daly@nybcb.UUCP (daly) (11/30/84)
> I too voted for Mondale.
Well I'm glad there aren't too many people around like you. I voted for Reagan
in 1980 & 1984. I think he is a great President. I can't honestly see how any-
one can say otherwise. Sure, he's not perfect, but no one is. Especially that
idiot Mondale. Reagan is getting this country on its feet again & that's fine
with me.
Shawn P. Daly
New York, N.Y.mcgill@uiucdcs.UUCP (12/04/84)
It's people like you who really amaze me. After all the facts, after all the arguments, after all the discussion of the ISSUES, I am still finding out how blind people can be. You call Reagen a good president? Personally, I have two favorite topics when it comes to discussing our *wonderful* President. One's the budget deficit. Ron's such a great guy, you know. You know they are discussing this week which campaign promises he will have to break JUST TO START cutting the deficit. But enough has been said about the deficit. We all know it's their. I guess I must have a better under- standing of what it means. Take my second favorite topic, for example. Education. One of the most important things in this world. Where would we be without it? Well, we are already starting to get an idea of a world without it. Teacher strikes...what kind of affect do you think this has on children? Positive affects? Doubtful. As a college student, I can't even get a student loan. Do you know where this leaves me? Have you ever tried going to a highly competitive college and try to maintain grades high enough to get you into grad school, and while doing so juggle two jobs? I work on the average 25 hours a week. And now are *wonderful* president is very heavily leaning towards cutting aid to students. Gosh, golly gee! Was Mondale an idiot because he was realized that education was important? Am I an idiot because I believe that education is important? Am I an idiot because I know that my father is about to lose his job because his company has been fighting to stay alive ever since our god**mned *wonderful* president imposed an embargo against the Soviets. Sir, not to be snide or anything, but please, if you ever go to Peoria, IL, in the near future, ask any Caterpillar worker what they think of your so-called wonderful president. My father has worked for Cat for over 32 years. But he goes to work wondering if he will he have a job next week, next month, or next year. One more thing. Right now all economic indications point to a recession. Give it a few months. I think you may have a different opinion about Reagen. Actually, I take that back. If you were blind to all the other issues, I doubt if your eyes will open until your life style is threatened or rocked in an extremely stressful way. ....of course, then you will probably blame it on those idiot Democrats.... Don't blame me, Monica M. McGill _________________________________________________________________ *opinions above are my own and in no way should reflect the University of Illinois (excluding the Psych department:-)).* (uiucdcs) .
muth@amdahl.UUCP (John A. Muth) (12/07/84)
In article <29200168@uiucdcs.UUCP>, uiucdcs!mcgill states: > As a college student, I can't even get a student loan. Do you know where > this leaves me? Have you ever tried going to a highly competitive college > and try to maintain grades high enough to get you into grad school, and > while doing so juggle two jobs? I work on the average 25 hours a week. > And now are *wonderful* president is very heavily leaning towards cutting > aid to students. Gosh, golly gee! (The violins swell) I'm sorry that you can't get a student loan. I'm sorry that keeping your grades up while working is hard. Who told you it was going to be easy? I don't think you are the first person that found working and going to college difficult, nor will you be the last. What do you suggest as an alternative? Perhaps a national policy stating: "Every college student is entitled to grants and loans sufficient to allow them to concentrate totally on their education." That sound like the kind of hare-brained scheme that Mondale would endorse whole-heartedly. Just becuase you decided to get educated is no reason for society to support you while you do it. > Was Mondale an idiot because he > was realized that education was important? Mondale was an idiot because he didn't seem to realize that when you give somebody something for nothing, you have take it from someone else. When the productive members of society are not enjoying an increasing standard of living, they are reluctant to increase the share of their incomes going to the un-productive. > Sir, not to be snide or anything, but please, if you ever go to Peoria, IL, > in the near future, ask any Caterpillar worker what they think of > your so-called wonderful president. My father has worked for Cat for > over 32 years. But he goes to work wondering if he will he have > > a job next week, next month, or next year. I work for a moderately successful computer company. Will I have a job next week, next month, next year? I don't know. That's the way capitalism works. Nobody is guaranteed anything. I don't want anyone to get the idea that I voted for Reagan. I held my nose and voted for Mondale. I did so because I think Ronald Reagan is dangerous and out of touch. I did not vote for Mondale because he promised more goodies for everyone. If you want to talk about how bad Reagan is, how about this item from the news. "Organized Bombing of Abortion Clinics is NOT Terrorism, says FBI" What the hell is it? Legitimate political opposition? Does the Reagan administration support the bombing of the clinics, or are they just afraid to offend their pro-life supporters? I await your reply, my flame-proof suit is ready. -- John Muth (408) 746-6069 ...{nsc,hplabs,ihnp4}!amdahl!muth [The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of Amdahl Corporation, its management, or employees.]
srm@nsc.UUCP (Richard Mateosian) (12/07/84)
In article <688@amdahl.UUCP> muth@amdahl.UUCP (John A. Muth) writes: >If you want to talk about how bad Reagan is, how about this item from >the news. > > "Organized Bombing of Abortion Clinics is NOT Terrorism, says FBI" > Suddenly, everyone seems to be noticing this pecadillo of the Reagan administration. In today's Wall Street Journal there was a "Viewpoint" on this subject. The closing sentence said: "If the administration very obviously reserves 'terrorist' as an epithet for socio-political violence it dislikes, then the conclusion must be that there are forms of socio- political violence--such as anti-abortion bombings--that it views in a tolerant and sympathetic light, and which it refuses to denounce." I remember thinking during the debates, when Reagan mentioned terrorism, that Mondale ought to have jumped on Reagan's tacit encouragement of clinic bombings. But he let that opportunity go by, as he did a few other opportunities that I'd have liked to see him use. Maybe it wouldn't have changed the outcome, but it would have made more explicit exactly what people were voting for. -- Richard Mateosian {cbosgd,decwrl,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!srm nsc!srm@decwrl.ARPA