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- WEREGOING TO WIN.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 1, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
DAN MC GROARTY
CHRISTINA MARTIN
RAY SILLER
CLAIRE TURNEY
FROM:
ED WALTERS
SUBJECT:
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOCAL COLOR
HUMOR/APPLAUSE LINES:
"You've heard him talk about creating jobs through
'investment.' But what he doesn't tell you is that he
wants to "invest" your money. And what kind of return
do you get on your 'investment?' Do you think he'll
build this high-speed rail from Baton Rouge to New
Orleans? No."
"He'll spend your money somewhere else -- export your
paycheck to New York city to build a super train. I
say invest your money on your kid's braces or your home
mortgage -- and let Bill Clinton take the bus."
We should point out that Louisiana is important to the
President -- he can't win without the state. He could have gone
anywhere for his last stop, but he chose Baton Rouge.
FYI -- Republican Rep. Richard Baker is running against
Republican Rep. Clyde Holloway -- the only congressional race in
the nation pitting two Republicans against each other. Baker
will be at the rally, and Holloway will not. Tim Hecht is
pressing Ron Kauffman to make a ruling on how to handle this.
And Cheryl Ladd is AWOL -- Dave Anderson on site is trying to
track her down (she's still slated to introduce POTUS).
I have attached the Gore-y details about offshore drilling.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
FORMER GOVERNOR DAVE TREEN
REP. RICHARD BAKER
REP. CLYDE HOLLOWAY
REP. BOB LIVINGSTON
FOX MCKIETHEN [muh-KITH-un]
HENSON MOORE
TEL:
Nov 02'92
9:25 No 001 P.02
BACKGROUNDER
BUSH
QUAYU
Issues Office
92
September 18, 1992
OFFSHORE DRILLING:
GORE DOES THE CLINTON WAFFLE
Al Gore, taking a page out of Clinton's dance book, is now
trying to hide from his own radical environmental agenda. After
stating categorically that he wanted to ban all offshore drilling,
and after hearing the angry protests from Texas and Louisiana, he
now says that he didn't really mean the Gulf of Mexico. Try as he
might, however, Gore cannot hide his true colors. The oil workers
of Louisiana and Texas should clearly beware.
Flip: In an interview just two weeks ago, Gore volunteered,
"I think that a ban on offshore drilling ought to be extended
to all of the coastal waters of the United States. " (KEYT
TV, Ch.3, Santa Barbara, 8/30/92)
Flop: Now Gore finds his position to be a political
embarrassment, and wants to hide his true colors. On
September 15, Gore said, "I'm in favor only of a moratorium on
new rigs in environmentally sensitive areas that have been
designated This would have absolutely zero effect on rigs
in the Gulf of Mexico If (AP, 9/15/92) Clearly, that is not
what Gore had advocated only two weeks earlier.
Flip: But back in 1987, Gore also said that he thought that
there should be a complete moratorium on oil drilling on the
coast. "I feel strongly that our coasts must be protected."
(AP, 8/19/87)
A Clintonesque Backpedal: Just like Clinton is backpedalling
on so many issues, trying to have it both ways and avoid
making decisions until election day, Gore, too, now wants to
hide his true colors until it's too late.
Gore Can Run But He Can't Hide: The facts are clear -- Gore
truly believes that offshore drilling should be banned in all
U.S. coastal waters. He not only volunteered this statement,
unsolicited, during his August 30 television interview, but
this has been his position going back to 1987.
In now trying to slip away from his own words, we can only
time with Slick Willie.
conclude that perhaps Al Gore has been spending a bit too much
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EDIE LAMBERT: The Democratic Pessidential campaign case elses to home
today. Vice Presidential Candidate Senator A1 Date 1s in Monterey,
talking about, ending other things, the Marine Senetuery off the coset
or San Luis Obispo and Montarey Counties. We had a chance to telk to
the Senetor enrlier this efterneen, about his plane for the snvironment
and his predictions on the compaign. Well, good afternoon Senator
Cors, and thank you for joining us. 1 know this is a busy afternon
but et least it leoke like you 20 getting some sunshine UP there.
AL CORE: It's a beautiful place, Edis. Thank yeu.
LAMBERT: Montatey. If you can first of wil, talk about the environ-
ment. Down hers, as you probably know, the environmentallsts and the
developers have been st odde for a number of years. And, I understand
your environmental plen combines these two forces. Haw ⑉07
GORE: Well, first or all, all of us ... quite well avere that Santa
Barbara is really the birthplace of the modern environmental movement,
and one of the reasons I came here to Monterey Day today is to colo-
brate victory 1M a long 12-year bottle against the Reegan-Bush-Quayle
forces to gat this **** protected. I believe that the entire constiins
or California, not just the one corridor protected in this senctuary,
sught to be ruled off limits to offshers drilling.
The Secretary of Interier, Menuel Lujen, under Such and Quayle, just
said two works age, at the Republican Convention, that 19 they have
their way, they're going to Aliminate all of the moratoris against off-
shere drilling, Now, they said that just " plainly " the English
language expresses it, or any language expresses it. New, what we
stand for is creating millions of new jobs Liv the process of leading
and the environment has to be rejected.
the anvironmental revelution, because this felse choice between jobs
Japan and Germuny are now openly saying the biggest new market in the
history or world business is the market fox the new products and pro-
to be leading the way,
cesses that foster progress without environmental destruction. Ve need
LAMBERT: 30, you're saying you'd like to 000 the Marine Sencturary #X-
tended beyond. you know, south of Sen Luis Obiene?
CORE: I think that a ben on offshers drilling ought to be extended on
the -- to 411 or the coestal waters of the United States.
White House News Summary
Monday, November 2, 1992
11:00 A.M. EDT NEWS UPDATE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL (John King, AP) --- Bill Clinton and George Bush
crisscrossed the country in a frenzied campaign finale, the
President the underdog as Democrats looked to end 12 years of
Republican rule. "Put the parade on hold, governor, because I'm
going to win the election,' Bush told a morning rally in Madison,
N.J. He took a moment to remind a partisan crowd that this was the
final day of his final campaign, and said, "We simply cannot take
a risk on Governor Clinton."
(Madison/UPI) -- A combative President Bush kicked off the
final day of his last campaign with a rally in suburban New Jersey.
The President took shots at Bill Clinton, the Democratic Party,
trial lawyers and the news media, interrupted several times by a
chant of "Four More Years." He also attacked "Richard Gere and the
Hollywood liberals" who appeared with Clinton Sunday night at a
gala rally at the Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands. More
than 5,000 people attended Bush's rally in Madison.
POLL (Reuter) -- A poll taken of likely voters gives Bill Clinton
an 8 percentage point lead over President Bush, the Wall Street
Journal/NBC News reported. The poll of 1,008 registered voters who
say they are almost certain to vote found 44% backed Clinton, 36%
Bush and 15% Ross Perot. Robert Teeter said on NBC's "Today" show
that the race remained close down to the wire. "On Wednesday
morning, I think we are going to see exit polls showing that a
record number of voters made up their minds in the last 24, 48, 72
hours,' Teeter said.
V.P./TENNESSEE (Chattanooga/AP) -- Vice President Quayle urged
Tennessee voters to send President Bush back to the White House
"because it is in your interest,' despite the presence of Al Gore
on the Democratic ticket. "Have courage to stick up for your
values. Have courage to do what is right for America," said
Quayle. In a break from his usual attack mode, Quayle barely
mentioned the Democratic opponents.
CONSTRUCTION (AP) -- Construction spending rose 1.3% in September,
the largest increase in five months, the government said. It was
the latest sign that the building industry was emerging from the
doldrums. The Commerce Department said residential, non-
residential and government outlays totaled $428.5 billion at a
seasonally adjusted annual rate, up from $422.8 billion in August
and the biggest advance since spending rose 1.4% last April. But
the revised 1.1% August decline was the steepest drop since
construction spending fell 1.2% in November 1991 and even larger
than the department's 0.8% original estimate.
MANUFACTURING (New York/AP) -- The manufacturing economy resumed
its growth in October, boosted by an uptick in production and new
orders, according to the regular monthly survey by the National
Association of Purchasing Management. The purchasing manager's
index registered 50.6% in October, up from 49% in September, which
was the lowest point since January. Orders for new business grew
again in October after declining for the first time in 17 months
during September. Still, only 28% of the purchasing executives
surveyed said new orders improved during October; 50% said they
remained the same and 20% reported a decline in new orders.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 1, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
DAN MC GROARTY
CHRISTINA MARTIN
RAY SILLER
CLAIRE TURNEY
FROM:
ED WALTERS
SUBJECT:
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOCAL COLOR
HUMOR/APPLAUSE LINES:
"You've heard him talk about creating jobs through
'investment.' But what he doesn't tell you is that he
wants to "invest" your money. And what kind of return
do you get on your "investment?" Do you think he'll
build this high-speed rail from Baton Rouge to New
Orleans? No."
"He'll spend your money somewhere else -- export your
paycheck to New York city to build a super train. I
say invest your money on your kid's braces or your home
mortgage -- and let Bill Clinton take the bus.
We should point out that Louisiana is important to the
President -- he can't win without the state. It's so important,
that he has made it the last stop of this long campaign.
FYI -- there's a conflict in the acknowledgements. Republican
Rep. Richard Baker is running against Republican Rep. Clyde
Holloway -- the only congressional race in the nation pitting two
Republicans against each other. Baker will be at the rally, and
Holloway will not. Tim Hecht is pressing Ron Kaufman to make a
ruling on how to handle this.
I have attached the Gore-y details about offshore drilling.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
FORMER GOVERNOR DAVE TREEN
REP. RICHARD BAKER
REP. CLYDE HOLLOWAY
REP. BOB LIVINGSTON
FOX MCKIETHEN [muh-KITH-un]
HENSON MOORE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 1, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR STEVE PROVOST
DAN MC GROARTY
CHRISTINA MARTIN
RAY SILLER
CLAIRE TURNEY
FROM:
ED WALTERS
SUBJECT:
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LOCAL COLOR
HUMOR/APPLAUSE LINES:
"You've heard him talk about creating jobs through
'investment.' But what he doesn't tell you is that he
wants to "invest" your money. And what kind of return
do you get on your "investment?" Do you think he'll
build this high-speed rail from Baton Rouge to New
Orleans? No."
"He'll spend your money somewhere else -- export your
paycheck to New York city to build a super train. I
say invest your money on your kid's braces or your home
mortgage -- and let Bill Clinton take the bus.
We should point out that Louisiana is important to the
President -- he can't win without the state. It's so important,
that he has made it the last stop of this long campaign.
FYI -- there's a conflict in the acknowledgements. Republican
Rep. Richard Baker is running against Republican Rep. Clyde
Holloway -- the only congressional race in the nation pitting two
Republicans against each other. Baker will be at the rally, and
Holloway will not. Tim Hecht is pressing Ron Kaufman to make a
ruling on how to handle this.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
NOVEMBER 2, 1992
EVENTS:
Baton Rouge Airport Welcome
DRESS:
Men
- Business Suit
Women
- Day Dress
CONTACTS:
Office of Presidential Advance
John G. Keller, Jr.
- 202/456-7565
Trip Coordinator
Lori Rosso
- 202/456-7565
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Signal
- 202/757-2102
ADVANCE:
David Anderson
- LEAD
Neal Burnham
- SITE
Robbie Aiken
- PRESS
Jamie Tucker
- SITE
Mark Camillo
- USSS
Shannon Ligon
- SITE
Wayne Justice
- MIL. AIDE
Will Nance
- SITE
William Miller
- WHCA
Elizabeth Duperier - PRESS
Andy Tracey
- AFI
WEATHER:
Cloudy/Mid 60's
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
NOVEMBER 2, 1992
GUEST AND STAFF INSTRUCTIONS:
Upon arrival at Baton Rouge Metropolitan
Airport, Guests and Staff will be
escorted to Staff Viewing Area.
Please board Air Force One no later
than 7:10 pm.
6:40 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Baton Rouge Metropolitan
(C.S.T.)
Airport, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and proceeds to
Hangar Off-Stage Area.
Met by:
The Honorable Dave Treen
Former Governor, Louisiana and Chairman, Louisiana
Bush-Quayle '92
The Honorable Richard Baker
U.S. Representative, 6th District
The Honorable John L. "Jay" Dardenne
State Senator, Louisiana
The Honorable Fox McKeithen
Secretary of State, Louisiana
The Honorable Chuck McMains
State Legislator, Louisiana
The Honorable Carl Crane
State Legislator, Louisiana
The Honorable Doug Morecue
District Attorney, Louisiana
Mr. Richard Leefe
Supporter, Bush-Quayle '92
6:45 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Hangar Off-Stage Area and
holds briefly.
EVENT:
BATON ROUGE AIRPORT WELCOME
OPEN PRESS
ON-STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
REMARKS
TOAST LECTERN
6:47 pm
THE PRESIDENT is announced onto Stage by Cheryl
Ladd, Entertainer, and proceeds to Podium.
6:50 pm
THE PRESIDENT makes Remarks.
7:15 pm
THE PRESIDENT concludes Remarks, departs Stage and
proceeds to Air Force One.
7:20 pm
THE PRESIDENT boards Air Force One for Private
Time.
(PRIVATE TIME: 15 MINUTES)
Page Two
7:35 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Baton Rouge, Louisiana en
(C.S.T.)
route Houston, Texas.
(Flying Time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes)
(Interchange: Yes)
(Time Change: None)
(Food Service: Snacks)
Page Three
DS: INSERTS NEW 13TH-15TH GRAFS WITH CLINTON ENDORSEMENT
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) IT'S DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR PRESIDENT BUSH
AND BILL CLINTON IN A STATE WHERE VOTERS IN TWO DISTRICTS ALSO MUST
DECIDE WHICH TWO CONGRESSMEN TO PUT OUT OF WORK.
AT RISK ARE DEMOCRAT INCUMBENT JERRY HUCKABY AND REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMEN RICHARD BAKER, CLYDE HOLLOWAY AND JIM MCCRERY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1960, LOUISIANA HAS BEEN COURTED BY THE
TWO LEADING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR ITS NINE ELECTORAL VOTES.
BUSH HAS VISITED THE STATE FIVE TIMES AND CLINTON FOUR.
MEANWHILE, VICE PRESIDENT DAN QUAYLE WAS SCHEDULED TO VISIT
SUBURBAN NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY AT A RALLY IN JEFFERSON PARISH TO STUMP
FOR THE REPUBLICAN TICKET, SAID BILL ALLERTON, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
BUSH-QUAYLE CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA.
IT WOULD BE QUAYLE'S FIRST VISIT TO NEW ORLEANS SINCE HE BEGAN
HIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION.
A UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS POLL A WEEK AGO SHOWED CLINTON 5
POINTS AHEAD WITH THE MARGIN OF ERROR 3.7 PERCENT EITHER WAY. THAT
TRANSLATES TO AN ALMOST DEAD HEAT.
Ross PEROT HAD ONLY 8 PERCENT AND 17 PERCENT WERE UNDECIDED.
''I REALLY BELIEVE THEY ARE NECK AND NECK BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THE
MOMENTUM NOW IS WITH US,'' SAID BILLY NUNGESSER, CHAIRMAN OF THE
LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN PARTY.
' ' THE CREDIBILITY THING HAS HURT CLINTON FROM THE BEGINNING. HIS
NEGATIVE HAS GONE UP AND MAYBE THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE
POLLS. FAIR OR UNFAIR, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOME DOUBT ABOUT HIS
CREDIBILITY.
JIM BRADY, CHAIRMAN OF THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY, SAID THE
PRESIDENT IS THE ONE WITH THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
' ' THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE AND THIS NATION WILL PUT GOVERNOR
CLINTON IN OFFICE BECAUSE THEY THINK HE CAN DELIVER AND BUSH
CAN'T,'' SAID BRADY. ''THEY'RE TIRED OF TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS.
THEY'RE TIRED OF BUSH SAYING EVERYTHING IS LOOKING BETTER WHEN THEY
KNOW IT'S NOT.
THE DAILY ADVERTISER OF LAFAYETTE, IN ITS SUNDAY EDITION,
ENDORSED CLINTON'S PRESIDENTIAL BID.
''OUR COUNTRY IS IN THE DEEPEST ECONOMIC RUT IT'S BEEN IN SINCE
THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THE NEWSPAPER SAID IN ITS ENDORSEMENT.
' ' THE ENERGY POLICY BILL THAT BUSH SIGNED ON HIS POLITICALLY
MOTIVATED TRIP TO LOUISIANA MAY HELP SPUR THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY,
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME. BUT WE HAVE SEN. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON TO THANK
FOR THAT BOOST AND NOT THE PRESIDENT.
' ' WE SEE THE NEED FOR DRASTIC CHANGE AND THAT IS WHY WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT BILL CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT.
THE CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS HAVEN'T USED THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE
AS AN ISSUE.
IN THE UPSTATE 5TH DISTRICT RACE, HUCKABY HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF
THE HOUSE BANKING SCANDAL. MCCRERY APPARENTLY WAS NOT HARMED BY A
NATIONAL GAY MAGAZINE'S ALLEGATION THAT HE IS A HOMOSEXUAL WHO
FIGHTS GAY RIGHTS IN CONGRESS.
HUCKABY NEVER MENTIONED THE ALLEGATION, WHICH WAS HEATEDLY
DENIED BY MCCRERY AND HIS WIFE.
MCCRERY LED HUCKABY IN THE FIVE-MAN PRIMARY. THE REPUBLICAN CAME
ON STRONG IN THE RUNOFF CAMPAIGN, ACCORDING TO A MASON-DIXON POLL
SPONSORED BY THE MONROE NEWS-STAR AND KNOE TELEVISION.
MEANWHILE, THREE-TERM REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS BAKER AND HOLLOWAY
HAVE BEEN IN A CLOSE RACE ALTHOUGH HOLLOWAY HAS HAD A NARROW LEAD
SINCE THE PRIMARY, ACCORDING TO MASON-DIXON.
IN THE ONLY OTHER CONGRESSIONAL RACE, STATE SENS. C. D. JONES OF
MONROE AND CLEO FIELDS OF BATON ROUGE ARE AFTER THE NEW MAJORITY
BLACK DISTRICT SEAT.
FIELDS ALMOST WON IT ALL IN THE PRIMARY, LEADING IN A LARGE
FIELD WITH 48 PERCENT. JONES HAD 14.
THE POPULIST DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN MORE MODERATE THAN USUAL IN THE
CAMPAIGN, TRYING To GAIN THE ALL-IMPORTANT WHITE MINORITY VOTE
WHICH TOTALS OVER 36 PERCENT.
AP-NY-10-31-92 1719EST
DATE: 10/30/92 TIME: 18:03
MARILYN QUAYLE VISITS LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS (AP) MARILYN QUAYLE, THE LATEST BIG-NAME
REPUBLICAN TO HIT LOUISIANA IN THE WANING DAYS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN, SAID MEETING WITH VOTERS IS KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN.
''I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE TOUCHED THEIR OFFICE
HOLDERS, THE VICE PRESIDENT'S WIFE SAID IN NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY.
THAT APPEARS TO BE THE PHILOSOPHY OF BOTH PARTIES, ESPECIALLY
FOR THIS SOUTHERN STATE.
BOTH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, ALONG
WITH THEIR WIVES, HAVE RIGOROUSLY CAMPAIGNED IN LOUISIANA HOPING
TO CAPTURE THE STATE'S NINE ELECTORAL VOTES.
GEORGE BUSH'S SON, GEORGE W. BUSH MADE SEVERAL CAMPAIGN STOPS IN
THE STATE THURSDAY.
FORMER LOUISIANA SENATOR RUSSELL LONG IS SCHEDULED TO LEND HIS
HELP TO THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET SATURDAY DURING A RALLY IN HOUMA.
MRS. QUAYLE, ON HER THIRD VISIT THIS YEAR TO LOUISIANA, SPOKE TO
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE AT THE STANLEY SCOTT CANCER CENTER OF
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE
FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER, MRS. QUAYLE SAID THE DEMOCRATS'
HEALTH PLAN WOULD LEAD TO HIGHER TAXES AND A POOR QUALITY OF HEALTH
CARE.
STATE DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS LATER COUNTERED WITH A NEWS RELEASE
SAYING THAT BUSH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH CARE POLICIES HAVE FAILED IN
LOUISIANA, CITING STATISTICS INDICATING MAJOR INCREASES IN HEALTH
CARE COSTS.
THE VICE PRESIDENT'S WIFE SAID VOTERS HAVE GOTTEN PAST THE
HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR OF DEMOCRATS BILL CLINTON AND AL GORE AND THAT
THE BUSH-QUAYLE TICKET IS GAINING MOMENTUM.
' ' I COULD REALLY FEEL IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK THAT THE
MOOD WAS CHANGING AND THAT THERE WAS so MUCH MORE EXCITEMENT OUT
THERE, SAID MRS. QUAYLE.
ALSO ON MRS. QUAYLE'S FRIDAY ITINERARY WAS A TRIP TO THE
LOUISIANA STATE FAIR IN SHREVEPORT. SHE WAS TO MEET WITH SHREVEPORT
MAYOR HAZEL BEARD AND STUDENTS FROM CADDO PARISH MAGNET HIGH
SCHOOL, SAID HARRIET BELCHIC, A BUSH SUPPORTER WHO HELPED
COORDINATE THE VISIT.
LOUISIANA HAS BEEN A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD IN MOST PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS SINCE 1956. NEIGHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CAMPAIGNED
HEAVILY HERE IN 1988. BUT, WITH POLLS SHOWING THE CANDIDATES
NECK-AND-NECK IN LOUISIANA THIS YEAR, THE POLITICAL SCENE HAS
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
''WE'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A
DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE-RACE, ACKNOWLEDGED MRS. QUAYLE.
AP-NY-10-30-92 1802EST
DATE: 10/28/92 TIME: 00:32
CLINTON FOLLOWS BUSH To LAFAYETTE
LAFAYETTE, LA. (AP) REPUBLICAN CLAIMS THAT A CLINTON-GORE
ADMINISTRATION WOULD SHUT DOWN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION ARE
' 'A BALD-FACED LIE,'' DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE BILL CLINTON
SAID TUESDAY.
CLINTON FLEW IN ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS LATE TUESDAY TO ATTEND A CAJUN
MUSIC PARTY, CALLED A FAIS DO DO, THREE DAYS AFTER A WEEKEND VISIT
BY PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TO THE CAPITAL OF LOUISIANA'S PETROLEUM
INDUSTRY.
SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT 5:30 P.M., CLINTON SHOWED UP FOR THE
RALLY AND PARTY ABOUT 7 P.M. HE WAS GREETED BY A FRIENDLY CROWD,
ABOUT HALF OF WHOM CLUTCHED AND WAVED CLINTON POSTERS.
THE CROWD INCLUDED ABOUT 30 TO 40 BUSH SUPPORTERS WHO CHANTED:
''FOUR MORE YEARS!'
''ONE MORE WEEK!'', CLINTON'S SUPPORTERS RESPONDED.
CLINTON'S ''BALD-FACED LIE'' REMARK CAME IN RESPONSE TO A
REPUBLICAN ADVERTISEMENT THAT CLAIMS CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEE ALBERT GORE, IF ELECTED, WOULD CEASE OIL AND GAS
EXPLORATION IN THE NEARBY GULF OF MEXICO AND ELSEWHERE, FURTHER
CRIPPLING THE NATION'S AILING U.S. ENERGY INDUSTRY.
'`DID I SAY THAT?'' CLINTON ASKED A CROWD OF UP TO 6,000 WHO
ASSEMBLED IN A PARK ON THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
CAMPUS.
THE CROWD ROARED BACK: ''No!''
''THEY MADE IT UP!'' CLINTON SHOUTED BACK.
''IF YOU WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL, VOTE
FOR BILL CLINTON, CLINTON SAID.
WHILE CLINTON WAS IN LAFAYETTE, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEADERS
CONTINUED THE GOP CAMPAIGN EFFORT ELSEWHERE IN LOUISIANA, WHOSE
NINE ELECTORAL VOTES ARE BEING OPENLY PURSUED BY BOTH MAJOR
PARTIES.
REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING HARD TO PRESERVE THEIR PRESIDENTIAL
TRACK RECORD IN A STATE THAT HAS VOTED FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
ONLY TWICE SINCE 1956. DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO BUILD ON THE MANDATE
THEY HOPE TO ACHIEVE IF NATIONAL POLL FIGURES HOLD AN CLINTON WINS
THE Nov. 3 ELECTION.
IN HIS VISIT TO THE LAFAYETTE AREA LAST SATURDAY, BUSH VISITED
AN OIL RIG TO SIGN A NATIONAL ENERGY BILL. HE THEN SPOKE IN A HIGH
SCHOOL GYMNASIUM AND TOLD SUPPORTERS THAT CLINTON AND GORE WOULD
TAKE EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL POSITIONS AND TRY TO HALT DRILLING OFF
LOUISIANA'S COAST.
BUSH BASED HIS ATTACKS SATURDAY ON COMMENTS GORE MADE IN
CALIFORNIA ABOUT BANNING OFFSHORE DRILLING IN U.S. COASTAL WATERS.
GORE AND OTHER DEMOCRATS SAID HE WAS TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING A
BAN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS AND SAID HE DID NOT MEAN
LOUISIANA.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS WHO VISITED LOUISIANA ON TUESDAY INCLUDED
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION LAMAR ALEXANDER, WHO EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE
THAT BUSH WOULD AGAIN CARRY LOUISIANA.
''I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT WILL BE RE-ELECTED, ALEXANDER SAID
DURING A VISIT TO WEST MONROE. ' ' I THINK WHEN PEOPLE IN NORTHERN
LOUISIANA AND IN MY HOME STATE OF TENNESSEE TAKE A LOOK AT THE
CHOICES AND THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT THIS COUNTRY'S FUTURE THEY MAY
BE IN THE VOTING BOOTH WHEN THEY MAKE THE DECISION I THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO PULL THE LEVER FOR BUSH.
ALSO APPEARING IN THE STATE FOR BUSH: LABOR SECRETARY LYNN
MARTIN, ENERGY SECRETARY JAMES WATKINS, WYOMING SEN. ALAN SIMPSON,
AND CLAYTON YEUTTER, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE BUSH-QUAYLE CAMPAIGN.
AP-NY-10-28-92 0031EST
DATE: 10/26/92 TIME: 21:55
GOVERNOR, BUSH AIDE DEBATE ENERGY POLICY
TULSA, OKLA. (AP) DEMOCRATIC Gov. DAVID WALTERS TOLD
INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS MONDAY THAT PRESIDENT BUSH HAS
DRIVEN UP PETROLEUM IMPORTS AT THE EXPENSE OF DOMESTIC DRILLING.
BUT HENSON MOORE, AN ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, SAID BILL
CLINTON AND AL GORE'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROPOSALS, SUCH AS RESTRICTING
OFFSHORE DRILLING AND RIGS IN ALASKA'S WILDERNESS, WOULD CRIPPLE AN
INDUSTRY ALREADY SUFFERING.
'WHERE IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCE GOING TO BE WITH THE NEXT
ADMINISTRATION?' MOORE ASKED. 'WE HAVE TROUBLE ENOUGH WITH A
PRESIDENT WHO IS FIGHTING ON OUR SIDE.
WALTERS AND MOORE DEBATED FEDERAL ENERGY POLICY AT THE ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF THE OKLAHOMA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION. SEN.
DON NICKLES, R-OKLA., AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER STEVE LEWIS EARLIER
MET ON A PANEL.
MOORE, A HOUSE MEMBER FROM LOUISIANA FROM 1975 TO 1987 AND A
FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, LISTED PAST
INITIATIVES BY BUSH TO HELP THE ENERGY INDUSTRY, INCLUDING REFORMS
OF NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION AND TAX CREDITS FOR ENHANCED OIL
RECOVERY.
THE MEN ARGUED ABOUT THE VALUE OF DRILLING IN THE SO-CALLED
ANWAR AREA OF FEDERALLY OWNED ALASKAN WILDERNESS. MOORE SAID IT WAS
VITAL TO DOMESTIC DRILLING; WALTERS SAID THAT IT WASN'T WORTH
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND THAT INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS WOULDN'T BENEFIT
FROM DRILLING IN ALASKA, ANYWAY.
MOORE SAID BUSH HAD FOUGHT SUCCESSFULLY A PROPOSAL TO DECLARE
OIL-FIELD WASTE AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, WHICH WOULD FORCE
PRODUCERS TO PAY HIGHER RATES To DISPOSE OF THEIR WASTES.
MOORE SAID CLINTON OPPOSES NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING, AND HE
LAMBASTED GORE FOR PROPOSING IN HIS BOOK A CARBON-TAX. CLINTON HAS
NOT ENDORSED THAT TAX.
''You CAN'T BE ALL THINGS To ALL PEOPLE IN POLITICS, MOORE
SAID. CLINTON ASKED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SIERRA CLUB, WHICH HAS
FOUGHT US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
' 'You CAN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE SIERRA CLUB AND THE OIPA.
You CAN'T HAVE THEIR SUPPORT AND BE ON YOUR SIDE.
WALTERS, WHO EARLIER WAS PRESENTED THE OIPA DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD, NOTED THAT BUSH FIRST PROPOSED THE BAN ON NEW
OFFSHORE DRILLING AND THAT CLINTON MERELY SUPPORTS CONTINUING IT.
AND WALTERS SAID HE WOULD ENCOURAGE CLINTON To PUSH INCENTIVES
FOR NATURAL-GAS CONVERSION, ESPECIALLY OF TRANSPORTATION FLEETS, IF
CLINTON IS ELECTED.
'WE'VE TRIED To DO THE BEST WE CAN NOT To DAMAGE THE OIL
INDUSTRY, AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROMOTE IT, WALTERS SAID.
WALTERS CONCEDED MOORE MADE A STRONG ARGUMENT AGAINST CLINTON,
SAYING: ''I FOUND MYSELF ASKING, 'GOSH, AM I GOING TO VOTE RIGHT
NEXT TUESDAY?' AND I GUESS YOU ALL ARE FEELING THE SAME.
'`But WE HAVE A SAYING OUT IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA IF IT'S BROKE,
FIX IT. I'M FEELING BROKE, AND I THINK A LOT OF YOU ARE FEELING
BROKE. So, LET'S FIX IT.
WALTERS SAID BUSH FAILED TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
RELIEF IN HIS ENERGY PACKAGE, AND THAT IT WAS PUT THERE BY CONGRESS
BEFORE THE BILL WAS PASSED THIS SESSION.
''WE'VE LOST OVER 450,000 JOBS IN THIS INDUSTRY,' WALTERS SAID.
'Yet WE SEEM COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA THAT WE'RE LOSING OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR BASE, MAYBE TO THE POINT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO
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RECOVER.
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WE MAY DIFFER A LITTLE ON THE DETAILS, BUT BILL CLINTON
BELIEVES IN THE DOMESTIC OIL INDUSTRY. HE WANTS TO FOSTER DOMESTIC
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PRODUCTION.
AP-NY-10-26-92 2153EST
DATE: 10/26/92 TIME: 00:31
CLINTON PLANS RETURN VISIT, BUCHANAN TO CAMPAIGN
NEW ORLEANS (AP) WITH ONLY EIGHT DAYS LEFT BEFORE ELECTION
DAY, BILL CLINTON PLANNED ONE MORE FORAY INTO LOUISIANA, JUST DAYS
AFTER PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNED THE NATIONAL ENERGY BILL IN THE
OIL-DEPENDENT STATE.
CLINTON PLANNED TUESDAY TO CAMPAIGN IN LAFAYETTE BETWEEN STOPS
IN TAMPA, FLA., AND HOUSTON.
THE FURIOUS CAMPAIGNING IS A SHARP CONTRAST TO 1988, WHEN
DEMOCRAT MICHAEL DUKAKIS VIRTUALLY FORFEITED THE STATE AND BUSH
NEVER VISITED EN ROUTE TO AN EASY WIN.
THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. A RECENT STATEWIDE POLL PUT THE
LOUISIANA RACE AT A STATISTICAL DEAD HEAT, WHILE ANOTHER GAVE THE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET A SLIGHT EDGE.
ON SUNDAY, CLINTON PICKED UP THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE TIMES OF
SHREVEPORT. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE NEWSPAPER HAD ENDORSED A
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SINCE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT IN
1936.
OVER THE WEEKEND, BUSH WON ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
OF NEW ORLEANS, THE NEWS-STAR OF MONROE AND THE LAKE CHARLES
AMERICAN-PRESS.
LOUISIANA'S NINE ELECTORAL VOTES WERE AGAIN THE TARGET OF
INTENSE CAMPAIGNING SATURDAY. BESIDES BUSH, HILLARY CLINTON ALSO
MADE A CAMPAIGN STOP IN THE STATE. MEANWHILE, FORMER GOP
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL PAT BUCHANAN PLANNED TO CAMPAIGN TODAY IN NEW
ORLEANS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
BUSH SAID THE ENERGY BILL WOULD CREATE 45,000 NEW JOBS IN THE
OIL PATCH, WHICH HAS BEEN IN A YEARS-LONG RECESSION SINCE THE
COLLAPSE OF PETROLEUM PRICES IN THE MID-1980s.
THE PRESIDENT PLEDGED TO HAMMER AT THE OIL THEME DURING THE
CLOSING DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN. REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN RUNNING RADIO
ADVERTISEMENTS, SAYING THAT CLINTON'S RUNNING MATE, AL GORE, FAVORS
AN END TO ALL OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING.
THE DEMOCRATS DENY THAT AND SAY THEIR TICKET FAVORS A MORATORIUM
IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS, SUCH AS CALIFORNIA. DEMOCRATS
HAVE BEEN RUNNING COUNTER-ADVERTISEMENTS ACROSS THE STATE, SAYING
IT IS NOT TRUE THAT LOUISIANA WELLS WOULD BE CAPPED.
BUSH SAID THAT GORE IS TRYING TO BACKTRACK.
''OBVIOUSLY, HE IS NOW DOING WHAT Gov. CLINTON IS DOING
WAFFLING, BUSH SAID. ''You CANNOT GO TO SANTA BARBARA AND SAY ONE
THING AND THEN COME TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND SAY ANOTHER, NOT IF
YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
ALTHOUGH CLINTON WASN'T IN THE STATE, DEMOCRATS HANDED OUT A
STATEMENT AT THE LAFAYETTE AIRPORT.
''FOR 10 YEARS, THE WHITE HOUSE PROMOTED ONLY ONE ENERGY POLICY
CHEAP OIL,'' CLINTON'S STATEMENT SAID.
CLINTON BLAMED THAT POLICY FOR THE LOSS OF 470,000 JOBS AND A
DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL THAT SENT $500 BILLION TO FOREIGN
PRODUCERS IN THE PAST DECADE.
SEN. J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, D-LA. AND SPONSOR OF THE ENERGY BILL,
WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE SIGNING, ALTHOUGH IT IS TRADITIONAL FOR A
SPONSOR TO ATTEND. JIM NICHOL, STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIRECTOR,
SAID JOHNSTON WOULD HAVE ATTENDED A SIGNING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT
DID NOT WANT TO ATTEND A POLITICAL RALLY FOR BUSH.
EARLIER, CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS CRITICIZED BUSH FOR SIGNING THE
BILL DURING A CAMPAIGN STOP, SAYING IT WOULD NOT HAVE PASSED
WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM BOTH PARTIES.
MRS. CLINTON'S STOP IN NEW ORLEANS DREW ABOUT 1,700 FANS OUTSIDE
THE SUPERDOME BEFORE THE TULANE-BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME.
''I WANT YOU To VOTE AND GET EVERY ONE YOU KNOW TO VOTE, 1 SHE
TOLD THE CROWD. ' 'AND YOU TELL THEM IF THEY DON'T VOTE, FOR THE
NEXT FOUR YEARS THEY LOSE THEIR GRIPING RIGHTS.
AP-NY-10-26-92 0029EST
DATE: 10/24/92 TIME: 21:04
EDS: NEW GRAFS 17 THRU 21 15 GRAFS WITH HILLARY CLINTON
LAFAYETTE, LA. (AP) PRESIDENT BUSH DREW THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE
AND CHEERS IN THE HEART OF LOUISIANA'S OIL COUNTRY SATURDAY AS HE
TOUTED THE OIL BILL HE SIGNED AT A CAJUN OIL RIG.
Two THOUSAND PARTISAN FANS JAMMED INTO A SWELTERING GYM AT
ACADIANA HIGH SCHOOL AS BUSH COUPLED THE BILL SIGNING WITH A
CAMPAIGN STOP.
ALTHOUGH LOUISIANA HAS ONLY NINE ELECTORAL VOTES, THE STATE HAS
BECOME A POPULAR CAMPAIGN STOP FOR BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
WHILE BUSH WAS IN LAFAYETTE ON SATURDAY, HILLARY CLINTON WAS IN NEW
ORLEANS, CAMPAIGNING OUTSIDE THE SUPERDOME.
BUSH WON THE STATE EASILY IN 1988 WITHOUT EVEN VISITING ONCE, IS
TRAILING IN THE POLLS THIS TIME, BUT PICKED UP THREE EDITORIAL
ENDORSEMENTS WHILE HE WAS HERE. THE TIMES-PICAYUNE OF NEW ORLEANS,
THE LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN PRESS AND THE NEWS-STAR OF MONROE ALL
ENDORSED BUSH IN THEIR SUNDAY EDITIONS.
THE STOP SATURDAY WAS BUSH'S FIFTH SINCE THE GOP CONVENTION AND
IT WAS A LOVE-IN.
HE WAS LOUDLY CHEERED AS HE SAID THE ENERGY BILL, WHICH WAS
PASSED AFTER A TWO-YEAR STRUGGLE IN CONGRESS, WOULD CREATE 45,000
NEW JOBS IN THE OIL PATCH, ACCORDING To THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION.
BUSH SAID HIS CAMPAIGN WILL HAMMER AWAY ON THE OIL THEME IN THE
CLOSING DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION, TAKING AIM ON COMMENTS DEMOCRATIC
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AL GORE MADE IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT
BANNING OFFSHORE DRILLING IN U.S. COASTAL WATERS.
GORE AND OTHER DEMOCRATS SAID HE WAS TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING A
BAN IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS AND SAID HE DID NOT MEAN
LOUISIANA. THE DEMOCRATS ALREADY ARE RUNNING RADIO ADS IN
LOUISIANA, SAYING IT IS NOT TRUE THAT THEY WOULD CAP LOUISIANA'S
OIL WELLS.
BUSH TOLD THE LAFAYETTE CROWD GORE IS TRYING TO BACKTRACK.
''OBVIOUSLY, HE IS NOW DOING WHAT GOVERNOR CLINTON IS DOING
WAFFLING. You CANNOT GO TO SANTA BARBARA AND SAY ONE THING AND THEN
COME TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND SAY ANOTHER, NOT IF YOU WANT TO BE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, BUSH SAID.
AT THE LAFAYETTE AIRPORT, STATE DEMOCRATS HANDED OUT A STATEMENT
FROM CLINTON PRAISING SEN. BENNETT JOHNSTON, D-LA., FOR HIS WORK ON
THE ENERGY BILL.
''FOR 10 YEARS THE WHITE HOUSE PROMOTED ONLY ONE ENERGY POLICY
CHEAP OIL,'' CLINTON'S STATEMENT SAID. HE BLAMED THAT POLICY FOR
THE LOSS OF 470,000 JOBS AND A DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL THAT SENT
$500 BILLION TO FOREIGN PRODUCERS IN THE PAST DECADE.
CLINTON'S STATEMENT SAID MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE, INCLUDING
AUTOMOBILE FUEL EFFICIENCY AS WELL AS THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF
HOMES AND INDUSTRIES AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES.
JOHNSTON WAS NOT PRESENT, ALTHOUGH IT IS TRADITIONAL THAT THE
SENATOR WHO GUIDES THE BILL TO PASSAGE BE THERE FOR THE SIGNING.
JIM NICHOL, STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIRECTOR, SAID JOHNSTON WOULD
HAVE ATTENDED A SIGNING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT DID NOT WANT TO
ATTEND A POLITICAL RALLY FOR BUSH.
IN 1988, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE BUSH TooK 55 PERCENT OF THE
LOUISIANA VOTE To MICHAEL DUKAKIS' 45 PERCENT AFTER THE
THEN-MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR ALL BUT WROTE OFF THE STATE. SINCE
1956, THE STATE HAS GONE FOR A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE ONLY
TWICE IN 1960 AND IN 1976.
BUT CLINTON, GORE, AND THEIR SPOUSES HAVE CAMPAIGNED VIGOROUSLY
IN LOUISIANA THIS YEAR.
HILLARY CLINTON'S STOP IN NEW ORLEANS DREW ABOUT 1,700 FANS
OUTSIDE THE SUPERDOME BEFORE THE TULANE-BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
GAME. IT WAS ALSO A LOVE-IN.
HOLDING A RED, WHITE AND BLUE UMBRELLA HIGH ABOVE HER HEAD, MRS.
CLINTON DANCED TO THE PODIUM IN A PLAZA OUTSIDE THE LOUISIANA
SUPERDOME TO URGE SUPPORTERS OF HER HUSBAND TO GET OUT AND VOTE ON
Nov. 3.
I WANT YOU TO VOTE AND GET EVERY ONE YOU KNOW TO VOTE, SHE
SAID. AND YOU TELL THEM IF THEY DON'T VOTE, FOR THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS THEY LOSE THEIR GRIPING RIGHTS.
WITH THE OLYMPIA BRASS BAND PLAYING, MRS. CLINTON QUICKLY PICKED
UP ON A LIVELY NEW ORLEANS DANCE TRADITION SECOND-LINING THAT
USUALLY ESCORTS PARADES, STRUTTING ONTO THE STAGE AND PUMPING THE
GAILY DECORATED UMBRELLA IN TIME TO THE MUSIC.
THE CROWD CLAPPED ALONG AND THEN CHEERED, 'ONE MORE WEEK!' AS
MRS. CLINTON SMILED AND WAVED.
ONE RECENT STATEWIDE POLL SHOWED THE RACE A STATISTICAL DEAD
HEAT, WHILE ANOTHER GAVE CLINTON-GORE A SLIGHT EDGE.
REPUBLICANS, Too, HAVE CAMPAIGNED HARD IN THE STATE. SATURDAY'S
VISIT WAS BUSH'S FIFTH SINCE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION,
INCLUDING TWO VISITS TO SURVEY DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE ANDREW.
ALL THE FUSS IS OVER NINE ELECTORAL VOTES ONE LESS THAN THE
STATE HAD IN 1988, BEFORE THE 1990 CENSUS.
BUSH'S CHOICE OF THE RIG WAS A SYMBOLIC SETTING FOR SIGNING THE
ENERGY BILL PASSED IN THE WANING HOURS OF THE LAST CONGRESS.
ON FRIDAY, BUSH'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD SIGN THE BILL IN
LOUISIANA DREW CRITICISM FROM DEMOCRATS WHO SAID HE WAS USING A
CAMPAIGN TRIP TO SIGN A BILL THAT THEY SAID COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN
PASSED WITHOUT BROAD SUPPORT FROM BOTH PARTIES.
BACKERS OF THE BILL HAVE TOUTED ITS PROVISIONS TO PROMOTE
GREATER USE OF NATURAL GAS BY MANDATING THE CONVERSION OF MILLIONS
OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE FLEET VEHICLES TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND
BY PROMOTING THE USE OF NATURAL GAS IN GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.
JOHNSTON SAID THE BILL WILL PROMOTE DOMESTIC OIL PRODUCTION BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, GRANTING A TAX BREAK TO INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS.
THE BILL STRESSES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOURCES OTHER
THAN FOSSIL FUELS.
CRITICS IN THE CONGRESS, HOWEVER, HAVE SAID THE BILL WILL AFFECT
OIL IMPORTS ONLY SLIGHTLY AND PROBABLY NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE
DECADE.
CRITICS FROM ANOTHER QUARTER USED THE OCCASION OF THE BILL
SIGNING TO BLAST BUSH AND JOHNSTON.
'TODAY THE PRESIDENT ADDED INSULT TO INJURY BY SIGNING THE
ENERGY BILL IN THE SHADOW OF OIL RIGS IN LOUISIANA, THE SIERRA
CLUB'S DAN BECKER SAID IN A NEWS RELEASE FROM WASHINGTON. THIS
SENDS PRECISELY THE WRONG MESSAGE TO AMERICA THAT OUR ADDICTION TO
OIL GOES UNTREATED
IT DOES VIRTUALLY NOTHING TO REDUCE OUR
DEPENDENCE ON OIL.
AP-NY-10-24-92 2104EDT
DATE: 10/23/92 TIME: 16:17
DEMOCRATS UPSET AT BUSH ADS, RUN COUNTER ADVERTISING
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) DEMOCRATS IN LOUISIANA ARE ANGRY OVER
REGIONAL RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS PAID FOR BY THE BUSH-QUAYLE CAMPAIGN
WHICH ACCUSE BILL CLINTON OF SUPPORTING A BAN ON ALL NEW OFFSHORE
OIL DRILLING.
' 'THESE ADS ARE FULL OF LIES AND DECEPTION, SAID STATE REP.
MELVIN ''KIP'' HOLDEN, D-BATON ROUGE. ''ONCE AGAIN, THE BUSH
CAMPAIGN IS USING DIVERSIONARY TACTICS TO TAKE PEOPLE'S ATTENTION
AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS NO RECORD ON WHICH TO
RUN.''
PART OF THE NEW ADS, WHICH BEGAN RUNNING EARLIER THIS MONTH ON
RADIO STATIONS THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA, SAY: ''IF THEY CAP THE WELLS,
THEY CAP OUR ECONOMY. YET BILL CLINTON AND AL GORE HAVE CALLED FOR
A TOTAL BAN ON ALL NEW OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING THREATENING LOUISIANA
JOBS
FORMER Gov. DAVID TREEN, HEAD OF THE BUSH CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA,
SAID THEY STAND BY THEIR STATEMENTS.
''As FAR AS I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NO REPUDIATION OF THIS BY BILL
CLINTON, TREEN SAID RECENTLY.
JINX BROUSSARD, A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN IN
LOUISIANA, SAID THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET HAS NOT CALLED FOR AN END TO
NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING.
''THEY SUPPORT A CONTINUED MORATORIUM ON OFF SHORE OIL DRILLING
IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS, SHE SAID, ADDING THAT BUSH
AGREED WITH THE SENTIMENT, OR AT LEAST HE USED TO.
''IN OCTOBER 1988, BUSH SAID: 'I OPPOSE DRILLING IN THOSE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS WHERE THE RISK OF DAMAGE IS TOO
GREAT, IN A SPEECH TO THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY,'
SHE SAID.
THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN BROADCASTING AN AD TO COUNTER
SOME OF BUSH'S CLAIMS.
SOME OF THAT AD READS: ' 'WHEN THIS CAMPAIGN BEGAN, GEORGE BUSH
SAID HE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO WIN. Now HE'S PROVING IT. GEORGE BUSH
IS RUNNING NEGATIVE RADIO ADS IN LOUISIANA, SAYING BILL CLINTON
WOULD CAP LOUISIANA'S WELLS. SCARY HUH? WELL, IT'S NOT TRUE.
LET'S LOOK AT WHAT GEORGE BUSH HAS DONE TO LOUISIANA.
DURING GEORGE BUSH'S TIME AS PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT THE OIL
INDUSTRY HAS LOST OVER 300,000 JOBS TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
LOUISIANA ALONE
RICHARD LEEFE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUSH-QUAYLE CAMPAIGN, SAID
THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN'S COUNTER AD IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ' ' HOW
BILL CLINTON WAFFLES ON THE ISSUES.
'BILL CLINTON IS SAYING WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO SAY TO TRY AND
WIN, LEEFE SAID. '`IT's PURE POLITICS. HE TELLS CALIFORNIA WHAT
IT WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT DRILLING AND THEN COMES HERE TO TELL US
SOMETHING ELSE.
THE CLINTON-GORE CAMPAIGN IS ALSO RUNNING AN AD TARGETING
LOUISIANA'S BLACK COMMUNITY ON STATIONS, WHOSE LISTENING AUDIENCES
ARE PRIMARILY BLACK.
BLACKS MAKE UP ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD OF LOUISIANA'S 4.4 MILLION
RESIDENTS.
THE SPOT HAS FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THE REV. JESSE
JACKSON URGING DEMOCRATS TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
LOUISIANA ALSO HAS A RATHER LARGE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, BUT
SPOKESMEN FOR TWO OF THE STATE'S SPANISH-SPEAKING RADIO STATIONS
SAID THAT NO POLITICAL ADS FOR EITHER CANDIDATE WERE BEING
BROADCAST ON THE STATIONS.
AP-NY-10-23-92 1617EDT
DATE: 10/22/92 TIME: 04:39
NEW ORLEANS (AP) DEMOCRAT BILL CLINTON HELD A 5 PERCENT LEAD
NEW ORLEANS (AP) DEMOCRAT BILL CLINTON HELD A 5 PERCENT LEAD
OVER PRESIDENT BUSH IN LOUISIANA, ACCORDING TO A UNIVERSITY OF NEW
ORLEANS POLL.
THE STATEWIDE SURVEY OF 725 REGISTERED VOTERS, RELEASED
WEDNESDAY, SHOWED CLINTON WITH 40 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, REPUBLICAN
BUSH WITH 35 PERCENT AND INDEPENDENT Ross PEROT WITH 8 PERCENT,
WHILE 15 PERCENT WERE UNDECIDED.
' ' THE PROBABILITY IS THAT CLINTON WILL CARRY LOUISIANA, SAID
THE POLL'S AUTHOR, UNO POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR SUSAN HOWELL.
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