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Debates more shadowy than substance...
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One cameraman noted the students'
apple-cheeks and designer clothes and
mumbled, "When's the lest time you guys
went without a meair
Diana Feinberg said although she sup
ported Mondale, she decided not to take
part in a welcome she thought was as
"superficial as the rest of the debate
process."
She and other demonstrators said they
preferred to spend their time "more pro
ductively" at the Sunday afternoon rally
that culminated in a "freedom march"
downtown led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
About 50 Reagan supporters decided
to stage an anti-abortion rally rather
than join the president's welcoming crowd
at the airport. A young woman dressed in
red, white and blue sang the national
anthem to begin the low-key rally.
"The abortion issue is more a
matter of civil rights than faith," said
Gary Tebbets, a Kansas City salesman.
"It's like slavery. It's not right to own, and
do what you want with another person's
life."
Joshua Goodman carried a "Hymnies
for Reagan" sign. He said he was at the
rally to protest M on dale's positions and
-the views of liberals in general
"The brunt of liberal magazines, press
and broadcasters and their handling of
the Israeli invasion of Lebanon stirred up
bad sentiment," Goodman said.
Goodman recruited anti-abortionists
to walk with him a few blocks to the anti
interviention rally. He wanted to protest
the activity of "anti-Semite" Jesse Jack
son and other liberals. Though he said
Mondale himself was not a racist, "liberal
views promote a racist environment."
When Goodman, Tebbets and three
others walked through the anti-U.S. in
tervention crowd, a few people booed but
most quietly let the anti-abortionists pass
by.
Dave Smith put down his "dove of
peace" cardboard cutout to pat his ideal
istic opponent Tebbets on the back.
"I may not agree with him, but I admire
him for coming here," Smith said. "This is
democracy in action, not the debates
Smith said he and Tebbets both were
members of a minority. He said most peo
ple are willing to let superficial impres
sions be their guides in the electoral pro
cess. Smith is a former Roman Catholic
monk who left an order in Guatemala to
become politically active in the United
States.
"IVe worked for the last three years on
the refugee underground, helping op
pressed Latins come north," Smith said. "I
get my reports of American violence first
hand. But I'm a minority. Most Americans
are content to believe the rhetoric politi
cians spoon-feed them."
Jackson avoided stealing the show. He
joined with prominent Midwestern min
isters in a cry for change in Central Amer
ica and made little mention of the night's
debate. "In Central America our govern
ment is exporting terrorism," he said.
Noah and Jeff said they "got an educa
tion" at the rally and the freedom march
that they wouldn't soon forget.
"First we just came to see Jesse, you
know," Noah said. "But then we all started
listening to some of the speakers and
reading the signs. It's good this shit will
get some national press, even if it is just
because Jesse's here. The government's
been covering up been messing up. We
ali got to get together on this, make the
killing and the faking stop."
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