[Theodore R.]

To be honest, I do not know Lindy Boggs' position on abortion. I ASSUME that she is for the woman's "right to choose," but I don't specifically recall how she stands. I believe she lives in New Orleans but may be in good enough health to travel a great deal. I know that she is a close friend of David Brinkley, Cokie's former partner on ABC. And David Brinkley is a close friend of Bob Dole. So with E. Dole coming into LA for Terrell, and David Brinkley close to Boggs-Roberts, I would imagine that David is also for Landrieu. Brinkley and Mrs. Dole are native North Carolinians. Bob Dole was also a close friend of the former LA Democrat Sen. Russell B. Long, whose second wife is (was) also a North Carolinian. In fact, Bob Dole did a TV commercial for Long in 1980, when he was then being challenged by Woody Jenkins, a Democrat at the time. In 1996, however, then presidential candidate Bob Dole was for Jenkins, because he had since switched parties. Landrieu beat Jenkins by less than 6,000 votes. Fraud was alleged in the LA outcome. Recall that after B. Dole lost the presidential race, David Brinkley began attacking AR Bill on the air, when he thought the microphone was off.

[dtrab]

Lindy Boggs was pro-life; if she were in Congress today, many members of the media and the Democratic Party would be denouncing her as a right-wing extremist. She proved that you can support non-discrimination based on race and gender while supporting life.