I would like to address the Dole/Kemp supporters who disrupted President Clinton’s appearance at St. John Arena Tuesday morning. I can understand how divisive partisan politics can be. I can even understand why some need to lash our in desperation when things aren’t going their way. I can even, sort of, believe how some conceived of such action as cunning campaign strategy. Here! Here! For the freedom of speech!However, I also feel that such puerile tactics were disrespectful to the institution of the presidency and embarrassing to our university. OK, I admit that President Clinton may not inspire reverential respect in everybody, yet I feel the integrity and tradition of the office itself should be upheld – and face it, anyone who can get himself elected President of the United States of America (with a little help form his friends, of course) deserves our respect.Giving respect is not always easy, I know; however, it does not necessarily entail selling your ideological soul to the devil, either. Case in point: my rather intense dislike for Ronald Reagan began when I was in dindergarten, since his initiatives canceled my school’s lunch program (don’t take away a kid’s tater-tots!); nonetheless, after I matriculated through that school (without hot lunches, mind you) and received a certificate of academic excellence with President Reagan’s stamped signature on it, I was genuinely proud. I had at least nominal contact with the President of the United State of America.Tuesday morning, many elementary school children attended President Clinton’s speech – it was probably their first nominal contact with the presidency. What they saw, unfortunately, was a few over-zealous partisans who did not by any means help out their candidate of choice but rather showed complete disregard for the leader for our nation.Mark K. RutkusSeniorEnglish/Political Science