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Clinton Presidential Records
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THIS HO ENT E PLURIBUS OF UNUM STATES THE ONLINED
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION_ACCOMPLISHMENTS
JANUARY 1995
Work iN
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Progress gress
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COMMENTARY
The Washington Times
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 / PAGE A19
GEORGIE ANNE GEYER
erhaps the Beijing confer-
31, 1999? (Perhaps you even know
P
ence on emancipated
that Mr. Perez Balladares used to
women is not the time to say
this, but a woman has a right
Revised visions of the passing scene
belong to the party of Manuel Nor-
iega and thus could be expected to
to change her mind. And this first
be an extremist super-nationalist.)
week of the new work year, I have
"Progressive" thinkers in the
changed mine on a few hot button
nist, I bear not the slightest sym-
tain call after curtain call, fire-
1970s and even the '80s were so
issues and individuals:
pathy for sexual harassers. But Bob
works, a joy that would not stop as
sure that we should leave the canal
First, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Packwood? A woman should really
Ripken lapped around the Balti-
to the benighted Panamanians.
Her performance in Beijing was
be ashamed' of her womanhood -
more stadium. "An all-star gala as
(Frankly, I was not so sure, but in
little less than spectacular, proving,
she should skulk out of the room
much as a baseball game," The
time I howed to my progressive
at least to me, that it is in this spe-
and hide in some dark bar - if she
Washington Post called it.
friends and instincts.)
cial inspirational venue, on issues
can't deal with the likes of Bob
Until recently I blamed the cyn-
Well now, the most interesting -
she feels strongly about, that she
Packwood!
ical purveyors of popular culture
and important - issue here is that
finds a niche that no one else in the
All indicators are that Mr. Pack-
for all the pornography, insipid tele-
70 percent of Panamanians want
world can possibly fill.
wood was a fine legislator, but, in
vision shows and seemingly endless
the United States to keep both sol-
When she spoke forcefully before
the heat of his ridiculous advances
trash that has become our popular
diers and bases there. It's partly
that "confused" (to put it kindly)
and sloppy kisses, he was just a lit-
culture. But now I blame us.
security, partly drugs, partly the
U.N. world conference and spoke
tle skinny bothersome guy with pop
Wednesday night in the Baltimore
$500 million we spend every year.
about women's rights being human
eyes whom any self-respecting
stadium shows what a healthy, joy-
What does that say about
rights - she was acting exactly as
woman could knock over with the
ous face we can put forward as a
changes in perceptions and in real-
an American first lady should act.
slightest brush of her knuckles. For
people when we choose to honor a
ity? It says that we are already in a
(Then when she sloshed through
goodness sakes, being apparently
healthy, joyous man and not all the
wholly new foreign policy era -
the rain and through those miser-
alcoholic in those days, he says he
sick "victims" that we have allowed
that those shibboleths that asserted
able, pushing, insufferable Chinese
doesn't even remember these piti-
to so catch our attention.
every country has the right to total
police to give courage to the poor
ful attempts to "conquer" all those
It is when we, as a people, won't
independence, without any depen-
NGO women isolated out there in
women.
honor the trash - when we insist
dence on others, are frauds. It says
Huairou, which means "Welcome
Probably it is because I am one of
instead on honoring the Ripkens
to me it is time we not only in small
to the Barbarians," she deserved a
those girls from the South Side of
who are all around us - that our
part "renegotiated," as Mr. Clinton
Purple Heart!)
Chicago, but our mothers taught us
present ugly cultural morass will
and Mr. Perez Balladares are going
Why was this so right for Mrs.
to take care of little guys like that
change.
to do, but that, more important, we
Clinton? Because she was not
right on the spot. They were, frankly,
Finally, did anyone notice one
need to drop all the ideological cant
meddling and manipulating, hid-
unworthy of too much of our time or
of the most fascinating stories of the
and rethink rationally what really
ing her actions, as she did in the
attention, much less worth nursing
first week of September? The visit
best serves the majority of the peo-
unfortunate health care disaster;
grievances about for years.
of Panamanian President Ernesto
ples of the world.
she was acting as a true spokes-
Next, focus for a moment on the
Perez Balladares to see President
Whew! Those are about all the
woman for the important princi-
beautiful sight of handsome Balti-
Clinton?
changes I can stand for one Sep-
ples of the modern world Let's
more Orioles' shortstop Cal Ripken
You remember the Panama
tember.
hope for more of this and far
playing his 2,131st consecutive
Canal treaties of 1977? Surely you
Hillary Clinton
less of the other!
game and breaking Lou Gehrig's
recall that all American troops are
Then there is poor Sen Bob
extraordinary record of 1939.
to be withdrawn from Panama and
Georgie Anne Geyer is a nation-
Packwood Now, as an early femi-
Cheers that would not abate, cur-
Illustration by Elaine Chamberlain/ Special to the Washington Times
all bases given to Panama by Dec.
ally syndic ated columnist.
Jr,
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Accomplishments
Lahore
January 10, 1996
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20520
Dear Ms. Verveer:
I recently received the enclosed letter addressed to Mrs.
Clinton from a citizen of Burki, the village Mrs. Clinton
visited on the outskirts of Lahore.
I have already sent a brief letter of thanks for this kind
message.
Sincerely,
Srie Eric D. Tunis
Consul General
1 Enclosure
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