European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sidelights cops Andy Rooney ill the Hollywood Chase with 0.1. Simpson be on television every week or was that a special a a other questions that come to mind Quot a  it be a Good idea if we stopped referring to him almost affectionately As  or a the juice a and simply Call him by his name a a Simpsons Why did he write a suicide note and then fail to save taxpayers millions of dollars on his trial by not killing himself a Simpson told his lawyer he wished he could spend fathers Day with his two children. Will their Mother be with them next mothers Day a there was confusion about whether the White Ford Bronco was  car or the car of his Friend a1 Cowlings. Could it have been a rental car that . Got a special Deal on a does of. Deserve a Friend As Loyal As Ai Cowlings a will the los Angeles cop who crouched with his gun drawn for two hours behind the police car that was just behind the Bronco in the driveway with . In it be nominated for an emmy in the Best crouching cop category a if Simpson is tried and convicted or confesses and gets a death sentence from the judge will any of the people who have been in favor of the death penalty change their minds a what does Simpsons first wife think about the whole thing a and did he Ever beat her does she think he did it was she surprised not surprised a if . Simpson a Black Man is found innocent of murdering Nicole a White woman will the Resi dents of Brentwood bum Down their Homes and the businesses along Rodeo drive in protest a the television reporters among them our son Brian said Nicole had eaten in a restaurant near her Home in Brentwood and left her glasses there. The waiter who was murdered with her at about 11 ., went to her Home at 9 30  To return the glasses. Did it take an hour and a half to hand her the glasses was . Peeking through the window As the waiter gave them to her was it the handing Over of the glasses he witnessed that sent . Off the deep end a Why does everyone suddenly feel sorry for someone who apparently committed two terrible murders maybe we should have been shown pictures of the butchered bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. A if Simpson is found guilty and sentenced to 25-years-to-life, will he serve eight years and then resume his career doing commercials will he be Jean Harris will he become a cult figure among men just As she is among some women a does saying a alleged a Quot reported to have or Quot according to police May have protect newspaper and television reporters from lawsuits from people who have not been convicted of a crime reporters keep saying . Simpson must be assumed innocent until proven guilty even though their presumption obviously is that he did it. A who will Ever solve the greatest mystery of All. The strange Case of no traffic on those los Angeles freeways that night As the Bronco carrying Simpson with a gun to his head was followed by a multitude of police cars. Anyone who has Ever driven on them knows that they Are always bumper to bumper at that hour. A Why was a sports announcer Al Michaels the Best reporter on the Job during the Chase where was Barbara Walters . Simpson is innocent until proven guilty. Does saying that give me Legal Protection against a lawsuit a Tribune Media services Andy Rooney is a former stars and stripes  welfare done to kill it Clarence Page shameless self promoter that i am it pains me to turn Down any Opportunity to appear on National television. But with great regret i turned Down an invitation to join the a a pro Side of a pcs debate that William f. Buckley noted conservative sailing enthusiast and beliefs aside a hero word Smith of my youth was staging around the proposition that a welfare does More harm than  not that i totally disagreed with the notion. But this debate topic smelled of a setup. I was not ready to defend a welfare system whose incentives i think Are All wrong. But neither was i ready to make a Scapegoat of welfare for All of today a poverty problems. Besides the Side on which i was being asked to debate seemed less agreeable to me than the one i was being asked to oppose. For example the a a pro Side included such noted anti welfare extremists As Charles Murray social theorist at the conservative american Enterprise Institute who has persuaded some far right members of Congress that the Way to cure the nations welfare ills is to abruptly end All welfare including Aid to families with dependent children. This to me is sort of like teaching someone to swim by throwing them into a Lake a after tying their hands and feet together. Murray tends to believe a Complete cutoff would Force welfare moms to take advantage of the jobs child care and other social supports that Murray seems to believe Are waiting around every Corner. For those who Are unable to care for their children without welfare Well Murray offers we could always bring Back orphanages. I have met Murray and i think he is a decent enough fellow. But As another critic observed he writes like someone who has never been poor. Besides Why make children suffer for the Igno Ranee of parents apparently i am not alone in the wobbly Middle on this debate. A new study of Public attitudes tends to confirm something i have Felt All along voters seem to be More conservative in their diagnosis of what a wrong with our current welfare system than they Are in their prescriptions for How to fix it. The study conducted by the democratic leaning Peter Hart research associates and the Republican leaning american viewpoint included a representative Sample 1,020 registered voters and eight focus groups a four with White voters two with african americans and two with latinos. A in assessing Why poor people Are poor most of the voters polled blamed a Lack of individual Effort More than circumstances although most of the Black voters surveyed blamed a shortage of jobs. A strict two year limit on welfare benefits a popular Campaign Promise by Bill Clinton was one of the least supported remedies unless it was followed by a Public service work requirement for those who cannot find jobs which was seven times More popular. A preliminary welfare plan the Clinton administration revealed last Winter Calls for $6 billion a year Over the $23 billion the Federal government currently spends on welfare whose Rolls Are at a record High. What will happen i wonder when the Price tag for it All hits our kind and gentle Public Many might just decide the current system Messy As it is does no to look All that bad after All. It May do harm. It May even do More harm than Good to some lives. But its better than nothing. Chicago Tribune july 10,1994 sunday Page 9