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Spelman Spotlight
No uember 3,1980
Students Choose The Lesser of 3 Evils: Carter
By Angela Whitfield
and Maria A. Hill
Junior Reporters
Spelman and Morehouse students
generally feel that Carter is the best pre
sidential choice, according to a poll
taken by the Spelman Spotlight.
Issues dealt with were 1) the im
portance of registration and 2) students’
choice on the presidential candidate
most beneficial to blacks. Jacqueline
Calhoun, a freshman at Spelman,
believes that, “Although Carter hasn’t
done everything for black people that he
promised over the last four years,... he
has tried hard to do it all by himself and
if he is re-elected he will be confident. As
a result, he will gain the respect of other
people in other nations. The U.S. as a
whole will be more beneficial to blacks
in all walks of life. Carter does not seem
to promote the possibility of war.
Minorities seem to be very important to
the President.” Jacqueline registered to
vote because she felt it was her duty and
right.
Jimmy Carter will be
more beneficial to black
people
Jennifer Anderson, also a freshman at
Spelman, offered her views by stating:
“Jimmy Carter will be more beneficial to
black people . . . because of his
background and his past experiences.
Carter has proven to be a man that not
only promises to do things for the black
community, but tries to the best of his
ability to fulfil them. Jennifer is not regis
tered to vote because she is not of age.
This presidential
election doesn't leave
much for blacks to
shout about
Scott Sillers, a Morehouse junior,
stated, “This year’s presidential election
doesn’t leave much for blacks to shout
about. Regan doesn’t seem to have
many programs that will be beneficial to
blacks and the poor. Carter, although he
has said he would help blacks and the
poor, has done little if anything as far as
programs are concerned.” Scott register
ed to vote because he felt “the only way
for change to take place in the country is
by the ballot.”
Remember the four
'^"s —Rich, Rule,
Reagan, Republican!
Cheerie Jackson, a Spelman junior,
was most candid in her viewpoint, as she
stated: “Well, since it is a question of
whom is the lesser of the three evils,
(Carter, Reagan, and Anderson) I vote for
Carter! Realistically speaking, Carter has
done more for black people than he is
given credit for. Also, Carter now knows
the “ropes”—the responsibilities that the
office of President entails. Reagan
represents big business. Remember the
four “R’s” — REAGAN, REPUBLICAN,
RICH, RULE—so “Beware”! Cheerie is
registered to vote so she will have a
voice in the government. “Ha!, Ha!” she
added.
... We are all in this
together ... There is
only so much a President
can do.
Rosalyn Gates, a freshman attending
Spelman, advocated carter by stating, “I
feel Carter will be more beneficial for the
black race because Reagan is against all
the advantages that blacks have. I am
sure that if Reagan is elected, the use of
financial aid granted to minority stu
dents would be discontinued I also feel
Carter is a good President but he only
did what was in his power. I think that
the nation overlooks the point .that we
are all in this together. There is only so
much a President can do in our present
situation and Carter has done it.”
Rosalyn is not registered to vote
because she is from Michigan and was
unaware of the absentee ballot Drocess.
“The question that should be asked is
which candidate is least harmful,” voiced
Janessa Grady, a junior Spelmanite,
“because not one will be beneficial. Jim
my Carter will prove to be less harmful.
Now, the real question to ask is why
haven’t black organizations, leaders, etc.,
forced a face-to-face confomtation with
each of the candidates to demand each
of them to spell outs what they plans to
do for black people - in other words - you
want our vote, what’s in it for us?”
Janessa is registered to vote “to utilize
the .00001% voice that I have in the U.S.
political system.”
“The real question should be which of
the candidates will do the least harm to
black people.” stated Morehouse’s Wen
dell Harris. “Carter hasn’t kept all of his
promises to black people. Crime, in
flation and taxes have all risen. Reagan
and the GOP’s platform is staunchly
supported by the KKK Black people
already know what they can expect from
The Real question
should be which ...
will do the least
harm ...
Reagan—NOTHING! Carter . . . knows
what promises he will keep and those he
will break.” Wendell registered to vote
because he feels that the only way any
progressive change will come about is by
exercising one’s voting rights.
Overall, the unenthusiastic yet
resigning consensus of the students
polled is that Carter’s campaign appears
to present the most hope for the black
race and voting for Carter appears to be
the best choice of an extremely limited
selection.
Blacks Respond to Endorsement
of Reagan by Abernathy and Williams
Continued from Page 1
have increased: Poor black people can
not make it under this type of system for
another six months.”
Abernathy claims his decision to back
Reagan was a result of prayer, “I have
been praying, and I have been studying,
and today I had an opportunity to come
to a decision.”
Williams the ousted ex-president of
Atlanta’s Southern Christian Leadership
Conference said “Ain’t no way in the
world brother Reagan can do worse than
Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan did a
whole lot more for black people and
poor people in California than Jimmy
Carter did in Georgia.”
Former U. N. Ambassador Andrew
Young commented on Reagan in a
speech this August given in Mississippi,
“looks like a code word to me that it’s
going to be all right to kill niggers when
he’s president.”
“When the Ku Klux Klan, Abernathy,
Williams and Evers agree on the same
candidate for President of the United
States, that wins first prize for weird
coalition of the year.” said Mayor
Maynard Jackson.
Rev. Joseph Lowery, current president
of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference made clear that Abernathy’s
endorsement did not represent SCLC.
He also said “The forces of racism, right-
wingism, and conservatism seem to
be gravitating toward Reagan.
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