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      Thoughts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      Ryan
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      First
      of
      all,
      what
      were
      the
      people
      of
      Minnesota
      thinking
      when
      they
      elected
      Jesse
      “the
     
     
      Body”
      Ventura
      as
      their
      Governor?
      This
      gravel
      voiced
      former
      pro
      wrestler
      just
      doesn’t
      appear
     
     
      to
      be
      that
      great
      a
      choice
      for
      such
      high
      office.
      Let’s
      take
      a
      brief
      look
      at
      his
      resume:
      gang
      member,
     
     
      body
      guard,
      professional
      wrestler,
      mayor,
      Governor
      of
      Minnesota.
      To
      his
      credit,
      he
      apparently
     
     
      has
      his
      high-school
      diploma
      (or
      is
      it
      the
      equivalency?).
     
    

    
     
      I
      learned
      a
      lot
      about
      him
      by
      watching
      an
      interview
      he
      conducted
      recently
      on
      CNN.
      He
     
     
      spoke
      about
      how
      he’s
      behaved
      worse
      drunk
      then
      on
      drugs,
      and
      how
      he
      wants
      to
      be
      known
      as
     
     
      Jesse
      “the
      Mind”
      Ventura.
      Yeah,
      like
      that’s
      going
      to
      happen.
      He
      also
      addressed
      the
      speculation
     
     
      that
      he
      would
      try
      to
      succeed
      Ross
      Perot
      as
      leader
      of
      the
      Reform
      Party
      (the
      U.S.
      version,
      not
     
     
      to
      be
      confused
      with
      the
      Canadian
      party).
      Sorry
      boys
      and
      girls,
      Jesse
      says
      he’s
      not
      interested
     
     
      in
      the
      job,
      although
      he
      didn’t
      entirely
      rule
      it
      out
      either.
     
    

    
     
      Secondly,
      what’s
      with
      British
      Columbia?
      The
      NDP
      government
      there
      seems
      to
      be
      doing
     
     
      their
      best
      to
      silence
      opposing
      views,
      capitalizing
      on
      the
      recent
      shooting
      death
      of
      an
      American
     
     
      abortion
      doctor.
      As
      the
      situation
      goes,
      the
      government
      of
      B.C.
      has
      areas
      called
      “bubble
      zones”
     
     
      surrounding
      abortion
      clinics,
      and
      these
      are
      areas
      where
      absolutely
      no
      protesting
      may
      occur.
     
     
      These
      areas,
      which
      were
      also
      implemented
      in
      areas
      of
      Ontario
      by
      the
      former
      NDP
      government,
     
     
      are
      over
      50
      meters
      (depending
      on
      the
      specific
      location),
      and
      have
      lead
      to
      many
      pro-lifers
      being
     
     
      jailed
      (for
      upwards
      of
      2
      years
      in
      situations)
      for
      no
      more
      than
      airing
      their
      belief
      by
      holding
      signs
     
     
      in
      peaceful
      protest.
     
    

    
     
      Add
      to
      this
      the
      recent
      statement
      by
      the
      B.C.
      Minister
      of
      Health,
      who
      stated
      that
      the
      bubble
     
     
      zones
      should
      be
      expanded.
      The
      claim
      behind
      this
      was
      that
      it
      would
      protect
      the
      doctors
      in
      B.C.,
     
     
      in
      light
      of
      four
      abortionists
      being
      shot
      in
      Canada
      and
      the
      U.S.
      during
      the
      last
      number
      of
      years.
     
     
      However,
      these
      expanded
      bubble
      zonés
      are
      viewed
      by
      many
      as
      simply
      a
      way
      to
      restrict
      freedom
     
     
      of
      speech,
      since
      all
      four
      attacks
      on
      abortionists
      were
      at
      their
      homes.
      The
      fact
      remains
      that
      this
     
     
      would
      not
      change
      the
      situation
      at
      any
      abortion
      clinic,
      for
      there
      has
      never
      been
      any
      violence
     
     
      perpetrated
      by
      pro-life
      protestors,
      nor
      would
      keeping
      people
      50
      or
      more
      meters
      away
      prevent
     
     
      amad
      gunman
      from
      shooting.
      And
      despite
      the
      media’s
      rather
      jaded
      depiction,
      this
      madman
      has
     
     
      been
      universally
      condemned
      by
      the
      pro-life
      movement.
     
    

    
     
      So
      it
      seems
      that
      the
      B.C.
      government
      is
      more
      interested
      in
      silencing
      opponents
      than
     
     
      anything
      else.
      That’s
      even
      more
      scary
      than
      having
      a
      man
      known
      as
      “the
      Body”
      being
      the
      leader
     
     
      of
      your
      state.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      regrets
      that
      through
      a
      disk
      error,
      the
      following
      excerpt
      of
      Ruth
      Freeman's
      story
     
     
      on
      Date
      Rape
      Drugs
      did
      not
      appear
      in
      the
      November
      3rd
      of
      the
      Cadre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ways
      to
      Protect
      Yourself
      Against
      Date
      Drugs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      °
      Do
      not
      leave
      drinks
      unattended
      at
      parties
      or
      bars
     
    

    
     
      ,
      do
      not
      take
      beverages,
      including
      alcohol,
      from
      someone
      you
      do
      not
      know
      well
      or
      trust
     
     
      °
      At
      a
      bar
      or
      club,
      only
      accept
      dinks
      from
      the
      bartender
      or
      server
     
    

    
     
      .
      At
      parties,
      do
      not
      accept
      open-container
      drinks
      from
      anyone
     
    

    
     
      °
      If
      you
      are
      drinking
      from
      a
      bottle,
      open
      it
      yourself
     
    

    
     
      .
      If
      you
      ask
      someone
      to
      watch
      your
      dink,
      make
      sure
      it
      is
      someone
      you
      know
      you
      can
      trust
     
     
      .
      Be
      especially
      careful
      of
      mixed
      drinks
      because
      they
      do
      not
      come
      in
      sealed
      containers
     
     
      .
      Be
      alertto
      the
      behaviour
      of
      friends
      and
      ask
      them
      to
      watch
      out
      for
      you.
      Anyone
      extremely
     
     
      intoxicated
      after
      consuming
      only
      a
      small
      amount
      of
      alcohol
      may
      be
      in
      danger
     
    

    
     
      .
      Limit
      alcohol
      consumption
      so
      you
      are
      better
      able
      to
      assess
      you
      surroundings,
      especially
     
     
      if
      you
      are
      in
      a
      group
      setting
      or
      with
      someone
      you
      do
      not
      know
      well
      or
      trust
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre’
      *
      17November
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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