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From: jtc78@ihuxm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov)
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Subject: Re: Dying Reagan, Gay Rights, and General Rights
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Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 13:51:50 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 29 13:51:50 1984
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Ron Rizzo made a point: Reagan can die in office.
It is a concern, however, just to balance things
one must consider the possibility that Mondale
dies and Jesse Jackson takes over.
After all it is no more absurd then suggesting
that Republicans can afford to stray too far from
center.

Bit about polls is not convincing.

Conclusuion (...send him back to Hollywood) 
is not supported by the content of the article,
and reflects some unclear preconceptions.

I suppose Rizzo puts gay rights on top of list. Fine.
So why not vote for Jesse Jackson who supports
those rights most vocally? Main reason would be
that 25% defence cut would be enormously pleasing
to USSR and would ultimately lead to the situation where
no one in this country has ANY rights.
Totalitarian states just love having scapegoats -
and gays do just fine.
The best thing one can do for minority (and majority) rights
is to ensure that US has steadily anti-totalitarian
(read anti-communist) position.

Somehow I think that Reagan is more likely to ensure that.
Can' speak for everybody, but I think it is absolutely the
main thing.
			Mike Cherepov