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foloflle 73, Number I
Thursda y,Scpt. 15, 1993
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~V_it_h satir~, Milly hins lurned the heat on Texas Poh11CJ30S during her presentatio n Tuesday e,·ening.
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by Brian Ballard Editor ~foll y Ivins, politica l columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, spoke about n:uional and Texas politics 10 m_orc than 300 people :H Fain Fine Ans Auditorium Tuesday night. Interspersing ~ rious polit· kal appraisal of President Clinton's health can= plan. the Texas governor's race. and the "wise use" movl·mcnl with humornus anecdotes about Texas politu:al figures. she kepi her audience laughing for over two hlJurs. President Clinton's hcallh care plan is dead for this , ongrcssional session. Ivins s:i.id. At most. Congress may pass some int:rcmental legislation to keep insurance companies ;,om denying insurance due to pre-existing conditions. She said she wasn't disappointed in the Clinton administration's performance because she knew Cli nton's record :is governor of Arkansas. As governor. he was an incrcmcn1alist and :i compromiser. Yet. dcspitc Arkansas' big problems when he became governor. Clinton left the state in bcuer shape. This year's race for Texas governor is 100 close 10 call. Ivins said. Recent surveys in Texas show that the Republi can and Democratic par1ies arc lied :it 42 percent each.
fo r more 1han 20 ycJrs. working in the 1970s as coedimr of The Texas Obsen·er. She no1ed that 1hc legislature reinstated a law agains1 being can. g:iy in the last session. hut so Because of Clinton's un- far ii hadn't deterred anyone populari1y in Texas, Republi - from being gay as far as any· cans will try to link Governor one could tell. Ann Richards to Clinton, she She related a comment of said. St.ate Senator Carl Parker that Bush h:is been campaign• all the fools in the legisl:uurc ing on the crime issue in shou ld be thrown nut. To Texas. despite crime in Texas that, Parker h:id replied. ~If having down-trended the pas1 you throw all the fools ou1 of scver:il }'Cars, Ivins said. The 1he legislature. ii wouldn't be reason Bush can campaign on a representative hody.~ lhis non-is.•.ue is that network Political debate in the U.S. news ha.~ incrc:iscd its coverand mean," ace of crime JOO percent in is hccominc "sour
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"When satire is used by such as Limbaugh lo attack the weak and vulnerable, .• . it becomes vulgar." Molly Ivins
1992/1993. With reference to local news coverage of crime, the policy is "If i1 bleeds. i1 leads," she said. A big unknown in the governor's race is what voters in Soulh Texas will do since 1his heavily Hispanic area is in a political furor at presen1. Ivins said. Ivins predicted 1hat just as the 1980s demonstrated the rise of the Republican voter in Texas. the l990s will see 1he rise of Independents. especially Hispanic and women voters. Ivins has been reporting on by "Shrub~ Bush. the name Legislature which Ivins referred to can- the Texas State
Ivins said . possibly because this is a time of transition similar to the periods after WW I and WW II when things were so unscnled. Voters arc becoming cynical about Inc political procc~. Al, evidence of the meanncss of political dcb:ue, Ivins cited 1he behavior of radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh recently equated 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton. President Clinton's daughter, to the White House dog. Ivins noted that by tradition, poli1icians have been fair game for political satire. but attacking the children of such politicians is a new low.
Sa1irc is used hy the Dolili· cally powerless 10 auack 1hc powerful. she said. ~when satire 1!'.> used hy such as Limbaugh 10 aunck the weak and vulnerahlc. the cripples of s<H.: iety. ii he · comes vulgar." Ivins s.iid. In response to u question from the audicn,c. she said the overt purpose of the ~wise use" movement is to preserve the property right:,,; of indi vidual l:ind owners. Howi::ver, if you examine the names of those organi1.a1ions which belong 10 it, you find that they represent the corporate timber, mining and ranchi ng interests. The hid den agenda of the movemem is to roll b:ick the environmental laws, she said. Ivins urged students 10 get involved with protecting their pol itical heritage. She recalled the words of the lawyer Joe Rauh who had defended many of those accused of being Communis ts during the McCarthy era in the 1950s. Rauh. on his dea1hhcd. was about to be awarded a pri1..c for his life-long efforts to prolcct human righls. His rcprcscn1ative 31 the ccrcmony asked Rauh if he had a mesSJge for those who "'ould be at the awards ceremony. "Tell them how much run it was,- Rauh said. Ivins concluded her formal talk by exhorting students to have fun while fi ghting for the B1ll of R1ghL,;,
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Go,•crnor Ann Richards renews her drh•er's license at ~ISU during "Capital For a Day" program, hch::ilf of the AssociJIIOn of Richards. She emphasized Texan s Aga ins t Crim e that there should he ,.cm tolhc:ided hy Richard Collins. cra~cc o_r misbch:ivior hy ju. D.1-.cus~i~g the l<J95 li.:g- vcnik-s tn sch,,ol a-. well :is 1sla11vc ~~mn. Richard,;, ,;,aid zero tolcrJnce fur parents thJI Juvenile rnmc :ind a rc- who abuse 1heir childrcn. va mpl·d 1uvL"n1h: s upport TI1c national n imc hill rc.,y,11:m ,~111 hi.: h1; ,!'.>..,UL'\. We mu, 1 l llJ.,;k iuH·nilc ccmly pa.ssciJ will hri nl! 1wcr <.rtml' on J!I lflHl h. ~ ~aid SI billion lo Tc-.:a.~. "he·s,11iJ.