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August 16, 2006
Please join Norman Siegel in supporting Bill Batson
This fundraising message was sent from Norman Siegel to local voters this past week:
The race for the 57th Assembly District is incredibly important and my friend Bill Batson is running for this seat.
We should all support him.
For those of you who don't know Bill, you should get to know him. He's the ideal candidate for the 57th Assembly District.
The Forest City Ratner plan will radically change this area. Bill's opponent, at best, double talks about the issue, doesn't respond to questions and, at worst, supports the plan.
Bill doesn't.
That alone is sufficient grounds for everyone in the area to vote for Bill. But there are many more reasons to support Bill.
I've known Bill for over a quarter of a century. I've seen Bill, while he was working for me at the Civil Liberties Union and traveling across the state, listening to different people, talking with them. And that's what politicians should be about. Serving all the people, not just the rich, not just the elite, but everyone.
We all know about the battle here in Brooklyn. Bill is consistent in regard to the Forest City Ratner plan. From the very beginning, when I got involved in this issue, Bill was there. If he gets elected he won't change his position. That's not in his character. He tells it like it is. And he does it with passion, understanding and vigor.
Many of our current political leaders are unfortunately, in my opinion, mediocre. They are not very principled. What they focus on is getting elected, and once they are elected, they focus on getting reelected; moving up the political ladder. Bill is not like that.
Bill can win. It can happen with people like you who are willing to write checks to Bill's campaign.
Please support Bill. Make calls to your friends in the district. Send emails. Get others to contribute and volunteer. But right now, please contribute to this important campaign and to my friend, Bill Batson.
My experience in the electoral arena has been an eye opener. Money really does count. If you don't have the money to send out the fliers, to hire the people to walk the streets in the district, even if you should win, you might not. We can't let that happen to Bill. I wrote my check to Bill already, it was the largest check I've given to a candidate for office in my life. I encourage you to do the same.
You can contribute through the website or by making a check out to Batson for Brooklyn and mailing to:
767 Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238.Bill will raise important questions once in office. And we need that in politics. We need role models like Bill, not only will he shake things up in Albany, but he will fight for us back here in Brooklyn.
- Norman Siegel, DFNYC/CBID fundraiser
email: siegelforbatson@gmail.com
web: http://www.batsonforbrooklyn.com
Posted by lumi at August 16, 2006 8:03 AM