European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. March 1368 the stars and stripes Page 3 Bush is top joke target Index finds Washington a did you hear i hi1 one about go orc Bush if a were watching late night Tele vision last month of probably heard a lot More jokes aimed Al the vice presi Dent than Al tiny other presidential can . . Chs world report found thai in Levis inn comedians Lulu twice As Many jokes about Republican candidate As they did about democratic hopefuls last month with hush the prime target. 1 he Maga Ine has been counting Politi Cal jokes on three nighttime Nylic show since Jan. I. And reported its findings for february in its Potshot Index to be published in the March m Issue. Johnny ration s tonight show late no limes. In a january Survey Here were -18 jokes about democratic Candi dates and 32 about republicans. The Magazine noted that in response to its earlier Survey Carson confessed thai he was humbled and ashamed Anil resorted to spinning a wheel of candidates and Tullin n joke about whichever candidate got the no calf. When ii landed on Libish Carson said George Bush was in Florida Loday hush can t hide Liis Yuppie Back ground. He drove through the Ever Glades spotted a live Alligator and tried to pin it on his Gephar Riff slams rivals on integrity9 Issue dymm Ralic presidential hopeful Hup. Richard Gephardt stumping for ots in Advance of super tuesday Sample strawberries offered by Lla Rald Withers nun at the Plant City Fla it Lenberry Festi tul. Sunrise. Fla. A Missouri rep. Richard Gephardt said saturday lie would not stand by and let my integrity be questioned in negative advert in no iils run by rival Emu Craitic presidential campaigns. Gephardt who said he will concentrate on Delegate Laden Florida and teas in the final Days before super tuesday is the Pargim or ads run by both Michael Dukakis and Albert fjord or. "1 did l initiate this debase about Campaign ethics Gephardt said. I Don t need a lecture from Cia Vurnor Dukakis on Campaign ethics. If he wants a about Campaign ethics Uvil have i am not going to stand by and let my integrity be questioned and let it go he said. The Dukakis Campaign has been airing a Commer Cial suggesting that Gephardt is hypocritical for run Ning an anti Campaign while accepting corporate political action committee funds. Meanwhile Gephardt s Campaign has not been shy about airing negative ads. Running one commercial ridiculing Dukakis suggestion to Iowa banners last year that they try new crops such As belgian endive. Friday evening Gephardt began running a commercial that says Dukakis smeared one time candidate sen. Joseph is Itlen Ami spied on Illinois sen. Paul Simon s Campaign. Hart defends free press attacks israeli censorship St. Peters Duke Fla. Up Democrat Gary Hart who withdrew from he presidential Campaign for six months following press coverage of his relation ship with a Miami Model. Saturday defended press Freedom in the United Stales ind Israel. Hart attacked attempts by Ibe israeli government to censor reports about violence on the West Hank of the Jordan Kiver and in a broadcast interview cited his own problems with the press look i be had my quarrels with the press and i think some of Lite things involving my personal life were unjustified i Larl said. I am for. A free press. It May violate people s privacy. But neither in this country nor Israel can of suppress the Hart pulled out of the Campaign la a May amid re ports lies Cut Tinc with Model Donna kin1, but he re entered the race in december vowing Loie the peo ple he has finished poorly in the primaries that have been held so far
