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TAUKE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: TAUKE FUNDRAISER
DES MOINES, IOWA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1989
7:00 P.M.
Senator Grassley, Governor Branstad, Congressmen Leach,
Lightfoot, and Grandy, Governor Ray, Rich Schwarm, George
Wittgraf, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thank you, Tom, for that kind introduction. It is a
pleasure to be back in Des Moines. ((And with dinner waiting, I
promise not to keep you. After all, I have to attend one of
those famous Iowa coming-out parties.) ) //
( (However briefly, I'm glad tonight to renew old
acquaintances. And to return to a State whose people have been
called -- quote, unquote -- "clean, brave, thrifty, reverent,
loyal, and honest." // Just goes to show you: Even The
Washington Post is sometimes right. )) //
Looking around this room, of course, all sorts of memories
affirm those words. ((I think of sipping drinkus lemonade on Charlotte
Mohr's front lawn. Or shooting hoops -- neither prudently nor
cautiously -- at Janet Metcalf's home in Urbandale. Or how you
never failed me when I asked for coffee in the morning, coffee in
the evening, coffee at suppertime.) )) //
((Jim Lightfoot, you'll remember this: Last year you and I
were driving, near Red Oak, when the portable telephone rang.
mishat?
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Keep in mind: I'd been Vice-President for eight years -- and it
was the first time the thing ever rang. So I pick it up.
Listen. And start to laugh. Would you believe it was a wrong
number? They wanted another car. ) ) //
( (Then, there was the time in 1979 when I stood in Roy
Keppy's corn crib and had corn chaff rain on my parade. //
Sometimes, I think I've held more baby pigs than children Rids in Iowa.
// And how about all those wonderful trips over Towa in a
single-engine plane. That's the great thing about Air Force One:
It has a little more leg room. )) //
[ mece
fond
With memories like these, you can see why I'm so found of
Res Airmal neb story
Iowa. And why I'm delighted to be here to salute a man who
embodies its values of hard work, honesty, and strength of
character. He has been a brilliant Congressman. He will make a
magnificent United States Senator. His name is Tom Tauke -- and
he deserves our support. //
( (You know, Tom has done a lot on my behalf. I'll never
forget how as a first-term Congressman, he endorsed me before the
Iowa caucuses in 1980. Or just think of last year. While Tom
Ralpl
was supporting me in the Iowa primaries, his wife Beverly was
supporting Bob Dole. Tom knew that politics makes strange
bedfellows -- but he didn't know it meant sleeping in the
garage. )) //
(In my defense, though, I've tried to make it up to him.
Earlier this year, I took a picture of both Tom and Bev, kissing
each other in the Lincoln Bedroom. // Got me to thinking that
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with your support, it won't be long until Tom's opponent will be
kissing his Senate seat good-bye.) )
I say that because of Tom's not-so-secret weapon -- the
same folks who helped me are going to help him. And because of
his background: Reporter, attorney, elected to the Iowa
Legislature and six times to the U.S. House of Representatives.
the
He has fought for the family, the taxpayer, the farmer, and other
of this state, Helpma to
working people. Building better education -- and better rural
health care -- for a State whose best still lies ahead. //
( (Speaking of family, Tom, I hope you don't mind if I tell
this story. Barbara and I were at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids.
When Tom came up with an idea: He asked Bev to give their two-
week-old baby a better view by bringing him to the head table.) ))
leoning into the microplone
( (So Bev did, and with that little Joseph started crying,
then leaned into the microphone Which brought Barbara -- like
the Fort Dodge cavalry -- charging to the rescue. "Give me the
baby," she said to Tom. "You don't have the right contour." You
guessed it: The baby didn't make another sound. )) //
I
Like all of you,
I restabe this to show that I've seen Tom Tauke up-close and
personal. I admire him enormously. We need him in the Senate.
There, he can serve all of Iowa, and help Iowa serve the Nation.
There, he can help ensure prosperity at home -- and peace abroad.
As you know, last week I met with Chairman Gorbachev off the
coast of Malta. We talked about the power of freedom to
dismantle walls between Nations. And agreed that we must seize
the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
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initiatives to expand economic trade, accelerate arms control,
and nurture Europe's tide toward democracy. We need Senators
we help
who will use America strength to move beyond containment toward
a Europe that is whole and free. Tom Tauke will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible sane spending, and lower interest rates. Tom Tauke is one of
only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the National
Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. And so earlier today I visited a low-income housing
section of Des Moines. There, I thought of how our national drug
strategy aims to stop use before it begins. Tom Tauke supports
our strategy. He knows that we have not spent 213 years
defending our democracy from the tyranny of oppression -- only to - B.F.
lose it to the tyranny of crack and cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "It is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And so
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
For example, we want to make America's educational system
Con boast the
No. 1 in the world again. Consider that Iowa is third in highest
rate
in the es coun my. you're
percentage of high-school graduation, tied for first in when it comes
to the lowest illiteracy, and first in high school testing. We want to
retes your number one all alone
you better believe
do nationally what you have done locally. So we've proposed
To reword excellence
legislation to give greater choice to parents and students. And
basic shills
made education
our tap priorities
reform one of
and we've
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demand greater accountability. Tom Tauke supports our proposals.
In child care, too, we've put the emphasis on choice. So
our legislation will allow parents, not government, to select the
that
hand of formales
best care for their kids. We want child care to reflect the Iowa
are
value5of extended family. So you know who I asked last year to
help draft our proposals? Tom Tauke spoke for Iowa.
Next, let me talk for a moment about agricultural policy and
farm bills. Four years ago Tom helped pass a pioneering farm
bill to help a whole community in crisis. And today, farm income
is near record levels, and exports have risen dramatically. Most
good land has been brought back into production. And about 30
million acres of fragile land have been semi-permanently retired.
All of this means good news for farmers and taxpayers. For
under the 1985 farm bill, agricultural program costs have fallen
by more than half. Let's remember recall that next year as we write new
farm legislation. Tom Tauke will make a good bill even better.
don't
Finally, our Administration realizes that Medicare isn't
been
always fair to rural hospitals. That's why I'm pleased to have
just signed legislation to create more equitable payments between
urban and rural areas. Tom Tauke founded the Rural Health Care
Coalition which helped draft this legislation. So Tom, in
tribute to your efforts, I'd like to give you the pen I used to
sign this year's reconciliation act which will make quality
health care more affordable to rural America. //
( (Now Tom, of course, would downplay all of these
achievements. After all, that's the Iowa way: Modest and
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balk
understated. I'm reminded of how a noted comedian -- no, not
Fred Grandy -- once bought a chicken farm. A friend was
astonished. "Do you know anything about breeding chickens?" he
asked. "No," the comedián replied, "but the chickens do.")) //
Well, Tom Tauke knows Iowa. From the palisades of the
Flats of the mighty Messouri
Mississippi to the hills around Council Bluffs. His values
reflect the greatness of Iowa. And his life embodies the spirit
of Iowa: The spirit of "America-Can," not "Washington-Must." //
So let's remember that Tom has been there for us. And
pledge that we'll be there for him -- supporting him all the way,
Thank you for this wonderful evening. God bless you. God bless
the United States of America. And let's make Tom Tauke the next
Senator from the great State of Iowa.
#
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#
#
B.F.
to the U.S. Senate
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the opportunity to build a generation of peace. From Malta came
initiatives to nurture Europe's tide toward democracy, accelerate
arms control, and expand economic trade. And in that context,
let me repeat my goal to grant Most Favored Nation status to the
Soviet Union by the 1990 Summit. This will relax trade barriers
between East and West -- and increase ng agricultural opportunity to
trade. We need Senators who will help America move beyond
containment toward a Europe that is whole and free. Tom Tauke
will do that. //
Then, there's the prosperity which has meant over 20 million
new jobs since 1982. Prosperity which results from lower taxes,
responsible spending, and lower interest rates. This July Tom
Tauke was one of only 23 members of Congress to be honored by the
National Taxpayers Union. I need him in the Senate to keep taxes
down.
Yet prosperity means little if our kids aren't free from
drugs. Our national drug strategy aims to stop use before it
begins. Tom Tauke supports our strategy. He knows that we have
not spent 213 years defending our democracy from the tyranny of
oppression -- only to lose it to the tyranny of crack and
cocaine.
You know, a writer once said of Iowa: "This is top-choice
America, America cut thick and prime." Peace, prosperity, and an
end to drugs are goals worthy of "top-choice Americans." And SO
are other issues which concern every Iowan.
finly, " all
Last year I came to Des Moines and talked about the
challenges facing health care in America, especially in rural
America.
Today I am proud to say that we have made susbstantial
progress on the concerns I outlined then. I said Medicare's
payment system is unfair to rural hospitals. It still isn't
perfect, but legislation I have just signed will make strong
strides.
Tom Tauke has been fighting for rural health care, and we
should be thankful to him for much of what has been accomplished.
This legislation creates a mechanism to review whether hospitals
are appropriately considered urban or rural. It helps make
Medicare payments more equitable between urban and rural areas.
Tom, you can be proud of what has been accomplished. I want
to recognize what you have done by presenting to you the pen I
used to sign the reconciliation act. If Tom moves to the Senate,
we can be sure that even more will be done to improve health care
in this country, especially in rural America.
DEC 5 '89 14:16
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A first for ISU: Chinese pigs give birth
By DON MUHM
DON MUHM/The Register
Register Farm Editor
AMES, IA. - Hog history has been
an ordinary Iowa litter of baby pigs,
made in a small, modern research
80 far there are none of the super-
building a couple of miles southwest
large litters of the kind that brought
of the Iowa State University campus,
worldwide attention to the ancient
with the birth of the United States'
Chinese breeds.
first litter of purebred Chinese pigs.
The failure to produce the giant llt-
Four imported Meishan females
ters, though, was discounted by ISU
bred to imported Chinese boars have
animal scientist Max Rothschild. He
farrowed since Friday night, produc-
noted the big litters traditionally
ing 40 surviving pigs, an average of
aren't seen until later, after the
10 each. That's slightly above the
second or third farrowing.
Iowa litter average, which is usually
And, the homely wrinkle-faced
7% pigs or so per litter.
sows appear to be good mothers who
The chores for the Chinese pork
brought in the next generation on
stork aren't over. Nine more females
schedule without much advance
here at ISU are to farrow by Christ-
warning.
mas, with another round of births to
Imperfections
occur in February.
The four that farrowed beginning
Also, just as on most Iowa pork
Friday evening were the first of the
farms, there were early reminders of
historic shipment of Chinese porkers
some of nature's imperfections - a
brought to the United States and dis-
couple of stillborn pigs, a couple of
tributed in three Midwest states to
others that died shortly after birth,
produce the first generation of Chi-
and, as in most American pig ourser-
nese hogs born in the United States.
ies, a couple of runts.
14:27
Cute But Wrinkled
While the bulk of the bewborns
seemed to be quite vigorous and boast
The Chinese piglets here are on the
good appetites, there were a couple of
cute side, mostly black, with highly
piglets that didn't seem alert, or as
68,
wrinkled black foreheads and jet-
hungry as their littermates.
black snouts, and seem significantly
smaller than their American counter-
Rothschild, trying to coar one of
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parts. Their official birth weights
the listless piglets to eat, placed one
ranged from 1.2 pounds up to 3
skinny young pig close to one of the
DEC
pounds, while American pigs general-
mother's many outlets in an attempt
ly weigh twice as much.
PIGS
While there are slightly more
brothers and sisters than you'll find in
Please turn to Page 8S
lowa State University's newborn Chinese pigs feature plenty of wrinkles.
PAGE
First Chinese pigs born at ISU
PIGS
Researchers hope to study these
most of the baby pigs are in good
Continued from Page 5S
traits, and down the genetic road to
health, Rothschild reported Monday.
Incorporate some of these qualities
There are 22 female Melshan and 10
to entice it to partake, without Imme-
into American porkers.
Meishan boars here. There are also
diate success.
Quarantined
eight Fenging boars and seven Ming
Later, one of the weaker pigs quaf-
While ISU animal science officials
or Minzhu boars.
fed. a commercial "milk-replacer"
product rather than go after the real
and reporters were given a brief
chance to look at the baby pigs, wear-
Costly Venture
thing. Rothschild said.
ing plastic throw-away footwear and
Bringing the shipment of Chinese
Rethschild was a member of the se-
laboratory coveralls, a type of quar-
hogs to the United States cost
lection team that visited China in
antine continues.
between $1.2 million and $1.5 million,
March to pick out the 151 head of the.
The Chinese porkers were quaran-
with the expense shared by govern-
old-time Chinese hogs of three
tined for two months in China and in a
ment and private concerns. Animals
breeds. A third of the hogs went to
U.S. Department of Agriculture Im-
were bought in China for about $8,000
ISU, with the balance going to two
portation center in Florida for four
per hog.
other major hog states, Illinois and
months. When they arrived on the
Some pork industry officials think
Nebraska.
campus in late July, a six-month
the importation of these hoge boast-
Interest in the Chinese hoge stems
quarantine was Imposed.
Ing high prolificacy and disease toler-
from their their tendency to give
Despite widespread interest, Roth-
ation or resistance might be as im-
birth to litters boasting as many as
schild said It will still be "some time
portant to pork production as the
16, 17 and 18 pigs. The bogs are also
before the general public can see the
development of hybrid seed was to
reported to be tolerant of or resistant
hogs."
corn production la the 1920s and
to some common swine diseases.
So far, all of the older hogs and
1930s.
DEC 5 14:28
Bipartisan serenader Magnani writes a song for Bush
When President Bush arrives in Des Moines
she explained "It's a chance of a lifetime for
Friday he'll be serenaded by a woman who was
JULIE GAMMACK
the kids to sing before a president."
invited to the White House by President Jimmy
And, no, even though friends who plan to be
Carter and who campaigned for Senator Tom
protesting outside the Convention Center
Harkin. Carter and Harkin are Democrats and
while Bush speaks have egged her on, there
PAGE.
won't be any reference to the pro-choice issue
Bush is a Republican.
She also worked for Democrat Phil Davitt
Inher lyrics.
when he served in the lowa Legislature.
Mary Magnani, a teacher at Merrill Transi-
tional School, will lead the school's 40-member
swing choir in a song she's written especially
Des Moines
for Bush called "1,000 Points of Light."
It's a bright, uplifting number that the presi-
dent ought to get a kick out of. Magnani is quite
a pro locally, and she had a successful career
bers of the First Family was when she led a
Register
going in Las Vegas before abandoning that life-
choir of Norwalk students in a performance for
style to return to Des Moines to raise her
a 1980 visit by Rosalynn Carter.
daughter. These days she's performing Friday
Bush is coming to town to campaign for U.S.
and Saturday nights at Crimmins Cattle Com-
Representative Tom Tauke in his quest to un-
68/5/21
pany on Merie Hay Road.
seat Harkin, 90 why is Magnani doing this?
Magnani's first experience singing for mem-
"It doesn't matter what your politics are,"
DEC 5 '89 14:29
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DOUG GAMBLE
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Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Nov. 29/89
(213) 546-6409
TO: KRISTEN GEAR
MORE I OWA (Kurt Smith)
WE'RE ALL PROUD OF THE GREAT JOB FRED GRANDY IS DOING, REPRESENTING HIS
IOWA DISTRICT IN THE U.S. SENATE. BUT WHEN HE FIRST DECIDED TO RUN, THERE
WERE SOME WHO WONDERED WHAT MADE HIM THINK AN ACTOR WOULD HAVE ANY FUTURE
IN POLITICS.
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WANT A VOICE REPRESENTING 10WA IN THE U.S. SENATE THAT DEFENDS THE
IDEALS WE BELIEVE IN. WHEN IT COMES TO SPEAKING OUT FOR MAINSTREAM VALUES,
IT'S TIME TO GO FROM SILENT TO TAUKE.
DRUGS MAY COME TO AMERICA FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, BUT IT'S UP TO US TO DEVISE
A MADE-IN-AMERICA SOLUTION TO STOP THEM.
AMERICA WILL WIN THIS BATTLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT SPENT 213 YEARS DEFENDING OUR
SOUMBAR DEMOCRACY FROM DESPOTS AND DICTATORS, ONLY TO LOSE OUR COMMUNITIES
TO CRACK AND COCAINE.