From: art@world.std.com (Al Thompson)
Subject: Re: Was Clinton a Moral Draft Dodger?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
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	<1992Sep7.161635.10593@cbnews.cb.att.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 17:56:28 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.161635.10593@cbnews.cb.att.com> jmk@cbnews.cb.att.com (joseph.m.knapp) writes:

   The Reaganite wing is desperate to somehow disqualify an entire generation
   of people who can't be trusted to faithfully tow their political line. The
   litmus tests to apply this strategy are Vietnam, drugs, and liberalism.
   Hopefully, then, time can be bought until the New Generation of Young
   Republicans can move in.

That's funny, I'm a Republican and work in party politics from time to
time and the only "litmus test" I've encountered is the liberalism issue.
Liberalism is contrary to the party philosophy, so a liberal has no place
in the Republican party.  If the liberal wants to join a political party
there's one just down the street more in keeping with such views.

   Well, the best laid plans of mice and men...

   What I find amusing is the Bush Campaign cowboys on the weekend news shows
   glibly stating that "the issue will not go away" or "Governor Clinton is
   just going to have to explain this new wrinkle to the American people" and
   so on. Say what? There is absolutely ZERO evidence that the public-at-large
   give a rat's ass about this or any other vile emanation from Charles Black,
   Mary Matalin, & Co. Sure, it gives the news shows something to talk about
   for a couple days, so they lap it up.

Why is factually reporting on Slick Willie's record a vile emanation?
The truth is a vile emanation?  I suppose it is if you're Bill Clinton.

One of the things I can't stand about the liberals is their claiming
"negative campaigning" when you quote their own words.  Again, the "bimbo
eruptions" was a quote from a high ranking Clinton campaign aide.  The
liberals know this, yet they consistently stand there and act as if
Matalin made it up.  This year's contenders for the Josef Goebbels prize.

      Sue Voter in Peoria: "I'd like to vote for Clinton, but I don't think 
      we've really gotten to the bottom of this 1969 draft issue."

No, it's not the draft issue any more than the marijuana smoking issue.
It's the fact he lied about these things.  "I didn't inhale."  What a
laugh as anybody under the age of about 98 can tell you.

There was a very interesting article in Sunday's Boston Globe about how
Clinton had his uncle and a close friend of his uncle's (a living retired
judge) work all their political contacts to get Slick into the Naval
reserve.  The Judge said he was a bit miffed when, after all their work
and expenditure of political capital, Slick said no.  The Judge also said
that Slick was considered a real political comer, even at that young age,
and a lot of influential people in Arkansas were working overtime to keep
him out of the draft.

   Yeah, right.

   What I find aggravating is that Bush is willing to try anything to win the
   election, including opening up the wounds of Vietnam.

It's not Viet Nam, it's the fact that Slick Willie is a liar and only
fesses up as facts dribble out.

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