z .. . 68 - The Michigan Daily Weeken Magazine - Thursday, October 10, 1996 9 9 IS5ound and Fury CLINTON DOLES NO ATTACKS BY DEAN BAKOPOULOS The Michigan Daly Weekend 1 [~1Student Focus Energetic student rides JOIN THE DAILY'S s for equestrian team at the Student Public Ahem. I am about to say a very naughty word. Please do not let your younger siblings, children or squeamish Republicans read on any further. Liberal. Liberals. Lalaladeeda - liberals! A word that the Republican Party wants you to believe means a cross between Darth Vader, Josef Stalin and The-Man-Who-Eats-Babv-Heads. In Sunday night's debate, Bob Dole threw out the "epithet" LIBERAL a dozen times - count 'em. 12 times he threw the word at President Clinton. One of the final times he used the word, Dole said, "I wouldn't want to be called a liberal either, Mr. President." Uh, don't worry about it. But Mr. Dole, be aware that liberals include Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Patrick Henry, Gloria Steinem and yes, even Newt Gingrich. (Newt led a "rev- olution," one based on change. That makes him a liberal too.) Anyone who tries to change or better a system is a liberal. Check the dictionary. Clinton did not defend himself too much against the charge of liberalism. He simply told Dole that the "L" word was a "Golden Oldie" and that he doesn't "think that that dog will hunt this year." Point: Clinton. Pardon me? It was clear which candidate was tak- ing the most pot-shots Sunday night. Dole won, hands down. Among his state- ments and implications were the follow- ing: Clinton "doesn't trust the people, he trusts the government." The president was "disrespectful to President Bush in 1992."Clinton has "a selective memory." Clinton and Saddam Hussein are the only folks "better off today than they were four years ago" It went on and on. Dole took cheap shots. The president let them slip right over his head, and never lowered himself to that level. And why should he have? He's whomping on Dole in the polls, which is why he rarely responded with person- al attacks similar to the ones that Dole so liberally handed out. Dole's biggest attack of the night, and it was a fair A Ei question, came when Dole asked Clinton about presidential pardons. By question's end, Clinton was able to twist Dole's words and had the whole audience laughing when he deadpanned "No comment,"proof of his wonderful- ly sleek political skills. But he could have said something harsher, and I'm sure he briefly considered it. What Clinton could have said was this: "Yes, Mr. Dole, and tell us about the year you ran as Gerald Ford's run- ning mate (1976). You know, the Gerald Ford who pardoned Richard M. Nixon, a U.S. president who potentially faced dozens of felony charges?" Point: Clinton. All the things he said. 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When Dole talked about his blood pressure, cholesterol level and weight, and then added, "But I'm not going to make health an issue in this election" Clinton should have said, "But I just heard you do it. Just now. So I'm going to make senility an issue. This man does all the things he says he won't do." When Dole urged Perot supporters to "look at the Republican record" and vote GOP, Clinton should have told Perot supporters to "look at how Bob Dole didn't want your candidate up here on stage with us." When Dole said, "I like young peo- ple. I like teachers," Clinton should have said, "And that's why you maligned them in your cotvention speech, attacking the fact that today's young people 'have never had to strug- gle,' and bashing the teachers' union." When Dole talked about hos grateful he was that the GI Bill paid his way through college, Clinton should have said, "So. if we sent alt our young people off to war, THEN they would deserve help in financing an education?" When Dole said that he was going to cut taxes by 15 percent across the board and not touch Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Social Security or debt inter- est payments, Clinton should have said, "Well those elements alone make up 82 percent of the federal budget, so I can see a $550 billion tax cut. Just quit mak- ing bridges and roads, shut down the post office, sell off Rhode Island, buy lots of Canadian.lottery tickets and cross our fingers.." Clinton didn't need to say these things and he knew it. And Dole contin- ued to build a reputation as a desperate, negative and attacking candidate. And your name is? Eight times. Eight times Bob Dole forgot that he was the man called Bob Dole, dropping the first person pro- nouns "I" and "me," and referring to himself in the third person. "Bob Dole's a war hero. Bob Dole will cut taxes. Bob Dole wants to go home. Bob Dole is sucking lemons up here on national TV. Bob Dole needs help And Clinton could have said, "That's realty annoying, Bob Dole. Drop the third person." But he didn't. As he did most of the night, Clinton simply shook Dole's hand and flashed his humble, goofy smile. I can guess what he was thinking: "I can't possibly lose to this guy. There's just no way." - Liddy Dole is invited to send ove notes to Dean Bakopoulos via e-mail at deancfaumich.edu. By Chris Lumpkin For the Daily Like many University students, Briana Becker has a lot of interests out- side of her normal studies, but the 20- year-old LSA junior's activities are not the everyday type. In addition to work- ing on an English major and preparing for law school, Becker spends most of her leisure time riding and competing for the University's equestrian team. Becker, who grew up in Lima, Ohio, started riding horses when she was 10, and she has been riding ever since. "I ride my horse almost every- day. It is a great way to get off cam- pus and have my own individual quiet time, and it is actually very strenuous exercise." She became a member of the equestrian team in her first year and loves to compete at the horse shows, although the equestrian team wasn't why she came to Ann Arbor. The quality of the University's education attracted her, as ssell as the fact that Ann Arbor is a very inexpensive place to keep a horse. "The team was something I got involved in after I learned that there was one," Becker admitted. "Not many people know that the University even has an equestrian team," she said. "It is a sport that often gets overlooked. The equestrian team does not have its own horses and it is not considered an official varsity sport. In fact, the team has to pay the University to use its name." There are about 50 people who are on the equestrian team, although that many never compete in a horse show. To compete in shows against other schools, team members must first compete against each other in a chal- lenge system. That way, the team always has its best riders represent- ing them. Becker maintains that although the challenge system is competitive, once at the show the competition becomes much more difficult because the host school provides all the horses. "You don't ride your own horse. You draw the horse out of a hat so the rider doesn't know the horse and that makes it very diffi- cult. It's what makes intercollegiate fair. It's what makes us be able to be a competitive team when we don't have any funding from our University because it's just riding ability," she said. When she is not riding for the University's team, Becker competes on her own. Most of the shows take place in the Midwest or Eastern part of the country and she has traveled as far as Virgina in order to compete. Often, she comes away from these shows with first place ribbons. Becker is an energetic student who seems to have a full schedule all the time. When asked what her plans are after college, she replied, "I'd like to continue to compete in horse shows for as long as I can, but one of my big goals is getting accepted to law school." When prodded a bit more about other goals, she shyly admit- ted, "I have Olympic aspirations and if I work hard it just might be possi- ble." With all Becker's energy and commitment, it's not only possible but quite probable. If you have a nomination for our Student Focus feature, please e-mail estavrosiiumich.edu. BOOK EARLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS & SAVE BIG! CALL OR STOP BY TODAY FOR THE LOWEST FARES AND BEST AVAMLABIJTY. 1 l~lf Travel 1220 S. UNIVERsITY., STE. 208 -ABovE MCDONALDS h t t p :l/lt/c ww. c r ee . o rglI t ra v elZ. h t m ! A 's s A *OJ,, 1995 &1996 by U !* Students! omw A An unidentified man rides In the national Desert Circultcompetition*