OpinionNovember 10, 1996
SPEAKOUT
I WANT to comment about the presidential and congressional elections. The people have sent a mandate. Clinton only got 49 percent of the vote, and they gave the Republicans the House and Senate. They want these investigations to continue because if Clinton would have just got defeated, they wouldn't have been investigated. But now that he's president and Newt's in control, they want him fully investigated...
Mandate to investigate
I WANT to comment about the presidential and congressional elections. The people have sent a mandate. Clinton only got 49 percent of the vote, and they gave the Republicans the House and Senate. They want these investigations to continue because if Clinton would have just got defeated, they wouldn't have been investigated. But now that he's president and Newt's in control, they want him fully investigated.
Bob Dole's lesson
STONEFACE Bob Dole should have taken lessons in leadership, speaking ability, communication, friendliness and having a personality. He will always be remembered as a sad, tragic man, and his choice to run for president was a terrible mistake.
Offer wood to homeowners
I WOULD like to know why the city, when doing major improvements to a road and has to cut down some pretty hefty trees along away, doesn't ask the homeowners if they would like the wood. I was told that whoever gets there first gets it. Well, there seems to be somebody trailing around picking it up. I think the city should ask the homeowners if they would like the wood to burn in their fireplace.
Let's work together
AREN'T all you people out in Speak Out land sorry that you've said so many ugly things about our president? I think that we should support him and all work together, Republicans and Democrats.
Religion and politics
THE GOOD people of this country never get what they deserve. Our religious people make me sick, like Falwell and Pat Robertson and Oral Roberts and a few more. I want to say here and now, if God had anything to do with this election, he's proud that the poor people have someone to care for them for the next four years. Bill Clinton won't have Bob Dole to work against him like the last four years. The Republicans haven't worked with a Democrats for years. They want it all their own way, and they didn't get it this time, thank goodness.
If you don't vote, don't talk
DUE TO disgustingly low voter turnout, those of us who took the time to actually exercise our civil privileges have a message for you people who stayed at home. We don't want to hear it. We know you're going to be mad. We know you're going to have opinions. We know you're going to be upset. We know you might even be happy with the way things turned out as you see the results of the election in your own lives. But we're just not all that interested. Because if you don't vote, you can't talk. That's how it is. And to the editorial staff of the Southeast Missourian, I really think it was borderline ethical the way you listed all of the amendments and told everybody how they should vote. And particularly on the sewage amendment saying that there was virtually no opposition or no existing opposition has been recorded to this point. Well, guess what, it failed. That means somewhere there was some people who didn't enjoy the idea of cities running sewer treatment plants, and I was one of those people who voted against it. Why don't you stick to the things you know best, which is waving little Republican flags, and quit telling people how to vote?
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Single-party politics
I GUESS the majority of the people in Missouri have decided that the politics of the Democrats and Bob Griffin is OK as once again we have returned to single-party system here in Missouri. I guess the welfare crowd pretty just decided that's pretty much the way it ought to be.
Welfare for water system
I THOUGHT Cape Girardeau claimed to Republican and I thought Republicans claimed to be against welfare, but Cape Girardeau proved to be nothing but a bunch of hypocrites due to the fact that they voted to have everybody else to pay for their water problems. That's nothing but welfare.
Fresh sidewalk advice
TO THE caller who had small footprints in her fresh sidewalk, you also called the radio and sounded pleasant about it. I feel for you, but stop and think. Most people that pour a walk, pave a porch or steps, usually rope off the area, hang red flags etc. Visitors come by at night besides trick or treaters. Next time, leave the light on.
Property owners pay the bill
I KNOW we need new school buildings and we'll be voting on them in April. The property owners now pay about 60 percent of their tax for school taxes. Why should property owners pay all of the bill and everyone else be exempt?
Another fish problem
TO THE person requesting the Jackson Parks Department cut a hole in the ice so the fish can breathe during winter: Fish hibernate during the cold winter. If something is killing the fish it's not because the ice is cutting off the air supply. There must be another problem.
Need stop signs
IN THE numerous auto accidents at the intersection of state routes W and Y in north Cape Girardeau County, it is clearly apparent that making it a four-way stop intersection would be advisable. We would hope serious consideration will be given to this immediately.
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