ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, September 22, 1996 TAG: 9609230075
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-1 EDITION: METRO
LENGTH: Short : 34 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: 1. ``When a man gets in there, you trust hisby CNBintelligence, his competence, his honesty, his trying to do the
right thing, his nobility if you will, and then let him make the
best decision he can. I don't want to see him tied on specific
bills. I think he should be able to think it through.'' - Ann
Murdock, Bedford. 2. ``Most politicians are not innovative thinkers
themselves. The majority of their ideas will tend to come from a
background of education and beliefs. So you need to know what that
background is. You need to know whether the candidate is a big fan
of FDR, or a big fan of some other president and doesn't like FDR at
all.'' - Mike Marlowe, Blacksburg. 3. ``What do they stand for?
Don't back down. Don't say, `I'll take 25 percent or 50 percent of
what I want.' You go for 100 percent and fight for that. It's great
to have someone fight for you, whether you're Democrat or
Republican.'' - Jeff Borthen, Roanoke. 4. ``It really doesn't matter
to me their exact position on this issue or that issue because it's
going to evolve over their period in office anyway. What I want to
know is, can I trust them? Because I sure don't know enough about
what they're doing to make a judgment on whether they're right or
wrong in this particular case.'' - Henry Sullivan, Roanoke. color. KEYWORDS: POLITICS