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All's fair?
Negative campaignii
level, should be disrt
That tensions are running high
is understandable. What is nc
of negative ads that have take
Unfortunately, bashing the oppo:
in the 11th hour of their campaigns.
meaningless unattei anu empty piui
tivity is the only thing they have lef
white photographs of the opposing p
force.
These ads are hard to miss now.
find ads that aren't tainted by smea
their battle to the airwaves, and audi
each other's dirty laundry.
One of the best examples of nega
ernor's race. The margin between Be
proximity has prompted the two to
and then talk about not running su<
occurred about the ads seems to poin
of them.
Tt would be a refresh in 2 chancre 1
tics if candidates actually stayed foe
ed to play fair. As annoying as the ne
are, sadly enough, very effective. Pol
ue to do it, regardless of the level to
Because it looks as though thing
these comments will probably be losl
paign hoopla. Still, the plea is there
exercise every chance they get. And
sues and not the whims of image cor
the system works the way it should.
Tricking dri
parking lot
MATT
I Vm JM HORGAN
5 Columnist
Okay, okay, so I haven't written
in a while (geez, you guys are cranky),
but it isn't entirely my fault. There
was this freak accident involving a
goat and whipped cream, but I won't
go into that now. So lef s delve right
in, shall we?
I had a horrible nightmare not
too long ago. I dreamt that I was
standing on a street corner somewhere
on campus. All these students
were walking by me and looking at
me with expressions of disgust and
revulsion on their faces. They were
all trying to avoid me, even running
away from me. Then I looked down,
and saw I was handing out those yellow
Zipsheets. I woke up screaming.
Well, folks, ifs been a while since
we last talked, and I have had time
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ior some proiouna soui-searciung. i
found a license plate, some bottle
caps, an old hairbrush, some Chiclets
and the March 84 issue of "CrossStitch
Monthly." Boy, do I feel about
ten pounds lighter.
Anyway, starting this week, I'm
debuting a news feature that will appear
in my column each week (or until
the joke gets old). It's kinda sorta
a guide to fun and games on campus
... with a twist. I call it "Phred."
But you can call it the "Cruel and
Unusual Punishment of the Week."
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great fun and provide you with fond
college memories to last a lifetime.
So listen carefully kids, here it is:
A Let me set the scene... ifs noon
on a weekday and the Russell House
parking lot is inflamed with traffic.
Briskly stride into the lot with car
keys prominently displayed in your
; hand. This in itself will cause total
chaos because the lead car, seeing
you, will immediately slam on brakes.
Unfortunately, the following cars
will be too intent on finding their
own spaces that they will fail to notice
this (they're on a collision course
for wackiness!)
B. Pick a car, any car, and in a
convincing lasnion approacn 11 as u
you are about to vacate a space. Watch
the cute, hopeful, expectant look flash
across the lead driver's face.
C. Here's the fun part. Just as
you are about to get in "your car,*
suddenly remember that you left
your bookbag in the University Bookstore
and motion to the waiting motorist
that you will be right back af
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'.garded by voters
as this political race comes to an end
it as understandable is the onslaught
n television by force,
nent is a common tactic for politicians
When the issues have been reduced to
nises, candidates feel that such negate
Thafs when the grainy, black-andoliticians
come out on screens in brute
In fact, audiences are hard pressed to
rs and slams. Candidates have taken
iences are forced to watch them air out
tive campaigning has been in thegovasley
and Theodore is a close one. Such
run adverse spots against each other
:h commercials. That a discussion has
t to an overabundance and importance
from the down and dirty world of polinaad
on tVip issnias at hand and darid
igative commercials are, however, they
lis have shown it so candidates contin- .
which they sink the race.
s aren't going to change anytime soon,
t along with the all the rest of the cam.
Voting is a right that citizens should
voting for a candidate based on the isisultants
is the only way to insure that
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fun for ages 2 to 102! '
Of course, as you all know, last
Monday we were graced by that most 7
tacky of all holidays, Halloween (St.
Patrick's day is currently running a belie
close second, mainly thanks to shut- ^
less fat guys with their chest hair that
and back hair spray-painted green). of th
Actually, Halloween is quite nostal- date
gic for me Anytime I see a kid dressed Istil
up in one of those horrible plastic put i
costumes, the memories come flood- polls
ing back. For one thing, breathing it wi
holes in those damn masks were nev- tighl
er big enough. By the time you made beca
it all the way up the steps to knock 2
on the door, you were wheezing so braw
bad all you could do was to hold your an(j
bag open and rasp (pretty convenient
if you were dressed as Darth Vad
er). Then, there was the issue of the
Halloween candy itself. Forget ap- ^
pies with razor blades, what every ^
kid neallv feared was petting the few , ,
dreaded kinds of candy. Candy corn "
... who in the hell thought this up?
The only thing those were good for
was sticking them up your nostrils
and shooting your friends. And Mary
Janes... need I say more? Then there
were Tootsie Rolls, the LSD of the I
candy world. Just as LSD stays in V>
your spinal fluid for life, a good Tootsie
Roll has a half-life of about 75 ]
years in your back molars. These .
were well-known facts among trickor-treaters,
and when word got out
that a house was distributing the infamous
goodies, it was shunned like ^ ,
the plague. Of course, now that Fm
much older, I take my cousin trickor-treating
around the neighborhood ^30
(seeing as how it's the only socially
acceptable way for a 20-year old to onct
get free candy.) g?in
Well, in wrapping this beast of 1
an article up, Fd just like to say "Bite men
me" to whoever installed the "1001 of R
Crusty Videos" machine in the Pa- post
tio Cafeteria. Thanks to you, I am trod
now privileged to hear "All for Love" incli
by Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and cutt
l. Sting over and over while I eat lunch. ]
I have had a small glimpse into what evei
1 hell is really like.
1 But before I go, I'd like to leave
you with a point to ponder, "Is Gen[
eral Tsos the Chinese counterpart
to Colonel Sanders?" Good night, . .
' folks, and eryoy the buffet!
Matt Horgan is a J
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/ell, kids, if s the day before the elections, and I
v you have been awaiting my election predictions j
bated breath. Some races are too close to call, and
rs are cakewalks. This election cycle has been the
: exciting in recent years. Will the Republicans L
control of the House of Representatives and Sen- L_
Dr will the Democratic Party rise to the occasion jek,
hold off the conservative challenge? With Repub- (
s supporting Democrats, the Contract With Amernd
the improving poll numbers of President Clin- was
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election mgnt win not De a massacre as nepuuu- _
have been predicting. We will see on Wednesday,
or now I will tell you the winners and the losers ^
Election *94.1 will be predicting eight races and ^at
ve I'll be correct on at least seven of them. ?
'outh Carolina: Starting at home, I must admit w'
the governor's race has been hard to call because ^ ^
e lack of enthusiasm I have for both of the candis.
I have decided to vote for Nick, but it was hard,
I believe Joe Riley was done wrong, but if he can ^ ,v<
iside his difference and vote for Nick, so can I. The p.1 e
put Beasley ahead about five to seven points, but ox'
II be closer than that. The governor's race will be
t, but Butthead Beasley will put out the victory I113"
use he will win Charleston and Columbia. m ,01
"'exas: This has been a down and dirty bar room P31^
d, and, as usual, the lady comes out on top. Crime
education have been the top issues of the cam- W31C
n, and those are Gov. Richards' strong points. With care
indorsement of Ross Perot and an improving Texas w^(
omy, Ann Richards should defeat George W. Bush I
cruise to victory. ing i
lorida: Another Bush is running for governor, and dous
as a better shot. Jeb Bush is challenging incum- but 1
Governor Lawton Chiles. This race is not so easy for I
ill because of the unpredictability of the Florida 1
;orate and the lackluster campaigns of both can- locki
tea. The race will be close, but Jeb wins. Sidebar? San
ontract with Ami
! was planning to use this space as a lengthy tribto
recently retired pro wrestler "Nature Boy" Ric ["" ,
r. But, NOOOOOO! Instead, as a public service to
, the loyal readers, I have to write about the Relican
"Contract with America." [_
Vhy? Well, over the past few weeks I have read _
ral columns that were critical of the contract. But 0f tl
on became obvious (at least to me) that none of defii
writers had actually READ the darn thing! So, cont
s again, it is left to yours truly to explain what is r
g on. ame
ifoint #1- The "Contract with America" is a docu- be r
it signed by Republican candidates for the House yeai
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sd bills that the Republican Party promises to in- the i
uce if they achieve a majority in the House. These nisfc
ude term limits, a balanced-budget amendment, will
ing congressional staffs, etc. goo<
Pay attention, because this is the tricky part. Not gets
y Republican who signed the contract likes all of res
items in the contract. The contract is a promise to I
g each of these issues to a vote on the House floor. ,
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y in the House and pass every item in the contract, Posi
rident Clinton is likely to veto each of them in turn, wor
Point #3- There has been an almost unearthly whin- asnj
from certain liberal columnists that the passage gre:
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California: This was almost a close race until the end
rs of California realized that Michael Huffington rU(
an idiot, his wife is a right-wing preacher, and he
loyed an illegal alien and brought her to Wash
>n while he was sponsoring legislation to make it oug
al to transport illegal aliens across state lines. If
wasn't bad enough, when asked about a major ^
itive on the California ballot, he didn't know what i
is. Then the next week he came out in support of ^
m. Dianne Feinstein will retain her seat and will j ^
n fellow Senator Barbara Boxer, who call them- q^ ^
is the "Thelma and Louise" of California politics. _
bar?Michael Huffington runs against Barbara
ir for the US Senate in 1998.
.Tie governor's mansion is up for grabs in Califor- ^
Incumbent Pete Wilson is facing Kathleen Brown Joc|
le of the best races of the year. Early in the cam- loc*
n Wilson held the upperhand, but in the last sev- ne8
weeks Brown has jumped on proposition 187, thii
h would prevent illegal aliens from receiving health the
and welfare benefits and public education, in tha
:h Wilson is the principal author. fi
'resident Clinton has been campaigning and rais- wiT
noney for Brown. That should help her tremenilv
bemuse his DODularitv is climbing in the state, knc
that won't win the race. Wilson wins, and he runs is g
h^sident in 1996.
Pennsylvania: Incumbent Sen. Harris Wofford is
sd in a battle with challenger Rick Santorum, and
torum has the upperhand. Sen. Wofford made
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le bills in the Contract will lead to higher budget ha
cits. Again, all these people need to do is read the da;
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rhe contract contains a proposed balanced-budget die
indment. If this amendment passes, Congress will mc
equired by law to have a balanced budget each
\ This would mean no budget deficit.
Point #4- There are (Gasp!) tax cuts proposed in mc
contract with America! Again, certain liberal colum- an
3 thinking that returning to Reagan-esque tax rates hti
ruin America. I disagree. I think tax cuts are a vo1
1 thing. In fact, I think the less money Congress To
to waste on pork-barrel projects for individual rep- kic
:ntatives, the better.
Df course, that makes me a racist. ph
M least it does if you ask Charles Rangel, a De- mc
ratic congressman representing New York City,
in interview printed last week in The New York
t, Rangel asserted that white politicians have code
ds that are used in place of the old-time epithets
ic" and "nigger." As an example, the good Con3sman
cited the phrase "tax cut" as a racist code
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Ith-care reform the centerpiece of his agenda, but
1 health care dead it looks like Wofford is too.
New York: Democratic stalworth and my hero Govor
Mario Cuomo is in the fight of his political life,
is seeking his fourth term as governor. He is being
Qenged by George Pataki and a third independent
didate. The governor was in trouble, but with the
orsement from Republican New York City Mayor
ly Guliannie, he has moved ahead in the polls and
surge to a comfortable victory over his challengers.
Washington: House Speaker Tom Foley is in sentrouble
and might be the first standing House
aker to lose his position. He is facing George Nethert,
a well-financed and articulate Republican dialler.
Even though Foley sued his constituents over
n limits and has been in Congress for over 30 years,
ink if s time for him to go, but I believe the people
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Virginia: Incumbent Chuck Robb, admitted liar
ie North and independent Marshall Coleman are
ted in the best race of the year. The polls are deadted
between Robb and North. They both have large
native ratings but hold large base support. People
rk this race will be close, but I disagree. North has
support of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition ?
f s a base of70,000 votes. They are organized, wellmced
and focused on victory. If s scary, but North
I win comfortably.
There you have it, my picks for Election *94. Who
iws what will happen Tuesday night. All we can do
et out and vote and support our candidates.
Remember, if you don't vote, don't bitch!
Byron James is a political science senior.
His column appears every Monday.
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rd, since those who support tax cuts are in favor of
ring money away from poor blacks and Hispanics.
f course, most Americans who receive government
iistance are white, but why spoil perfectly good code
rds?)
So, to recap, Republicans are racist because they
ve proposed tax cuts. However, upon reading Fri/a
edition of The State, (page A14), I discovered
ngressional Democrats have also promised a mids-class
tax cut if they get elected. That means Deicrats
are racist, too!
At least I've got lots of company...
Finally, I would like to remind all of you that to>rrow
is Election Day. I invite all of you to go out
d vote for your favorite candidates, even if your po!/.al
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;e for every single Republican on the ballot, even for
m Hendrix, who is the child of space aliens. (Just
Iding!)
And, if you live in Williamsburg County and are
inning to vote for Nick Theodore, be sure to get your
mey up front and save your receipt.
Whooooooo!
Pat McNeill is a third-year law student.
His column appears every Monday.
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Bryan Thomas
Biology freshman
think it's that effective, even though a lot
iten to it. Because of the society we live in,
't downgrade what someone else thinks is
Nathaniel Cropp
Criminal justice sophomore