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VIEWP A1 finre Clinton pick of Tenr makes for solid soi Democratic presidential candid Tennessee Sen. A1 Gore as his runni cism as soon as it was announced thi Various special interest groups q arguing the four white males on the represent a large segment of the Am* Many wanted either an Africa Clinton's running mate. But the argument for the southern Gore's policy expertise in foreig help shore up Clinton's possible wea Gore, son of former Tennessee Cc main-stream view of American sock reform message from Clinton. r\n.rck Jo onnciHoroH o mr\Hprotf> \ VJ Wi V-/ 10 WliOlUV/lV/U U. I1IVV1V1 uiv, ' pro-environment, but he also showe< support for the gulf war. The senator has Washington expe 1976, and a very respectable, stronj and Republicans alike. As a member of the Vietnam g future of the country and the role of than those of the somewhat outdate such as President Bush. Gore sees eye to eye with Clint campaign, including abortion rights ; The abortion issue was one Pennsylvania Sen. Harris Wofford a were not picked to run with Clinton. Critics also questioned the politic; Southern ticket representing the Den In such an explosive year like 19* imminent candidacy, it seems balanc not as important as it once was. It is quite possible the election coi Clinton and Gore the upper hand in The choice of a running mate is in the campaign. And Clinton made an excellent 01 is a major asset to the ticket and ignored in the decision should look show he is a progressive thinking m; By the way, who remembers Geo four years ago? Aoaiwm?iKCNn HURT W BJSW&SDOW A TAX SUfOMfiGE CN i TOWWCflHTOWfl The Gai best to assistanl <&) ( vv i\\c> ext Kc Exc^e^ ' OINT Chris i lessee senator pontic; uthern ticket "From it's pre ill ^ r* rvi A F die Din v^muuii a niuivv ui ng mate began to receive critis past week. uestioned the choice of Gore, two major party tickets did not irican voters. n-American or a woman as senator is very compelling, n affairs and the environment ? knesses in those areas. mgressman A1 Gore Sr., adds a ;ty to an already attractive provho is very pro-education and M i his hawkish tendencies in his rience as a Congressman since y l reputation among Democrats I . eneration, Gore also sees the Xh< government in a different light that's id World War Two generation, Zq to the on on the major issues of the for and the economy. Nirva of the main reasons why 31x1 ^ ind Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton men, al pragmatism of having an all- were locratic party. impre )2, especially with Ross Perot's Bi ling the ticket geographically is Zepp< inten aid be very regionalized, giving musk the South. 11131 a candidate's first big decision sin?ei energ ie in picking Gore. The senator any minority groups who felt over, at Gore's record, which should incre( an who is for all people. Side irge Bush's first major decision for E the qi Ze time. Hous M; when hamr me w It A wasn J ^ Nc NlimWHSPfOW.MCPRJtW!- torn T1 TesU of a <<?V " give C^\z abili ?IS */V\. Pack mak< ^ brarii strin ' un II n Ml I tvt D TUIWK TUAT ?l relin IIVWW ivv klLT) I I liiv | |iw-?l I , rush mecock si Ray Burj t products "How are ; . J|Hto Play me /v - Tfc ? V Question: What do you think of Bill Spearman Stephen King al Science American Legal and Diplomatic History what I've read. I think stty good choice." "I am a New England can which means I have prefered some* Mario Coumo. Howev is probably the be ondary choice. If I hac al pick, I would cho one democrat in C< from my home (Vermont), Bernie San ^fross Pi red Zeppelin hands dow ; greatest rock band of all time? Gee, were some kill so hard. Could it be Led Zeppelin. but Houses, the )pelin is to rock as Thomas Jefferson is incredibly inten Declaration of Independence. If it wasn't er moving expei hem, bands like AC/DC, Metallica, Another reas< na, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction time is their va Juiet Riot could have never survived in like GNR and ica's ever-changing musical scene. set sound throu 5 always say our forefathers were great Zeppelin, it's a and the same goes for Zeppelin. They the different sty the first, and that makes a lasting duce. :ssion on all of us. With the ne it what made them so incredible? music, Zeppelir elin was a four-man team of the most today. Too bad, se musicians ever. Just listen to the On second tl ; and you can't disagree with the fact idea. Because tl Robert Plant was the most emotional founding father r of all time. Add that to Jimmy Page's rock and they v y on guitar and who needs to know any- Having a re else about the band. (Zeppelin's dru id the band kept up that intensity for ruin the mystic five years. Most bands come out with an close my eyes < lible recording and then fall by the way- imagine living i Look at Guns V Roses. After Appetite shows,, testruction, that band can never achieve And what a jality of sound again. greatest rock ba ppelin, however, just got better with ?Tige Watts Their first LP is nothing compared to Tige Watts i es of the Holy, their fifth LP. Sure, there of The Gameco Metallica: the masters y first experience with Metallica was Lars Ulrich < T rrnnrhed in awe as the single "One" like those On I nered across my television set, hooking He bashes aws 'ith their raw, unbridled power. would kill an> was then that I realized Metallica the finesse of a 't just king, they were Almighty! The lead gui > one else can possibly compare to the razor blade s this thundering legend literally stream. He coi >des with unholy fury. It is the standard a solo, and the /hich all other metal bands are mea- replace it with I. Jason Newst le musical genius of Metallica shies licks from his r from saccharine-sweet love ballads teed to please, laded power chords. The inspiration of appreciate his epics draws from all the wonders and would make th >rs that make up everyday life. Metallica's i tie Angel of Death from the Old shown their ii unent, drug addiction, the confinement new era. If a sanitarium, wolf packs; these topics refine its soun< Metallica its seductive charm. The never mature, ty to break away from and lead the "Metallica" is a privilege that the band has fought and experimen jven died for. and sharper it it's the members of Metallica who group's other 1 i the group function as a unit. Each As time pa< in is a master of his instrument, yet no be mentione person stands out in front of the others. Aerosmith, tl mes Hetfield's vocals range from grav- Clapton, t to angelic host. But his rhythm guitar Metallica is ds him as the God O' Thunder. His six- lution, and not g axe is like an eighteen-wheeler bar- ?Sean McG g down main street at top speed during Sean McGu hour. of The Gamec :aff wishes i 50s, our oul Dn manager. /ou going +&> . ie beloved ^ , y Rayman Clinton choosing Al Gore as Henry Heinz Media Arts "He made a good decision, republi- They're going to run on a I would young ticket, young liberal ??? liLr<? inrl nnt cnnor rnncoruntiuA er, Gore He didn't want to pick somest sec- one too liberal or too conser1 an ide- vative." ose the ingress state ders." mbv- Hate i unfoi ?Aaron Sheir n best ever into his side of I er songs on Led Zeppelin I, shadow as his w : best LP of all-time, was so Half 311 hour se that every song was anoth- wah> but not li rience. niade the soft c in the band is the best of all- hie fire of a bur riance of sound. Most bands, hie freshly laid s The Black Crowes, have one He's on his f ghout all of their songs. With sleepily to the i new experience listening to P3^ hie crudeb des and sounds they can pro- down the count] load of men sp ;w move toward alternative w^e turns the li; i would be even more popular The man's d they could never regroup. luliy alert, an lought, it wouldn't be a good P^te number a ley will always be known as a memory to ha . They created a new era of screaming now, /ere masterful at it. mind not able tc union with a new drummer The picture ] mmer died in the 70s) would have seen on t< |ue of the band. For me, I'll racial hatred ar md listen to the tunes and just familiar to us al in the early 70s at one of their The reason the United State show it would be with the of -expression ; nd of all time. Constitution of ^ RAV v. City c s the News/Manangtng Editor ^ Qne city's hate-crime n . | the only black f 01 metal nian was not ar tion of private p drives the listener with drums C0^F?he omvin the Viking war ships ,of ?'d ty with reckless abandon that 0u( of ^ ^ - other drummer, but he has s(re ' surSeon- hote? tar of Kirk Hammett is like a ikimming across a frozen The question ild spend months working on one way ex- the < n throw it down the sewer to is well, unfoitui an improvisation. my sense of ju Kirt fnf nnoh; KqCC mmr fKltilr cau puvivo wg, icit, naoij utajr uiiiuv auuu four-string which are guaran- who chose to e As a fellow base player, I can form of expressi craftsmanship and guile. He we must again e late Cliff Burton proud. but instead take new release, "Metallica," has inovative progression into a Would you p band does not evolve and home, having tc 1, it will become stagnant and a m you move to an< is a prime example of change n0* itation which shows a cleaner , sound as compared to the , do evitation albums. trust of whites I tses, the name Metallica will n""onl- "J1? d in the same breath as f te Rolling Stones and Eric l ,'?' ,??, you? Well chan< the pinnacle of musical evo- doms> but use hing else matters. cases such as I uinness isn t locked in 1 linness is the Graphics Editor ock 11 J-l^ VL f-l A X A L \Z Editor in Chie1 0 Managing/Nev I- ^ Copy Desk CI r ill II Viewpoint Edit L ^ ^ Carolina Life [ Graphics Artis -s n. ^ Photography f -*\f J * Sports Editor. v )^A-&vvv- Student Medic /y< Production Mc \ Asst. Products /] Faculty Advise / Advertising M< (\AJ^sst' C'assifie 'J The Games i ^ Letters shou TLi professional t Ty y / included alor ' not withhold r his running mate? Falicia Hart Student Personnel Services "I haven't chosen who I'm going to support but I think Gore balances out Clinton. He'll make a good solid ticket." crime law rtunate, right iin midnight in a rural southern neighborkisses his wife goodnight and settles ? be bed, catching the last glimpse of his ife turns out the light, later, his shadow again appears on the ke before. The soft glowing light that ontours is gone, replaced this night by ning cross in the man's yard, destroying ;od. eet now stumbling window, looking / constructed relic pm ry road as a truck- ' teed awav and his v ght back on. Ireamy mind, now BMBBi sorbs the license L___ s the picture becomes engraved in his unt his sleep. His wife has stopped but his child has not, her three-year old ) comprehend. painted above is one most Americans Revision or at the movies. It is one of id ignorance, but one which is far too 1. for my diatribe? The Supreme Court of $ has ruled this a disturbingly legal form and speech, therefore protected By the i the United States of America. ?/ St. Paul, Minn, was a case similar to I above. A man was arrested under that i law for burning a cross in the yard of amily in a suburban neighborhood The rested for arson, trespassing or destrucroperty. ; an audience with the land's highest ced the nine justices that what he did is i burning a flag or writing this editorial, a new issue was reborn: does the First itch its protective arm into the realm of is sure to invoke reams of testimony rrfhw Knt thp nnlv ansu/pr I can think of l/UIVI J l/UV ?*?v ? lately, I guess so. But still it gnaws at stice to admit that no matter what we t the ignorant, shortsighted, hateful man xpress himself in this way, it is still a ion. So in this land erf" brutal dichotomy, hold our lips tight and not scream foul, the opportunity to educate. (lease now put yourself in the family's face their white neighbors the next day ark in their yard. Do you apologize? Do Dther area ? an all black area? Damn it, u think the recent increase in the mis>y blacks comes from? Well, it's only a whites who are likes this, right? Exactly, ts are criminals and drug addicts either. y think of you? You're not a racist, are ces are, neither are they. Use your freethem wisely. Take that first step, make hese obsolete, prove that the country he Dark Ages. >aifftcock USC m im Shelley Magee vs Editor Tige Watts lief Jay King or Aaron Sheinin Editors Clay Murphy Parasettia Singleton t Sean McGuinness Editor Jeff Mabon Jack Dunn i Coordin Jim McKellar mager Laura Day on Manager Ray Burgos Erik collins anager Renee Gibson d Manager Neha Samagond y x will try to print all letters received, lid be 200-250 words. Full name and itle, or year and major if a student, must be ig with address and phone number. The serves the right to edit letters for style, or space limitations. The Gamecock v/Hl tames under any circumstances.