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Greed alor Letterma] Well, the battle is over: David Letterman is going to CBS. ^ Good riddance, I ; The past year has exposed Letterman as not quite the "Mr. <0 Nice Guy" he would appear to be on "Late Night." After a vitri- | olic tantrum for not p . getting the "Tonight Show" gig, he left 1??? NBC for a $16 million lure from CBS. What else does Letterman gi from his switch? The 11:30 p.n slot, which has been the cause ( so much stress for him, as well < ownership of the show and produi tion rights for a second show. The dust has now cleared, an everyone seems happy, but there still something foul in the ai something seems tainted. Apparently, Letterman has fe slighted because he was passed n to replace Johnny Carson, and Jc Leno was given the job insteai There is a reason for that: whi Letterman is an effective clown, f is not a particularly insightful inte viewer, nor does he have "Tonight Show"-worthy sense ( class and taste. The entire appeal of "Lat Night" is just what the name woul imply: it is on late ? too late to b watchins television. But that's th fun, and Letterman has alway played it to the hilt with his unusu al gags and, more importantly, hi "Guy Next Door" sense of fun. Well, the guy next door to m would never sell out his loyalty fo $16 million, especially when h was not exactly poor in the firs place ? NBC has already bee paying him $7 million annually. The unfortunate fact is the onl reason for the switch seems to b greed. NBC pays Letterman more in working day than I will probabl make on any given year before am 30. With his current salary at NBC Letterman makes roughly $35,00 per episode, generously assumin 200 shows per year. Under his ne\ contract, he will make $80,000 pe episode. His demand from NB< was either the 11:30 p-mf'time sic or a mammoth $50 million. Gree indeed. Letterman's desire for th "Tonight Show's" time slot ha been consistent and unwavering but why? His ratings are as good a they are primarily because his chie audience ? insomniacs and col lege students ? do not start watch Happy Hon rri lry our newcai overlooking F rm B( TEA1V REGI P BASK NO E] PAY CONTACT 1C le prompts Fy i switch ing television until The c . after midnight. Jan. 1 ? It is difficult to Supre Tm decide who has less the ca; class: Letterman for v. Ou running away from guided the network that has To nurtured his antics for mary the past decade or Willia NBC's inability to respon LEE decide whether or not oral rv. t ?i to tiie Leno. mac hi The network, for Lanci I once, did the right service thing in letting him Ann 1 go. appell ct Many have criticized Jay Leno these a. for revamping "The Tonight crimii if Show's" set and surroundings. Berkel is Why? Did anyone think that Leno, wrote c- who seems to be in this for the bounc long run, would really want to keep as a re id such relics as Doc Severinson and Ber is Ed McMahon around? agains r; At least Leno is not afraid to fered take a few risks. True, he has yet to pursui It find the show's ideal flow, but he age tc ip will. He wants to. was ei ty On the other hand, Letterman ey she d. wants the CBS version of his show of pro le to be as similar as possible to the the sta le present show, despite his newly r- granted ownership. For alLhis coma plaints about moving to a new time l-C "1* )f slot, he does not want to change anything for fear of losing his audie ence. If that is the case, why H d change the time slot at all? Hussein e What will this do for the young rfso utl1 threatei e market which normally watches " s "The Arsenio Hall Show" before Bosnia switching over to "Late Night"? It ussia s remains to be seen how Hall's Comm< show will fare, but it is likely that States, e many will ditch the outspoken, . ? r unpleasant Hall in favor of "Not- 1jir\ ^ * e so-Late Night" with Letterman. d To give a sense of scale, Hall er n makes an unbelievable $20 million e annually. Letterman will make $16 sP? n y million. Even Whoopi Goldberg's dent, yi e confused show earns her $5 million vvor. v a year- \) ', a Jay Leno, Johnny Carson's sue- u v y cessor and host of the most revered . 0 =' I talk show ever produced, makes a ''rst ,stlJ meager S3 million. ele^ On his show. Letterman has ("helsca 0 always appeared to be an overportin? g grown child, spending an hour a c v 3 i C f u- surtacc v day in a playground ot his own Howevi :1 creation. He toys with remote-con- st vj( r trolled trucks, plays with monkeys )( and sits in front of a cardboard Secret c' city. environ It would appeal- that the child's camp. I e tantrum got him what he wanted. I is a par hope Letterman finds what he is ter mor looking for at CBS. A lot of card- points? board buildings can be bought with Clinti $16 million. It might even buy a from hi; , soul. his ecoi lie seei v FRI ypRAWf With Purcha * Or Mixed ==f With T1 r (Minimum $3.' ir Special! oirerexpi" 252-( tering deck 950 Hardc ive Points Formerly Rupe TRflMCIitfil DIVCRDflLL I SPACES AVAILAB1 STRATION EXTENDE HRU WEDNESDAY, ^ UVUARY 20, 5:00 PM i $15 PER TEAM / WANTED! ETBALL OFFICIA ?PERIENCE NECESSARY STARTS AT $4.50/GAME ? THE OFFICE OF CAMPUS RECREA1 12 BLATT P.E. CENTER, 777-5261 ideo poker ri >pinion filed The tria 1 by the S.C. Paul E. Shoi me Court in missed Bei >e of Bcrkebile m argument am ten was mis- I | the law onl; I. to illegal gan offer a sum- The Supre of the facts, . said in its ru m Outen, the ill iBBPlk so'c 'ssue on ident, had sev- whether the video poker CARSON requires the j ines in his HENDERSON an illeSal ister County prerequisite i station. Carol L^???J recovery ol 3erkebile, the bling loss." lant, lost $4,000 playing The law, directly baser machines. Outen initiated English law first acceplec rial proceedings against Carolina in 1712, was \ lile because the checks she that anyone who lost 50 to pay her gambling debts more while gambling coi ed. Outen received $1,000 recover monetary losst suit of these oroceedinss. three months. The law kebile then filed a lawsuit only to mention illegal t Outen alleging she "suf- gambling, while in Soutf lost time from her normal video poker machines are ts, mental injury and dam- The Supreme Court, ) her reputation," and she as best as it could inte ititled to be repaid the mon- legislature's intentions, had gambled away because 1991 law did "not requir visions in a law passed by ing of illegal gambling ; te legislature in 1991. ment for recovery." oken promises: a i 'linton is under fire. Saddam fails to comply with U.N. ons, and the United States is military action. War in rages on. Instability in Vm threatens the newly formed jnwealth of Independent '"<* x W ,. I ^ lese headlines sound famil- jf W' \ sy were from various papers lanuary 1992, yet a year lat- C . E . still ring true. Considering H O L M A N "need for dramatic change" by our newly elected presi- 1????-??? ou might have thought the vas about to witness something as dra- Will have sa ?the Second Coming. er taxes. W1 ve haven't. So when will we? means Clinu jess when change will occur, we should ating some c idy Clinton's actions since winning the short-term si to work and / people have said his choice to send So, even Clinton to a private school, after sup- on the iniddl public education, is hypocritical. On the ering its lorn :, this argument cannot be refuted. And the n _t, Washington D.C. has some of the reform has i blent schools in the nation. from his old ough she would be protected hy the nate Ron Br Service, Chelsea would be entering an er, is under I ment as hostile as a terrorist training al gala to b< iven though Clinton is president, he still as Pepsi, Sc ent. Is risking the safety of one's daugh- this. Brown' e linpoiuuu man scoimg a ltrw puiuiiai uitiaioi d; known to vi an is fairly criticized for backing away zens. s middle-class tax cut, die cornerstone of These eth lomic plan. However, the American pub- experienced ns to suffer from glaucoma and only John Sununi tok r < se Of Beer L Drink ^ M lis Ad I 00 Purchase) | 1^^ H )464 i I JL in Street 5 it's Wing-Inn i I ?. |e ?* icc ^ Mon. / ^ Sund iVJHE FIRST lling a poor ? 1 judge, Berkebile successfully argued becau t Jr., dis- the "statute has the effect of pro- costs. rkebile's tecting a gambler, regardless of ning i claimed the legality of the game, from broke'; y applied abusing the vice and exceeding The ibling. limits which bring harm to the judgm me Court gambler and his or her family." ual's \ iling, "the This is an extremely liberal idea nize t appeal is in a very conservative state. When ence 1991 law did the conservative coalition machii claying of begin worrying about the misfor- tirjvirv ame as a tunes of addicts, much less broke ; to the gambling addicts? valuat ' a ?am- When did free enterprise, which . ., 1. , . cnmin video poker most certainly is, get ^ 1 upon an passed over in favor of morality? J o t_ n-.t. .: . 1 waste j in soum uon i conservatives want less vritten so government interference? dollars or The Supreme Court's ruling back, jld sue to only allows an individual to sue to ^ is within collect monetary losses of 50 dol- Sl,50( r appears lars or more; the ruling is by no ^ees 1 forms of means an assurance the appellant infonr 1 Carolina will win. An individual, however, severe : legal. would have to be financially pun- As however, ished by a video poker machine to rulim irpret the even make the idea of a lawsuit Attorn said the economically feasible, considering to enh e a show- attorney fees and such. 1994? as an ele- Video poker machine owners politic may be forced out of business helps i sign of things to c< focus on lower taxes. Because he missal. It leads is "backing away" does not mean Clinton's decisior he will not offer it. has been inaugura Figures released last week by Congress was the Congressional Budget Office tions facing Bro' show the deficit has grown by rather than rake about $60 billion because of higher Congress overwhi health care costs, which throws a Why? What w monkey wrench into Clinton's eco- people to hold h nomic plan. Clinton now must simple. reconsider the tax pledge so he can The Republicai raise the revenue to make up for hoping they screv the shortfall. sidelines and cha Conservative commentators Vvere re-elected from Rush Limbaugh to George happened. This is id it can mean only one thing, high- politics. So, Clint' tile this may be true, more likely it However Clint >n will cut spending and delay initi- campajon promis >f his plans. He is also considering a seekin/entra?ce mnulus package 10 gel people back revers^ his Ueci; spark economic srowth. , . , . , ~ . u ...... ? cy ot deportation. thoueh he appears to be walflinu .. . i i" . . . . i . . lie has author le class tax cut, he is at least cons id- , , , , .... .-term impact on the economy. b,ockade "am ,l? nan who stressed the need for PAC 'etugees. Cou c done anything but separate himself nip-Bopping w friends. Commerce Secretary desig- us. a^()ul' own, the ultimate Washington insid- Based upon his fire for a recently cancelled inaugur- destined lor dram . funded by PAC contributors such tics as usual. He my and J.C. Penney. In addition to promises. Let us s law firm once represented Haitian Clinton is mortal, lby Doc" Duvalier, who has been takes, but can we iolate the human rights of his citi- Perhaps, when see the dramatic ( ical dilemmas are not unlike ones being a politician by Bush's former Chief of Staff will become a m<i j, which eventually led to his dis- bl]1iet and do wha ATI DR VCX worn Thurs., Jan. 18-21 7:30 y, Jan. 22 7:30 day, Jan. 23 8:30 ay, Jan. 24 12:3' STOP TO INTELLIGENT LIFE INTH ^aAaaAAAa/M> gamble se of these burdensome What good is there in wina lawsuit if you end up ) state should limit making ent calls about an individ)rivatc life; one must recoghcre is a significant differbetween video poker nes and, for example, drunk 11 >uldn't the state be usina >le taxpayer dollars to fight ials? Courtrooms should not cupied by appellants who their own money of their ccord and then sue to get it the way, the state collects ) per machine in licensing each year. Has someone led the suite that there is a money shortage? a final thought, could this I have been favored by iey General Travis Medlock ance his race for governor in Sadly enough, this type of al manipulation of the law elect many public officials. )me? people to unfairly question is and motives even before he ited. aware of many of the allegawn and other nominees. Yet, these people over the coals, dmingly approved them, arped logic allows unqualified igh offices? Politics, pure and is are allowing these people in, v up. They can then sit on the istise Clinton and say if Bush the errors would have never the ugly reality of Washington on is not wholly to blame, on's most blatant negation of a ,e dealt with Haitian refugees into our country. Last week, he ,ion and backed the Bush poliized the U.S. Coast Guard to prevent a last-minute influx of this be the beginning of his hirh Rush and Onavle warned ; actions, it appears we are not atic change, but for more poliis already backing out of his hope he won't betray our trust, and he is prone to make misafford to pay for them? Clinton takes the oath, we will ;hanges he spoke of. Instead of worrying about re-election, he in of integrity who will bite the it is right. 'yvyvv| 1 JR| am-9pm ^3 am-6pm ^ am-5prrL^3 0pm-5prrv^g IE UNIVER$E!^9