Letters: Oct. 25, 1999

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THE MAN WHO COULD BEAT GORE

"Any presidential candidate who drives a 1984 car has my vote! Bill Bradley speaks to the goodness of the American people." JOHN MARTIN West Hartford, Conn.

With Bill Bradley running for president [CAMPAIGN 2000, Oct. 4], Americans have the opportunity to elect a man of extraordinary stature, brilliance, experience and, above all, wisdom. Rather than insulting us with the usual glitz and pizazz, Bradley challenges us to understand and confront the real issues. NANCY McK. CRIBARI Rowley, Mass.

Bradley knows this is the right time to offer his leadership gifts to our country. He is an exemplary role model for our children. Bradley possesses a tough mind and a tender heart. His honesty and sincerity make him the "people's choice." Like Abraham Lincoln, Bill Bradley was born to be President. PAUL L. WHITELEY SR. Louisville, Ky.

Although Bradley wraps himself in a mantle of Scottish-Irish virtues, he cannot conceal the fact that he's just another tax-and-spend liberal Democrat. Doesn't he know the most venerated ideal of the Scottish Irish is thrift? SANDRA McKAY QUESENBERRY Clinton, Ohio

Are the media missing a revealing factor in Bradley's campaign for the presidency? You reported on such telling elements as his need for solitude, detachment and introspection. While these traits are admirable enough, they are not the critical ones needed for an individual who aspires to be President of the U.S. and leader of the free world. Such an awesome environment is not the place for anyone who seems more comfortable with the contemplative life. ROBERT SABBATO JR. Mifflintown, Pa.

We in Canada have more than a passing interest in the future President of the U.S. Please elect the type of individual who will represent the spirit of freedom of choice for all. Why do the American people continue to be inundated with secondhand intellects in the theater of American politics?

The only real candidate out there thus far, John McCain, is enigmatic and probably too straightforward to cope with the vital internationalism of the presidency. Gore is due for an early retirement package. He has never been his own man, relying too heavily on polls, as Clinton does. That is anathema to leadership. Restoring America as the cure-all for the free world's problems will be of benefit not only to Americans but also to everyone else around the globe. MIKE BOUCHARD Burlington, Ont.

The media seem genuinely affected by Bradley's quixotic idealism. You reported that Bradley can get "cranky" on the campaign trail. Thank God! Any candidate who could endure the American political circus and not get cranky doesn't deserve my vote. Further proof for this 26-year-old that the Bradley revolution is real is that Bradley is not only "The Man Who Could Beat Gore," he is, quite simply, the Man. JOSEPH BEYER North Hollywood

It would appear that Bradley, a brilliant Midwestern intellectual, is the tall man's Adlai Stevenson. Bradley even has Stevenson's famous "egghead." MARGARET JANE KEPHART Boulder, Colo.

Bradley is a man of great decency and accomplishment. I'm thrilled. Move over, Al Gore! Look out, George W.! CONNIE PEPPER BUTURAIN Cincinnati, Ohio

Bradley may not be what America wants, but he is what America needs. GARY L. REEVES St. Charles, Mo.

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