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Wednesday, October 26,1988 The Battalion Pages k&M students endorse Bush during debate about election E£ / 1 Ml J E; WltERK fl|. J By Lesa Y. Smith Reporter Texas A&M students gave George ush a landslide vote as president of the United States in a mock election held last light. ■ “Who Should be Elected President of the United States: George Bush or Mi chael Dukakis?” was sponsored by the A&M Debate Society in 301 Rudder. Terri McGee, pro-Bush and senior alth education major, said Bush is in iuch with the American dream. McGee spoke about Bush’s stand on ^defense, choosing Dan Quayle as vice esident and domestic issues. Bush is strong on national defense and nuclear weapons, she said. Keeping the Soviets out of the United States is why [ere is a need for nuclear weapons. McGee said Quayle knows about de- inse, is serious about responsibility and ■mature. _ “He (Quayle) will collaberate, cooper ate and come up with the best plans for America,” she said. Bush supports child care, employer sponsored day care and the death penalty for ‘Drug King Pins.’ He opposes furloughs for criminals who have committed serious crimes. Mike Fortner, pro-Dukakis and fresh man bio-medical science major, said Du kakis knows the government can’t solve all the problems, but the government has the responsibility to lead. Fortner spoke about Dukakis’ idealogy and records. Dukakis wants the military and the po lice to have exclusive access to guns, Fortner said. “The Republican charges on gun con trol are an insult to Texans’ intelligen ce,” he said. Bush opposed a bill that would require a seven day hold on purchasing a gun, Fortner said. Dukakis turned the Massachusetts def icit into $2 million surplus and reduced unemployment from 12 percent to three percent, Fortner said. “Dealing with issues, Bush is a see nothing, hear nothing, do nothing kind of guy,” Fortner said. “He blames other people for problems and passes the buck. He builds on Reagan’s accomplishments instead of doing things for himself.” McGee said Dukakis supports conven tional defense and nuclear freeze. “America could not win a conventio nal war,” she said. Soviets are better prepared for conven tional war, she said, but they fear our nu clear strength. Abortion was discussed when the floor was opened for questions and answers. Most people said they didn’t want to pay for abortions with their tax dollars and agreed with Bush’s abortion stance. Kelly Minear, senior agriculture eco nomics major, said, “I like the Reagan supply-side economics and Bush’s plan on child support. Bush has experience dealing with the Russians, and I like that.” Tara Hall, freshman computer science major, said. “Dukakis represents most of my views on social issues. Without equal social, economic, and political factors, there is no opportunity'for advancement except for those who already have it.” France Brown , former president of the Black Awareness Committe and se nior speech communications major, said, “Dukakis supports my need as a black man and the needs of black people better than Bush. Bush has better qualifica tions, but he doesn’t support me. I can’t support him.” aimer rocks A&M oncert not irresistible ut proves enjoyable the cadets or uy beam., hi as they p ad alignment graded at s I of the year >se who k 1 proces ircnce, said changes in i and look i By Shane Hall Staff Writer lit wasn’t simply irresistable, but it was a mood show nevertheless as Robert Palmer brought his pulsating combina tion of heavy rock and funk to Texas A&M Tuesday night, playing to a sold- out crowd in Rudder Auditorium. ■The concert, presented by MSC Town Hall, was originally scheduled to take pllce in G. Rollie White Coliseum, but Iwas moved to Rudder Auditorium be- |ise of lagging ticket sales. " cat lowever, the small crowd of 2,500 did not seem to bother Palmer, who has been touring in smaller venues. In fact, jnore tickets were sold to Palmer’s show ap; A&M than to his Houston perfor- ;ns pancc. re Series spT t the cotifeEE|fconservativeIy dressed in a sharply McNeill fro fneased gray suit, Palmer performed :ago. Songs that span his entire singing career, cakon“IklaBh much of the material drawn from Mistakes: Hi 1 ' his most recent solo albums, “Riptide” ted the Eng® and ‘Heavy Nova.” Palmer also per- ly at 7:30 pi [formed hits from an album he recorded and Boftkl [in 1985 as a member of the band Power nni Center [Station, e willconsistof! with three # audience pan lions are scfc ugh Saturday on begins fe fee of Sll r others mu rsdayatSa griculim pening the concert with a Power Sta tion hit, “Some Like It Hot,” the show was off to a roaring start as Palmer led his group, consisting of six musicians and a backup vocalist, through a string of hit songs. The most impressive of these were “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On,” “Hyperactive,” and “Discipline of Lo ve, 1 ’ all of them hits from the "Riptide” Ibum. The crowd roared with excite- mt and danced in the aisles throughout p evening. A fan of various styles of music from around the world, Palmer treated the crowd to some Africanized songs. One song, “Pride,” was done in a Nigerian style of music called juju. Juju is similar to reggae in its use of a variety of percus sion instruments and syncopated rhythms. Palmer also performed songs from his early years, including his early hit, 1975’s “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Al ley.” This song perhaps best showed Palmer’s approach to rock ’n’ roll: the lead guitar taking a hard rock approach while the rhythm section ventures into areas of rhythm and blues, soul and funk. His subsequent recordings have, for the most part, followed this ap proach. Consider the title of his newest album: “Heavy Nova,” a combination of heavy metal and bossa nova. Midway through the show the lights, which were flashing across the stage in various colors, dimmed as the music took a turn for the mellow. Palmer then sang “Riptide,” but it was not long be fore he had the crowd on its feet again as he led the band through a scorching ver sion of his recent hit, “Simply Irresistib le.” This song brought deafening burst of applause from the audience, who seemed to love every second of the show. The only real problem with Palmer’s performance was that the show seemed, staged. Some of the dance steps by Palmer and his backup vocalist looked to be the result of choreography rather than of spontaneity, which is always more in teresting. However, this minor com plaint aside, the concert was enjoyable, and one of the best rock shows to come to A&M in some time. Photo by Scott D. Weaver Robert Palmer VT meeting agriculturally'* ri educational (as to discuss said. fackctt, press; in of agricult® iversity, esent a cross s« ure. Members'• i universities® conservation f service emplc)“ : orkers.hesaii tave a group I® in agriculture ssional Agiti 1 ' tried to reprtsC icultureonpoli® conference. : frontiers of t^ think we’re{Oiti exas’ chief justice accuses pponent of tricking voters i window off d landed on k elow. He sufftro ; AUSTIN (AP) — Chief Justice Tom Phillips of the Texas Supreme Court said Tuesday a television adver tisement by his opponent, Justice Ted Robertson, de liberately attempts to trick voters by implying that Phillips — not Robertson — was the subject of a “60 Minutes” program, “Justice for Sale?” f Phillips and Republican political consultant Karl Rove appeared at a news conference to display ads from the two campaigns. | A TV ad for the Republican Phillips says, “Is jus tice for sale in Texas? ‘60 Minutes’ asked that question d reported that Justice Ted Z. Robertson once took $120,000 in campaign money from Clinton Manges and then switched his vote back and forth in a crucial Lease involving Manges. H “This year Robertson’s taken over $1 million in j contributions from special interest lawyers. Tom Phi- , Noble and P:; hio, and se«l : d that Loctef ronment andak* Hips has said ‘No’ to big money with strict contribution limits — tough new Chief Justice Tom Phillips for the integrity Texans deserve. ’ ’ Phillips has a second ad which is similar to the one causing so much controversy in both the political and private forums. A Robertson ad states, “‘60 Minutes’ asked the question, ‘Is justice for sale in Texas? Official records show that current Chief Justice Tom Phillips took $178,000 from one special interest group alone. Phil lips ruled for that special interest group in a crucial court case. “This year Phillips has taken over $1 million in con tributions from special interests and corporate law firms. We need a new chief justice — Ted Z. Rob ertson, Democrat, Texas Supreme Court,” the ad con tinues. Rove said, “This is so cynical, so hypocritical ... it is a really deceptive attempt by them to mask their big gest weakness, which is he (Robertson) was the subject of ‘60 Minutes.’” Richard Jenson, a consultant for Robertson, said in response that Phillips’ initial ads were “very, very de ceptive” in suggesting that Robertson voted for Man ages, a South Texas rancher-banker, when, in fact, Robertson had voted against Manges 12 of 13 times in various cases. Jenson said if “60 Minutes” had done its program while Phillips was on the bench, he would have been featured. “(He) raised more money from special interests groups than any other Supreme Court judge in Texas history,” he said of his opponent who is causing the controversy. (jury begins punishment phase for man in capital murder trial GALVESTON (AP) — A man faces the death penalty or life in prison after being convicted of capital murder in the strangulation death of a former Clear Lake Shores council member. Jurors began hearing testimony Tues day morning in the punishment phase of Timothy Lane Cribble’s trial, which has been going on for some time. 1. The jury in State District Judge I. Al lan Lerner’s court convicted Gribble in the death of Elizabeth “Libby” Jones af ter deliberating for five hours Monday morning. “I’m obviously very happy,” Galves ton County District Attorney Mike Gua- ; rino said of the verdict. “I’m looking 84c ; forward and getting on with the punish ment phase.” Gribble, 25, a San Leon roofer, told authorities last October that he strangled Jones, 36, and left her partially clad body beneath some bushes in a secluded field in Dickinson after sexually assault ing her in her home. The police tried to investigate into the crime, but were un sure of her whereabouts. Gribble later led authorities to the re mains of her body and also to her purse, which he had tossed into the waters of Clear Lake. Gribble had been helping in the re modeling of Jones’ home when she dis appeared Sept. 8, 1987. He was not im mediately suspected in her disappearance. Cribble’s attorney, Mike Miller, con ceded during closing arguments Monday that Gribble was responsible for Jones’ death, but he argued that prosecutors had not proved that he kidnapped her, which if not proven, would lessen his punish ment. Without that proof, he argued, his cli ent could not be found guilty of a capital offense. Under Texas law, a person can be found guilty of capital murder if he or she commits murder in conjunction with another felony, such as kidnapping, sex ual assault or burglary. 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