robinson@ubc-ean.CDN (Jim Robinson) (09/07/84)
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One can argue that it is none of the business of the ordinary citizens
what their elected officials ( and wives ) do on their own time. I
think that to some extent that is true. BUT, when that person does
something outrageous ( e.g. Trudeau giving the people of Salmon Arm the
one finger salute; Ronnie joking about nuking the Soviets ) then:
a) It probably tells you something about how that person REALLY thinks, and
b) Because of a), the people have a right to know.
That still leaves one with the problem of deciding at what point an act
becomes newsworthy, as opposed to just being a cheap shot ( e.g. Joe
Clarke's missing baggage, and several incidents involving John Turner).
That, I think, is a matter of opinion ( like politics ) and can be argued
until doomsday ( like politics ).
J.B. Robinson