Posted on 01/11/2002 9:36:07 AM PST by ElkGroveDan
I just learned that the Simon For Governor campaign has realesed its first radio ad. You can listen to it on their web site.
Here's the text (but it's better when you listen to it):
(Announcer's text in Italics.) Bill Simon -- the right experience and right qualities to be a great Republican Governor for California.
I'm Bill Simon. As a conservative Republican I want to get our state headed back in the right direction. My experience in public service, as a successful businessman and as a leader in charity have prepared me to bring the California dream to everyone.
Bill Simon - Federal Prosecutor Under Rudy Giuliani.
I'm the only candidate who has actually put criminals behind bars, and I was honored to serve as part of the Reagan Administration under Rudy Giuliani.
Bill Simon - Successful Businessman.
I've spent my career creating and saving thousands of jobs here in California. I'm ready to get our economy going again.
Bill Simon - Charity Leader.
I believe in giving back to the community and I've made volunteer work and charity a priority in my life.
Bill Simon - Federal prosecutor. Successful businessman. Leader in charity.
Bill Simon - the Conservative Republican for Governor.
Paid for by the Bill Simon for Governor Committee.
I really liked Simon on the radio ad ... it sounds like Simon is a real person, someone who is smart and principled and most importantly not a business-as-usual politician.
WILLIAM E. SIMON, JR.
BIOGRAPHY
Bill Simon's career crosses legal, business, philanthropic and civic borders, blending a long list of professional and personal accomplishments. Among his proudest professional accomplishments is the co-founding of William E. Simon & Sons, LLC, together with his father and brother in 1988. He has worked for the past thirteen years to help grow the Firm into one of the country's largest privately held investment enterprises, which he continues to manage today. Based in the Los Angeles office, which he established in 1990, Mr. Simon focuses on the Firm's strategy and direction and together with his brother Pete, supervises the Firm's three product groups; Private Equity, Real Estate and Special Situations.
Mr. Simon also serves as Vice Chairman of Paxson Communications, a company in which WES & Sons has a significant investment. In 1998, WES & Sons recognized the importance of digital entertainment and led an investment syndicate to help launch PAX TV, a family-friendly broadcast network. PAX TV, which now reaches 80% of America's television households, airs 24 hours a day with such powerhouse products as Touched By An Angel.
As background, Bill Simon attended Williams College where he earned Dean's List honors, was Captain of the Squash Team, Editor of the daily school newspaper, and later served as President of his class. After graduation, Mr. Simon was a foreign exchange trader and an assistant treasurer in the municipal bond department of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. In 1982, he earned a J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he was a member of the National Moot Court Team. Mr. Simon then practiced law for six years as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York under Rudolph Giuliani (current mayor of New York City) and with Davis, Markel Dwyer & Edwards.
Mr. Simon is actively involved in a wide variety of philanthropic and civic activities. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Williams College (as a lifetime Trustee) where he is a member of the Executive Committee, and Chair of the Audit Committee. In addition, Mr. Simon is Vice Chair of the Board of Catholic Charities, Los Angeles. Mr. Simon serves on the Boards of Regents of Childrens Hospital (Los Angeles), of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation and of The Heritage Foundation. He is also Chairman (Emeritus) of Covenant House and a member of the Catholic lay organization, Knights of the Order of Malta.
Together with his wife, Cindy, Mr. Simon chairs the Sound Body Sound Mind program, which provides children with the opportunity to utilize state-of-the-art fitness centers at their schools. He has established numerous scholarships at schools across the country.
Mr. Simon lives in Pacific Palisades with his wife, Cindy and has four children; Cary Matthews, William Edward, III, Lindsay Louise and Griffith Girard.
So, does it look like he has a chance, in one of the stupidest-voting states in the Union, the state that inflicted on the nation Barbara Boxer, Marxine Waters, Henry Waxman, Dianne Feinstein, Sheila K, "Red" Dellums, etc?
Dan
Check those out: Simon Speeches
Do you know when these are on the airwaves? Are they already? I hope all the Dick Riordan people gag on their "silver spoons" when they find out they have conservative oppositon.
Should be interesting to watch - I think he can. More importantly I am proud of him saying "conservative Republican" in the ad. That shows a pride in his views and that he is going to put them out there and defend them. Go Bill!
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