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During his three-hour visit, Babbitt, a 1965Law School graduate, relayed experiencesencountered during the 1988 campaign that led tohis disillusionment about politics...
...instance on the second day of hiscampaign, Babbitt recalled, a reporter asked himif he would rather be reincarnated as a bird or ananimal. Later, reporters tried to discover who hedated in high school, he said...
...press centered its attention only upontrivial affairs throughout the race, Babbitt said...
...Babbitt said he blamed American leaders and thepublic for the problem. "The American society is alittle complacent," he said...
...Babbitt said social Darwinism has become "afact of life," and that concentration on financialcompetitiveness has led to too much emphasis onshort-term goals...