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Perspectives On the Democratic Convention

by William McGinty principles - traditionally Democratic. ticket. still bitter when President Carter gave his And Carter: the Incumbent who man­ Kennedy's speech on Tuesday gave his accepta~ speech. · His mention of the . I wa.s a g<>-fer for the ~:"'w York dele­ aged to sUC"essfully eourteract the political supporters something to cheer about. draft registrati,!n prompted an outpouring gation to the Democratic Convention. I effects of a reeessed economy, a olurky "Wedri;iK.taj's speecheS ar;ti the mminatiun of hoos. Aro as his spee~h colK'luded, Bll performed menial tasks in order to be dose foreign policy, "Billygate" and sagging of Carter were routine. But on Thul'Sday eyes searched for Kennedy. When he did to the action, and stored away perceptions polls, and finally rallied his forces to an easy morni ng the New York delegation was still appear, he brought the house down. The and nuanceS of the political jungle within victory in the rules fight, insuring nomina­ split over. whether to support Fritz Mon­ New York delegation went wild, and amid tbe power-packed, smoke-filled rooms of tion. dale's vice-presidential nomination or push the shouting and clapping much of the bit­ the convention. The security was tight and even au­ Shirley Chisholm as their favorite in pro­ terness was dissipated. Kennedy had sup­ The action centered around the inter­ thorized entrance into Madison Square test to the Carter nomi ...tion. Although ported ·the President,··and by November nally warring New York delegation and its Garden was difficult. Each morning, dele­ there was no consensus on the issue, dele­ the party would be united and Ronald Rea­ choice of a candidate: Carter or Kennedy. gates and party officials received their cre­ gatee voW as, they wished, and many were gan would be.the new enemy. The Carter and Kennedy groups were dentials, along with free gifts - goM­ evenly matched. President Carter had the plated big apple pins, small bottles of li­ support of state Democratic leader D0- queurs and numerous tote bags proclaim­ minic Baranello, · Brooklyn leader Meade ing the greatness of New YorK, the 1980 Esposito and Queens leader Donald convention and numerous advertized pro- - Manes, with nomination efforts being led. ducts. The lucky ones reeeived guest pasO. by Lt. Governor Mario Cuomo. Senator ses; the rest bartered. threatened and pes­ Kennedy, on the other hand; had won the tered to get these highly valued prizes. The New York primary and commanded a ma­ . passes were often Used to pay old political jority of the delegates. Kennedy had dedi­ d·ebts or create some new ones. A go-fer's cated, energetic, almost fanatical support­ name never appeared on a guest list, but by ers led by congressswoman Shirley Chis­ dint of being in the right place at the right holm and State Senate Minority Leader time, go-fers usually received a pass, plus a Manfrea Oh.reI'iSl..4:-in. big app," pi" and· the Test.oithegt>/)dies .. The Carter forces eschewed emotional The delegates fnim Indiana, . New · tactics and appeared to view the cOntest in York and Texas stayed at the New York pUrely pragmatic political terms. As one Hilton. The Texans seemed to thrive in the state official stated, "Carter's a schmuck but city and offered vast sums for any trinket he'sgonna win, and I go with the winners." representing New York. (In fact, I was The drama was further heightened by offered a steep twenty dollars for my big Mayor Koch's on-again, off-again support. apple pin.) The Indiana troops didn't fare of Carter and Governor Carey's positioning so well. An outraged and obviously shaken for a spot on any ticket. Indiana woman staggered into the New York suite and complained ofthe many sex­ While on a coffee run, I bumped into ual overtures mad.e by New York city Fordham Faculty Family Fotos: Jonathan Frederic Block (left), born May 31, Governor Carey·in the New York Hilton men. Further examination revealed that 1980 to. Professor Marilyn Friedman .and Thomas Block; and Abba Abramovsky without his entourage. Upon inquiry, he she had stroUed down 42nd Street between (right). on May t. 1980, to Professor Abraham and Debbie Abramovsky. stated that he was uncommitted to either Seventh and Eighth Avenues and had as­ I candidate, but that he advocated an Open sumed that the whole city was a teaming· Convention and planned to visit many of swirl of sexual impulses. the state delegations and address the con­ Monday night· at the convention, the vention on the issue. Kennedy delegates, excited and ready for Orientation, A Personal View The fun and excitement came from the hattie, were soundly deCeated by the Car­ by Holly Biller mandatory survival hints. pri,ncipal jousters in the contest for nomi­ ter forces in the rules fight. The Garden The day's activities, including taking nation. Kennedy: the fallen knight of Ca­ quickly took on the air oCa morgue, anddele­ The upperclass students who volun­ photos for yet-to-arrive LD. cards and melot who rose from the ashes ofthe Roger . gates soon returned to their hotels. In the teered their time and energies to "orient" standing on a two-hour ·book li~, finally Mudd interview and a disastrous· primary New York suite delegates alld volunteers the incoqting dass at Foiilham Law School culminated . in transporting 50 pounda of campaign to wage a final though doomed drank ScOtch, watched Kennedy's conces­ succeeded greatly in alleviating at least books to our t\!specitve. homes (the figure assault on the spreading conservatism sion speech and lamented the coming fall this incoming student's previously out-of­ has been verified by one enterprising stu­ within his party, and reiterating the liberal election with Carter at the head of the proportion anxiety about the rigors and dent who weighed thp.m). pressures of law school life. But, after severalg!asses of wine at the Having been fueled by such sensation­ end-Alfred Hitchcock once said: to laugh, light-tjngered touch necessary to make P lacement to cry, or to be frightened. Unfortunately, them work. Wed Sept. 3 Pqnels begin - Choosing a Career In fact, DePalma's films draw so heav­ for contemporary film makers the last of Fri Sept. 5 Sign-up for recruiting ends these effects is becoming more and more ily on the classic suspense tradition that Tues Sept. 9 Panel: Civil and Criminal Law difficult to achieve. Audiences have be­ they have often been marred by a slavish Wed Sept. 10 Panel: Corporate Practice come both more jaded and more sophistica­ imitation of his mentor, Hitchcock, DePal­ ted in recent years. ma's ObsessiCarrie. Anyone who has seen psychotic and a gang of teenaged toughs on Fri Sept. 26 Circle Line Cruise 9 p.m.-12 Midnight the movie knows which scene I mean and I the subway will surely ring true for any woman, especially a New Yorker, who has Tickets on sale from Sept. 2nd on won't ruin it for anyone who hasn't. felt uneasy in the city after dark. DePalma has given us another excel­ See your SBA representative DePalma has also given us the best lent thriller, Dressed To Kill, and perhaps teenaged hero since ,the Hardy Boys in Also - Gwyneth Murphy's weekly Dance/Exercise class resumes today, Tuesday at the highest compliment one could pay the --Keith Gordon, a precocious lad who hunts 1:30 p, m. in t he Chapel (2nd floor Lowenstein). All are welcome- nO charge. film is to say it is the best work in the genre the killer with a collection of home-made since Can-ie, gadgets t hat appears to include everythi'ng If you can read this page without mov­ but a Dick Tracy two-way wrist radio. It is ing your lips, you will undoubtedly see just such Comic book elements as this, and SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS · through such mystery as there is to the plot the Terry-and-the-Pirates-style plot of, Within the first half hour of the film. But it is say, The Fury. that gives DePalma's mov­ precisely when we know who did it, and ies much charm amidst all their mayhem. and tet them know it~ that our hero or heroine on the screen doesn't, that the suspense is greatest. It is In Dressed, Michael Caine is effective then that we feel like shouting at the screen as a posh British psychiatrist and Dennis -the Editors to warn them of the villain creeping up Franz does nice work as the cop who viol­ behind them, or begging them not to go ates Nancy Allen's rights so often the into that room, Perhaps all one can say scenes seem like issue "sPOtters ·o-rfa Con without giving it away is that Dressed To Crim exam. If there is any false note in the Kill is about a psychopathic tra'nsvestite casting it is that Na ncy Allen always seems who pursues a middle-aged matron (Angie a mite too much like your best friend's sis­ Dickinson) and a young call girl (Nancy ter to be entirely believable as a hooker. Allen) through the streets of New York. Happily, the camera doesn't follow DePalma makes this an effective cine­ characters so much as it stalks them. Even matic thriller by simply using all the old during a relatively quiet scene, when devices of other thrillers, but using them Nancy Allen and Keith Gordon are sitting more deftly and tellingly than they are usu­ on a couch talking, the camera jumps a­ ally used. He can even get away with using round as though looking for a way to edge a split screen to follow two characters at closer to them unobserved, as their psy­ once, a device you probably thought a bit chotic opponent might. hokey when yo u first saw it insome old, low I n short, the whole film is extremely budget Warner Brothers film, Yet DePal­ well done and worth short-shrifting a few ma makes it work. He has no new bag of cases for some evening, Go to Monday Classes on YO! 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