habitat of the spotted owl, forgetting about the habitat of the men and women who live and work in hayforkthere were the brave people of koreatown who took the worst of those l.a. riots, but still live the family values we treasure, and who still deeply believe in the american dream. friends, in those wonderful 25 weeks of our campaign, the saddest days were the days of that riot in l.a., the worst riot in american history. but out of that awful tragedy can come a message of hope. hours after that riot ended, i went down to the army compound in south los angeles, where i met the troopers of the 18th cavalry who had come to save the city of los angeles. an officer of the 18th cav said, "mr. buchanan, i want you to talk to a couple of our troopers." and i went over and i met these young fellows. they couldn't have been 20 years old. and they recounted their story. they had come into los angeles late in the evening of the second day, and the rioting was still going on. and two of them walked up a dark street, where the mob had burned and looted every single building on the block but one, a co