HOLIDAY SHOPPERS QUESTION PRESIDENT'S MOTIVE IN ATTACK.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer Despite party affiliations or views on impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. , holiday shoppers in the nation's entertainment capital voiced strong skepticism Wednesday about the timing of President Clinton's decision to attack Iraq. Several people at the Northridge Fashion Center Northridge Fashion Center is a large shopping mall located in Northridge, California. It opened in 1971. It was severely damaged during the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, but renovated extensively in 1995 and 1998. made immediate reference to the movie ``Wag the Dog,'' in which a U.S. president stages a phony war Phony War (1939–40) Early months of World War II, marked by no major hostilities. The term was coined by journalists to derisively describe the six-month period (October 1939–March 1940) during which no land operations were undertaken by the Allies or the to shift attention from a personal scandal. Here are some of their views on Wednesday's military action and its relationship, if any, to the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. impeachment vote: ``I think (the attack) was the right thing to do but it's `Wag the Dog.' We've lost so much faith in (Clinton) that I wonder if he'd do something like this to divert attention. Hopefully he didn't do that, but it bobs there in the back of people's minds.'' Ken Szabo, 39, of Woodland Hills Aerospace engineer, Republican, pro-impeachment. ``I don't support (the attack). I think he did it just to prolong the impeachment. There's a whole lot of coincidence. I don't think there's a lot of chance he'll stay in office.'' Brandi Barber, 20, of Northridge California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an junior studying accounting, Democrat, pro-impeachment. ``I think it's simply a coincidence or that Saddam (Hussein) planned it this way, not Clinton. (Saddam) did this at a time when he thought we'd be involved with this impeachment.'' Marilyn Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , 67, of Canyon Country Retired nurse, Democrat, anti-impeachment. ``Suspicious yes, but it's something we should have done a long time ago. But the timing is questionable.'' Alex Oliva, 36, of Northridge Electrical engineer, Democrat, anti-impeachment. ``I'm against (the attack). I think it's just a publicity stunt for (Clinton) because of the impeachment. It's not a coincidence. He's trying to use this to get the country to focus on another program, not his problem.'' Lehman Dyson, 18, of Chatsworth High school senior, not registered to vote, undecided on impeachment. ``It's about time It's About Time may refer to:
Jurate Sepikas, 48, of Granada Hills Paralegal, not registered, pro-impeachment. ``It was a good idea. You can only go so far and Saddam pushed it and I'm glad Clinton did what he did. But the timing is in the president's favor and there's a lot of politics behind it.'' Steve Gauger GAUGER. An officer appointed to examine all tuns, pipes, hogsheads, barrels, and tierces of wine, oil, and other liquids, and to give them a mark of allowance, as containing lawful measure. , 48, of Moorpark Telecommunications account manager, independent, anti-impeachment. ``Iraq saw an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. They watch CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. and us dragging everyone through the mud so they probably figured this was a time to test the waters.'' John Stowell, 37, of Pacoima Construction worker, not registered, undecided on impeachment. CAPTION(S): 8 Photos Photo: (1) SZABO (2) BARBER (3) BORON (4) OLIVA (5) DYSON (6) SEPIKAS (7) GAUGER (8) STOWELL |
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