1988_10 The Daily Collegian October 1988

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The Dally Collegian
-Opinion
Bush's skewed American Values
Editorial
Republican presidential nominee George
Bush has been talking emphatically about
American values.
In fact, Bush seems to think he" that he has a
comer on the market when ft comes to the
values the American public holds dear and
even sacred. He has even gone to the lengths
of saying that the Republican Party is the par¬
ty of the American flag, of the average work¬
ing American and the hopes and dreams of the
people of this country.
Well, let's look at this American icon—this
patriotic statue; George Bush's values:
Most recently. Bush voiced his opposition
of a 60-day notification for workers at large
companies and plants of large scale layoffs.
Isn't it in the best interest of the average
hard-working American to give him or her an
opportunity to look for another job and not
have to endure the abruptness of being called
into the employer's office and being told,
"you're fired?"
Apparently, Bush chooses to side with big
business and their profits instead. American
value?
Bush has repeatedly made his opposition
known to such educational bills as Pell grants
and others that would help make it possible
for high school graduates to afford a college
education.
Education—an American value.
In what is a slap in the face at minorities,
last year Bush supported a Reagan veto of the
Civil Rights Restoration Act. This act, for¬
tunately, did eventually pass both houses of
Congress—no thanks to Reagan and Bush.
Essentially, this act extended the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and made the act more en-
forcable. /
We were never given a satisfactory ex¬
planation as to the reasoning behind that ill-
thought out veto.
Equality to all races, creeds and colors—an
American value.
What Democratic presidential nominee Mich¬
ael Dukakis has not effectively emphasized in
his campaign is the duplicity that the Reagan-
Bush Administration continues to perpetuate
when it comes to drugs.
We all know this administration has funded
the Nicaraguan rebels for the past eight years.
Unfortunately, they have not been funded by
persons of the highest moral standards.
As was illustrated during the Iran-contra
hearings and brought out in further testimony,
millions of dollars of drug money had been
used to support, both lethal and non-leihal aid
to the contras in an attempt to overthrow the
Nicaraguan government.
What's more, from late 1984 to late 1985,"
when the supply of arms to the contras was il¬
legal, Bush's own staff was heavily involved
in the operation.
Bush has said that he knows nothing of the
illegal supply of arms to the contras but yet
his chief Latin American advisers were in con¬
stant contact with Oliver North to the point
that North was quoted as saying that he wanted
"Bush's people off his turf," when it came to
anning the Nicaraguan rebels.
In either case. Bush's stance is intolerable to
the American people. ^
Either he did not know about these abuses
involving our money, even though his top ad¬
visers, who he supposedly meets with on a
regular basis, were immersed in these clan¬
destine operations, or he did know about what
was going on.
If he was not aware of what his top advisers
in Latin America were doing,, what does that
say about his management skills and control
over his own staff?
Is taking-money from from drug profiteers
to the contras in order to overthrow a govern¬
ment an American value? Not likely.
American values.
If we are to have someone, particularly a pre¬
sidential candidate, talk about basic American
values, that person should embody those
''values he professes to be of importance to this
country. Instead, in a slap of hypocrisy,
George Bush has denied his past actions
which, indeed, contradict the positive things
that this country stands for, and asserts' that he
knows what is good and right for this country.
Perhaps the American electorate, should scru¬
tinize this candidate and compare his hallow
words with his past, concrete actions.
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Illogical reasoning
To the Editor.
1 am writing in regards to the article
"Foreign students homesick" by Hanif
Moorad |0cL 18).
I would just like to say that Zahcer
Ahmced's reasoning for why foreign
students choose to stay here in
America is truly illogical. He was
quoted as saying "you can't do certain
things back home, like have girls
over..." Now let's think about this for
a moment. I think it is highly un¬
likely for a person to change their en¬
tire lifestyle and way of life just so
they could have a girl over their
house. Logically, it docs not make
sense.
There arc many factors that can
influence a foreign student from not
returning to their home country. For
example, they may be searching for a
better opportunity to find a job or
perhaps may fear warfare that is in
their country. I just find it hard io
believe that a person would change the
entire future course of their life just to
have a girl over their house.
Sincerely,
Sami AL-Dossary
Canons ignored
^    To the Editor.
RegardingDonnellAlexandcr'sopin-
ion/editorial/article "Protest reeks hy¬
pocrisy," from Friday, Oct. 14, 1988:
The current letter-writing campaign to
the Daily Collegian which "absolutely
disgusts you," in reference to Barry
Grove's opLnion/editorial/article on
GLSA and National Coming Out Day,
have not been "dominated by open
gays" as you have stated. Most of the
authors of these letters are unknown
and do not hold membership with
GLSA.
One can openly support the efforts,
rights and goals of GLSA without be¬
ing a member and without being gay
or lesbian. For example: one may sup-
' port the United Negro College Fund
without being black and one may sup¬
port "saving the seals" without being
a seal. "Comprende' o no comprede'
nada?"
In reference to the signatures pre¬
sently being obtained for the Media
Council and the ASI Senate; at this
lime, this is not a GLSA effort This
effort is being made by select in¬
dividuals, with only some of them
members of GLSA.
The notc-of-thanks Barry Grave"rc-
ccived last spring, not "faTTT^vvas sent
by myself. Barry Grove and his cover¬
age of the GLSA and National Con¬
dom Week, at that time was factual.
Barry Grove spent a large amount of
time contacting GLSA and its mem¬
bers, myself included, regarding mis is¬
sue. This was not the case with GLSA
and National Coming Out Day. Our
press release with this event listed
_three GLSA individuals, by name and
phone number, to contact for more
information. At no time was anyone
contacted
As you have stated, "separating per¬
sonal feelings from facts" are definite¬
ly vitaLto anyone and everyone associ¬
ated with the Daily Collegian. This
must stan at the top, with the editor
in chief, and must be followed by all
editors and all reporters. According lo
the "Policy and Procedures" of Ihe As¬
sociated Students and Media Council,
all university student publications and
personnel arc lo "strive to attain the
goaJs" of thc^AvuMU of Journalism.
These £a*ons include: "RESPON-
SIBIlilTY, SINCERITY. TRUTH¬
FULNESS. ACCURACY. IMPAR¬
TIALITY. AND DECENCY.- In my
honest opinion, these Canons were
not adhered to or followed with either
opinion/ediiorial/article. >
Thank you, as always, for your
time and space.
Peter Erie Robertson
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