Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.life From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Fri, 30 Oct 92 15:33:28 EST Message-ID: \SE E;LIFE;MERRIE-GO-ROUND \BY Merrie Morris \CR THE WASHINGTON TIMES THE AMERICAN WAY: When you go to pull the lever for president Tuesday, the menu will include more than the three obvious choices. In the District alone, voters can expect seven other wanna-bes: Lenora B. Fulani of the New Alliance Party; Lyndon LaRouche (currently in federal prison) of the Independents for Economic Recovery; John Quinn Brisben of the Socialist Party; independent Ron Daniels; John Hagelin of the Natural Law Party; James Mac Warren of the Socialist Workers Party and Libertarian Andre Marrou. Mr. Marrou, known for flashy ties, and the Libertarians, known for wanting to abolish the IRS, are on every ballot in the country, plus Guam. He's one of the more serious candidates (as opposed to, say, Arkansan Jim Boren of the Apathy Party) but far from the most unusual. Nineteen candidates have made it onto at least one state's ballot. Among the one-hit wonders: independents Drew Bradford and Delbert L. Ehlers, the Third Party's Eugene A. Hem, the American Party's Robert J. Smith, the Workers World Party's Gloria Estella La Riva and the Looking Back Group's Isabelle Masters. The Natural Law Party wants the government to start using transcendental meditation when formulating policy. The Populist Party, which ran David Duke in 1988, offers former Green Beret James "Bo" Grist in 17 states. The U.S. Taxpayers Party, with Howard Phillips as its man in 21 states, wants to do away with income tax. And there are more: Independent John Yiamouyiannis is on the ballot in four states; Earl F. Dodge of the Prohibition Party, three states; Jack Herer of the Grassroots Party, three states; Helen Halyard of the Workers League Party, two states. A LA MODE: So, is it fashionable to vote? Geoffrey Beene, dean of American fashion, says yes. Next week Seventh Avenue will be in the midst of its annual rite of showing the clothes we'll all wear next summer. And Geoffrey is the biggest name showing on Election Day. Asked if he would find time to vote, he answered, "You bet, the polls are open all day." * All the Best of Washington fashion show veterans were scratching their heads Tuesday, wondering why the Georgetown Design Group had broken its old ties with the show. Turns out that the Capital Children's Museum, driving force behind the show, this year asked for bids from party planners wanting to plan this particular party. And GDG was so miffed at the idea, it didn't deign to toss around any figures. SCENE AND HEARD: Brandon Tartikoff, chairman of Paramount Pictures, is resigning his post to take care of his daughter, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday Thursday. Brandon, who held his title at Paramount for only 15 months, intends to move to New Orleans to get rehabilitative care for his daughter , hurt in a car crash more than a year ago. * Better tune in soon if you want to catch Whoopi Goldberg as a talk-show host. Her late-night show, here seen at 11 on WDCA-Channel 20, is the season's lowest-rated new syndicated program, scoring just a 2.0 last week. Maybe this will open a spot up for Rush Limbaugh, still looking for a Washington station to call home. * Vermont Sen. Pat Leahy has finally put pen to paper for a cause he finds worthwhile. He's written a four-page foreword for a new hardbound collection of Batman comics. "The Dark Knight Archives, Volume 1" combines the first four comic books published by DC Comics after Batman got his own series. "Batman was born in 1939. I followed a year later in 1940 and began following his adventures when I was 5," Pat writes. "My parents, like those of most children, would have preferred comic books with ducks in sailor suits to one about a millionaire in a bat suit." The senator even has a personal relationship, of sorts, with the Caped Crusader. "I have a specially drawn Batman edition provided by the brilliant folks at DC Comics," he writes. "In it, Batman and I discuss bedtime reading. I tell him I read Batman late at night - he says he curls up in the Batcave with the Congressional Record. "Having read both, there are days when I think I made the better choice." THE HOUSE ON THE HILL: Forget the election. What's really scary is the Quayles' haunted-looking house Halloween night. Word is a ghoulish gang with an uncanny resemblance to the second family will be passing out candy to trick or treaters, ages 10 and under , from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. However, the little souls must be brave enough to approach the house without their adult companions. Tricks not required. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM