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Wednesday, October 19. 1988 / University Daily Kansan
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Packaged Quayle finally comes up with the answer
Do democracy a favor by paying closer attention to Dan Quayle.
Better yet, save democracy by ignoring him.
Five days after the vice-presidental debate Oct. 10, Quayle spoke to the Economic Club of Detroit. In that speech, he outlined what he would do if he had to assume the duties of the president in an emergency, complaining all the while that the question was clear.
But Quayle's response in itself was inappropriate.
But Quayle's response in itself was inappropriate. First, in programming Quayle, Bush advisers failed to inform him that the debate was designed to find out what ea candidate would do if elected by asking hypothetical question
Second, hypothetical questions are effective in extracting information and can be answered successfully.
Third, Quayle, in his effort to appear to be genuinely thinking for himself, failed to answer the question. Instead, he redefined the question and said something about his qualifications. That was a good thing, but no prior consent from Bush to respond to such a question
Fourth, Quayle babbled repeatedly in trying to respond three different times to the same question during the debate.
Sixth, his poor timing was more evidence demonstrating that Qauley is tightly wrapped around Bush's finger. Five days after the time he should have responded, Qauley used terms such as the CIA, secretary of state, secretary of defense, national security advisers, the National Security Council, Cabinet, the U.S. public allies and news conference.
Obviously someone briefed Quayle about these entities during that five-day stretch. Nevertheless, the point is that Quayle has to be careful when looking at
Seventh, (and this is the best part) Quayle has begun a metamorphosis. As he said Oct 12, he will be thinking with his own mind from now on in an effort to loosen the reign held by Bush and his campaign advisers. "I'm going to have fun, and I'm going to say what's on my mind," he told reporters in Rapid City, S.D.
Finally, one political commentator summed it up best: the controversy about Quayle's qualification to be president is no longer an issue. The only question remaining is whether he's qualified to be a U.S. senator.
Opinion
Tony Balandran for the editorial board
The editoriats in this column are the opinion of the editorial board.
Other Voices
Although some football fans were calling for a bloody coup, the K-State Athletic Department and Stan Parrish handled Parrish's resignation from the team.
Parrish resignation handled well
Had the department ousted Parrish mid-season, little would have been gained for the players or fans. A situation that most admit is bad.
A asking coach to take over a team during a problem-filled season and turn the squad around 180 degrees is too much to expect. If that turnaround didn't occur, the coach would start the next year with half a season under his bell and a dark cloud over his head.
The department and Parrish took a better approach by announcing the decision as being effective at the end of the season. This tactic allowed Parrish to win the regular season, and the department and fans are asking for – a winning season. Recruiters can now hire prospective students with the promise of the unknown.
Had Parrish walked out, nothing would have stopped the unfair analogy between his actions and a team quitting mid-game.
The possibility of the team's beginning to win and of Parrish's contract being renegotiated shouldn't even be considered. Parrish should be at K-State because he wants to be here, not because the team is winning.
Parrish said he was tired of fighting the odds and was a victim of a society that overemphasizes winning. But it doesn't seem that K
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Bush's kill-a-criminal campaign
Because not even a convicted felon wants to be coddled
Sometimes I have second thoughts about my decision to become a newborn Republican.
For example, last night I attended another meeting of my local chapter of the Bush-Quayle, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, Motherhood and God, Flag-Waving Society.
My conservative friend Grump chaired the
conference, and he wrote how we might
vote for Bush and Obama.
I stood up and we should contact the Bush campaign office and ask them to have Bush kill a
Grump looked startled and said, "Bush should do what?"
I repeated my proposal that Bush should kill a criminal.
"My goodness," Grump said, "why should he do that?"
To show the decent, law-abiding citizens of the United States that he doesn't believe in coddling criminals. And the best way to demonstrate that is to kill one.
"But he has already said that he's against coddling criminals."
Mike Royko
Saying it isn't doing it. You never saw John Wayne say to Lucky Ted Pepper and his gang, "I can't get you out of here." Clint Eastwood goes up against riff and raff, he doesn't say, "I must advise you that you will not be coddled." He doesn't even read him. Right just a mean squint and he blows them away.
"But Bush can't do that."
"A presidential candidate can't just go around shooting people, even criminals. It would be illogical."
Syndicated columnist
Not at all. We can surely persuade some publicans short to depress him. He will be healed, and his reputation will be restored when he does it, it will lead the evening news, especially if we can make the shooting a photo event.
"But where would he find someone to shoot?"
"But where we all nt some to shoot?" "That's easy. There are cops all over this country who know where these are drugs. drug dealers, dope and street gangs. We can take Bush there, and when he sets out we will set him kick in the door and bimb in with his guns huzzing and kill the dirt rats.
"You must be insane," Grump said. "A presidential candidate can't do something like that."
Why not? They kiss babies to show they love babies. They eat pizza to show they like humans. So why not? They kiss girls to show they love girls.
"Because that is the job for the proper authorities. The police, the prosecutors, the judges and juries, and all the other law enforcement agencies."
But obviously they have failed. If they hadn't, the coddling of criminals would not be an issue. So they must have done it.
"He is doing something. He is taking a tough stance, speaking out against coedding, and waving his hand."
That's not enough. Ronald Reagan said the same skings eight years ago. He said he was against coddling criminals. And what we have today? The same old stuff. Murders, mayhem, muggings, dope-dealing and even peeping toms. And do you know why?
Because criminals don't care if a candidate says he won't coddle them. Do you think John Dilinger wanted to be coddled? Of course not. He wanted to rob banks.
Do you think AI Capone craved coidling?
Nonsense. He liked hitting players with basketball.
Believe me, if you walk up to the average criminal and try to cuddle him, he will cony you on the head and take your wallet and Rolex and will ravish your loved ones.
The so threat of non-coddling just makes criminal snicker derives at Bush. I can hear he laughs a lot. He doesn't skimmy player like you, anyway. Or on he's the laughstocks of every prison. No, if he's to be believable, he must kill a criminal. They understand that and they'll know he surely means it.
"Impass. Bush's staff would say we are besides. Besides, why should Bush kill a criminal?" Dana Reid
Of course Dukakis hasn't. And that's the entire point. Dukakis is a Democrat, so we don't expect him to kill a criminal. But as Republicans, we expect more from our hero.
"It is out of the question."
■ Mike Royko is a syndicated columnist who writes for the Chicago Tribune.
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MAILBOX
ACLU works
I was very upset to hear of the Republican presidential candidate's derogatory comments about the American Civil Liberties Union. I been a member of many worthy organizations and communities, and human rights), but my ACUL membership is the last I'd give up. The ACUL has been in the forefront of the battle to uphold the Bill of Rights — that part of the Constitution that is supposed limit the tyranny of the majority over limits to which democracies can be susceptible.
against the ACLU is to be against the Bill of Rights. So much for the Republicans' respect for them.
In a recent local action in a small Missouri town, the ACU won the right for high school students to have dances. Previously, dancing was not allowed on campus; now it is the most famous (or infamous) ACU case was that of the Nazi march in Skokie. III, the Ideals of the Nazis are opposed to those of the ACU, but the Nazi were built on the principle, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." The ACU never has been more successful than in constitutionally imperative, task. To be
Susan Schneider
24-hour help available
In last Wednesday's article about suicide and its danger signs, you listed the agencies on how to contact them. However, when you listed Headquarters, you failed to note that it is a 24-hour service. There are at least two trained counselors on duty at times; counseling is confidential, free, and no charge.
Thank you for a well-written article. Suicide is a subject that cannot be talked about too much. It's important that students know there are people out there who listen and care.
Guns on show
Lisa Rasor
Topeka senior
I am writing to respond to Bill Sharp's letter regarding my daughter Gina Sibley's letter concerning gun control. He asks an excellent question: "Why the right to buy a gun instantly?" The answer is that for people who are avid sports shooters, most weaponry is not purchased in gun shops, but rather at shows that feature shooting demonstrations two days and then move on to other locations. This would mean that a shooter buying a piece of equipment would have to travel to the next
locale to pick up the purchase a week later. If the laws covered only shops and not the shows, I believe that opposition to gun legislation could have been made by emotional individuals immediately intent on killing themselves or someone else. Furthermore, anyone deliberately planning murder should be arrested.
Carmela M. Sibley
GLSOK funds wasted
The James Buchanan letter in the oct. 11 publication of *American Journal of Missed Services* made Gay and Lebanon Services of Kansas. GLSOK is spending its organization's money on dances instead of the well-being of lesbian women.
If GLOSK cannot properly use its funds, which it receives from our tuition, I believe the堤防 to be a problem. The school has nothing better to give to this campus than dances, then it should be disbanded. I realize that my tuition provided only 12 cents to GLOSK for the classes we have taught or better to use. The $2,060 dollars that GLOSK gets could be used to stop world hunger, help the United Way, March of Dimes, help Ethiopians.
I know that $2,600 dollars can barely help such causes but it would be put into better use than for gay men and lesbians to dance our money away.
Chris Platis
Topeka junior
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