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Show editorial Editorials editor: Patrick Parkinson Phone: 626-6358 Metallica: welcome to O-Town Wto tfft OK JS UltS 1 3 Bravo sierra. President Clinton America experienced an unprecedented event on the evening of August 17, 1998. President Clinton spoke to the people he works for regarding his historical testimony to Judge Kenneth Starr. No, it was not an apology. It seems to me that it was only an opportunity to blame the entire past seven months of investigations on right-wingers and conservatives trying to oust him from office. He also threw in another "let me get back to working for the American people" line, babbling something about "security issues." The only security issues America truly faces today is Bill Clinton's pants. Am I the only one who believes that it is, in fact, our right and business to know about his little staff meetings on the weekends? Am I the only one here who is truly offended by the fact that I have been lied to and deceived in the past six years'? Apparently so. In most areas, I consider myself to be a die-hard liberal democratic femi-na.i. But something is wrong here. Granted, I was not old enough to vote at the time, but somebody chose this sex-addict as the leader of our nation, and those voters deserve answ ers. What is he doing to our sacred position? The Oval office and the White House are on loan to him from the American people, and he is vandalizing it. He used the Map Room, a historic chamber where wars have been plotted and followed to stage his own war against the Independent Counsel. Frankly, it makes me sick to know that no one cares. I hear the annoying line all too frequently: "He deserves a private life, too." No he doesn't. Everything, right down to the executive underwear, is possession of the United States of America. We elected him to carry out his duties with dignity. In exchange, he has the most prominent position in the free world, with privileges he will be forever endowed. He has used his position as a catalyst for his strange sex Guest Commentary By Julianne Hancock campus affairs editor The Signpost addiction, and power as an aphrodisiac to his super-subordinates. Since the early days of his political career, Clinton has been shadowed with sex scandals. Using a new dialect of the English language, Clintonics, he has enabled himself to tell basic nothings to the press in response to questions regarding hot issues. Clintonics has hid his marijuana experience, his lies during his gubernatorial campaign, and his inappropriate conduct with women all along. Uninformed and sometimes incompetent voters, unable to decipher Clintonics, went along with him and voted him in, twice. Shouldn't we be concerned? Almost everything he says is ultimately a lie disguised as some legal loop hole. We have elected a liar, a cheater, and a jerk (replace with your own colorful language), and people tell me they JUST DON'T CARE?! His job is to execute justice. He lies. His job is to represent the United States in foreign affairs. He pulls down his pants. His job is to the tell the nation where we arc going and how we are going to get there. He can't even get a sentence out without the people wondering if he even knows himself. What has he done to us? And he can't even apologize. Instead he pushes the monetary damage on someone else (even though if he hadn't lied in the first place, none of this would have happened). It all makes me sick, sick, sick. And I vow to the American people today that I feel like Orrin Hatch: If I hear anymore about this "right wing conspiracy" crap anymore, I loo will blow my stacks. They'll be testing another dress: this time for blixxl. Sure, I understand it must be hard explaining any sex to Starr. But maybe it is time Americans realize that one 4 minute, 10 second speech can't clear 52 years of lies. He is a despicable human being, and one that shouldn't be allowed to hold the highest le el of elected office in the free world. True, historically, presidents and elected officials havehad their mistresses nearby at all times. Rumors that go as far back as George Washington cannot be dispelled. Nonetheless, one advisor and founding father told Washington, "persona! authority depends on personal character." The authority presidents in the past have exerted have not been so much focused on morality and family values as they are today. As we watch America fall apart at the seams, we can conclude it has something to do with the loss of the family. Today, the president represents what a human being should be: decent, honest and hard working. He must be a model citizen if we expect America to be domestically strong. Instead, he lies and apparently obstructs justice. A final note on how much business sex-gate is to Americans. Recently, a general was turned down as joint chief of staff because of a relationship he had altera separation, but before a divorce. And have we forgotten Kelly Flynn? If military brass are held to this standard, shouldn't their leader be held to the same. I think our patience with Bill Clinton should be running thin. If it isn't, maybe we need to look at ourselves as a society and ask what is wrong. He feeds us carefully worded bologna, and incompetent voters cat it up. As much as I hate to say it, I wish we would have elected that republican Boy Scout, Bob Dole. I don't think we would have had problems keeping his pants on. At least he didn't skip the draft. So where should we steer America now? How about Gore for '98. Accompanied by a setting sun only musical brilliance could confront, the once hallowed walls of Weber State's Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium may soon crumble to our beloved earth. With the stadium's apocalypse, however, which is only fourteen days away, our school will finally receive a much needed shot of cultural enlightenment. The Signpost is grateful that the catalyst for the upcoming decimation are veteran rockers, Metallica. To the probable disgust of many who felt Metallica's presence would not be welcome here tickets have been on sale for several weeks to see the band at WSU on September 7. Whether you have been a head-banging fan since the early days of "Kill 'em All," or have only come around with the group's more recent, mainstream releases, on Labor Day 1998 you'll feel our campus' latter-day foundations Uemble. Fortunately, an apathetic stance taken by WSU's 0mmMm administration earlier in the summer did not kill our chance of witnessing Metallica's live chaos. Rumors at the time were that Metallica wanted to play WSU from the beginning. However, when administration seemingly took too long to decide whether to allow the band to play, the band was forced to book their Utah stop at The Canyons. Getting the real story about how the legendary quartet ended up at WSU has been difficult. As long as proceeds from the event which are extremely promising directly benefit students, the real story might have to wait. We should welcome Metallica, or any other musical act to drop by our campus anytime. WSU has lived in the cultural dark ages far too long. Occurrences on our campus must not be indicative of the dull community in which our school was settled. Successfully fulfilling our contract with Metallica could set a powerful precedent. Who else might roll through O-town after hearing about Metallica's rocking experience? By Patrick Parkinson editorials editor-The Signpost Recipient of the UFA General Excellence award Editor in chief Taylor S. Fielding 626.7121 Managing editor Tyler A. 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