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Viewpoint 2 THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, June 29, 1988 Bush - I Bush may be ov< picking Dole as A o f Ua D wan n oti/\na1 r-\? iiiu ixt^uuiivrtii 11ci11 v711cii \ji is repeatedly asked: Who will b< The strangest answer to that que: candidate Bob Dole. Analysts believe that Dole wi with his strength in the Midwes character. Dole, formerly the S 25 years of service in Congress, family and has the support of / TaHno nil of I~)nlf?'? r?r?citivf? difficult to see a positive workii Bush and Bob Dole after Dole campaign trail. When Dole was advertising hi radio and television, George Bu: ble man." Dole accused Bush generally belittled him whenevei Bush also needs to be concerr personality may overshadow h tremely outspoken on issues th; conservatively, and it would scrv mine the Bush presidency by ov Many people believed that Bu: picking Dole's wife, Elizabeth didate. Elizabeth Dole, formerl tion, left her Cabinet position Republican nomination. She w presidential candidate and Bush It is not uncommon for a pr< less than friends. John F. Kenne and Ronald Reagan's pick of Ge ing relationships as much as co1 However, the Bush-Dole rela eye, is very shaky at best. Gee about his political posture anc doesn't need to compound the s work under him. Dole's persoi look even more ineffective. Bush has many options wher m qualified politicians would prov large voter block and a strong 4 overshadowing the presidential to be an underdog on his own \ "OF COURSE TOP C itfCLUPEP ? IT N < TEST SOME OF I rrt| I I hi> JL mmm*. Kditor in Chief TOROD NEPTUNE News Kditor PAMELA HEAD j Assistant News Editors PRABHAKARKHOLE GINGER GADSDEN Viewpoint Editor TODD CHRISTENSEN Features Editor CASS IE YANG Snorts Editor I BOBBY JONF.S Photography Editor JODY HAGINS Comics Kditor TOROD NEPTUNE Graphics Editor RANDY MALI. Advertising Account Executives BARBARA BROWN MEGAN O'KEEFE EI IXABHTH WOMAC K Adviser I mi l rogfrs Policy: fhe(iamrcock will lr> to print In word* long (>ue<l edllort*l\ should not exceed $00 woi libel. Thf ( amrcuik will nol withhold nimrt under i I )ole? ershadowed bv vice-president imary draws near, the question s George Bush's running mate? stion may be former Republican ould balance out a Bush ticket ;t and especially his strength of enate majority leader, has over He was born into a poor farm American farmers. qualities into account, it is still ng relationship between George all but slandered Bush on the s presidential campaign on both sh was portrayed as the "invisiof "waffling" on issues and r he had the chance. icd that Dole's less-than-passive is own presidency. Dole is exit Bush may speak about more 'e no purpose for Dole to undererspeaking his superior, sh would make a good choice by , as his vice-presidential canly the Secretary of Transportato help her husband seek the as considered both a potential i running mate. usident and vice-president to be dy's pick of Lyndon B. Johnson orge Bush did not involve workyerage of party issues. itionship, at least in the public >rge Bush has enough criticism 1 lack of "backbone" that he lituation to pick a strongman to lality may serve to make Bush i picking running mates. Many ide the Republican ticket with a stance on party issues without nominee. Bush shouldn't have ?arty ticket. >FF|CIALS WILL BE V 6KT BE THE OMLY THEM CAN PASS* TESTS FOR tttd^RAL EMPLOYEES ??L? ?__?-i imecock Acting director of Student Media/Advertising Manager MARGARET MICHHLS Production Manager I AURA S. DAY Produr':on Staff ! ROBB I.ANK kr\ rtrritrd. I rllfr* should br, 41 niaiimum, ISO In JflO rd*. rtwrvr ihf right In edit Ifllfr* for ?l>U or poulbl* n) riminnlanrr. I ftgW on ScWuk. ] David and Go Even in the South, long thought to be the "Last Frontier" of discrimination, we are beginning to see the standard prejudices disappear. The successful integration of USC's Greek system two years ago is an example of progress in the continuing battle against racial discrimination. But there is yet another form of prejudice that continues to plague millions of Americans. And although more people become subject to it every day, the world continues to increase their | discriminatory treatment. The target: tall people. Tall people are the victims of forms of discrimination that no one ever thinks about. Well, let's think about some of them, shall we? See how many of them you've committed while you're at it. Although human beings are generally growing taller - the knights of medieval England averaged only five feet tall - foreign and domestic auto manufacturers arc continuing to make new cars smaller. It is to the point that many cars may as well not have back seats. No one, let alone a tall person, could ever sit in them; especially if a tall person is driving and has the seat all the way back. "The 'height' of frustration" for a tall guy has got to be the fact most most of the girls he goes out with are about a foot shorter than he is. Not only does it look strange to see such a mismatched couple, but it feels strange as well. Take dancing, for instance. Forgetting the obvious dangers of slam-dancing for a moment, slow dancing is quite an experience. It's really a lot of fun to dance with someone whose nose is in your navel. The guy has his knees bent to the point of falling over, and all of the blood is rushing out of his date's arms as she develops a neck cramp from looking skyward for an hour or so. Men actually have an advantage in these situations because a tall guy with a short girl will draw Don't get bur What do you think would happen if your apart iiivui vvjin^i^A uuiiiwu iu ihw (^iuuiiu aiiu an yuu: stuff was destroyed? How would you be compen- ' sated for all the things you lost? 1 had never really thought about the answers to .those questions until Palmetto Stor-All, a ministorage warehouse on Gervais Street, burned last spring with a lot of my stuff in it. Except for some skydiving equipment and a log book, most of it was easily replaceable, some clothes, suitcases, a trunk, and a great lawn chair. But still, to watch helplessly as your belongings go up in flames is frustrating to say the least. But while I was there tearing my hair out, a couple rushed up in sweats and houseshoes, tearfully explaining that they had just moved here from Texas and all their furniture was in their storage unit. Like me and most of the other renters, they hadn't even thought of insuring it. And although at the time that lawnchair was all the furniture 1 own ed in the world, I had a hard lime feeling bad about what some of the other people had lost. We found out later that Palmetto did offer insurance, but it was way down there in that fine print you always hear about. I guess no one ever thinks about something like that happening, and if it does most people just assume someone else will take care of it. It just seems that if something happened to your personal belongings through no fault of your own, there should be someone you can point your finger at and say "Hey, you owe me money!" It just seems so unfair if there isn't. When I asked some of my friends what they Reagan defen If President Reagan had spent less on defense, the '80s might have been an era of sound economic expansion anil very low unemployment such as the '50s and '60s. Reagan's high defense spending has meant higher taxes. This in turn means that American workers have often worked not for themselves, but for the Pentagon. The higher taxes for military spending have also been a drag on the economy. The budget deficits which Reagan's military spending helped cause have probably been a heavier drag on the economy than higher taxes have been. Throughout Reagan's reign, interest rates have been historically high. High interest rates slow down business expansion and have added to the unemployment rate of the decade. The government borrowing spurred by high military spending has also helped widen America's Ira/in Aaflr*l t i r> * OAo TU? UI-U : - * * * iiciuv uv.i iv u ill HIV o\J3. I IIC Illgll 1IIICI CM IdlCN needed to keep inflation down have attracted foreign depositors. Because deposits in U. S. banks are normally in dollars, (he dollar became very valuable. The high dollar has been the nemisis of U. S. exports and a boon to foreign manufacturing plants which produce goods imported by the U. S. Because of these imports, many working-class Americans have lost relatively high-paying jobs. It Is 1 tier?, come the commodities traders,,," liath was just th< 1^?????????,_____ crotch w "A pie the h B shirt on? here. A worse th j ' Life-sav? I some ch? right in " short, in country, them. A . change c far less attention than a tall girl with a short guy. or you'll Even television couples like Stuart Markowitz and of your Kelcie Baker of L. A. Law receive an undue "S amount of criticism just because she is four inches "tall tal taller than he is. tale" cc "Tall people are a natural for basketball." "stretch Baloney. Spud Webb would kick my can all over truth, ai the court, just like my 5'9" girlfriend of last sum- actually mer did. Even if you tell people you stink, when should I you mess up they are harder on you than the All rKnrtnr nlaunr. 4 4 T71 aii*j>i iv-i riVC'Il "How's the weather up there?" The same as songs al it is down there, just less oxygen because the air is sight on so thin. And no matter how many times you tell There people "I'm 6-4," they'll still say "You are tall" as pie to b soon as you stand up. Like 1 didn't know already. one-piec "It must be nice to be tall." Goes hand in the "str hand with "It must be nice to be thin." Unfor- Skywalk tunately, it is not nice to be tall and thin. You can- Most not find clothes that fit, because they all get wider out in tl as they get taller. Shirts that fit me in the neck and "head a chest are up to 10 inches too large in the waist. tall pers Pants are even harder to get right. Even if you are you mig lucky enough to find the right length and waist, the "up" ft ned by skipping ???????????????j a s(orag i but the: My s you'd n 1 \Tfk < you car I ./V0 watchir o Phntn ina idio JM3IC * w~nt ^ Weaver Available Even ing in tl ?1 looking j on you barbeqi * My roo torn of thought would happen if the dorm they lived in Your burned down or was carried off to Kansas by a renter's twister, 1 got everything from "First of all, USC Allstate would pay for the rest of my education," to "Man, $100 a I'd tell 'em I had both my Piccasos and my collec- as well tion of rare Egyptian artifacts there - I'd be set." storage Well, as you may have guessed, it doesn't work Most that way. The truth is the University isn't liable for parents anything you bring to college. If some workmen check t happen to trash your bedspread while changing a can get lightbulb, they'll probably pay for it. But as far as sure yo a major fire or something, you're on your own. storv. If you're renting an apartment, same deal. some I You're completely on your own. A bolt of lighten- rented, ing could zap your cat one night and burn the Just whole place down and no one would owe you a apartm thing. The apartment complex's insurance would workm only cover its losses, not yours. The same goes for Not on ise spending hur infantr were al may n< I_ ^no isKBSJ . > Again, militar I The may be thai Reagan has sacrificed underlying inflatic economic strength for questionable military been b sirengm. High n Because of all of the imports, many working- trade ( class Americans have lost relatively high-paying also cr manufacturing jobs. Reagan has sacrificied ed by underlying economic strength for questionable Ameri military strength. ding tl The strengthing aspect of Reagan's military Unq buildup is questionable because he hasn't been get- mushr ting his money's worth. The military has wasted ment t billions on much-too-complicated weapons militai systems. For example, the B-l bomber, the Bradley yet soi ? I 1 ; beginning i ill never be in the right place. ? lan Alda syndrome" strikes tall, thin peo- ^ ardest. Have you ever seen Alda without a fc? ' We're talking major-league love handles gut sticks out on a tall, skinny guy much an it Hncc on a chnrt sfniif nnr Mnvhr n :r around a toothpick and one around f alk illustrates my point here. I >st motel shower heads strike a tall person < the back of the neck. There must be one I sensitive shower head installer roaming the A j E installing shower heads with my name on rB nd pray that the water temperature doesn't j? Irastically while you're washing your hair, i I be wearing that shower head for the rest jtrip. hort stories" are considered legitimate but r es" are not. Where does the term "tall ime from, anyway? You might say from ing the truth." If you are stretching the [ e you really making it bigger, or are you t" reducing the amount of truth in the tale? It ' jc lancu Miuiiiuiig iiic num. [hough there are old favorite songs like mt-two" and "Short People," there are no ; Dout tall people. This seems like an oversomeone's part. j are many more blatant attacks on tall peoe found everywhere. From low ceilings to :e desks, from the "heights" of ecstacy to . etch" of the imagination, from summits to ;er, there is no refuge for the "shortless." punsters would say that tall people "stick i ic crowd." The egotists would say they are nd shoulders above the rest." But when a on says "I'm up to hereV' about prejudice, ;ht want to duck for cover. Unless you're j >r that sort of thing. j insurance j ;e unit. They'll tell you they're sorry all day, i y won't do a thing about it. iuii isn't even anything major. Nothing liss when you know it's down the street and i go get it if you want it; but standing there ig it burn turns you into a mad, crazy, rav- m t. Just knowing it's really gone makes you w so bad you can't stand it. worse is the stuff you didn't remember belere at first. Then months later when you're for it in the bottom of your closet, it dawns i that this thing you're looking for was jed with the rest of your stuff in storage. mmate has found me screaming in the botmy closet quite a few times since that fire. best defense against mother nature is i insurance. If you live in an apartment, : will cover you up to $10,000 for about year. Other benefits come with this package . They will not, however, cover dorms or units. I college students are covered by their homeowner's insurance, but you should jecause some aren't. If not, the University you in touch with companies that will inur dorm room. Storage units are a different Most of the time the company will offer A kind of insurance for the space you've but they're the only ones who will. as an aside, four buildings in the Peachtree ent complex burned down last week after a an threw a cigarette butt in some pine straw. ie of the occupants had renter's insurance. ts economy y vehicle and the USAF surveillance drone 1 expensive to develop and produce, yet they >t be effective weapons or hardware. ther drawback of high defense spending is any of America's top scientists and engineers awn to fat defense contracts, rather than ig in non-military industries. These engineers A be strengthing American competitiveness. ; 1, they are working in the weapons industry, usually does not compete against foreigners. Reagan has sacrificed economic strength lundation of a Ktrnno fr?r rliihimic y strength. '80s, with Reagan's low social spending, low >n and strong economic growth, have not ad years for most Americans. But Reagan's lilitary spending was worsened budget and Jeficits and increased interest rates. It has eatcd many jobs, but those jobs are payroll- { the taxpayer. It's possible that more can jobs were lost because of defense spen- f lan were created. luestionably, the rapid military spending has ^ oomed an expensive and dangerous govemlebt. If Reagan hadn't spent so much on the y, the '80s might have been a time of strong jnd economic growth. I