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TEN/The Press/Friday, No~ember 4, 1988 THE PRESS EDITORIAL COMMENTS·--1 --· -+ ---------------------------------------- Exercise your right Tuesday November 8, 1988 is a very im- - portant day. It's the day of our Presiden- tial election. We are here to encourage yoo to exercise your right -- the right to vote, which our forefathers fought and died for. By voting you will help control the desttn)' of our nation. It's worked in the past. The right to vote has been given to women, blacRs, and 18-year-olds. -so why stop a good thm1? You've heard this all before and yet there are still some that won't vote. Wh)I? Is it inconvenient? No, there are votmg booths in every town, city, and village across the countl\)' and at takes less than 30 seconds to do. Some won't vote because they don't like the choices. Well, one of them must seem like the better choice for -one reason or another; vote for that per· son. And there are those who won't vote because the.l' don't know who's running. They are George Bush, Republican and Michael Dukakis, Democrat. Not to men- tion all of the other candidates running for state and local offices. Even after reading this, we know there will be some who won't vote. Well, to all of you - no complaining after it's over, you had your chance and you slept through it. THE PRESS Non lllegitimus Carborundum Amy Colucci Editor in Chief Sandi Weinstein Managing Editor News Editors .... Pamela Kujawa and Kathryn Zona Assistant News Editor ................ Kelly Hogan Entertainment Editor .............. Linda Potrafke Assistant Entertainment Editors . Maryam Tasnif and Robert Anzalone Sports Editor ........................ Rob Adamo Copy Editor ....................... Jennifer Boyle Assistant Copy Editor .......... Andrea LaMendola Business Manager ................. Aruna Balladin Sales Manager ..................... Joanne Howe Assistant Business and Sales Manager .. Chris Griffith Photography Editor .................. Tom Walsh Assistant Photography Editor ........ Andrew Rush Darkroom Manager ............... Christine Boyer Proofreaders ............. Dara Barber Photographers Andrew Rush, Christine Boyer, Laura Horsman, David Jacovino, and Beth Rose Faculty Advisor ............... _ ...... Syed Pasha Staff Writers: Christine Sandgren, Tom Logatto, Kimberly Baylor, Jason Hounsell, Matt Douglas Chris Griffith, Peter Scarpira to Ad Builders: Hailey Dick, Michael Bundschuh Cartoonists: Pat Gormley Print Shop Managers:Terrence .P. Brennan, Kay Wilkins Typesetting Staff: Amy Allen, Colleen Carroll Alisse Toussaint, Rakey Cole, and Tanya Furgal. Layout Staff: Holly Kiesel, and Jason Hounsell, Donna Kochman, 1 ames Lewis The Press Room Ill, Cony Union Cortland, N.Y. /JfHS (6(}7) 753-2803, 2805 The Press is pulilished weekly on Fridays by the students of the State Univer- sity of New York College at Cortland during the school year except on holidays and exams. Press r11n is 5,000. It is printed by Marathon Prinlingand distributed free on and off campus. Yearly subscriptions are available for $10. Information on advertising may be obtained by calling the office. Good luck Dukakis & Bush To the editor, \Sitting on a sofa on Sunday afternoon, Listen to the candidates debate, Laugh about it, shout about it, But when you've got to choose, Any way you look at it you lose.\ -Paul Simon Well, here we are. Just a few more days and it will be, mercifully, all over. We have heard ridiculous statements from both sides, cheap in- sults from both sides, bad one liners from both sides, and really outlandish pro- mises from both sides. Millions have been spent, political favors have been called in, and we've lost several hours of prime time television to a couple of Presidential debates: hours which could have been better spent on some innane sitcom. Be that as it may, let us ex- amine those debates momen- tarily. The word \debate\ is a much maligned one. To have a real, old fashioned, one-on-one debate between Mike Dukakis and George Bush would be absolutely moronic. Are there two peo- ple on earth with less to discuss than these two? With reporters leading them, both candidates managed to avoid addressing a single issue directly. Imagine how it would have been had they not known what was coming. They would have needed riot police to pull the two of them apart. The debates were, frankly, embarrassing. Both can- didates spent the bulk of their time attempting to sound like a great orator of the past. That is to say, they looked for either a witty, cut- ting Churchillian verbal assault (and the\ Joe Isuzu\ remark didn't do it, Mike), 1 or a wonderful, Rooseveltes- que catch phrase. Most peo- ple will agree that this crap about ''a thousand points of light'' will never equal, \We have nothing to fear but fear itselL\ They also reached new heights in self contradiction. Come on, Duke, you can't be seen as tough on crime while opposing the death. penalty; that's like being tough on drugs while supporting legalization. Image-wise, it's a ludicrous position. And you, George, kindly explain how the United States can become a \gentler nation\ only after instituting the death penalty. One would tend to think that killing so- meone could be construed as not too gentle, to say the least. Okay, we understand. After all, what's a little elec- tion year rhetoric among friends? Let us move, then, to a real issue-the deficit. Now here is an issue we can sink our teeth into_ One might think that these can- didates, in the face of the past administration's total failure, would have some im- aginative and innovative ways to attack this problem. Here is basically what we've heard from both sides, \No new taxes, and we promise not to cut Social Security or defense.\ Well, that's imaginative, all right. Neither side has stated where the cuts will be. Perhaps from the depart- ment that publishes those ridiculous little pamphlets on how to do a manicure, or something. This is nonsense. Of course the next President will have to raise taxes. He will also have to make careful budget cuts. This, of course, is not something one may say during an election. The last man to say this was Walter Mondale, and we all know what happened to him. The point being, we must look within ourselves when we wish to delegate blame for the disgrace that has been the election of 198S. Fritz gave us the truth, and we buried him. Ron told us what we wanted to here and we reciev- ed four more years of a disasterous fiscal policy. If you were a candidate, what would you say? We are also quick to blame the media, but we love what they print. We love to hear about how Duke's furlough progran let a murderer rape and tort11re several pe()ple. In fact, we want to know where and when and how. We love to hear about Dan Quayle's passes at a Playboy bunny. \Tell us everything, ()h wise Playb~>y bunny!',, we shouted. If it failed to in- crease circulation, they wouldn't print it. We also responded favorably\ when the can- didates play with the truth. We love it when Duke asserts that he has made Massadtusetts into heaven on earth or when George takes credit for the Soviet wi thdr <J.wl from Afghani stan. Why should we have to deal with reality? It is, after all, an election year. Now, at this late date, there are rumblings. The Americ<Ul people are sick of the cheap shots, innuendo, and one liners- the polls tell us so. '\Too late. We must now make a very important decision based upon these games. Many of us, natural- ly, will decide to make no choice at all. It is too much trouble to get to the polls .. _ bllt that is ane>ther discussi[]n entirely. Some people will say that all that has been discussed here is 110t worthy of all this attention. US elections have been full of half-truths, ac- cusati()ns, and false hopes for quite some time now. True as that may be, one would have to go back a very long way to discover an elec- tion based on less substance than this one. We can afford to elect our leader in this manner far less now than when compared to, say, 1876. More than ever before, we need to elect a competant, intelligent leader based apon his stances on various issues. The fact that we cannot do this is absolutely terrifying. Well, Vihichever of the two men win, I wish them luck. Since neither of them has ad- dressed any issues, they'll need it. So will we. Rich ){olm Tc sp all 0 he ta: co pr fee a11 pc ca en to pc th W( s To I wh anc gat nee As. Un poi is c: the the exc tio: ( tot ye2 attc Stt fer· Th en! tha life Pal out the Sat p Tc Cc att in ho ter de he: le~ ca1 an' ho I bee aw An hoi eve the be. to the ual the be? soc pre OK to I anc affc mo mal oth diS! ·~; Am hea hav cor
