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The Battalion
Page 5
Perot, Gore clash in NAFTA showdown
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - In a com-
lative debate Tuesday night. Vice
President A1 Gore charged that
Perot has a financial stake in
the defeat of the North American
Trade Agreement. Perot dis
missed the charge as "propagan-
to defend a deal that would
punish American workers.
The high-stakes, prime-time
showdown was contentious from
outset. Gore and Perot repea t-
p interrupted each other and
i traded a barrage of charges,
some of them substantive, others
more personal.
Gore said Perot abandoned his
one-time support of the trade deal
during last year's presidential
tampaign "to bring out the poli-
of rear." Later, he upped the
ante, saying a Perot family busi-
aess in Texas stood to make huge
gains as a trade center should
Ross Perot
labeled
NAFTA as
The world's
dumbest
trade agree
ment'
A1 Gore
accused
Perot of
trying to
bring out
the 'politics
of fear'
NAFTA be defeated.
"If NAFTA is defeated this fami
ly business that has a free trade
zone outside Dallas will continue ...
to distribute goods in the United
States and Mexico," Gore said.
Perot fired back.
The feisty Texan said that in
pushing for NAFTA, the Clinton
administration was in essence a
front for a greedy corporate elite
in America and a corrupt Mexican
government he said had no inter
est in democracy or boosting the
living standards of its people.
"Our problem is we do the
world's dumbest trade agree
ment," he said.
"You will hear the giant suck
ing sound" of jobs flooding to
Mexico if the agreement becomes
law, Perot said, repeating his
trademark anti-NAFTA slogan.
The agreement, if approved by
Congress, would remove most tar
iffs and trade barriers among the
United States, Canada and Mexico
over a 15-year period.
Short of votes with a week to
go. President Clinton sent Gore
into battle with Perot hoping to
shake up the dynamics of the
NAFTA debate. Hours before the
debate, the White House won the
support of five previously uncom
mitted Democrats — and got one
more as it got under way. Still,
Clinton was roughly 25 votes
short in the House and Speaker
Thomas Foley rated NAFTA's
chances of passing at "50-50."
The cacophony throughout the
capital on a frenzied day of morn
ing-to-night NAFTA jockeying
suggested both sides viewed it
that way.
The Gore-Perot debate was the
climax, and the combatants both
came to the 90-minute "Larry King
Live" program on CNN armed
with props. In addition to fighting
among themselves, Perot and Gore
fielded questions from viewers in
the United States and abroad, in
cluding one from Croatia.
University students, faculty have mixed responses to debate
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By Lisa Elliott
The Battalion
The debate between Ross Perot and Vice
President A1 Gore focused nation-wide attention
on a the North American Free Trade Agree
ment, and Texas A&M University faculty and
(Indents had varied responses to the outcome.
James Kolari, associate professor of finance,
d the best thing about the debate was that it
focused attention on NAFTA.
"A lot of people in the U.S. are trying to
learn more about what's going on now that we
lave a national debate on television," he said.
'Before the debate I don't think people talked
about NAFTA much at all."
Kolari said he thought Gore made his
point better, but Perot brought up some
valid concerns such as the environment
and labor.
"Perot is right — there are problems in any
agreement of NAFTA," he said. "Any agree
ment that's really important is going to have
some problems."
Kolari said although Perot was right to
bring up these concerns, he used too many
fear arguments' while Gore presented opti
mistic facts.
Kolari said he was disappointed that Gore
(flout the implications of NAFTA to the rest
\fthe Western hemisphere.
^ "If we get NAFTA, then other countries will
join," he said. "So NAFTA would benefit the
entire Western hemisphere."
Kolari was appointed by Texas Gov. Ann
Richards to chair a committee to study NAF
TA. He said his committee, as well as the eight
other committees also appointed, found that
NAFTA would benefit Texas more than any
other state in the country. •'
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The committees consisted of approximate
ly 600 to 900 professionals from around the
state.
Jody Withers, a junior economics major
and executive vice chairman for the College
Republicans of Texas, said he was not im
pressed with either of the sides, but that
Gore had a better argument.
"It's very doubtful it will have any effect on
the way people will think," he said.
Withers said there was too much petty bick
ering between the two and not enough points
were brought up.
He said Perot had just three or four points
that he kept bringing up while Gore was more
consistent.
Withers said he was surprised at how well
Gore performed. He said he hardly ever agrees
with what Gore said, and was impressed.
Sam Harwell, director of the Small Business
Development Center, said the debate was "en
tertaining," but that's all.
He said he didn't think it would sway any
body's opinion because neither Perot nor Gore
brought up any new arguments. He said he
was surprised at how well Gore performed
and at how poorly Perot performed.
"He (Perot) came off as a little meaner than
he should have been," he said. "He seemed al
most too whiny."
As for who won the debate, he said it was
awfully close, but that Gore came out ahead.
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"I thought he had real good in
sight with issues facing us today,"
Carreathers said. "He has a lot of
experience and would make an
excellent leader."
Carolyn Adair, director of stu
dent activities, also had a chance
to meet with Correnti.
She said she has known Cor
renti for years through the Na
tional Association of Student Per
sonnel Administrators. Correnti
served as president of NASPA
from 1984-90.
"He is very well-known and
one of the most respected admin
istrators in the country," she said.
During his visit, Correnti pre
sented his ideas, qualifications and
opinions to the search committee.
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He said the committee was inter
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diversity and what role he thought
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"But most of all, they were in
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as a person," he said.
Ron Sasse, chairman of the
committee, said the committee is
looking for a fit between the per
son and the University.
One of the six candidates will
replace Dr. John J. Koldus III, who
retired Aug. 31.
Correnti has served as vice
president for student affairs at
Florida International University in
Miami since 1987. He was also
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The final two candidates will
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Sasse said he hopes the new vice
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