COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, James C.
Dobson, Ph.D., president of Focus on the Family, revealed his thoughts and
concerns regarding Bill Clinton's years in the White House in a newsletter to
be mailed to over 2.5 million households in February. The pro-family leader
has spoken out on aspects of the Clinton record before, but for the first time
Dobson issued a more thorough commentary on the former president's eight-year
legacy.
Dr. Dobson spoke out against Clinton's executive record on abortion
saying, "Clinton's hands are stained with the blood of countless innocent
babies. The man who told us he wanted abortion to be 'safe, legal and rare'
never missed an opportunity to promote the 'pro-choice' movement around the
world."
The pro-family leader also had strong words for Clinton's White House
indiscretions. "It is my belief that no man has ever done more to debase the
presidency or to undermine our Constitution -- and particularly the moral and
biblical principles upon which it is based -- than has William Jefferson
Clinton." Noting the Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey
scandals, Dobson said, "What we have seen with this man is a pattern of using
women and then viciously slandering them when their stories became public."
Dobson reserved his strongest criticism for people of faith, charging that
"millions of Christians didn't even bother to vote in 1992 or 1996 when
Clinton was given power. People living in a democracy get the government they
deserve, and we share the blame for disaster of the past eight years." Dobson
closed his letter by urging his constituents to pray for Clinton and
challenged them to "hold future leaders to a higher level of accountability
than we did these past eight years."
Dr. James Dobson, whose 30-minute Focus on the Family radio broadcast is
currently heard on 1,913 stations nationwide, reaches approximately
7.5 million listeners per week. In addition, Dr. Dobson does a commentary on
over 300 radio and 100 television stations reaching 16.5 million listeners
weekly.
Attached is the full text of the February newsletter.
February 2001
Dear Friends:
More than 500 years before the birth of Christ, a Babylonian King named
Belshazzar reigned over a vast empire established by his father, the great
conqueror Nebuchadnezzar. He was an evil man who did not honor the God of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. On one occasion, Belshazzar hosted a banquet for
his nobles, wives and concubines, and ordered that wine be served to them in
the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar had stolen from "the temple of
God in Jerusalem." As they drank and celebrated into the night, they began
praising the false gods made of wood, bronze, iron, and stone.
We read what happened next in the fifth chapter of Daniel: "Suddenly the
fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near
the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked together
and his legs gave way."
The story continued: "The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers
and diviners to be brought and said to these wise men of Babylon, 'Whoever
reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and
have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third
highest ruler in the kingdom.' Then all the king's wise men came in, but they
could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant."
At the suggestion of the queen, Daniel was then summoned to interpret the
writing. He told the troubled king, "...you have set yourself up against the
Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you
and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You
praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which
cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in
his hand your life and all your ways. Therefore he sent the hand that wrote
the inscription."
"This is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN"
"This is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your
reign and brought it to an end."
Tekel: "You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting."
"Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."
"Then at Belshazzar's command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain
was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in
the kingdom."
"That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain."
What a dramatic account this is about a profoundly evil man and his
terrifying encounter with an all-seeing God who judges the affairs of men.
The question raised for those of us who read this familiar story today is
whether it has particular meaning for our time. I believe it does. In fact,
my thoughts turned to William Jefferson Clinton, who left office on January
20th. His eight-year term as leader of the most powerful nation on earth is
now in the record books. I couldn't help but speculate about what "the moving
finger of God" might write if its message had appeared during one of the final
State dinners in the East Room of the White House.
Without presuming to know how Jehovah views this very flawed man, there
are some troubling facts about him which are indisputable. Clinton's hands
are stained with the blood of countless innocent babies. By twice vetoing a
bill that would have banned partial-birth abortion,(1) he almost
single-handedly preserved a barbaric procedure by which fully viable and
unanaesthetized infants, each fresh from the Creator's hand and brimming with
life, were murdered during the final moments of delivery. If the American
people were forced to stand and watch a doctor thrust his scissors into the
tiny head of a convulsing baby and then suck out the brains with a powerful
vacuum, most of us would gasp in horror. Some would faint. Many would cry or
vomit. Most would be outraged. Yet Bill Clinton not only supported this
Naziesque practice; he claimed that the procedure was necessary "to protect
the life of the mother."(2) It was a lie -- one of many he told while in
office. The American Medical Association and noted obstetricians insist that
there is never any justifiable medical reason to kill babies by this method,
yet the president twisted the truth in order to preserve its legality.(3)
More than seventy-percent of the American people oppose partial-birth
abortion.(4) Nevertheless, Clinton gained political capital by appeasing
radical feminists who demanded the blood of our most helpless little victims.
Surely, this despicable act has not escaped the notice of the One who issued a
terrifying warning to anyone who would hurt a child. (Mark 9:42).
Bill Clinton advanced the cause of abortion in numerous other ways. The
man who told us he wanted abortion to be "safe, legal and rare"(5) never
missed an opportunity to promote the "pro-choice" movement around the world.
Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor-in-chief of the periodical, "First
Things", said that Clinton will be described in the history books as "The
Abortion President."(6) On just his third day in office, he issued five
extremely controversial executive orders which aggressively promoted abortion
and related immoral policies such as fetal tissue research and the dangerous
drug RU-486. It was the 20th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision by the
Supreme Court. Thousands of pro-life advocates had marched outside the White
House just hours before the orders were signed.(7) It was a display of raw
power seemingly designed to defy and taunt those who pleaded for the lives of
unborn babies.
Clinton also supported the allocation of hundreds of millions of U.S. tax
dollars to underwrite International Planned Parenthood and similar groups for
overseas "family planning" programs.(8) He appointed officials who shared his
extremely liberal views on abortion. Most notably, Clinton named Joycelyn
Elders as Surgeon General, a woman who once told pro-lifers to "get over their
love affair with fetuses".(9) No other act, however, more vividly revealed
where Clinton's sympathies lay than when his administration denied asylum to
20 Chinese women in 1993 who came to this country to escape China's forced
abortion policy. They were arrested and languished for several years in
federal prisons.(10)
When assessing the legacy of Bill Clinton, we can't overlook his shameful
sexual behavior in the Oval Office, and then, his lies under oath to the
American people to cover it up. Indeed, it is my belief that no man has ever
done more to debase the presidency or to undermine our Constitution -- and
particularly the moral and biblical principles upon which it is based -- than
has William Jefferson Clinton. Even after the infamous blue dress surfaced
and the Grand Jury forced him to admit having an adulterous relationship(11)
with "that woman, Miss Lewinsky," he brushed it off as a "personal
mistake."(12) In the heat of the impeachment process, he refused to do the
honorable thing and resign, even though more than 150 newspapers (many of them
liberal) implored him to do so.(13) If any man in corporate America, the
military, or academia had used his position of authority to garner sexual
favors from a woman 30 years his junior, he would unquestionably have lost his
job. But Mr. Clinton took pride in his ability to frustrate his accusers. He
said later, "I am honored that ... I had the opportunity to defend the
Constitution... I do not regard this impeachment vote as a great badge of
shame."(14) Now we're hearing that his memoirs will contain the details of
his sexual extravaganza with Miss Lewinsky.(15)
There were apparently many other women in Bill Clinton's life, some of
them unwilling participants. Who knows what really happened between him and
Kathleen Willey, who claimed he groped her in the Oval Office?(16) Then there
was Gennifer Flowers, who said she had a 12-year affair with Clinton. He
denied it vigorously before being forced to admit under oath that he did, in
fact, have a sexual relationship with her. But only once, he said.(17) There
were also the allegations of Juanita Broaddrick, who said she was bitten on
the lip and raped by then Arkansas Attorney General Clinton in a hotel room
many years ago.(18) To date, the President has refused to even answer those
charges.(19)
What we have seen with this man is a pattern of using women and then
viciously slandering them when their stories became public. Remember the
President's vituperative representative, James Carville, calling Paula Jones
"trailer park trash?"(20) Remember the private letters of Kathleen Willey
being released illegally to the press?(21) Remember the White House referring
to women who accused Clinton of sexual impropriety as "Bimbo Eruptions?"(22)
Remember the president's defenders saying his sexual misconduct was a mere
"peccadillo"(23) -- which is defined as "insignificant faults". Finally, we
should not forget the statements of Arkansas State Troopers who said they
witnessed Bill Clinton's dalliances with many other women whose names never
came to light.(24) There can be no doubt that Bill Clinton is a life-long
philanderer and womanizer who consumes and then discards his playthings.
Nevertheless, this is the man who inexplicably garnered a majority of women's
votes in two elections,(25) and who consistently charmed and mesmerized
Evangelical pastors at White House gatherings.(26)
The Scripture tells us that our sins will eventually come to light.
(Luke 12:2-3). So it has been for the president. He has a way of
contradicting himself at the point of previous lies, leaving him exposed to
the truth. For example, he was a recent guest at Willow Creek Church before
an audience of 4,500 religious leaders, with 6,300 more watching via a
closed-circuit television hookup in the United States and Canada.(27) Clinton
was interviewed informally on that occasion by Rev. Bill Hybels who, after
promising a no-holds barred interview, tossed softballs that permitted the
president to sound mildly contrite over the Lewinsky matter. It was just four
days before the Democratic National Convention, when he needed "cover" to
shield him from those who might bring up the Lewinsky affair. Hybels did not
ask the president, nor did the president volunteer, to repent for his
infidelity with the other women or to express regret for his shameful support
for partial-birth abortion. His confession, if that is what it was, dealt
only with the instance when he was caught red-handed. Nevertheless, I'm told
that many of the pastors in the viewing audience that day nodded in approval
as Bill Clinton tearfully "came clean."
Unfortunately, that moment of candor was apparently forgotten a few months
later when the president granted an interview with Esquire. He was pictured
on the cover of that issue in a most unpresidential pose, spread eagle and
sporting an arrogant grin.
The comparison between the two interviews is striking. Clinton told
Hybels that he needed to acknowledge and apologize for what he did and begin a
process of atonement.(28) But then he told Esquire two months later that the
Congressional charges against him were about politics and power, and "not
about morality or truth or the law."(29) He said the accusers should
apologize to the country. Will the real Bill Clinton please stand up?
Let's turn now to the almost evangelistic fervor the president displayed
in advancing the radical homosexual movement. During his first week in
office, Clinton announced plans to overturn the ban on gays in the
military.(30) An uproar in Congress and among our military leaders forced the
president to back down from his radical plan, but nevertheless he succeeded in
establishing the current "don't ask, don't tell" policy.(31) In addition, he
was the first president to speak at a gay event,(32) the first to grant
interviews to the gay press,(33) and the first to institute a "Gay and Lesbian
Pride Month" in the U.S.(34) He appointed approximately two dozen openly gay
individuals to senior posts in his administration.(35)
Clinton also promoted "hate crimes" legislation(36) which would penalize
those who oppose the homosexual agenda. He called for pro-gay "diversity
training" in public schools(37) and created a White House liaison to
homosexuals.(38) (Given that priority, it is interesting that Clinton
eliminated the long-standing White House liaison to Evangelicals.)(39)
Finally, Clinton said during a recent speech at a gathering of gay activists,
"I wish we could have done more [to promote the homosexual agenda], but I'm
glad we did what we did."(40)
Not only did Bill Clinton make great strides in advancing the homosexual
agenda, he also used his influence to redefine and undermine the institution
of marriage. He opposed California's Proposition 22 last year, a measure
designed to protect the citizens of that state from having to recognize "gay
marriages" in other states.(41) At the same time, he supported the decision
of the Vermont Supreme Court mandating a quasi-marriage arrangement for gay
couples.(42) He vetoed the marriage penalty tax cut, saying it would
"squander" the surplus,(43) and rescinded a Reagan administration executive
order that required all policy proposals to consider their potential impact on
families before being enacted.(44)
There are many other regrettable policies and actions taken by this
president during his two terms in office, including the free rein he gave to
the producers of obscenity. There has not been a single prosecution brought
against a major purveyor of adult pornography in Clinton's eight years.(45)
Indeed, the Justice Department even attempted a few years ago to eliminate
some of the regulations that permit child pornographers to be prosecuted.(46)
The Administration also tried to make it illegal to share one's faith in the
workplace,(47) and to allow the Federal Communication Commission to limit
religious programming on some public television stations.(48) These
developments, and others, reflect the views of a man who reportedly told
Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, in August 1995: "My only enemy is right-wing
religious fundamentalism."(49)
Why am I recounting the misdeeds of a tragic president who has now left
office? Why not simply wish him well and forget the disturbing things he did?
The reason is to help us learn from this period in American history. First,
we must recognize that the God who saw and punished Belshazzar's sin more than
25 centuries ago will not wink at the rebellion of those living today. He may
seem silent for a time, but in the end, He will speak. You can be certain of
this: God will not be mocked -- by either presidents and kings or by you and
me. This is what we read in God's Word: "But to the wicked, God says: 'What
right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? You hate
my instruction and cast my words behind you. When you see a thief, you join
with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers. You use your mouth for evil,
and harness your tongue to deceit. You speak continually against your
brother, and slander your mother's son. These things you have done and I kept
silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and
accuse you to your face. Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear
you to pieces, with none to rescue." (Psalm 50:16-22 NIV).
Second, when our leaders turn away from the principles in Scripture --
whether they are believers or pagans -- the people will suffer. Proverbs
29:2 makes that clear: "When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when
the wicked rule, the people groan." We certainly have had reason to groan
these past eight years, despite the booming economy. One of the campaign
questions asked by Bill Clinton and Al Gore during the recent election was,
"Are you better off now than you were eight years ago?" The answer is NO,
despite polling results showing that more than 70 percent of Americans say we
are better off now!(50) How wrong that is. We have descended much further
into moral decline than any of us might have feared a decade ago. The press
told us that character didn't matter, and that private misbehavior was
unrelated to effectiveness in office. Those journalists, including Richard
Cohen of the Washington Post,(51) were dead wrong, and our nation has suffered
for having twice chosen a chief executive whom we knew was not a man of
principle and integrity. This country, and indeed large portions of the
world, will never be the same for having fallen under the influence of this
one man.
Who would have believed that the day would come when the President of the
United States and his wife would sell overnight stays in the Lincoln Bedroom
of the White House in return for campaign contributions?(52) Who would have
thought that homosexual activists would gain such political power in recent
years that they could threaten the Boy Scouts of America, one of the most
respected institutions in the nation?(53) Who could have known that the day
would come when a President would be fined $90,000 for lying under oath about
his relationship with a young girl, or that his home state of Arkansas would
suspend his license to practice law for five years?(54) Who would have
anticipated that the California State Legislature would pass a law removing
criminal penalties for non-physicians who botch abortions?(55) Truth now
depends on the definition of the word "is," and lying is no longer dishonest.
Everything is relative. Tolerance has obliterated discernment. These and
thousands of other developments and changes within the culture represent a
dramatic lurch to the left that was inspired, in part, by the radical agenda
of our president.
My greater concern focuses on Bill Clinton's impact on our children. For
example, a recent article in USA Today described a deeply disturbing
development now coming to light among today's teens and preteens. Social and
medical scientists are confirming that a dramatic increase in oral sex is
occurring beyond anything seen before. Furthermore, this activity, which is
viewed by kids as 'no big deal,' is spreading devastating diseases of the
mouth and throat. Health care providers have found dramatic increases in oral
herpes and gonorrhea of the pharynx in teens.(56) Dr. Robert Blum, director
of the division of general pediatrics and adolescent health at the University
of Minnesota -- Twin Cities said, "There is very much a sense that these
behaviors transcend race and income and family structure and are much more
widespread than we might think."(57) He also said, " ... most younger teens,
even 10 to 12 year-olds, and maybe most teens (in general) don't define this
as sex."(58)
Where do you think they got that idea? Psychiatrist Lynn Ponton at the
University of California at San Francisco provided one of the answers:
"Clinton said oral sex isn't sex. Kids tell me over and over in my office,
'The president did it.'"(59)
In reporting the White House scandal, the media established the words
"oral sex" as a household phrase, which quickly found its way into the
language of elementary school children who had never heard of it before.
Parents were then forced to explain adult sexuality long before their children
had a need for the information or were ready to receive it. This, and the
epidemic itself, is part of the legacy of Bill Clinton.
When John F. Kennedy was killed, an old Irish saying was adapted and
widely quoted. It read, "Johnnie, we hardly knew ye." Now as President
Clinton has left office, we can say with conviction, "Goodbye, Billy, we knew
ye all too well."
Let me close by asking what you think the "moving hand" might write on the
wall of the White House? But before you answer, let me personalize the
question by asking another. What would the great hand of God write on the
walls of your house and mine? Would it say, "You have been weighed on the
scales and found wanting"? I pray not. But it might. The truth is that we
are responsible for the tragedy of the Clinton presidency. Many in the church
remained silent when he vetoed the ban on partial-birth abortion. We looked
the other way when he courted and granted enormous political power to
homosexuals who sought to destroy the traditional family. We hardly uttered a
peep of protest when he vetoed the marriage penalty tax, which discriminates
against husbands and wives living in committed, legal relationships. More
indicting is the fact that millions of Christians didn't even bother to vote
in 1992 or 1996 when Clinton was given power.(60) People living in a
democracy get the government they deserve, and we share the blame for the
disaster of the past eight years. And here we go again. Only 31 percent of
Arizonians voted in the most recent election; only 39 percent went to the
polls in California; only 40 percent voted in Hawaii;(61) and so it went. We
cannot merely point a detached finger of accusation at the immoral behavior of
our president when we stood by and let it happen!
Not only must we hold our elected officials accountable, but we must
examine our own behavior in the light of Scripture. You and I are held to the
same standard of righteousness that governs the behavior of our national
leaders. Let's live our lives daily so as to hear those words of commendation
when we stand before our Maker: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant:
thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many
things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." (Matthew 25:21 KJV).
I urge you to pray for our former president. God's grace is extended to
everyone who seeks forgiveness and restoration, including those who have been
in rebellion against Him. That is the unfathomable love of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, who said, "All that the Father giveth me shall come to
me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37 KJV).
Let's also intercede on behalf of our new president, George W. Bush, and
hold him and future leaders to a higher level of accountability than we did
these past eight years. We are all flawed individuals and need to help one
another to do what is right.
Those are my thoughts for this month. I would like to know yours. Please
write me when time permits. We pay close attention to the views and
suggestions of our friends. It is also our desire to be of help to you and
your family if we can. And speaking of help, your continued financial support
would be appreciated. Even small gifts add up to keep this ministry vibrant
and effective.
Greetings to you all.
James C. Dobson, Ph.D.
President
(1)Sandra Sobieraj, "Clinton Vetoes Ban on Late-Term Abortions,"
Associated Press, 10 October 1997.
(2)Paul Bedard, "Clinton Backs 'Partial-Birth' Abortion; Senate Likely to
Uphold Veto of Bill This Year," Washington Times, 29 February 1996, p. A4.
(3)Nancy E. Roman, "AMA Backs Bill to Ban Partial-Birth Abortion;
Procedure 'Not Medically Indicated,' Group Says," Washington Times, 20 May
1997, p. A1.
(4)Julia Duin, "Media Provide Better Coverage to Pro-Choice Side, Survey
Finds," Washington Times, 19 January 1996, p. A8.
(5)John C. Van Gieson, "Clinton Wows Delegates With Looks, Views," Orlando
Sentinel Tribune, 15 December 1991, p. A14.
(6)Richard John Neuhaus, "Bill Clinton and the American Character," First
Things, 1 June 1999.
(7)Carol J. Castaneda, "Abortion Foes Renew Battle Cry," USA Today, 25
January 1993, p. 3A.
(8)James Rosen, "Helms Hoist With His Own Petard," Raleigh News-Observer,
23 November 1997, p. A1.
(9)Howard Fineman, "Clinton's Values Blowout," Newsweek, 19 December 1994,
p. 26.
(10)Roy Maynard, "A Golden Adventure," World, 7 January 1995, p. 20.
(11)"President Clinton's Grand Jury Testimony," The Arkansas Democrat-
Gazette, 22 September 1998, p. G1.
(12)"Bill Clinton: The Exit Interview," Esquire, December 2000.
(13)Neuhaus, op.cit.
(14)"President Clinton: Bill Clinton's Presidency, The Air War Against
Serbian Forces in Kosovo and His Family," 60 Minutes II, 31 March 1999.
(15)Neal Travis, "The Rush Is On for Bill's Book," New York Post, 1
December 2000, p. 9.
(16)"In Kathleen Willey, Clinton Faces a Damaging Kind of Accuser," The
Buffalo News, 18 March 1998, p. 2B.
(17)Paul Wiseman, Richard Wolf, "Sorting the Evidence So Far," USA Today,
26 March 1998, p.6A.
(18)Erin Schulte, "Clinton Assaulted Her, Arkansan Claims; Previous Denial
of '78 Sexual Encounter False, She Says," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 20
February 1999, p. A1.
(19)"President Answers Questions on Kosovo, First Lady," World News
Tonight with Peter Jennings, 19 March 1999.
(20)Tom Squitieri, "Not Settling Jones Case in '94 Now Haunts Clinton's
Future, The List of 'What Ifs' is Long," USA Today, 19 October 1998, p. 18A.
(21)John Mintz, "Judge: White House Broke Law; Release of Willey Letters
Seen as Privacy Act Violation," The Washington Post, 30 March 2000, p. A1.
(22)Michael Isikoff, "Clinton Team Works to Deflect Allegations on
Nominee's Private Life," The Washington Post, 26 July 1992, p. A18.
(23)"Clinton White House Scandal," Fox Hannity and Colmes, 2 September
1998.
(24)Michael Hedges, "State Trooper's Demotion Captures Attention of FBI,"
Washington Times, 5 May 1994, p. A1 and Craig Garrett, "Update on the News: In
Livonia," Detroit News, 22 December 1997, p. C3.
(25)"Clinton Benefits from Largest Gender Gap in History; According to
Exit Polls, The President Won Overwhelming Approval From Women This Time,"
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 6 November 1996, p. 8A.
(26)Andrew Ferguson, "Christianity, Clinton Style; The Confessor in Chief
Wows An Audience of Evangelicals," The Weekly Standard, 11 September 2000, p.
14.
(27)Teresa Mask, "Willow Creek Ready to Receive the President; Officials
Expect Traffic, Excitement From Clinton Interview," Chicago Daily-Herald, 10
August 2000, p. 10.
(28)"Interview with President Bill Clinton at the Ministers' Leadership
Conference," Federal News Service, 10 August 2000.
(29)Esquire, op.cit.
(30)Adam Clymer, "Lawmakers Revolt on Lifting Gay Ban in Military
Service," New York Times, 27 January 1993, p. A1.
(31)"Clinton Signs $261 Billion Defense Bill," Associated Press, 19
November 1993.
(32)"Addressing Gays, Clinton Urges Broader-Minded U.S.," Associated
Press, 9 November 1997.
(33)Jane Fullerton, "Clinton: Police Push Hasty on Gays in the U.S.
Military; Rejects Same-Sex Marriages," 8 June 1996, p. 9A.
(34)The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 2 June 2000, "Gay and
Lesbian Pride Month 2000."
(35)Jill Lawrence, "Gay Clinton Appointees Make History," Associated Press
Denver Post, 3 November 1993.
(36)Paul Bedard, "Clinton Urges School Diversity Training," Washington
Times, 11 November 1997, p. A1.
(37)Ibid.
(38)David W. Dunlap, "Clinton Names First Lesbian to Gay and Lesbian
Groups," The New York Times, 14 June 1995, p.B7.
(39)Chuck Raasch, "Religious Right Feels Snubbed by Clinton," Gannett News
Service, 25 April 1993.
(40)Marc Lacey, "Clinton Tells Gays He Will Seek to Change Way 'Don't
Tell' Policy Is Used," The New York Times, 17 December 1999, p. A28.
(41)Dan Morain and Tom Gorman, "Campaign 2000 Propositions: Gay Marriage
Ban, Gaming Measure OK'd, Tougher Sanctions for Violent Juveniles Also Are
Approved, But Campaign Donation Curb is Rejected," Los Angeles Times, 8 March
2000, p. A1.
(42)"President Clinton Discusses His Legacy," Larry King Live, 23 December
1999.
(43)"President William J. Clinton Delivers Weekly Radio Address," FDCH
Political Transcripts, 5 August 2000.
(44)Cheryl Wetzstein, "Clinton Kills Order Protecting Families,"
Washington Times, 30 May 1997, p. A1.
(45)"A Few Minnows Get Caught While the Sharks Swim Free," Morality in
Media and "Enforcement of Obscenity Laws Dropped 86% in Clinton
Administration, Down to Just Six Prosecutions in 1997," Morality in Media, 19
October 1998.
(46)Julie Cohen, "A Legal About-Fact Into a Minefield," Legal Times, 22
November 1993, p. 2.
(47)Don Feder, "Workplaces To Go Religion Free Thanks to Clinton," The
Boston Herald, 13 June 1994, p. 23.
(48)FCC Order 99-393, 15 December 1999.
(49)"His Only Enemy," Washington Times, 3 February 1999, p. A2.
(50)Associated Press, 14 January 2000.
(51)Richard Cohen, "Character-Issue Fatigue," The Washington Post, 29
October 1996, p. A17.
(52)Michael Kranish and Ann Scales, "'Ready to Start Overnights...'
Clinton's Memos Ordered Stays in White House For Top Donors," Boston Globe, 26
February 1997, p. A1.
(53)John Drake, "Boy Scouts Targeted for Ban on Gay Leaders; Activists to
Focus on Public Funding," Washington Times, 22 August 2000, p. A1.
(54)James Jefferson, "Clinton Says He Shouldn't Be Disbarred Over
Testimony," Associated Press, 30 August 2000.
(55)SB370, signed by Gov. Gray Davis, 25 September 2000.
(56)Karen S. Peterson, "Younger Kids Trying It Now, Often Ignorant of
Disease Risks," USA Today, 16 November 2000, p. 1D.
(57)Ibid.
(58)Ibid.
(59)Ibid.
(60)Dr. John Green, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the
University of Akron, "Estimates of Voter Turnout by Religious Traditions,"
based on data from the National Election Studies, corrected for overreporting.
(61)"States With the Lowest Voter Turnout," USA Today, 10 November 2000,
p. 1A.
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