European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page in columns the stars and stripes Friday. January 9,1987 scandal is cause for Celebration by Andy Rodney lot of americans arc depressed about the mess in Washington. No me i m positively exultant about Iti be never been prouder to be an american. Our sys tem works. They did t gel away with i. Eureka the people who feel bad think the presidency has been weakened and the United states looks bad inthe eyes of the real of the world because of the cover up of the iranian arms tales i think the presidency May have been weakened but he country looks Ter Don t feel Good because the president ii in a Pickle or because people in Power did same wrong things. I feel bad Aboul that. What i feel Good about is that reporters did their Job. They found out about Iland told everyone. Government officials tried to pull a fast one on us and the press caught Genius of our forefathers in providing us with he Bill of right has been proved once again. Free Dom of the press is protected by the first Amend ment and americans Are protected from their government officials by the free press. Americans say they cherish a free press but when the facts revealed by a free press conflict with what some of them believe they Call the press in Ameri can. They say it should t be so aggressive in uncovering wrongdoing in our often appears from both his actions and his statements that president Reagan himself is Luke warm on a free Rovess. His communications director Patrick Buchanan could serve in the same Job under South african president . Botha without Chang ing his mind on much of in is unlikely the president would say he does t believe in & free press his actions suggest methinks we d be better off without it. He certainly would have been belter olt Wilhour it in this Case. The president said recently thai this whole thing boils Down to a great irresponsibility on the part of the does i he think he was a Little iroc Sponski ii is Init that some reporters get carried away wit the Hunt. They Aren t crusaders trying to to do a Noble thing. They re after a Story for their newspaper a Daren t Nice about the Way they go after it reporters Aren t always thinking about truth Justice and free Dom of the press. They want a raise. Fortunately for All of us this free Enterprise applied to journalism works about the Way free enter prise works in our Economy. Not great but Bette than any other system anyone has been Able to devise. When reporters go after a Story with the same enthusiasm that businessmen go after Money it usually works out Best for everyone in both cases even though the businessman s interest is profit and the journalist s interest is a Good Story last week in Washington Art Buchwald spoke to group of 61 immigrants being sworn in As american citizens. I make Large piles of Money poking fun Althe president of the United states he told them and no one can top pointing to the judge who was about the swear them in Buchwald added this gentleman in the Black Robe has to protect my right to say and print anything i want to about the men and women who make our Laws and execute no one should be pleased with the news we got fall the people in Washington who tried to bypass our democratic system by acting in the manner of tin elected dictators. What we should be pleased with is that we got the news about it. C of Luna Madia bar Lam warm Welcome in Washington b Art Buchwald i was in Washington s National Airport when Isaw a sign Welcome special is there a convention 1 asked the lady at the Booth beneath the Banner. No we re a Volunteer organization that pro Vides hospitality and doughnut for special prosecutors who have been assigned to Root out wrong doing and evil in the executive Branch of government she replied i dido1 know so Many prosecutors were we expect More than 10,000 before the year is out she said proudly. These men Are serving their country As Well As our boys in Honduras and we want to keep their morale a Man came up to the counter. I m a special prosecutor he announced. Could you Tell me where 1 can ind a room while i m investigating High crimes and Sleazy misdemeanours complicated by unbelievable conflict of interest we can put you in a hotel until we get the permanent Barracks on the mall completed. The Man said you re building Barracks on the mall far special prosecutors we have to the lady replied. The hotels i town can t House All of them and if Ollic North and Admiral Poindexter Ever spill the Beans we could have special prosecutors sleeping in of i la take the would you care to go to a special prosecutor gel acquainted dance you hold dances the Man said. It s a Chance for All the prosecutors to get to Gether let their hair Down and Trade stories about who is committing perjury she said. Our Host esses have All been cleared by the i said to the gentleman Welcome to washing ton. Why does t the Justice department do the work instead of the special prosecutor because Justice is not equipped to ind wrong doing in the administration. They Don t have the staff the resources or the stomach for the Job. All the attorney general has to do is question some one on wrongdoing and everyone in the White House starts bolting for his shredding does this mean the attorney general is cover ing up for the administration that s what they pay me to find the lady behind the counter asked the special prosecutor if be wanted a cup of Coffee. He thanked her. Ill remember this when i mar away in the trenches of Federal court.1 the lady said this is the address of our special prosecutors hospitality Euile downtown where Youcan take a Shower and have your suit pressed while you re waiting for general Secord to the Man answered i m very grateful for Alyou be done for me. My wife tried to Tell me that no one in Washington would speak to we will she assured him. It s the ones whose lawyers told them to Clam up who won t 1 said one question. 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