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2 THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, June 29, 1988
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candidate Bob Dole.
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25 years of service in Congress,
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difficult to see a positive workii
Bush and Bob Dole after Dole
campaign trail.
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radio and television, George Bu:
ble man." Dole accused Bush
generally belittled him whenevei
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personality may overshadow h
tremely outspoken on issues th;
conservatively, and it would scrv
mine the Bush presidency by ov
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picking Dole's wife, Elizabeth
didate. Elizabeth Dole, formerl
tion, left her Cabinet position
Republican nomination. She w
presidential candidate and Bush
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less than friends. John F. Kenne
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work under him. Dole's persoi
look even more ineffective.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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 '
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[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
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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.
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