European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in columns the stars and stripes scandal is cause for Celebration by Andy Rodney lol of americans arc depressed about the mess in Washington. No me. I m positively exultant about in i be never been prouder to be an american. Our sys tem works. They did t gel away with it. Eureka the people who Peel bad think the presidency has been weakened and the United states looks bad inthe eyes  world because of the cover up of the iranian arms sales. I think the presidency May have been weakened but the country looks Ler  Don t feel Good because the president is in a Pickle or because people in Power did some wrong things. I feel bad about that. What i feel Good about is that reporters did their Job. They found out about stand told everyone. Government officials tried to pull a fast one on us and the press caught  Genius of our forefather in providing us with the Bill of rights has been proved once again. Freedom of the press in protected by the first Amend mint and americans Are protected from their gov eminent 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 press. His communications director Patrick Buchanan could serve in the same Job under South african president . Botha without Chang ing Hii mind on much of  it is unlikely the president would say he does t believe in a free press his actions suggest heir ski we d be better off without it. He certainly would have been better off without it in this Case. The president said recently thai this whole thing boils Down to a great irresponsibility on the part of the  does t he think he was a lit Etc irresponsible in is True that some reporters gel 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 i Nice about the Way they go after in. Reporters Aren t always thinking about truth Justice and free Dom of the press. They want a raise. Fortunately for Alt of us this free Enterprise implied to journalism works about the Way free cry prise works in our Economy not Greal but Ithan any other system anyone has been Able to do when reporters go after a Story with the Sarn Muhu Liam that businessmen go after Money jobs rally works out Best for everyone in both cases  businessman s interest is profit Ai fut journalist s interest is a Good Story. Last week in Washington Art duchy by spoke to group of 61 immigrants being swot or As american citizens. I make Large piles of mov poking Tun atthe president of the United state a told them and no one can Slop  pointing to the judge we Gas about the swear them in Buchwald added a Janis gentleman in the Black Robe has to protect a right to say and print anything i want to Boump men and women who make our Laws and  no one should be a bed with the news we got fall the people in Wasul ton who tried 10 bypass our democratic system by acting in the manner of in elected dictators. Vat we should be pleased with is that we got the Jcj Daboul it warm we come in Washington Byar Buchwald i was in Washington s National Airport when Isaw n sign Welcome special prosecutors is there a convention i asked the lady at to Booth beneath the Banner. No we re a Volunteer organization that pro Vides hospitality and doughnuts for special prosecutors who have been assigned to Root out wrong doing and evil in the executive Branch of government she replied. I did t know so Many prosecutors were e too Loup t Couff int rap talk