PUBLIC FORUM; CLINTON LEGACY.Only here in America could we elect an amoral a·mor·al adj. 1. Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral. 2. Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong. person as our leader, forgive his past and present continuing and constant illicit and immoral acts, all because the economy is good. Our places of worship have changed from churches and temples to exchanges and their stocks, divine beings to the almighty dollar Almighty dollar is an idiom often used to satirize an obsession for material wealth (the phrase implies that money is a kind of deity). The phrase is commonly attributed to Washington Irving, who used it in the story "The Creole Village", which was published in the November 1836 . Our land of freedom and individual rights has changed to a land bought by the rich and powerful. Instead of being a ``Beacon of Light'' to the world, now we are its laughingstock laugh·ing·stock n. An object of jokes or ridicule; a butt. Noun 1. laughingstock - a victim of ridicule or pranks goat, stooge, butt April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st . How did we ever sink this low? - Peter J. Kurt Woodland Hills WELCOME TO THE USA Welcome to the United Socialists United Socialists (in Swedish: Förenade Socialister) was a coalition in Gällivare, Sweden, formed on January 10 1988 by the Workers Association of Malmberget (MAF), the Solidarity Party and the International Group. In practice it functioned as a front of the latter. States of America where the government kidnaps people seeking asylum in the middle of the night, incinerates its citizens and guns down mothers as they stand holding their children. During Ronald Reagan's administration we overcame the Evil Empire. During Bill Clinton's administration we became the Evil Empire! - Vinton and Tana Lampton Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
DAY OF INFAMY Notoriety; condition of being known as possessing a shameful or disgraceful reputation; loss of character or good reputation. At Common Law, infamy was an individual's legal status that resulted from having been convicted of a particularly reprehensible crime, rendering him This day will long live as a day of infamy in the history of the Clinton administration Noun 1. Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton executive - persons who administer the law . Adolph Hitler would have been proud of Clinton as he displayed his power. The Gestapo would have been proud of Janet ``Waco'' Reno's brutal, efficient, surgical and very successful strike. Now we will be inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. by waves of propaganda from the Clinton spin specialists who will be out in force lying to the American people An American people may be:
Truly this is a very sorrowful sor·row·ful adj. Affected with, marked by, causing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad. sor  row·ful·ly adv. day for our beloved America for her
ideals of liberty, justice and freedom have been trampled by this
administration that obviously has no ethics, no morals and no shame.
- Raul Relles West Hills IT'S THE LAW The retrieval of Elian Gonzalez was a tough choice all around, however, a child must be returned to his father. The vitriolic criticisms of the GOP are unwarranted. The use of force was necessary. How about the hostagelike video of last week or Lazaro Gonzalez saying things would be different if they had weapons? The Miami family then is flown to D.C. to take photo opportunities with Republican congressional leaders and hear the stories of the third cousin mixed with emotional and politicized damnations of Clinton/Reno. Floridian Janet Reno Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the first and to date only female Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11. made the tough choice and her directive was the right one. Castro be damned, but the law is the law. - Leigh Datzker Woodland Hills NRA NRA (National Rifle Association of America) organization that encourages sharpshooting and use of firearms for hunting. [Am. Pop. Culture: NCE, 1895] See : Hunting POSTER CHILD If Bill Clinton wants a legacy I think he just got one. The picture of his jack-booted thug in full Nazi regalia abducting ab·duct tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts 1. To carry off by force; kidnap. 2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb. Elian at gunpoint is it. This picture ranks up there with the one of the student facing down the government tank in Tieneman Square, and deserves a Pulitzer Prize, as well as an NRA recruiting poster. Bill Clinton: a hero of Communism once again. That's the way things should be. That's the way I will remember him and his sick eight years. - Kenneth A. Eaton North Hills MISSED THE POINT James F. Glass (Public Forum, April 20) misses my point, I'm afraid. I am for freedom as much as he is, but, I ask, what kind of freedom would he have if our government dictated to him where and how his child was to be raised? That is what Elian's ``freedom-loving'' family and their supporters want our government to do. I grant that there are likely many Cubans who would like to leave their country, but it is narrow-minded chauvinism chauvinism (shō`vənĭzəm), word derived from the name of Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier of the First French Empire. Used first for a passionate admiration of Napoleon, it now expresses exaggerated and aggressive nationalism. to assert that every Cuban feels like a prisoner, that no Cuban wants to live there. - Alan Pollack, M.D. Woodlane Hills APPALLING LITANY Whitewater, Filegate, Chinagate, Vince Foster, Monica Lewinsky, Janet Reno, the jack-booted thugs in Waco, Ruby Ridge, Seattle (WTO See World Trade Organization. ), Washington D.C. (World Bank) and now Miami. Come November it's time to eliminate and totally remove this Clinton- Gore-Reno cancer that has appalled this country for too long. To those interested, I am a life-long Democrat. - Gerald Wyatt North Hollywood WATCH OUR BILL Bill Gates beware. The Justice Department reportedly wants two firms in the Microsoft breakup. Can we now expect that the Clinton administration and Janet Reno, fresh from their military operation in Miami, will soon invade the offices of Microsoft and thrust machine guns in the faces of Microsoft executives to enforce their law? - Bob Rosenberg Woodland Hills INTRUSIVE CENSUS If our government officials hadn't been so overintrusive in their attempt to delve into our personal and private lives with their 35-page questionnaire, they would have undoubtedly gotten a more accurate count on their 2000 census. But ending up with only 67 percent to 81 percent shows its failure and we will never know or ever have an exact count. The expense to the taxpayers on this 2000 census with three mailings to each address shows clearly the careful thought and planning that went into all this. The only clear message that they focused on was ``that we were required by law'' to answer all the questions and return the census. Now with only a 67 percent to 81 percent count, the cost to follow up on the balance plus all of the questions that were left blank is not going to be cheap. - Edwina L. Hughes La Crescenta COMPLETE ACCESS Now the district attorney will not provide the testimony given by Rafael Perez (and others) of the false statements of and evidence planted by the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. and condoned by his office. How many are being kept in prison until his office can determine which cases should be overturned? What happened to innocent until proved guilty? How can we deny them complete access to the truth? Chief Bernard Parks is no better than Gil Garcetti. He ran Internal Affairs and now that he's the chief he wants a quick scapegoat or two and a cover-up. All the D.A. wants is to get re-elected. - Bob Driscoll Woodland Hills COUNTY BUDGET Re Los Angeles County Draft 2000-2001 Budget: The overriding issue in the Los Angeles County Draft 2000-2001 Budget is the concern about the federal government's renewal of our Medicaid waiver shifting treatment to outpatient clinics. The governor and the Legislature are failing to fund their mandated health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . The chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive and the Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
There are other significant areas omitted in the county budget that have a tremendous impact on the quality of the lives of our 10 million residents. Los Angeles County's proposed 2000-2001 budget is an empty shell that fails to provide for additional sheriff's patrol deputies in our unincorporated communities. Long response times by sheriff's deputies in these communities require an increase to keep our streets safe. It is totally irresponsible to offer our residents anything less. The budget also shortchanges the sheriff's Career Criminal Apprehension Unit aimed at stopping the revolving door of repeat offenders and the hate crimes units of both the sheriff and the district attorney. Another shocking omission in the budget is its failure to increase the size of the Adoptions Bureau to eliminate the backlog of children waiting for adoption. This deprives our most vulnerable citizens of permanent, loving homes. Other failures of the budget include needs for mental health screening and treatment in our juvenile facilities and the Probation Department's program to confiscate To expropriate private property for public use without compensating the owner under the authority of the Police Power of the government. To seize property. When property is confiscated it is transferred from private to public use, usually for reasons such as firearms from convicted felons. - Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San Los Angeles County Supervisor DRINKING TREATED WATER If we are going to be forced by the City Council to drink sewer water I intend to do one of two things: use bottled water like they do in Mexico or move to another state until these jokers are voted out of office or suddenly smarten up. I'm afraid if we start drinking sewer water it surely will have been infected with waste from people who have AIDS, infected with waste from people who have tuberculosis, infected with waste from people with polio, infected with waste from people with cancer, infected with waste from hospitals with countless other transferable diseases. We can solve this water shortage in many ways, one of which would be to capture the rainwater runoff that goes to the ocean and pump it up to the farmers, another way is to open more desalinization plants. Desalinization has been perfected by Americans as long ago as 1948 (more than 50 years). - James F. Seager Northridge |
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