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...national sense, in terms of the passive acceptance of Proposition 187's ideals in the shape of California Governor Pete Wilson's failed presidential bid. It is not that Proposition 187's ideals are being glorified, but that the eerie silence with which it is being met can only spell more trouble in the coming years for Latinos in this country. What must be done, especially in this presidential election year, is to reflect on Proposition 187's genesis and legacy and use the polls as a platform to end this silence once...
...changes themselves. The president is only a platform of ideas; the face in front of the platform of ideas; the face in front of the plarform is not very important. He must be able to conduct himself with proper etiquette, present a somewhat photogenic yet presidential appearance and spell potato correctly. Other than that, the ideas presented in the conventions and in paid advertisements are what people are voting...
...town hall format of the upcoming debate may work against the GOP candidate. Wednesday's debate will be conducted in much the same style as the debate in 1992 town-hall meeting in Richmond where Clinton easily and comfortably outshone George Bush and Ross Perot. The format could spell bad news for Dole, both because he is not as accomplished as Clinton in off-the-cuff responses and because audience member might not ask a question that would allow him to bring up the ethics issues. The audience, screened by the Gallup organization to keep out hard-core Dole...
...Last week Republican Senator Larry Pressler spent the opening minutes of his debate with Democratic challenger Tim Johnson insisting that "some of the things that have been said in the campaign in the last two weeks of a personal nature are despicable and totally false." Pressler didn't spell out what those were, but most South Dakotans would have known. In September, former Senator James Abourezk, a Democrat, had arranged for Alexander Cockburn, a columnist for the left-leaning weekly Nation, to make several appearances around the state. Why? In his 1996 book Washington Babylon, Cockburn asserts that Pressler...
...watching it held in their mind an image of that awe-inspiring 1993 handshake on the South Lawn. Now, however, Yasser Arafat was face to face with Benjamin Netanyahu, the head of a very different Israeli government, and most onlookers hoped the magic of a handshake might cast another spell. In the closing moments outside the White House on Wednesday, Netanyahu grasped Arafat's hand and pumped it, adding his left hand atop the grip. Arafat joined in, leaning toward the Israeli, smiling broadly. It was symbolic. But was it significant? After that farewell, Arafat's hands were empty again...