Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 28, 1993                   TAG: 9303290420
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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COLUMNIST REVEALS HIS SELF-INTERESTS

He speaks reverently of our founding fathers and the liberal, for those days, government they established in 1776. He carefully and intentionally failed to remind us that these same men accepted slavery as just and proper, that only the landed gentry had the right to vote, and women were treated as chattel as were children. The rights of the native population - Indians - were ignored. I am sure Will believes this is as it also should be today - privilege and wealth dominating and steering the course of the nation.

The Constitution, considering the mores of the 18th century was a bold, courageous, forthright and progressive step forward into the future! It was not a be-all-end-all to political and humane development for all time.

Will says the presidency is devoted to manipulation of public opinion. This may be so. But if anyone or group is trying to manipulate public opinion, it is the media and especially him. He most definitely is against raising living standards for the poor. He would much rather plug reducing taxes on himself and his wealthy cohorts. Will refuses to accept the fact that had there been no discrimination against minorities and women in the past, there would be no need for affirmative-action laws today. JOE and SALLY LIPTON ROANOKE