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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: halfscot who wrote (8809)	11/5/1998 9:49:00 PM
From: dfloydr	Respond to of 13994

Amen! Well said, sir. Floyd

To: halfscot who wrote (8809)	11/5/1998 10:10:00 PM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 13994

The Neal Boortz Show -- News Talk 750 WSB -- Atlanta Thursday, November 5, 1998 FUTILITY AND REALITY I have now had a day to think about the Republican election debacle of 1998. As much as it pains me to say this, I think that the proper course of action for the Republican Party is becoming clear. Two words come into play here. Futility and reality. Should Clinton be impeached? Yes! Absolutely. No question. The rule of law is so important to this country that any president who ignores it should be made an example of. Bill Clinton has done damage to the very fabric of our system of government that will take years to fully manifest itself. You could compare him to a lover who is HIV positive. The sex felt great, and there will be no evidence of the terrible damage that has been done for many years. Clinton is a carrier. Not of HIV, but of the virus of dishonestly and arrogance. He has transmitted that virus through his occupancy of the presidency. The body politic has been infected. Our constitution has been infected. The virus of disregard and contempt for the rule of law has been planted. The carrier -- the man who did this foul deed -- should be removed before the infection gets worse. Now -- for your dose of reality. Though the virus has been transmitted, the body politic does not understand what has happened. Just as a person the morning -- or the week -- or the year after they have received their dose of HIV virus -- we think we are just fine! There are no symptoms! There may not be symptoms for years! Absent any outward symptoms of the damage that has been done to our system by Clinton, there is no widespread call for his removal. The majority of the people of this Country simply do not want this impeachment process to go forward. By the time they realize the damage that has been done, Clinton will be long gone. Reality -- the people want the impeachment process to end. It is futile to continue. The Republicans need to change tactics. They need to turn loose of Clinton. Let him go. Issue some sort of a statement which recognizes the crimes that Clinton has committed, but also recognizes the futility of spending any more valuable time working to remove him from office. In the face of the futility of the impeachment process I must say that I am far more interested in seeing my tax burden and the power of government reduced. Proceeding with the impeachment matter will not get us any closer to accomplishing those goals. If the Republicans want to re-capture the attention and support of the achievers in our society (to hell with the non-achievers) then they need to dedicate themselves to the concepts of lower taxes, less government, more individual freedom and responsibility, and bringing the functions of government, especially education, back to the local level. Let history take care of Bill Clinton, as it most assuredly will. History won't take care of the crushing tax burden facing American families right now ... we need the Republicans for that. Let's back up, take that other fork in the road -- the fork that might lead to true government reform -- and get into high gear again. LET'S JUST CALL IT WHAT IT IS One of the big factors in the vote this week was the higher-than-expected turnout from black voters. In many cases they were reacting to perceived threats to affirmative action. In other words, they were swarming into the polls to defend the very thing that they fought against two decades ago ---- racial discrimination. I guess it just depends on whether your the beneficiary or the victim of the racial discrimination. Those of us who do not support ANY form of government-sanctioned racial discrimination need to stop playing the game by their rules. Let's stop using this absurd, feel-good "affirmative action" label. This label was created for no other reason to give a nice-sounding, positive title to a horrible concept. It's like calling murder a "facilitated life change." In your conversations, your letters, your calls to talk shows .... call "affirmative action" what it is. Racial discrimination. Nothing less. boortz.com

To: halfscot who wrote (8809)	11/6/1998 11:05:00 AM
From: Doughboy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

Halfscot: You've identified a truism about scandal and politics based on scandal. The attention span of the American public for scandal lasts about 2-3 months these days. We have so many media outlets now that run 24-7, any news--no matter how shocking--loses its impact in a short amount of time. This was proved by Ollie North, Marion Barry, OJ Simpson, and now Bill Clinton. If you can weather the incredible storm the first few weeks, it eventually abates. In order to topple someone then, you need one event following closely on the heels of another, the next more shocking than its predecessor. The GOP was riding such a wave for about 8 months, and then suddenly it died. Starr had shot his wad. The Congress was, by its nature, too deliberative and slow-moving. Since the beginning of October, there was no new news and the Clinton message started to get traction. What Hyde should have done is kept the Judiciary committee moving over the last month with witnesses, document releases, leaks etc. They dropped the ball and let the anti-impeachment forces regroup and dominate the headlines. Doughboy.