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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (18681)	12/12/1998 1:22:00 AM
From: Borzou Daragahi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

No, you don't understand Michelle. This impeachment isn't about politics. It's about principle and standing up for what's right, like when Henry Hyde stood up for admitted liar Ollie North and said perjury must be put in context. Who cares what the public thinks when you are fighting God's battle? MSNBC msnbc.com Why is the public tuning out? Most say they are frustrated, bored by the impeachment hearings At a bar in Los Angeles Thursday, no one seemed to be watching the impeachment hearings. By Jim Avila NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT Dec. 10 — For many, the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill have become what many view as irritating political white noise. In Los Angeles, as in many cities, the hearings have been practically ignored. “I would say people are showing more interest in my chicken diablo than in this,” said bar owner Tim Crowner. IN CHICAGO, too, the hearings are viewed as overkill. “I just had enough of it, that's why I'm not watching it,” said shopper Rita Sackar. America is shopping as its president faces impeachment. A solid year of Monica, Paula and cable television political sex talk has numbed much of America into a chorus of “haven't we heard this before?” STILL TALKING IN WASHINGTON “People think that with the elections this issue was settled. They're Christmas shopping, and they they're picking up their newspaper. They're turning on nightly news and they're saying, ‘They're still talking about that in Washington?'” said Chicago Sun Times columnist Richard Roeper. But, in fact, it's crunch time. While most of America goes about its business, the House Judiciary Committee is readying to pass articles of impeachment. On Chicago's top-rated talk station, WGN, Thursday's morning topic was not impeachment, it was, “Why do women always wear black?” Nothing in the hearings has sent a jolt through the electorate. “I think they'll be even more surprised if the president does get impeached,” said WGN radio talk show host Judy Markey. “They'll sort of wake up and say, ‘What happened?'” Many Americans say it's not apathy but frustration that has them tuning out. WATCHING GAME SHOWS In Evergreen, Colo., barber John Golba watched game shows Thursday rather than impeachment hearings. “The government is going to do what they want to do,” Golba said. “Most of them don't listen to the people.” The hearings had no impact at a soul food restaurant in Chicago. “You know it's like, what can we do to stop this?” said a waiter. University of Chicago historian Tom Smith said rarely has public opinion been so roundly ignored on Capitol Hill. “If you ignore them on the important issues, most of the time you become known as an ex-congressman,” he said. It's potential backlash from a public suddenly awakened by an impeachment they say they don't want. Avila is national correspondent for NBC News.