European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 columns the stars and stripes wednesday october 21,1987 candidate s integrity is the key by Andy Honey sen. Paul Simon of Illinois said he was sorry that one of his competitors. Sen. Joseph Biden of Dela Ware had Beer forced to drop Oul of the democratic race for the presidential nomination and said he wished there was some Way the american people would consider inc important issues when judging a candidate. Simon sounded As though he thought a candidate s honesty was not important. Gov. Mario Cuomo of new York said he wished people would focus in the issues and not on things concerning a candidate s Persona life. You la excuse me for thinking so if you Don t agree but it seems to me that the Basic integrity of a Public official is More important than what he thinks about the mining of the persian Gulf taxes the National debt or judge Robert Bork. All these Are Inci dental and of passing importance. Whether a politician is honest or not is important to everyone for along As that politician is in office. If the candidate steals apples As he passes the fruit store it does t matter that the apples Are Only Worth a Quarter. Joseph Biden was first caught stealing a speech originally Given by British labor Leader Neil Kin Nock. Then it came Oul that he has often lifted pans from other political speeches. He lied about his re Cord in Law school claim ing he was in the top half of the class when he graduated 76lh in a clan of 85. He also plagiarized an article there and was caught then. The first reports of Biden s appropriating speeches were made in the pcs Minei Regis scr and the new York timer you d think reporters in Delaware would have been the first to discover it. How did Joseph Biden get elected and re elected to the Senate from Delaware without anyone Ever learning that he was t always honest he has a lot of personal Charm. A winning smile and a Friendly personality. Is this Allie takes no one lives a faultless life taut when a person runs for Public office his life and character ought to be open to Public inspection. It s part of the Price repays for Power. The rest of us ought to know exactly what kind of person it is who is governing us. It was embarrassing to have Biden As chairman of the Senate judiciary committee lit in judgment of judge Robert Bork. What qualifications did this Dis qualified candidate have Lor judging the shortcomings of anyone else his holier than thou Altitude was a joke. There he sat with Teeth that looked u though they d been capped with hair that looked like a trans Plant just in from a press conference at which he announced he was dropping out of the race because he d made some mistakes. And then he suggested Robert Bork did t meet his High standards. I Tiomno Media or la hard franc has parisians smiling Byar Buchwald Paris the last Lime i saw fans the tourists still controlled the main boulevards and sidewalk cafes. Americans were smiling and the French were glum. All this has changed. Now the French Are smiling an the americans Are glum. What on Earth went wrong i asked the Doorman at my Dollar went soft and our franc went hard he said. Nobody pays attention to anyone who has soft currency dribbling out of his pocket it s temporary i protested. We Are working on a new chemical process to Harden the Dollar. Soon it Wilt be As Tough As inc if you say so. Did you want to take a bus or the metro i can afford a taxi i said. Americans May be poor but when it comes to taking cabs we Are a proud people even if i got you a taxi you could t go any not All the traffic in Paris is standing still. Nothing is moving. You see those cars out there in the Street they have been there since last what s wrong it s the hard franc. Everybody now has Money to spend so Alt the French Are trying to get to a store or restaurant at the same time. They might be Able to make it except the workers Are on Are they blocking he Sirc ets no the police Are blocking the streets to prevent the workers from jamming Why Are they protesting they want More hard francs so they can be part of the traffic recall the Days when the Dollar was Strong and every store had a sign English spoken Here " i said i remember that also he said. We even gave you discounts for your traveler s and you sent our packages to the air plane As Courtesy. The Doorman said you americans thought it would last forever.""1 need a where arc you going to a Fine French what arc you going to use for Money i have a credit card that permits me to charge unto $2,000." that should do it if you Don l order a fancy l you worry about me i said. I know How to order a French meal. When i was Here the last time had the greatest dinner in the world at a Bistro called Chez Bebbe for j25 a Bebbe is no longer there. Where is he i asked. 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