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OPINION
Sapulpa Daily Herald
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1986 races down and dirty, not to mention dumb
WASHINGTON (NEA) - Looking
back on the '86 campaign, in which
candidates slandered each other left
and right, it’s difficult to pick the low-
est points.
Which was the nastiest contest?
That dubious distinction probably be-
longs to the House race in Indiana’s
4th Congressional District.
Democratic Rep. Frank McCloskey
again won re-election in a race
against GOP challenger Richard Mc-
Intyre. Their battle two years ago had
been 1984’s closest contest: McClos-
key had won a disputed re-election by
four votes, and he was finally seated
by a vote of the Democratic majority
in the House.
This time around, McCloskey,
again the incumbent, squared off
against McIntyre in a rematch that
featured low blow after low blow.
The lowest point occurred when
McIntyre produced two retired Bloo-
mington police officials. They
claimed that — based on information
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from an informant, who they refused
to identify — McCloskey used drugs
while mayor of Bloomington 14 years
ago. McCloskey accused McIntyre of
“slander."
The voters perhaps agreed — giv-
ing McCloskey a clear victory in ’86.
The McCloskey-McIntyre cam-
paign just barely beat out the Mark
White-Bill Clements gubernatorial
contest in Texas and the Robert Kas-
ten-Ed Garvey Senate race in Wiscon-
sin for down-and-dirty “honors.” Win-
ners: Republicans Clements and
Kasten.
The distinction of running the silli-
est political ad of 1986 belongs to suc-
cessful incumbent Sen. Patrick Lea-
hy. D-Vt.
Former GOP governor Richard
Snelling had been hitting Leahy hard
about his lack of attention to farm
problems.
Leahy’s ad had him standing in a
barnyard with a group of dairy farm-
ers going on about what a friend of the
fanner he is, and how he will get their
votes. Standard political fare. Except
that the men were surrounded by a
small herd of cows, each proudly
wearing a “Leahy For Senate” bump-
er sticker.
Leahy won despite the fact that the
bovine vote didn’t count.
The honor of being the out-gunned
candidate of the year goes to Demo-
crat Rick Gilmore, who tried to un-
seat Wyoming’s only congressional
House power. Rep. Dick Cheney, in
one of the nation’s most heavily Re-
publican states.
Gilmore appealed to 702 political
action committees and did not receive
a cent. Two weeks before the election
he had 23,500 in the bank; Cheney had
8600,000. Gilmore challenged the in-
cumbent to a debate. Cheney said he
didn't have the time.
I Not unexpectedly, Cheney received
almost 75 percent of the vote.
Victim of the unluckiest coinci-
dence was Massachusetts business-
man George Karitos, who had the im-
possible task of challenging
incumbent Gov. Michael Dukakis. For
months he tried to lure Dukakis into a
debate. Finally, he shamed Dukakis
into agreeing. The date was set for
Oct. 27. The debate started at exactly
the same time as the final game of the
Red Sox-Mets World Series.
The political dirty trick of 1986 was
the brainchild of Democrat Michael
Sullivan, who was challenging GOP
Rep. William McGrath in New York’s
5th District on Long Island. McGrath
is separated from his wife.
Sullivan reportedly has admitted
hiring four women to approach
McGrath in a Washington bar and
tape-record their conversations with
him. While the ensuing chat was not
among the most uplifting of the year,
voters apparently agreed with
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Scratches are in the Teflon
WASHINGTON (NEA) - What
happened to the “Teflon-coated
president?”
That’s the term coined by Rep. Pa-
tricia Sehroeder. D-Colo.. early in the
President Reagan's tenure to describe
his uncanny ability to deflect criti-
cism. Throughout his first 5*/i years in
the White House, almost nothing neg-
ative stuck to him.
In recent months, however, Reagan
has sustained more than his share of
setbacks, culminating in the almost
nationwide rejection of his impas-
sioned pleas on behalf of Republican
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Item: When a C-123 cargo plane
was shot down over Nicaragua, the
Reagan administration disavowed
any connection with the aircraft, its
crew or its mission. Subsequent reve-
lations, however, clearly suggest a
government-sanctioned operation to
ROBERT WAITERS
overthrow the Nicaraguan govern-
ment.
Item: Whenever leaders of the Unit-
ed States and the Soviet Union hold a
face-to-face meeting, expectations
for some form of tension-reducing
agreement are raised. When Reagan
came away from the Iceland summit
empty-handed, even an elaborate
public relations campaign conducted
by the White House could not offset
public disappointment.
Item: The disclosure that the White
House authorized a disinformation
campaign to destabilize the Libyan
government further embarrassed the
president, especially because the ef-
fort involved misleading the US.
news media and the public.
Item: Reagan suffered his worst
foreign policy defeat on Capitol Hill
when both houses of Congress, includ-
ing the Republican-controlled Senate,
overrode his veto of sanctions against
the South African government.
Against that background, the presi-
dent mounted an ambitious effort to
rescue embattled Republican sena-
tors up for re-election this year — a
political odyssey that involved almost
25,000 miles of travel with 22 stops in
16 states. Nevertheless, virtually ev-
ery candidate on whose behalf he ap-
peared was rejected by the voters.
It's not adequate to write this off as
confirming the widely accepted the-
ory that popularity cannot be as easi-
ly transferred among office-holder as
it could in earlier times when political
coattails were more evident.
After all, Reagan’s personal popu-
larity remains extraordinarily high
and the scope of his travels on behalf
of his fellow Republicans was unprec-
edented. (In the final week of the cam-
paign alone, he flew more than 6,000
miles.)
Exit polls conducted by ABC News
in numerous states illustrate the di-
chotomy between the president's per-
sonal popularity and his lack of influ-
ence with the voters.
In Alabama, where Reagan made
several visits on behalf of Republican
Sen. Jeremiah Denton, an astounding
76 percent of the voters leaving the
polls said they approved of Reagan's
job performance.
But the state's voters — including
about a third of Reagan’s supporters
— then proceeded to dump Denton in
favor of Democratic Rep Richard C.
Shelby.
In Maryland, 59 percent of the vot-
ers told ABC News interviewers they
approved of the president’s handling
of his job. But those same voters over-
whelmingly rejected a bid for a Sen-
ate seat for a former senior member
of Reagan’s staff. Republican Linda
Chavez.
Reagan clearly remains revered as
a decent, charming man - but politi-
cally he has become a very lame duck
whose “clout” is limited and whose
Teflon coating has worn thin.
McGrath’s assessment of the tactic as
■ “Watergate-style cheap back-alley
trick.” McGrath won the contest with
M percent of the vote.
The most arrogant politician of the
year was undoubtedly Washington,
p.C.’s longtime mayor Marion Barry,
known to the local media as “Mayor-
For-Life ” Barry’s opponent pointed
out that in his 1978 campaign he
promised he would always send his
.children to public school, but in fact
they were all enrolled in private
schools. Barry said that his 1978
promise was a “campaign tactic,”
and no politician should be held re-
sponsible for such promises. Asked
which promises this year were “tac-
tics,” Barry told a reporter, “I’ll tell
you on Nov. 5th.”
The “honor” of uttering the dum-
Ibest political statement of the year
probably belongs to defeated Florida
GOP Sen. Paula Hawkins.
As the campaign entered its final
weeks she found herself unable to
dose ground on Democratic Gov. Bob
Braham. Hawkins then held a news
conference where she asserted that
a was pulling for a Graham
-----,. Her logic was that the Soviets
'anted to see the Democrats win con-
of the Senate from staunch anti-
imunlsts like herself. She also said
Communist Party of America was
forking to defeat her.
Graham’s staff started calling him
“comrade.”
| Finally, the most unbelievable
statement probably belongs to defeat-
ed GOP senatorial incumbent Mark
Andrews in North Dakota.
! It was revealed that a Washington
lawyer - who was among Andrews’
closest friends and the father of a for-
jmer member of his staff — had hired
la private detective to dig up dirt on
Andrews’ opponent Kent Conrad.
But Andrews said he had no idea the
leffort was being made, and that nei-
ther he nor anyone on his staff had
any part in it.
Functioning in
state of violence
COMMBmKY
Don Graff
Today in History
GUMMERSBACH, West Germany
(NEA) — The incidents are becoming
almost daily events.
A power-transmission tower near
Darmstadt collapses, its girders
sawed through. A key Foreign Minis-
try official is shot dead in toe street
outside his Bonn home. A bomb ex-
plodes in the middle of the night in
front of the office for the Protection
of the Constitution (the West German
CIA) in Cologne. A power tower bites
the dust at Durren, halting the assem-
bly lines at an automobile plant for 20
hours.
It’s all part of what toe press is call-
ing a “wave of violence” sweeping
West Germany that is, understand-
ably, deeply disturbing the public.
But toe same public is equally or
more disturbed by some of the mea-
sures being proposed to deal with the
violence. Those who say that a strong
government response is essential are
pressing for changes in the legal code.
These recommended measures offend
many Germans.
Since the Nazi nightmare, most
Germans have become strongly at-
tached to the “state of laws” (Recht-
staat) that has succeeded it. They are
suspicious of anything that even re-
motely suggests a police state.'
The force of events may beat back
that suspicion, however. It has al-
ready overwhelmed opposition within
the government itself and a package
of toughened legal measures is begin-
ning its parliamentary journey. The
key provision is the offer of immuni-
ty, or at least a lighter sentence, to
terrorists who turn in their partners
in crime. People attacking transpor-
tation and energy facilities also would
be subject to stiff penalties.
The authors of the new measures
clearly have an eye on the parliamen-
tary elections coming up Jan. 25. It's
still a question at this point, however,
how clear their sight is. A recent poll
shows that only 19 percent of the vot-
ing-age public supports the immunity
proposal, which many people find of-
fensive because it would permit ad-
mitted law-breakers to go free.
In dealing with the violence, the au-
thorities are engaged in a two-front
war.
The assassinations and bombings
are the work of the Red Army Fac-
tion. This group is the heir of the
Bader-Meinhof Gang of toe '60s and
early ’70s, and it is, if anything, even
more ruthless. It pursues violence for
the sake of violence — or for the cha-
os that enough violence may produce.
Its goal appears to be hot the reorga-
nization of society but its destruction.
Red Army units, which publicly claim
responsibility after every strike, take,
their names from martyrs to the
cause.
The toppled towers, on the other
hand, are toe work of opponents of nu-
clear energy. They also take full cred-
it for their acts, under frequently
whimsical names such as “Progres-
sive Garden Dwarfs” or “Revolution-
ary Homeworkers.”
The damage they cause is no joke.
The cost of a single transmission tow-
er can be as much as a quarter of a
million dollars, and the bill for repair
and replacement is already in the tens
of millions.
Fortunately, there have as yet been
no serious injuries; and the economic
effect, other than make-good costs,
has been virtually nil. The stalled pro-
duction at Durren was unusual. Else-
where, fail-safe systems have pre-
vented power outages. Hospitals and
other especially vulnerable installa-
tions are equipped with emergency
generators.
Other than hoping that the new
laws may have some effect, the au-
thorities are stymied as to how to deal
:with the challenge. There are some-
thing like 180,000 transmission
towers in the country, far too many to
ibe guarded individually. An experi-
mental attempt at electronic security
has been a disappointment, according
to the weekly newsmagazine
"Spiegel.”
The electronics worked too well,
proving excessively sensitive to the
nocturnal activity of wildlife.
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 11, the
315th day of 1986. There are 50 days
left in the year. This is Veterans
Day.
Today's highlight in history:
On Nov. 11,1918, fighting in World
War I ended with the signing of an
armistice between the Allies and
Germany inside a railroad car in the
Forest of Compiegne in France.
On this date:
In 1620, 41 Pilgrims signed a com-
pact aboard the Mayflower, an-
chored off the Massachusetts coast.
The compact called for a "body
politick" to enact "just and equal
laws."
In 1778, Iroquois Indians in central
New York killed about 40 people in
the Cherry Valley Massacre.
Bob Newton
Bellmon was worried before the
election. He was afraid he’d have to
go back to farming.
Republicans did well in Oklahoma
as they were the only ones left in the
state with any money.
Dinosaurs are extinct and the oil
made from them soon may be.
Withthe political ads over, TV will
sign off an hour earlier.
Travel can broaden your horizon
and flatten your wallet.
People thought the elections would
In 1889, Washington became the
42nd state.
In 1921, President Warren G. Har-
ding dedicated the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery. The inscription on
the tomb reads, "Here rests in
honored glory an American Soldier
known but to God.”
In 1939, Kate Smith first sang Irv-
ing Berlin's “God Bless America"
on network radio.
In 1942, during World War II, the
Germans completed their occupa-
tion of France.
In 1965, Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe,
proclaimed its independence from
Britain in a broadcast by Prime
Minister Ian D. Smith.
In 1966, Gemini 12 blasted off from
Cape Kennedy with astronauts
never be over, and for one cacn-
didate, they’re right.
This is another election where both
political parties said they won.
After watching TV political ads, it’s
no wonder why people don't trust
politicians.
If it weren't for negative TV ads,
there wouldn't be any TV ads.
Politicians refuse to debate unless
they run out of mud to sling.
GM sales are so low, you can now
James A. Lovell and Edwin E.
"Buzz" Aldrin Jr. aboard. Gemini
would circle the Earth 59 times
before returning.
In 1972, the U.S. Army turned over
its base at Longbihn to the South
Vietnamese Army, symbolizing the
end of direct U.S. military involve-
ment in the Vietnam War.
Ten years ago: In a unanimous
vote that included the United States,
the U.N. Security Council approved
a consensus statement condemning
Israel's policies in occupied Arab
territories.
Five years ago: More problems
delayed the launch of the space shut-
tle Columbia, prompting engineers
to replace a data signal processing
unit.
One year ago: About a week
buy a Cadillas and get a free Chevy.
The only difference between politics
and natural disaster is politicians
have to pay for ads first.
According to TV, we should look
thin, eat fat and smell good.
Politicians don't mind putting their
reputation on don't have anything to
lose.
Now that Democrats control the
Senate, they can drop funds for
fri voulous projects, like
Republicans' pay.
before his summit with Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev, President
Reagan visited Arlington National
Cemetery, where he honored the na-
tion’s war dead as "victims of a
peace process that failed.”
Today’s birthdays: Former State
Department official Alger Hiss is 82.
Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., is
71. Former Secretary of Education
T.H. Bell is 65. Author Kurt Von-
negut Jr. is 64. Comedian Jonathan
Winters is 61. Sen. Edward Zorinsky,
D-Neb., is 58. Actress Bibi
Andersson is 51. Golfer Fuzzy
Zoeller is 35. Actor Philip McKeon is
22.
Thought for today: "Truth is such
a rare thing, it is delightful to tell
it.” — Emily Dickinson, American
poet (1830-1886).
Everyone is entitled to one mistake,
but now it’s one mistake every two
years.
Not all Oklahoma towns are in trou-
ble, some are already ghost towns.
Not only does OKC have the only
racetrack, they now have their own
governor.
They’re coming out with a key for
TV so kids under 21 can't watch soap
operas.
About the only secret left about the
,Stealth bomber is the cost.
"It’s supposed to be a dressy affair tonight.
Better wear your NEW sneakers. ”
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