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Monday, September 17, 1834 Pane 4 Daily Nebraska?! Keaasin Editorial . . . - - ' ' - ' art "fl "7" - 6Plir3ffiipn nalKPip hide real and resident Reagan, a master of media manipulation, knows when to hold his cards and when to play them George Gallup Jr., reported Sun day that Reagan had a 1 5 percen not to challenge a landmark sex discrimination decision In Wash ington state. The Reagan admin istration had planned to chal lenge the case, but the challenge will be withheld, "at least until in Lincoln ttn nnint ijh nn rhftlleni?er Wal- after the November election." ter Mondale. Now is not the time Last year, U.S. District Judge tnintsforthphnnm on women and Jack Tanner ruled that about Social Security beneHcisries. But corns Nov. 7, things will change, If Reagan holds his lead. A small item on page 8 or tne criteria for the review program is established. The program was getting bad press because eo many of the people who were cut off desper ately needed the benefits. The Journal Star article reported that i ... i. .niir ioe nav Aid sttornevs because oftheir gender. Reagan's Omaha predict an inciee in promises to bridge the "gender cuiora euer me wu.u... gap" seem rather hollow after The press ran numerous sad such a purely cosmetic political stories about poor and disced y J neonls who were cut off Social A lot of women voters would Security unfairly. This, kind of Journal Star art de reported that hoMoUd about the publicity hurts a candiate who Legal Aid Society Inc. in Omaha ReS "SKSjit before wants to appear as benevolent as had an 85 percent success rate in 15.UUU women worKing ior wie an cietuuu. . T. u. ,, &wyrs Sos istt -a.-- SS'SMjSi may fei the Mtcr the ced onthe -MJ " ' ... . . ii . i . ri- MvKmi n v ftfTOf IV W t Sunday Journal nd Star wus- qu r ngs JKOTnH Jbu' and ikes action on disability reform policies maybe under wraps now, traces mis seasonal pnenomwiyii. wuinw.iiiic6a,c,.Wia -- - - . ,c,tinn fflnH nntii nationwide but they should not be fortf ;housands or women across me oiar arutie icjuna ma., The Justice Department decided thousands gotten. ar H 9 JLDhUtMVAOM ) 02 Reagan m m 9 wilt. T" M.3 5 intenuona ince 1080, weVe heard a surpris ingly consistent stream of appar ent slips of the tongue from the inner circle at the White House. It's hard to believe that this elite group of national leaders is capable of such blunders too hard to believe. Christopher A " Burbach 1 suspect tbesa gafles are not gaffes at all; rather, they are planned, deliberate statements wit h a specific goal keeping one's name in the limelight. Name recog nition is crucial in Hollywood and, these days, what's crucial in Hollywood is cru cial in Washington Each week, good President Reagan and his knights assemble at the round table in the Oval Office and plot their misdeeds. White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes plays the press, and the various secretaries play themselves. ''-"vvj , .y.-N ' Reagan, still chuckling: "Okay, Larry. How about this: Women? Women are great. Why, some of my best friends are women. If it weren't for women, I wouldn't be here." Speakes, applauding: "Very nice, sir. A chorus of boos surrounds the table. Thank you. Now it's your turn, Secretary Clark's face gets red, and he slumps in his Speakes: Good afternoon, gentlemen. Weinberger. Do you think women should chair. Speakes stands up. Today's topic is Women and the VS. be required to register for the draft?" Speakes: "Secretary Clark, that was Now, we've been stepping a little lightly Weinberger. "Yes, I do. Today, deter- just horrendous. I dont know what to do around this subject Consequently, the rence is everything. And some of the girls with you. Democrats are having a heyday with I know would deter any army.' their gender gap talk. So let's put the ol' Speakes: "Very good, Caspar. You're foot in the ol' mouth and say some really improving every week. Vice President stupid things. Okay?" Bush, do you feel any extra pressure All, in unison: "Mmmph, rrr spies." because the Democrats have a woman Speakes: "Alright, Mr. President, you're representing them on the presidential first. How do you view the role of women ticket this year?" . . in the United States?" Bush:: "No, I certainly do not. If there's Reagan: nveve declared women illegal one thing IVe learned from my years in little better this week. What do you see as women in the area of the environment?" the continuing role of women in the area Watt: "Bill, Bill, BilL That's easy. Just say of the environment?" , something like: God gave us women, and Clark "I definitely think they should be we are their stewards. It is our duty to use involved." them. And throw something in about Jews and blacks." Clark "Okay, Jim, 111 try." There's a knock on the door, and Anne Gorsuch walks in. Reagan: "Hello, Anne. What a pleasant surprise." Gorsuch: "Hi guys. I heard vou were Reagan: "IVe got an idea, Larry. Let's call Jim and see if he cant give Bill an playing Verbal Miscues, and well . . . you We begin bombing in five minutes." All in unison: "Ha ha ha . . . Gosh, you're funny, Mr. President." Speakes: That was funny, sir, but I'm afraid not too original Could you think of something better?" the CIA and all the James Bond movies IVe watched, it's this: Never trust a woman. I think the American people know that too Speakes: "Wen done, sir. Thank you. Secretary Clark, let's see if you cant do a idea." Speakes, dialing: "Good thinking, sir. Heilo, Secretary Watt?" Watt: "Yes, by God, this is me. What can you do for me?" Speakes: "Well, Jim, we're having a hard time getting Bill Clark's foot into his mouth. We thought you might be able to help us out" Watt: "111 sure try, Larry. Put him on. Hello, Bill? What's the question you need a stupid answer for?" Clark "What do you see as the role of know I love that game. Can I play?" Reagan: "Well, Anne, we're talking about women. I thin k you're a little too qualified to say stupid things on the subject. So why dont you get out? Gorsuch pivots, stomps out the door and slams it behind her. She is met out side by the press. The press: "Ms. Gorsuch, what hap pened in there?" Gorsuch: "They kicked me out again. But I dont care. I dont want to play their game anyway." 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Postmaster Send address charges to r& ua.jy recrasxan. 24 Natasa Unon. 14-30 R St.. Uroo. Ket. 3-o3. ALL UJt.TXT.lAL CQPfSlZnt 1 DAILY fsISKAi.WI 0 core cne for Jerry FalwelL Yes indeed, the pastor of theDhine Church of the Direct Mail, scourge of homosexuals, pro-chokers, civil libertarians and nuclear frecznicks, has landed one right on the button. He criticized Waiter F. Mondale for using his religious background to criticize President Reagan's use of reli gion. FahveH ought to become a shoe salesman. The one he has put on Mondale fits. Both speeches w ere good and gutsy to boot. In both, Mondale cited the phrase coined by former Rep. John Buchanan (D-Ala.) moral McCarthyism. It's a telling phrase because it suggests what moral McCarthyism and political McCarthyism have in common intoler ance. Political McCarthyism was marked by an intoler ance to political dissent; moral McCarthyism is marked by an intolerance toward religious dissent The outcome is the same in both cases: the debate gets limited to only those who can first prove that they mostly agree. Appearing on Face The Nation," Fahveti took Mon dale to task for mentioning before engaging Reagsn on the religious issue that both his father and his father-in-law were irinisters. Ifondaie has done this repeatedly, most recently in hh speeches befen Jeinsh and Baptist groups. In both, he criticized Ee-nn for polllsir.g religicn. One hallmark of the McCarthy era was the exclusion of some people from the debate altogether. Hysterical anti-communbm became the sine'qua non of loyalty to the country. Even before Sen. JcsepH McCarthy made his now famous speech in Wheeling, W. Va., the political atmosphere was such that the Democrats, including President Harry Truman, felt obliged to incessantly pro claim their anti-communism before they could even surest that crazed anti-communists were trashing the E.Ilcf Rights,