans
who don't religiously watch C-Span. Exposure seems to be the
biggest problem for most candidates. In fact, former Delaware
Governor Pierre du Pont wants people to identify with him so he
now goes by the name "Pete."
So who really won the debate? The front-runners, Vice President
George Bush, Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., and Jackson all
came out of the debate about the same as they entered. Sen.
Paul Simon, D-Ill., seems to be less impressive the more people
see him. Sen. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., appears to be genuinely
hated. And public opinion seems to have changed little about
Alexander "I'm in control" Haig. He is still seen as too defenseoriented,
just as we seem to be close to an arms deal with the
Soviets.
It is still too early to know where the candidates stand on key
issues. After the party conventions are over and two candidates
are left, then maybe someone will emerge as presidential
material. Until then, we are still in the swimsuit stage.
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Hold it.
Hold it.
Hold the presses.
The Gamecocks can win the national championship
in football.
It's simple arithmetic and is entirely feasible.
It may take an act of the Japanese parliament
and a truck load of luck, but it can happen. ;
After three years of saying "We had it in the bag SY
and blew it," USC has another chance to pull out j
the national championship. No longer do we have
things in our way, and no longer are we going to
choke in the bowls ? even though USC is 0-6 in i
bowl appearances.
We have the team; we have the dream; by God,
we have the technology. And better yet, we don't But !
have to play Navy or Oklahoma State. USC
The best part ? other than actually winning the Saturd
national championship ? is that Clemson doesn't The
have a chance in hell of even coming close. touchd
It's kind of neat that in pre-season times we materij
weren't even considered breathing and Clemson Assi
was No. 1, huh? No.
It's 'The Jim ai
Makes you feel kind of special, doesn't it, when 1"""
someone or some part of this fine institution is I
played up in some torm ol the media.' Yeah, real
special.
Like the special feeling I got when 1 read the
Outfront column in The Charlotte Observer J
Wednesday. It's a zany little creation, written by a t
guy named Doug Robarchek. '
His column is filled with jokes, little tidbits of in- i
formation from various studies and other stuff.
And Robarchek fills the Outfront with various '
contests, none of which can usually be won. Like j
the one he announced in Wednesday's Outfront.
He said he intended to run it Friday, but couldn't ?
until Wednesday. And the due date was still Mon- "T1
day. This past Monday. ing fo
And that special feeling I talked about came in "I'i
the announcement of the "Grand Loser" of ' talked
another one of his contests. The contest, which he vision
said could have no winner, was the "Outfront Col- Koger
lege Presidents Jim Bakker Look-Alike Contest." park t
And the Grand Loser was, of course, USC's own "Pi
President James Holderman. The prize package fant li
allows the winner to "go on television and beg for "Ni
money to buy sex and cars." mome
Now 1 don't think our fine president is interested "T1
in begging for money to buy sex and cars, but get- thousi
ting on television to make money always seemed to sob ?
work well for Bakker, so why not a USC telethon? gettin
Christmas card:
1 went shopping for Christmas cards the other . ...
day. ,
No, 1 haven't bought any yet. But I have received
one in the mail already. My grandmother sent
me a card and a check ? and it's only the first
week of December.
So my annual chore begins: sending out
Christmas cards. :
I've always liked Christmas cards. When 1 was in i
hich school. I had a newsoaner route and was hu:kv
enough to get Christmas cards by the bagful from
my newspaper customers.
Christmas cards are pretty. They are given in a
season of goodwill and cheer. Everybody likes to
get one.
Hut several problems have come up. sive <
The first problem is I left my Christmas card list disca
at home this year, and 1 won't be able to get it until An
1 leave during finals week. Because of that over- famil
sight, 1 won't be able to mail my Christmas cards box <
until just a week and a half before Christmas. Qi
Second, and most important, I have to buy this cards
year's Christmas cards. But I haven't found any Ch
that I like. tions
How many do I need? Where can 1 find the pret- least
tiest Christmas cards? Where can I find inexpen- have
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, No. 8 (8-2), has to beat No. 2 Miami (10-0) iand th
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Gamecocks should win by at least one US(
own, and that would make them top well .
al going into the bowl time. could
iming that happens: Oh
1 Oklahoma (11-0) has to tie Miami in the Jusl
nd Carolyn SI
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us is Jim nere, witn Carolyn, and we're ask- you. ]
r your help. and tl
n trying to run a school here, but God has Enou,
to us and told me we need to build. In this "Pi
, God said we need to complete not only the
Arts Center, but also build an amusement No
o show our fine, ecumenical values." woulc
aise Jim," a chorus of fat ladies with bouf- could
lairdos chants behind the president. that c
ow, 1 want you to listen to Carolyn for a the G
int." HBT<
lanks, Jim. There are thousands and Game
ands of ? sob ? students here who ? sob,
- want to continue their studies, but it's just Or "
g so ? sob ? expensive that if we don't get a Prais
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id should I get religious cards to please my adve
ly, humorous cards to please my friends or a the
3f each? Chri
icstions and more questions. But no Christmas
. yet. Bi
iristmas cards are one of those holiday tradi- Aftc
you can't ignore. Manners require that you at A
send Christmas cards to those people who appi
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to be No. 1
e Bowl, and No. 3 Florida State (10-1) will
0 tie No. 5 Nebraska (10-1) in the Fiesta
1 would leave only Syracuse and USC as havhance
at the title. The reason is because ties
ball tick sports writers off, and sport writers
; ones who make up those polls.
le top four teams all tied in their bowl games^h v
SC convincingly beats Lousiana State in the
Bowl, the writers might try to get even by
it to a dark horse.
[ USC is as dark as Joe Morrison's hat.
1 Syracuse, No. 4 (11-0), would have to lose
burn.
t would give us the title.
ould make us the king cheese, the big shots
ie best, No.l.
2 can do it. i mean . . . it's possible . . . uh,
][ mpan if finH wpll if r>io?
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fly, uh . . . I mean . . .
hell, they can do it.
: hope for a blue moon.
tiow,' folks
nation ? tax free ? from everyone listening
broadcast, there's no way that they can conBoo-hoo-hoo-hoo."
aise Carolyn."
)w there there,dear, go and dry off your
ra and put on some more. But Carolyn's
Not only are there thousands of needy
its, but we have just got to build the
nical theme park as well. God wants it.
nd if you can't donate $50 right now, we'll let
pread it out over two monthly payments of
ich. And for those of you lifetime partners in
iamecock Club, we have a special deal for
it's a record with my own dear wife Carolyn
ne Gamecock singers called Enough Is Never
gh."
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w, I don't know which television stations I1
i pick up the Jim and Carolyn Show, but they
probably work out a deal with all the stations '
arry the Joe Morrison Show, and instead of
amecock sports network, we could have the
3 Club network. The "How 'Bout Them
:cocks" Club.
Help Buy This Garbage."
;e Jim.
problematic j
/ mi/ai v.uiicj(c siuuciio, mm prooamy means
ldma Lee, Aunt Karol and Cousin Joe. These ;
ile are family.
it once you hit college, Christmas cards get ^
to friends, especially friends you can't afford ,r\(|
ay gifts for.
iter on, Christmas cards get sent to business '
laintances and the extra family members who
jhow become inspired to send you a card after
re out on your own.
other words, the list gets bigger every year,
re does it stop? If you drop someone from a
stmas list without reason other than you can't
ra n, you're likely to spread Christmas gloom
;r than Christmas cheer.
) solve the problem of ignoring someone inrtently,
some people place advertisements in
newspaper to wish the entire city a "Merry
stmas" and "Happy Holidays." , j
Lit I prefer the personal greeting card myself.
:r all, it's something in my mailbox.
nd that's something any college student can
eciate.
think I'll buy those cards I saw the other day.