THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 9, 1994 TAG: 9409090016
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A16 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
You report that Oliver North did not lie under oath, but only misled the congressmen with little twists to avoid accuracy.
What about Oliver North's campaign statements?
``Reduce taxes; increase defense.''
``Reduce government; provide more service from government.''
``Reduce crime; have more guns available through less gun restriction.''
These chicken-in-every-pot promises are also meant to mislead and confuse, as is his ``get rid of the Washington insiders.'' That exhortation should lead the voter to Wilder or Coleman, not North.
If Virginia voters elect this New Yorker, who has a special understanding of the truth, then we can quote Pogo: ``We have met the enemy and he is us.''
FRED BASHARA
Norfolk, Sept. 2, 1994 by CNB