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February 23, 2000 NEWS WESTERN CAROLINIAN Republican Overview 2000 An Enigma, the Senator, and the Son Commentary by Holly Rhodarmer Asst. Features Editor Election 2000: the mudslinging has already begun. For campaigns that run on the motor of integrity, this is a little confusing. Last week's Republican debate in South Carolina didn't help. While George W. Bush and Arizona Senator John McCain were defending their own attack ads, Alan Keyes shook his head in dismay. He urged his fellow candidates to return to the real issues. He came off more dignified than ever. Yet still the mainstream media is quiet, pretending that he doesn't exist. Because he shouldn't. No one knows what to do with the enigma of a conservative African-American. For years, the liberals have been promoting affirmative action and other programs to right all the racial wrongs of the past. The typical liberal solution is to create a government program to sew up all the wounds inflicted by history. But the problem is much too deep to be healed by the all-intrusive hand of government. Keyes realizes that the real answers are on the side of the conservatives. So the media is confused. Keyes doesn't fit their stereotype. Instead of giving him much-deserved attention, they ignore him. Since their old answers won't satisfy him, they push him to the side, and desperately hope he goes away. The media flocks to McCain and Bush. McCain hopes to come off as a maverick, the outsider in government, the reformer. The only problem is that he has served in George W. Bush the Senate since 1986. Before that, he served as US representative (1982-86). Hardly an outsider, McCain is trying to ride on his prisoner of war record, which is admirable, but not necessarily training for the office of president (the veteran title didn't seem to win Bob Dole any points four years ago). Understandably, he is trying to play down his education; he graduated at the bottom 5% of his class. However, McCain's biggest problem is that he's running on the wrong ticket. He Alan Keyes is a liberal's conservative. Granted, this will help him pull votes from moderates, and occasionally across party lines, but the Reagan Republicans will reject him as too liberal. McCain's blunders during the debates haven't seemed to deter his fans. Calling Nine Inch Nails his favorite band, then playing dumb to some of their offensive lyrics is only the beginning. When asked how he would respond to his daughter wanting an abortion, his characteristic temper flared. He cautioned the questioner not to bring his family into politics. Does his family not live under US law? The purpose of the question was to demonstrate that laws are laws, and no one lives above them. Bush comes across as over-caffeinated and arrogant. He doesn't seem to have a clear grasp of the issues. But he is continually heralded as the front-runner. His embarrassing lapse in memory when asked the leaders of major countries was brushed aside. He smirks and laughs through the debates and interviews. He even throws in a little Spanish every once in a while to satisfy the multi-culturalists in the crowd, and reiterate his "compassionate conservatism." Ridiculed by McCain as being an "establishment man" he will surely garner the votes of the religious right, who logically should back Keyes. McCain and Bush believe that the US should remain a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Sacrificing American sovereignty makes little to no sense. America gets one vote out of 135 in the WTO, and gives up its right to negotiate reciprocal trade treaties that serve America's national interest. Recently the WTO declared American laws against fishing methods that kill endangered turtles a "violation" of WTO law, and many more such "violations" will certainly follow. Keyes sees the WTO for what it is: "taxation without representation." McCain's tax cut plan has been aptly called "Bush Lite." Bush's plan is more comprehensive. He summarizes his plan this way: Treat all middle class families more fairly, encourage entrepreneurship and growth, promote charitable giving and education and allow seniors to work without penalty. McCain's tax plan resembles his campaign - it runs on one issue: special-interest groups and reform. Like Bush, McCain hopes to allow seniors to work without penalty, and offers moderate tax cuts - al- John McCain though he supports increasing the tobacco tax. Past that, he is out for the special interest groups. This is a start, but there is much more to be addressed than special interests. Take education for example. McCain takes the very un-conservative position of supporting the government- funded program Head Start. Though the McCain and Bush tax plans are better than the past eight years of Clinton/Gore, they don't fully address the root of the problem: the income tax. The income tax is un-Constitutional, according to Alan Keyes. And if anyone should know, he would. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard, with his doctoral thesis on Constitutional law. Keyes proposes a tax on all nonessential items. Food and other necessities would not be taxed, allowing those on strict budgets to have a tax-free income and budget their money to fit their individual needs. He entrusts individuals to be in control of the money they earn, before the government can grab it and funnel it into one of their many progressive programs. Unfortunately, Keyes probably isn't going to get the GOP nomination. Though Keyes is the most educated, the most articulate, and as close to a Reagan conservative as there is, George W Bush is now the most likely candidate. He has the money and the name. Evidently, Republicans are becoming apathetic, and no longer want to consider the real issues. When Jesse Jackson ran for president, the media was his best ally. 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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Western Carolina University
- Format
  - Publications (documents)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 2000-02-23
  - Date digitized: 2020-02-20
- Extent
  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 20 pages
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- Location
  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
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  - WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_2000-02-23_Vol64_No22
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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