The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, November 2, 1996            TAG: 9610310010
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   16 lines

HIDE THE SILVERWARE

When Cal Thomas, who has been so dogged in partisan efforts he will not shrink from passing on the most outrageous gossip, and William Safire, who thought the way to get to the president was to viciously attack his wife, and Rush Limbaugh, who makes his living through vitriol and sly innuendo, start lecturing us on the value of character, I think we all know it is time to go and hide the silverware.

DEAN BURGESS

Portsmouth, Oct. 19, 1996 by CNB