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4 • Adirondoclc Daily enterpri»^<iim%, October 13,1992 Editorial Bush's cause not helped by debate With no knockout punches thrown but with some lightning-fast jabs landed by Independent candidate Ross Perot, the first presidential debate went off without too many flaws Sunday night. Surprisingly, the participants in the three-way debate — President Bush, Gov. Clinton and Perot — stayed focused on the issues. This was due, in no small part, to President Bush, who is trailing in the polls but whose handlers apparently believe it is better for Bush to look presidential, rather than mixing it up with Clinton and Perot on the same stage. For example, Bush was quick to point out that Clinton had not mentioned limiting malpractice lawsuits in his health care reform plan, but the presi- dent didn't go one step further and suggest this is because Clinton is heavily funded by trial lawyers across the country. This was either a missed opportunity by Bush or a deliberative effort on his part to take the high road. Only the president and his handlers know for sure. Other interesting developments during the debate included: •Clinton's continued use of the word \change\ and his clear intentions of not being branded as a liberal. On several occasions, he suggested shifts, not just cuts, in military spending, saying funding must be focused on military technology in light of the Cold War's end. He also suggested the United States take a tougher stand in regard to the civil war in the former Yugoslavian republics and in its trade deal- ings with China. •Bush's attempt to paint Clinton as exactly what the Arkansas governor was trying to avoid: The liberal nametag. Several times, Bush alluded to the Demo- cratic tax-and-spend policies of the past, while har- ping on the issues of character, trust, and experience. Bush was on the defensive most of the night, but he tried to remain optimistic and he scored big points when he questioned how Clinton could have the moral authority to send young men and women off to war in light of his obvious attempts to stay out of the Vietnam conflict. •Perot's one-liners, his down-home style that con- nects with disgruntled voters. Aside from his quip about not having the experience of running up at $4 trillion debt, Perot talked in serious terms about the need for \shared sacrifice\ if this country is ever to get back on track again. Perhaps the most interesting statement of the night came when Perot seemingly defended Clinton's actions during the Vietnam War. Perot, in essence, chalked Clinton's action up to a youthful indiscretion, indicating that Clinton should be forgiven but also suggesting that Bush must be held accountable for his actions as vice president and president. The two most perplexing suggestions in the debate came from the president. First, he kept noting how much he'd be able to accomplish with a new Con- gress, but what he is basing that theory on is any- body's guess. He also said he'd put former Secretary of State James Baker in charge of domestic affairs during a second term, which leads one to wonder why Mr. Baker isn't the Republican candidate for president. Overall, Perot showed the candor and conviction which led people to rally around him when he origi- nally arrived on the political scene; Clinton played it safe, scored well at times, but came off a little stiff and rehearsed, particularly during his closing remarks; and Bush didn't do badly but was on the defensive too much to make up ground in the polls. The president seems to lack the ability to go neg- ative on Clinton when Clinton is in the same room. Yet, unless he scores a knockout punch in one of the upcoming debates, Bush's presidency is in deep trouble. Bill Cosby PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says students going into teaching should prepare for many roles. \Teaching has to take on a new banner, and if you're going to enter, you have to have many new hats,\ Cosby told 2,500 students, faculty and staff at Drexel Univer- sity, where he picked up another honorary degree Tuesday. \You're going to run into coun- selors who don't know how to counsel, so you have to,\ he said. \You're going to run into parents who don't know how to parent, so you're going to have to parent.\ The entertainer, a longtime booster of higher education, was the keynote speaker at Drexel's convocation, which marks the be- ginning of the academic year. Cosby has master's and doctoral degrees in education from the University of Massachusetts. Drexel awarded him an honorary Doctor of Pedagogy degree. Enterprise political letter policy For this political season. 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IF YOU EVEN MENTION THE VOLUNTEERS, CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, OR THE CRAZY AUNT DOWN IN THE BASEMENT ONCE MORE, I'LL CLOBBER YOU!\ Bush strangely cautious for candidate trailing in polls By TERENCE HUNT AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Clinton was ag- gressive. Ross Perot was funny and to the point. The odd man out was President Bush, strangely cautious, as if he were sitting comfortably on a big lead instead of struggling to make his case for re-election and trailing badly in the polls. Soon after Sunday night's debate was over, several Bush campaign aides were quietly passing the word: just 22 days before the election, Bush needs to do something in a hurry to get his campaign on track. Analysts said they saw little from St. Louis to sug- gest Bush was prying voters away from the Demo- crats. \I don't think this was a converting debate,\ said Colorado College political scientist Tom Cronin. \This was a reinforcing debate. It reinforced that Bush is in a hole. It reinforced that Clinton is more moderate than many Democrats in the past\ With an audience of tens of millions of Americans, the nine-day debate marathon that ends next Monday is the last best chance for Bush. But the first debate did not give him the shot he needs. Instead of winning over new voters, it seemed more likely to lock in the impressions the electorate al- ready has. \This doesn't change the race much, if at all,\ a senior Bush adviser said, speaking on condi- tion of anonymity. \Both Perot and Clinton won and the big loser is George Bush,\ said Cronin. \He (Bush) was humorless and whiney. Bush had absolutely no in- spiration.\ For Republicans who have strayed, \He didn't give them the reasons to sew up the^deal, bring it home.\ An AP News Analysis Walter Dean Burnham, professor of government at, the University of Texas, said, \Bush didn't really score where he had to. I just don't think on the gut issues — jobs, the economy — that he got any-*' where.\ Moreover, he said Bush's attempts to raise questions about Clinton's character weren't playing well. ; \I don't see what he (Bush) did to help himself to- night,\ said Duke University political scientist James David Barber. The candidate who probably got a boost was Perot, who combined humor and barbs in one-liners some- times aimed at the president After Bush stressed the importance of experience as. a qualification for the presidency, Perot deadpanned,, \I don't have any experience in running up a $4 trillion debt.\ Former Democratic Gov. Dick Lamm of Coloradp said, \Clinton would have been the star of the game; except this irreverent guy comes and hit the home run.\ On the other hand, Cronin said Perot \obviously wins the humor award but I don't think he crossed the: threshold of being a serious presidential candidate yet\ The most memorable moment was Clinton's sting- ing comeback after Bush criticized him for taking part in overseas demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Bush said it was wrong to protest abroad when^ \young men are held prisoner in Hanoi or kids out of the ghetto were drafted.\ ; ;ci:i mam Garrison Keillor ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With a lament about losing his hair, Gar- rison Keillor returned to his radio roots. The soft-spoken humorist began the fourth season of \American Radio Company\ at the World Theater, where he did \A Prairie Home Companion\ until he left his native Minnesota in a huff in 1987. \So good to be back in Min- nesota, bring this show back here,\ Keillor said Saturday at the start of the live, two-hour broad- cast on the American Public Radio network. Minnesotans, he said, have tried to make him feel better about his hairline. \They come up to me after a show. They say, 'That was about as good a show as you ever did and you're hair looks really nice, too. ... People are nice, and it's not true. My hair has gone downhill and this radio show is declining like everything.\ Letters to the Editor SL Civic Center needs financial support Dear Editor As outgoing president of the Sar- anac Lake Civic Center, I would like to make this final report to the people of the Saranac Lake area ... those served by the Civic Center. Let me start with some very sincere thanks. Thanks to you who have so enthusiastically supported the center with your dollars and messages to our municipalities that die Civic Center is important to die life of die area. Last year, when you donated more than $22,000 to the Civic Center in two days, you spoke loudly of how im- portant you thought die Civic Center is. Thanks to the Saranac Lake Pee Wee Hockey Association for a relationship that is continuing to grow in cooperation and under- standing on both sides. Thanks to the town of Harrietstown which has come through 100 percent with its financial commitment and has been so supportive with develop- ment of adjacent grounds. Thanks to Mike Ritchie whose complete dedication to and enthusiasm for the Civic Center creates much of the pleasant atmosphere there. Most of all, to those members of the board of directors who have put in so many hours and given so much thought to all the problems we have faced over the past two years, I want to say that no person has had more support or coopera- tion from a board than I have. I cannot say die diank yous widiout mentioning some of die tilings for which I am sorry. I am sorry that we have not been more effective in ways to utilize die Civic Center in the off-season. I am sorry mat we have not been able to operate at a level mat Steffi Graf HANOVER, Germany (AP) — German authorities banned die song \I Wanna Make Love to Steffi Graf\ after die tennis star and her fatiier complained. Prosecutors ordered die song off die air waves Thursday, and ordered all copies seized from Stores. The song was recorded by the German rock group \Angefahrcnc Schulkinder\ —German for Driv- en-Over School Kids — which often uses controversial, satirical texts. Part of the song suggests an in- cestuous relationship between Graf and her fatiier, and-die pro- secutor's office said mat was slanderous. In search of info about SL visitor Dear Editor: Traveling through die scenic northern part of New York, witii its beautiful colors of fall, reminds me of die nature of Lillehammer in Norway where I live. Lillehammer will be die next host of the Olympic Winter Games, so our relations are further strengtiiened. The Olympic traditions are also an ancient Greek heritage of peaceful togediemess. So Lillehammer is trying to follow up this tradition widi a solidarity ac- tion with die suffering people in Sarajevo, another city of the Olym- pic famdy. The action is called \The Sarajevo Aid,\ and I hope die people up here will support it wholeheartedly. My other reason for writing is a man named Carl Lumholtz, who was born in Lillehammer in 1851. Internationally he is considered being one of die diree great explor- ers of die last century. The two others were Henry Stanley and David Livingstone. Carl Lumholtz spent most of his life witii natives of Australia, Mexico, and Borneo. Last year die Mexican government celebrated him as die pioneer of Indian studies, and in Queensland, Australia, Sir David Attenborough opened a national park named after Lumholtz. In Lillehammer, a statute of Carl Lumholtz is placed in die middle of die main park. In 1922, Lumholtz wen, age 71, prepared for die \jewel research\ of his career. He was to explore the unknown parts of New Guinea. But die man who spent large parts of his life among man-caters and head-hunters also had previous experiences witii malaria, tropical fever and liver illness. So, to rest a little before his journey, he went from New York City where he then lived and had his financial supporters, to Saranac Lake to gatiier some strengtii. But mis *ecame Lumholtz' last journey. On May S, 1922, he died in Saranac Lake, where he was buried in sur- roundings mat surely reminded him of die landscape where he grew up. I will be very grateful if anyone in this region can provide me witii any information of Mr. Carl Lumholtz' stay here. Please contact: Per Christopher Hoen, Gamlevein 108, 2600 Lillehammer, Norway, or, Edna C, Finn, Saranac Lake. Christopher Hoen Lillehammer, Norway allows us to put money away for capital improvements and re' placement. Most of all, I am sorry that I have not been able to con- vince die municipalities that we are deserving of their full support. We are going into die new operating year witii a big problem. We need $11,000 to get ready to operate, almost exacdy die amount we have asked for and not receiv- ed from die towns. One year ago, we tried to make it clear diat it was not a quick fix we . needed, but a committed approach to the Civic Center. We even told . the town of Harrietstown and the village of Saranac Lake diat if diey , were going to commit for just one, year, forget it. (I cannot tell you . how sorry I am that die village has embarked on a program diat denies die very dungs that make Saranac Lake what it is.) The public has made its position clear widi great financial support. I hope die public servants are listening, because widiout support of the municipal, bodies, die Saranac Lake Civic Center will eventually close its doors. I must say that die towns of Harrietstown and Franklin have made at least partial payments toward our request. Two-and-a-half years ago we were talking about closing. We , have had two great years of ice in Saranac Lake. Usage has increased ' by 25 percent We have die happy problem of trying to find enough ice time for die users. In die past' two years, we have proven that' widi a reasonable amount of public • and municipal support it is possi- ble to maintain the Civic Center in ' Saranac Lake. ' It has not been all fun, but it has been rewarding and wonderfully satisfying to work with such a great board of directors and such a supprtivc community. I know new > president Jim Bishop will continue to gel die same kind of support ; from us all. Thank you again for your sup- port. If you want to do one more tiling for the Civic Center, speak ,' to the town board members of the ' towns of Brighton, Franklin, North Elba, St. Armand and Santa Clara. Speak too, to die trustees of die village and tell diem all diat you feel their support of die Civic Center is important Sincerely, Jim Rogers Outgoing President Saranac Lake Civic Center «*>:fe*<ft*s!!r **•.»*&«§«*
