On the Line: Jean Dominique ak jounalis entènasyonal sou deba Clinton-Dole

Pandan yon entèvyou avèk pwogram "On the Line" sou radyo piblik WNYC nan Nouyòk, twa jounalis entènasyonal reyaji ak deba ant kandida pou prezidan Etazini Bill Clinton ak Bob Dole, epi deba ant kandida pou vis-prezidan Etazini Al Gore ak Jack Kemp. Yo pale sou opinyon kandida ameriken yo sou asistans piblik, kontwòl zam, "family values" (valè familyal), epi enfliyans global Etazini. Avèk Jean Dominique (Radyo Ayiti-Entè), Mark Little (korespondan nan Washington pou radyo ilandè RTÉ), ak Taka Mizuno (jounal japonè Asahi Shimbun). Jean Dominique dekri Etazini kòm yon peyi rich ki gen "awogans ak mepri pou pòv yo." Dapre li, deba a se yon deba ant "de mons k ap pale pen ak pòmdtè" ("two monsters talking about bread and potatoes") Bizaman, Dole te site non prezidan ayisyen René Préval pandan deba a. Li di "Pwobableman, Saddam Hussein ap viv pi byen pase jan l t ap viv sa fè katran. Pwobableman, René Préval ap viv pi byen pase jan l t ap viv sa fè katran" (“Saddam Hussein is probably better off than he was four years ago. René Préval is probably better off than he was four years ago").

In an interview with "On the Line" on public radio station WNYC, three international journalists react to the latest US presidential debates between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole and vice-presidential debates between Al Gore and Jack Kemp. They discuss the US candidates’ positions on social welfare, gun control, and “family values,” and the global influence of the US. With Jean Dominique of Radio Haïti-Inter; Mark Little, the Washington correspondent for RTÉ in Ireland; and Taka Mizuno of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Jean Dominique describes the US as a wealthy country that has “arrogance and disdain for the poor,” and the debate as between “two monsters talking about bread and potatoes.” Curiously, Dole invoked the name of Haitian president René Préval in the debate, saying “Saddam Hussein is probably better off than he was four years ago. René Préval is probably better off than he was four years ago."