Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 10, 1988, p. 10

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10 September II IMS Entertainment Outlook An indepth look at at Liberal Granted there s not much point in yearning or bygone era smaller problems and simpler values Still landscape on both sides or the border the question- does present itself lever happened to he good old days when It was stilt respectable to be a woolly headed liberal The decline of woolly headed liber a is hardly a new trend course It been several years since a new breed liberals started publicly spurn Ing woollyism by proclaiming them selves as or as I can figure seem to be upwardly mobile young pro fessional type who believe that social conscience must be balanced by fiscal conservatism Or to put It In simpler terms nothing wrong with social programs so long as they don I necessitate higher axes on BMW parts But the anil coolly trend took a shocking new turn Just Ihe other week when Ronald Reagan unveiled the Re publicans master plan to sink the Democrats by convincing voters that Michael is any sort of I at all II time the president pro claimed to say he dreaded Time o label Dukakis what he is I liberal liberal This proclamation of course ra a questions To begin did Reagan really Intend to hurl the mate insult by calling Dukakis not merely a liberal but a liberal I fa- era liberal Or was it Just hat his got stuck But more significantly is it really true hat liberal has become such a filthy term it can no longer be tolerated n decent American families Mommy Jimmy said the word Oh wretched boy Just wait till your father gets home Now granted the liberal label has not yet become the kiss of death in pot tics Quite the contrary as a matter of fact John Turner won his party lead by proclaiming loudly and re that he was a liberal over the objections of opponents who kept shouting back Oh no you re not you Bay Street Tory Similarly Ed whok strategy is to convince voters the is really a liberal party Again s op remain need While liberal they his undies un dies red red But even In woolly liberalism has fallen Into disgrace Sev years ago Pierre ac this when he proclaimed he Liberals were the party of the rod leal centre the extreme middle This was you admit a startling The old fuuy bleeding heart I were gone forever be re placed apparently by a new sharp- eyed and hard headed squad of fanatl fencesitters REGULAR TIME CLEANING SILVER POLISHING CLOSETS CUPBOARDS LAUNDRY WINDOWS ETC REFERENCES WeTsBwOurrvlcM To Still Your Needs GIFT Com ftCATES FREE ESTIMATES BONDED 8771724 198889 The University Womens Club of Georgetown is pleased to present the following performances of special interest to children la Macedoine Jugglers Clowns Musicians Nov 619881 30 and 4 Tanglefoot Musicians and Story Tellers April 2 1 989 1 30 and 3 30pm Appearing at Halton Hills Cultural Centre Kim and Jerry Brady Music January 1 989 1 30 and 3 30pm Tickets available after Sept 1 st at and Georgetown Fabrics TOkfersiaoosefies 30tll Which brings us back to my original question And as who has been a woolly headed liberal ever since I with the woollies Admittedly woollyism has Its draw backs As a philosophy It often Involves a certain evasion of difficult decisions and Datives Generally speaking a woolly tends to be someone who belie cans of worms are beat left unopened industrial is best left to he Japanese and deficit reduction is best left to God who atone understands how he economy works anyway As to the dilemma of how to balance economic expansion with a I protection the woolly ideal is a two step Step one save the whales Step two ask them to figure It Sill has its merits Just cons he fact hat slory does not record a single woolly headed Spanish Inquslor Iranlon mullah or Southern football coach And when people object that da current problems are thelegacy of woolly headed optimists its only fair to ask the question who but a woolly headed optimist have conceived of this country in he place Ah welt It Just a small suggestion as we sit shivering in these cold and blustery political limes Hard headed realists serve a nee function wooll have their purpose too YOUNG GUMS Evenings at 7 9 15 pm Matinee Sat Sun at 2 00 p m CINEMA 2 3rd GREAT WBEKI Totally Entertaining A tourde force lor Tom Cruise TOM CRUISE CINEMA 3 Evenings at Matinee Sat Sun at STARTS TODAY hiiarious

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