A4 The Register Herald. Pine Plains. N.Y.. Thursday. April 15. 2004
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POLITIC African-American. I guess being a scene. Unspoken is the fact she was Problems of illegitimate birth rates,
Either or black cop is like being a black
Republican ... it makes you white.
A minority jury gave her a walk.
terrified what a gathering crowd
might have done to a white woman
in a minority neighborhood after
crime, welfare, AIDS and appalling
educational disparities are only
addressed with meaningless rhetoric
One of the late, hard-learned lessons of the Vietnam War Now let's substitute retired judge mowing down two kids, however and pandering. Woe to the politician
By Jim Langan Leslie Crocker Snyder. Judge accidental. It doesn't remotely (white or black) who says self-
was that, for or agin, hawk or dove, those who choose to put excuse her but it's understandable.
Snyder has a well-deserved determination and minorities in the
themselves in harm's way deserve respect for their valor. Nobody addressing race reputation as one of the toughest Both incidents shine an same sentence. Think Clarence
But valor has a price, and, despite the ubiquitous "Support Recently a Bronx jury acquitted judges ever, having imposed harsh uncomfortable light on a problem Thomas.
Our Troops" banners and bumper stickers, the American Manhattan judge Donna Mills of words and sentences on countless rarely addressed by mainstream As long as Democrats can count
taxpayer, upon reflection, is unwilling to put its money where driving while intoxicated. The facts drug dealers and assorted thugs over politicians. Race relations in this on the Pavlovian support ofblacks and
its patriotism is: care of ill, aged or disabled veterans. were not in dispute. She and a female the years. Her nickname is "239" for country are one ugly incident away Republicans continue to write them
friend had been out drinking for the number of years she sentenced from a national conflagration. It's off, nothing will change. And as long
Out of sight, out of mind is a handy rubric when these men seven hours and concluded their one particular cretin to. like the crazy aunt in the basement. as demagogues are allowed to portray
and women need health care and other social services. binge with Mills plowing her Rolls She's also an aristocratic, white Everyone knows she's there but the white man as the source of all evil,
That's why a veterans clinic under consideration for either Royce into two parked cars. The woman living on the Upper East Side nobody talks about it. whites can never be part of the
Pine Plains or Millerton would be a worthy endeavor. Veterans arresting officers testified Mills of Manhattan. Assume she got lit up But you'll never hear a solution, however well intentioned.
in Northern Dutchess County now must travel to Castle Point, reeked of alcohol, her speech was and took out a couple of cars with a meaningful discussion of race from When you see Bush and Kerry debate
slurred and she needed help getting Rolls. Would that jury have acquitted the presidential candidates, Gov- in the fall,, count the number of times
a good hour's jaunt, for medical care. out of her car. She then proceeded they addressrace.You won't have to
her? Not in a million years and we Pataki, Senators Clinton, Schumer
If they are unable to drive, they must depend on friends, to refuse a blood-alcohol or all know why. Or America's busybody, Elliot take off your shoes. i' •
family or- a lift from the VA van to get there. physical-coordination test. Then there's the terrible case of Spitzer. Why? Because they're all (Hyde Park resident Jim Langan
More deplorably, because the demands on Castle Point are If that's you or me, it's a quick Jennifer Porter, the 28 year-old afraid it will bite diem in their is a writer and television producer.
many, veterans may wait in their wheelchairs for hours before trip to the pokey and'hope you can Tampa teacher, who last week electorally insulated derrieres. He was formerly an aide to
they see a physician. Then, there's that trip home. cop a plea when you sober up. Not surrendered to authorities for the hit- Republicans have been so President Nixon and executive
so for the good judge. She simply and-run death of two black children. demonized by the left on race that it producer ofthe Morton Downey, Jr.
The VA has focused its attention in Millerton on the former criedracialprofiling even though the Her lawyer said she was' frightened is almost pointless to reach out to Show. His e-mail address is
elementary school; in Pine Plains the Stissing Farms site offers arresting officers were themselves beyond imagination" and fled the the African-American community. Jamesklangan@dol.com)
some advantages.
Either way, in either community, it's win-win.
Although both communities have been featured in The New
York Times in the past year, neither overflows yet with wealth
and chic weekenders. Both would welcome the VA, not just
for the jobs and resulting business a clinic would bring to the
areas, but also because local veterans' needs would be met
speedily and less expensively.
We urge the VA to move ahead decisively with its
negotiations with Pine Plains and Millerton. Veterans deserve
more than lip service for their service.
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Republican Assemblyman James
By Alan Charlock Tedisco will come up with an
original idea about how to punish
Another late budget politicians who don't pass an on Senators should support asbestos litigation reform bill
The sad truth is that most people time budget. The last great hoax was
seem to know nothing about the an agreement that no one got paid To the Editor: chance to seek compensation in asbestos victims and their illness. I urge Senator Charles
State Legislature. We all think our until die budget passed. What a During the week of April 19, the future. Consequently, our families, allow businesses to plan E. Schumer and Senator
representatives are good and bunch of horse manure. All that Congress will have the chance courts are clogged, major for the future and unclog the Hillary Clinton to support this
everyone else in the Senate and happened was that the legislator's to vote on an asbestos litigation companies are bankrupt, and real courts. By establishing a national bill.
Assembly is a bum. This isn't money got paid to them when the reform bill. asbestos victims and their asbestos trust fund, claimants James R. Ayotte,
democracy, it's a shell game. The budget finally passed. Is there The rules of our current court families must often wait longer meeting an objective medical President
Legislature invents procedures and anyone out diere who is so stupid system require people who are for reduced compensation. criterion can receive a thorough, Northeastern Retail
language that arc designed to keep as not to understand that any banker not currently sick to file The U.S. Senate is about to expeditious review with Lumber Association
people out. The folks who have the who wanted any influence over the asbestos lawsuits, or miss their consider legislation to aid equitable compensation for their Rensselaer
most money "pay to play" and the Legislature would be only too happy
rest of the people haven't a clue to lend legislators money if they
about how it all works. The only really need it? Most of them don't
thing that people think they know for lots of reasons including their Preserve our scenic roads
about the Legislature is that it passes outside businesses.
a late budget every year. The only To keep the people off the scent To the Editor: easements; 1.200 of those acres expression of often-conflicting development and the associated
reason they know that is that the tired about what is really going on there are I would like to express comprise Wethcrsficld, the interests and points of view, demand for increases in levels
media that covers the Legislature talks in progress to reform the process. appreciation for the efforts of country estate of CJiauncey which was demonstrated last of community services.
makes such a big deal about the late Reform number one seems to be the Stanford Town Board, the Slillman. who died in January Thursday evening. Our ability as a community
budget. To put it mildly, "ugh." 1 making the date that the budget needs Stanford Fire Department and 1989. The public and its elected to address the successful
am sick to death about all of this. to be passed later on in the year. the members of the public Stillman's leadership officials need to demonstrate a preservation of our scenic roads
Every year the same circus is put Another piece of foolery since the who attended last Thursday's example, both before and after consistent and ongoing sense of will.be indicative of our ability
on. A budget that could be passed post-adolcsccnLs will still play chicken Public Hearing regarding the his death, encouraged many of purpose in adhering to the to create the political and legal
day one is passed only when and put on (heir show no matter when nomination of Pugsley Hill his neighbors to join him in principles set forth in both base necessary to deal with the
everyone is ready to pass out. The the budget is supposed to be passed. Road as a scenic road. preserving their lands'. Stanford's Master Plan and its challenge of increasing
reason for this is that money is The other idea is to use last year's Pugsley Hill Road lies at Maintaining this legacy, Conservation Plan if we are to suburban sprawl in northern
essential in politics. Most politicians budget figures until this year's is the center of approximately however, is an exacting maintain our rural quality of Dutchess County.
spend a good deal of time passed. The conservatives love this 4,300 acres of land which process. Success requires the life in the face of ever John Roy all
convincing people to give them the one since you will force school have been protected by scenic articulate and respectful increasing demands for Stanford
money that they will Heed in districts and Others to lay off
campaigns to retain thcirofftces. So. teachers who have been promised
if people give you thousands and and who cam salary increases. If you
millions of dollars (one way or the can't get that money together, you Abortion ban dangerous
other) they want something for their have to fire staff just to stay even.
money. As a result both sides (TTic v In other words, this idea slinks, too. To the Editor: abortion procedures that it applies to a broad range of woman's health in order to be
Republican Senate and the This' year the stock market has Trials are being held doctors perform in the second safe and effective procedures, considered constitutional.
Democratic Assembly) as well as done all right and that means some around the country trimester because they arc the and that il would therefore limit Planned Parenthood, the
the governor, have to show off for unexpected revenues for the state challenging the first federal safest and most effective ones doctors' abilities to take the Supreme Court and the
the people that gave them the and thai means a light over how to criminalization of abortion available. best possible care of heir medical community agree —
money. What better thing to do than spend the money that you didn't procedures. If allowed to Proponents of this dangerous parents. it is women and doctors, not
argue about the budget? think you were going to have. All stand, this intentionally-broad and unconstitutional ban say The courts know the truth politicians, who should make
It doesn't slop there. If you don't of the alxwc is the reason why this law could ban procedures that it only affects a small about this ban loo —that's why these serious and personal
fund the government, someone will nonsense about a late budget conies performed as early as 12-15 number of abortions, but that's they have consistently ruled inedical decisions.
have to lend school districts and around once a year. weeks in pregnancy. The ban simply not true. Doctors know that laws regulating abortion Ross Patiison
others enough money to keep tilings (Alan Charlock is a well-known would also outlaw some of the the truth about this ban - that must allow exceptions for the Stanfordvillc
going. Those somebodies do Hot SONY professor, TV commentator
lend money for free. Someone has and executive of WAMC Northeast
to ch(x>se who will do that anil make Public Radio Network.)
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