For the Record - quotations and activities from President Clinton and other political figures - Brief Article

National Review, May 22, 2000

President Clinton: "I'm not ashamed of the fact that [the House of Repre sen ta tives] impeached me." . . . Clin ton's non- denial denial, on whether he seeks par don: "I have no interest in it, I would n't ask for it, I don't think it would be necessary. . . . I am prepared to stand be fore any bar of justice I have to stand be fore." . . . Clinton, responding to 9-year- old boy asking how president uses his computer: "I confess I don't use it much for e- mail, but that's for very per son al reasons. . . . If you work for the go vern ment, you don't use e-mail very much unless you want it all in the newspapers."

Al Gore, to gay activists on getting their endorsement: "It was politically incorrect for you to say your preference was Al Gore, but it's okay to say you were oriented towards me." . . . In Washington Post profile, Gore credits own role in "dinner table debates" with father to explain Albert Gore Sr.'s support of civil-rights legislation in 1960s.... Actor Rick Schroeder calls Gore a "phony" in George: "He's been in Washington way too long. He's so calculating." . . . Former Carter chief of staff Hamilton Jordan, on how he'll vote this November, in Washington Post: "I'll probably write in John McCain." . . . Gore, on whether he would choose a Republican running mate: "I don't completely rule it out." . . . In Rasmussen Research poll, George W. Bush pulls ahead of Gore in California, 37 percent to 36 percent. . . . Bush taps former defense secretary Dick Cheney to head vice- presidential selection process. . . . Wisconsin governor Tommy Thomp son named head of platform committee for GOP convention. . . . In Princeton Research Associates poll of hypothetical match-up, Bush leads Clinton, 49 percent to 44 percent.

Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, whose political affiliation is unknown, in Parade: "I think I could be a wonderful vice president-but give me 10 years. I will have done things that will broaden my experience beyond the military." . . . Clinton attends fundraiser for Rep. Michael Forbes (D., N.Y.), ex-Republican who voted to impeach. . . . Jay Leno makes donation at Clinton fundraiser in Beverly Hills. . . . Following defeat in primary, in which some colleagues endorsed his opponent, Rep. Matthew Martinez (D., Calif.) abandons party on House votes. . . . Teamsters endorse Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R., Mich.), who earned rating of zero on one union scorecard, for leading probe of previous president Ron Carey and making possible Jimmy Hoffa's election. . . . California prepares to make birthday of union leader Cesar Chavez a state holiday.

Sen. Bob Graham (D., Fla.) says Clinton and chief of staff John Podesta promised him that Elian would not be snatched in the dark. Gonzalez controversy thought to hurt Graham's chances of being Gore's veep. . . . Beatriz Her nan dez, neighbor of Elian Gonzalez's relatives in Miami, on seizure of boy: "I feel like I'm back in Cuba in 1960. That's the way I feel right now. I've been here 40 years. I never, never thought anything like this would happen." . . . Washington Post columnist Mary McGrory writes that Jesse Helms "is just as much a dictator as Castro."... At Earth Day event, actor Chevy Chase tells TV newsmagazine American Investigator that "sometimes socialism works" and "Cuba might prove that."

Billy Graham's alma mater, Wheaton College, plans to drop "Crusaders" mascot. . . . New York abortionist and obstetrician gets probation for carving initials into woman's abdomen after delivering her baby. . . . Anita Hill signed on to provide Court TV commentary on Supreme Court, particularly race, gender, and sexual- harassment cases. . . . In American Civil Rights Institute poll, 77 percent say government should not ask respondents' race on official forms. . . . Rutherford Institute challenges New Jersey school district that suspended four kindergarten students for playground offense of pretending to "shoot" other students with fingers. . . . Christopher Summers launches think tank called Tax Reform for Maryland (www.taxreformformaryland.org) to argue for lower taxes. . . . New York City paid out $57 million to people who sued for tripping on sidewalks last year. . . . Rush Limbaugh mentioned as possible co-host for Monday Night Football this fall.

Russian Communist party chief Gennady Zyuganov on 130th anniversary of Lenin's birth: "Lenin is more relevant than ever." . . . New Russian presidential economic adviser Andrei Illarionov cites Ayn Rand as influence, declares "Every tax acts against our freedom." . . . In program praised by president Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian police begin recruiting women for traffic-patrol jobs because they are stricter and more disciplined than men. . . . Playboy Enterprises reprimands Romanian edition of magazine for publishing "How to Beat Your Wife Without Leaving Traces." . . . Japan requires export license for Sony PlayStation2, due in U.S. markets this fall, because of potential military applications. . . . Swarms of locusts, estimated at 100 billion, plague Australia. . . . DNA tests reveal boy who died in Paris prison in 1795 was indeed, despite theories to contrary, son of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. . . . Effort to bring food and medicine to famine-ridden Ethiopia being organized by Nicholas Lambrou, Archbishop of the Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas; phone: (718) 784-3444.