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Opinion
FERSPECTIVES
eminists v. Jones
"omen’s groups failure to rally behind stands as evidence of selling out for political power
all up some
Arkansas
State Troop
ers and prepare the
Lincoln Bedroom,
the Paula Jones sex-
■harassment case
■ been thrown
out of court and a
relieved Bill Clinton
is dating again.
Clin ion is off the
hook as Jones’ attor-
Donny
Ferguson
columnist
Hws prepare an ap-
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_|»exual harassment victims, lambasted
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^Md crude,” and continue to practically ig-
flOTORCYCIi nli e Willey’s charges of sexual assault.
Tie closed-mouth approach to the Phi-
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actually standing up for victimized
[women.
■ Willey accuses Clinton of grabbing her
bieast, placing her hand on his genitals
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oil the political explosion as Clinton slinks
■vay. Another female subordinate is the
target of Clinton’s sexual advances and
the estrogen warriors of the National Or-
[uHuiSan^- gam/aiion for Women refuse to call for
white angeis. $195 to resign. When the accusations he
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came public, NOW even went so far as to
call Clinton’s actions those of a “sexual
predator,” but stopped short of asking
him to leave office. NOW’s message is
clear and simple: they love sexual preda
tors, so long as they are leftist and pro
abortion.
Compare Clinton’s NOW-issued life
time pass with the treatment feminists
gave Supreme Court nominee Clarence
Thomas. Thomas, a conservative black
scholar, was all but confirmed to the
Supreme Court after his 1991 Bush ap
pointment. However, feminists waged an
eleventh-hour attempt to sabotage the
confirmation hearings when Anita Hill, a
former employee with no credibility, no
evidence and four “witnesses” who could
n’t seem to tell the same stoiy came for
ward to charge Thomas with sexual ha
rassment.
Most Senators proceeded to confirm
Thomas when Hill began making outra
geous statements such as the harassment
began in the early spring of 1981, though
she didn’t even meet him until September,
and her witnesses told differing stories.
Despite the fact Hill had no evidence, no
credibility, her witnesses were about as
convincing as the Weekly World News and
only 24 percent of Americans believed
her, feminists adopted her charges as
gospel. Willey, on the other hand, has cor
roborating witnesses, a credible story and
no political motive, yet NOW gives Clin
ton a walk. This isn’t the first time femi
nists have given a free sexual hunting li
cense to predators.
A pantless legend, Senator Ted “I’d Dri
ve You Home, But You Can’t Swim”
Kennedy could publish an entire Time-
Life series on sexual assault and how to
get away with it. Yet, despite his long, sor
did history as a sexual offender he is Ally
#1 of the feminist fringe. Among his low
lights, he and Connecticut Senator Chris
Dodd once made a “waitress sandwich”
on Kennedy’s lap at La Brasserie, a Wash
ington, D.C., restaurant. Again, feminists
not only refused to call for his resignation,
but stood by the pro-abortion senator
unilaterally.
Why then, does Bill Clinton and his fel
low love machines escape the high-
pitched war whoops of feminists while
Clarence Thomas and other become the
targets of trumped-up charges? The an
swer is simple — feminists can be bought
and sold like a ’72 Pinto.
The NOW gang leaves sexual assault
victims like Kathleen Willey out to dry be
cause feminism isn’t about standing up for
women, it is about grabbing as much po
litical power as you can and not letting go.
Clinton gets a free pass, mostly be
cause of his anti-life stance on abortion.
Not only did he repeatedly veto a ban on
gruesome partial-birth abortion, so cruel
and unusual even staunch pro-choicers
like New York Senator Daniel Patrick
Moynihan call it “infanticide,” he contin
ues to fight for unlimited, unchecked
abortions for all women, through all nine
months of pregnancy.
In a July 1, 1992 campaign letter to pro
abortionists, Clinton noted that, “I have
repeatedly called for national health in
surance which would cover the cost of
pregnancy-related medical procedures in
cluding abortions,” and “I will sign the
Freedom of Choice Act.” While his love of
taxpayer-funded abortions and the Free
dom of Choice Act, which would allow
abortions through all nine months of
pregnancy, alienates and sickens most
people, it pleases the pro-abortion Na
tional Organization for Women just fine.
Feminists have given the Bill Clintons
and Ted Kennedys of the world a free pass
for far too long. The NAACP wouldn’t en
dorse David Duke if he hired a black cam
paign manager and People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals wouldn’t flock to a
Ted Turner hot dog luncheon. The Na
tional Organization for Women, however,
has turned selling out into an art form,
and Bill Clinton is cashing in.
Donny Ferguson is a junior political
science major.
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Chris
Huffines
columnist
F or hundreds of
students at A&M,
the day begins
before dawn. The
alarm goes off; they
drag their tired, sleep-
deprived, mental
corpses out of bed
and slowly stagger
into the day.
As they walk into
class, lifeless behind
their dull, glassy eyes,
the rooster crows to
meet the sun.
Many students and faculty here at
A&M would probably give three reasons
that eight-o’clock classes are, if not nec
essary, at the very least, a good idea.
These would be that, in the real world,
employees do not get to set their own
hours. If you want to keep a job, when the
boss says nine to five, you go in at nine
and leave at five.
Another reason for eight o’clocks is
that it builds character and discipline to
get up that early. And finally, educational
institutions have had eight o’clocks, or
the equivalent thereof, since the time of
Socrates and Aristotle. We’ve always done
it that way. Why stop now?
Of course, A&M is not the “real world,”
A&M doesn’t exist to just build character,
and “we’ve always done it that way” is a
logical fallacy. But, I get ahead of myself.
First, A&M is not the real world. The
real world obeys certain natural laws that
A&M does not feel it has to obey. For ex
ample, fee increases. In the real world,
fees are known as taxes. In the real world,
our elected officials (the U.S. and State
governments) live in mortal fear of rais
ing taxes too high and thus getting voted
out of a nice, cushy job.
At A&M, our elected officials (Student
Government and the Yell Leaders) have
no say over fees, and do not have nice,
cushy jobs.
Second, getting up at eight o’clock, I
will admit, does build character.
It builds an unflagging determination
to get out of bed, drag one’s body into a
chair in a certain room at a certain time,
and from there enter the day in a zombie
like state of extreme stupor.
Unfortunately for the character of
these individuals, this is Texas A&M Uni
versity. That University word implies that
there is some knowledge and learning as
sociated with this place.
In other words, plopping your sleep-
deprived body down in a chair and doz
ing through lecture really doesn’t do any
thing for your learning.
The kick here is that knowledge leads to
character, but as has just been shown, charac
ter does not necessarily lead to knowledge.
After all, character can be described as
the habits that lead to a set of conse
quences. Good character leads to good
consequences. Bad character leads to
bad. And, since knowledge allows indi
viduals to anticipate the consequences of
their actions, it is pretty apparent that
knowledge is the better choice of the two.
Finally, and my personal favorite, the
“we’ve always done it that way” argu
ment. This is what rhetoricians like to call
a logical fallacy. It sounds good, and
seems to make sense, but is really a lie.
After all, for hundreds of years now, the
major ethnicity in America oppressed the
minorities.
First the French, then the Irish, then
Italians and Slavs, and pretty much the
entire time blacks and asians.
We've always done it that way. But,
does that make it right?
Just because we’ve always had eight
o’clocks, it does not mean we should.
Eight o’clock classes should be abol
ished, but they never will be.
The forces of social inertia are too
strong, and there is no compelling reason
to change.
Human beings simply will not change
unless they have to, even if it is the better
option. It sounds stupid, but we’ve always
done it that way.
Chris Huffines is a sophomore speech
communications major.
STATE OF THE UNION
Clinton aid to Africa should be
refocused toward United States
Joe
Schumacher
columnist
C linton has returned from
Africa, with a renewed concern
for the environment. However,
it is not the environment of America
he is proposing a treaty for, but that
of Africa’s.
Since returning from Africa, Clinton
has promised to send more aid to
Africa. He is trying to get Congress to
nullify a $350 million debt incurred by
the nations on that continent. Clinton
also wants to increase aid to African
countries to $840 million.
The fact that Clinton can propose all
these benefit packages to another country certainly show the
United States is in excellent condition. Obviously, if we can
afford to eliminate debts and give aid we must be well off. It is
a good thing that all of our social issues have been dealt with.
Africa should be left alone to sort out its differences with
out foreign intervention, including that of the United States.
This would preserve Africa from entangling alliances with
other nations.
This would also keep other nations from establishing a
sphere of influence and asserting their own dominance in
that region.
Maybe it is a lot easier to write treaties with other na
tions than it is to get current bills through Congress.
These treaties probably make it look like Clinton is do
ing something not just for the good of the United States, but
for the good of the world.
As far as the environment is concerned, the United
States has its own significant environmental issues. Howev
er these issues differ greatly from most countries in Africa
due to the fact the United States is an industrialized nation
and the countries in Africa are mostly developing.
Additionally, the United States is not in a position to
tell developing nations to preserve their natural re
sources. In United States history, any time nature has ",
gone up against business and industry, nature has lost. ;
The railroad industry during the 1800’s was notorious for
scarring the land. In Florida, the wetlands are being greatly
reduced to accommodate more people living in the Sun
shine State.
The lumber industry in in the Pacific Northwest is
currently having to be subsidized so it does not cut
down anymore trees.
Another international treaty signed by Clinton that
could have an even greater impact on the United States is ;
a pact to support African-led peace keeping operations.
The treaty was signed along with the nations of France
and Great Britain. The idea is that the United States is
spending $2.2 billion a year on peace-keeping in Rwanda
and Somalia, so if we joined in a concerted effort, we
would ultimately end up saving money. In any “peace
keeping” process there is the possibility of of bloodshed,
and American blood should be considered just as costly,
if not more, than $2.2 billion.
Perhaps the president is merely passing the time with *
these international treaties. He has to have something to take!
his mind off the current political scandals that he has faced.
The president should focus on the national issues in- i
stead of minor details abroad. There are important for
eign policy issues. But the environment of Africa hardly
qualifies, and the civil unrest on that continent, although
terrible, is no concern of the United States.
These treaties are taking up valuable time in Con
gress— that could be spent on other issues directly affect
ing the people of the United States.The United States
should spend more time dealing with its own problems
instead of playing world park ranger and police officer.
Joe Schumacher is a junior journalism major.
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