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- From: dlaro@lonestar.utsa.edu (David O. Laro)
- Subject: Fresh Air (was Re: Zoe Baird, Support Her !!!!!!!!!!
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:01:41 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.202034.13025@csc.ti.com> dpage@ra.csc.ti.com (Doug Page) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan27.161725.24748@advtech.uswest.com>, steven@advtech.uswest.com ( Steve Novak) writes:
- >|> > = (John Townsend) writes:
- >|>
- >|> >The more interesting question right now is that, since Clinton was fully aware
- >|> >of Baird's hypocritical disregard for the law, but decided it was OK and
- >|> >nominated her anyway, what does that say about his own ethics and respect for
- >|> >the law? Should he resign too? It's only the second day of his presidency,
- >|> >and people are already asking "How much did Clinton know?"
- >|>
- >|> No they're not. The Republican whiners, the poorest damn losers I've
- >|> ever seen, are asking stupid questions like this. I truly could care
- >|> less. Why? Because this is the first Cabinet nomination in this
- >|> century to be voluntarily withdrawn. Unlike John Tower the drunk being
- >|> defended through a bitter rejection vote by Congress, Clinton felt the
- >|> will of the people and acted immediately.
- >
- >What are you, an alcohol-o-phobe? Don't you know that alcoholism is a
- >predisposition just like homosexuality? John Tower couldn't help being a
- >drunkard. He was simply living an alternate lifestyle. Shame, shame on you!
- >Surely you wouldn't want someone to be passed over for a job because they were
- >exhibiting the lifestyle that they were born with a predisposition toward.
- >
- >Texas is just too progressive of a state. First a recovered alcoholic US
- >Senator, and now a recovering alcoholic Governor: Ma Richards. Looks like we
- >need to add a clause covering the civil rights of alcoholics to Teddy's
- >homosexual civil rights bill, since the rest of the nation isn't so progressive.
-
- (since Doug has been so kind as to inject a bit of humor, I'll buy in.)
- From one Texan's viewpoint, good idea! Goferit! We do seem to have a few
- of those "predisposed" folk getting into office. And I'll just bet Sen K would
- go for it, too. (hasn't he shown a proclivity for the bottle? Or did he get
- that complexion from spending too much time on the beach?) (can you get a
- sunburn at night?)
- :)
-
- David
-