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Jimmy Carter has been criticized for not taking a firm stance on some issues. But in this failing, he is entirely representative of today's Southern politicians. Even as in the bad old days, personality still counts more than issues. The difference is that the candidate who can holler "nigger" the loudest no longer wins; instead, candidates try to project what has been called a "best man" image. This has been termed the "politics of trust"?trust in basic good intentions. Arkansas' Governor Pryor, for one, insists that issues "aren't nearly as important as honesty and decency...
...those in favor of maintaining these recruitment programs defend them to those who say that some standards of excellence will be compromised? One way is to refute the traditional criteria that those who holler "foul" go by. For instance, the National Examination Board which tests mostly memorized material rather than clinical ability, seems to be outmoded at a time when clinicians for poor, especially black areas, are in seriously short supply. The notion that scientific knowledge given during the first two years of med school is more difficult for some blacks than it is for some whites may be true...
...those in favor of maintaining these recruitment programs defend them to those who say that some standards of excellence will be compromised? One way is to refute the traditional criteria that those who holler "foul" go by. For instance, the National Examination Board which tests mostly memorized material rather than clinical ability, seems to be out-moded at a time when clinicians for poor, especially black areas, are in seriously short supply. The notion that scientific knowledge given during the first two years of med school is more difficult for some blacks than it is for some whites...
SPECTATORS ENTER the gym and head for the cluster of audience seated on the east bleachers, prompting Boston choreographer Deborah Chassler to holler, "Could some of you move to the other side? The room will tip over if you all sit there...
...weeks end, Balsam said his petition had already received nearly 300 signatures, and that "things will really begin happening" next week. Meanwhile, Holcombe says, he will continue to plot his strategy and, in his words, "find myself a soapbox and holler...