Pols and Poles, Powers gets funding from Tally-Ho owner
A group called Women for Davis (as in 26th NYS CD candidate Jack Davis) has submitted a letter to the Jon Powers Congressional campaign expressing “disgust” over the campaign’s acceptance of $7000 in donations from Buffalo buinessman Richard Snowden.
Snowden is the owner of Rick’s Tally-Ho “gentleman’s cabaret” which has locations that include Cheektowaga and Henrietta.
The Women for Davis group also voiced displeasure over Snowden’s co-hosting of a Powers campaign fundraiser at the Saturn Club in Buffalo last Tuesday.
Anne Weidman, Wyoming County Dem chair, is identfied in the correspondence to Powers:
“I am frankly disgusted to learn you have taken campaign contributions from Rick Snowden, a notorious strip club owner with establishments in both Erie and Monroe counties,” Weidman told Powers. “Mr. Snowden’s profits come directly from the exploitation of women, mostly young women, and his ‘sweat money’ has no place in progressive politics or the Democratic Party.”
Weidman, a supporter of Powers opponent Jack Davis in the Democratic primary for the 26th Congressional District who is co-chairwoman of Women for Davis, said in her letter that Davis would not accept such contributions. Davis, a successful businessman from Clarence, has pledged to finance his campaign this year with $3 million of his own money.
“You are the candidate running on a slogan of ‘leadership by example,’ ” Weidman continued. “If you truly wish to lead by example, you should return Mr. Snowden’s three contributions and pledge to never accept campaign funds from those who profit from cultural misogyny and the exploitation of vulnerable young women.
“I hope you will do the right thing,” she added.
This lady is nuts. She used to support Powers and even marched with him in parade’s. Did she get paid by Davis to work for his campaign? Perhaps that’s why she changed her view. Davis also broke his campaign promise of listening to the people and not attacking candidates. He has gone after Powers multiple times, and I haven’t seen him at one event in the Rochester area. From what I read in the other blogs he hasn’t been out in the rural areas either. I highly doubt Buffalo… altough he was at Rick Snowden’s house for a fundraiser according to the Buffalo News!!! If this lady’s so sick at people for taking money, how about going right into the lion’s den? Interesting.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES COMING TO GENESEO
Substantive issues, including the state of the economy, the environment, education and domestic and foreign policy will be issues tackled at a debate of the 26th Congressional District candidates from 7:15 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 in SUNY Geneseo’s 1,000-person Wadsworth Auditorium.
The 26th Congressional District, ranging from Buffalo to rural Livingston County, N.Y. — site of the debate – has a population of 654,360, according to the 2000 census. Livingston County has a population of less than 10% of the whole district.
This debate will be decisive for the democratic candidates as the democratic primary is a week later on Sept. 9. Democratic candidates Alice Kryzan, Jon Powers and Independent Anthony Fumerelle have accepted the invitations. Democratic candidate Jack Davis is undecided. Republican challenger Chris Lee has declined. However, the invitation to the event is still open.
The moderator for the debate is 13-WHAM News Anchor Evan Dawson, who will be asking questions fielded from the community by a panel of community members. Each candidate has equal response time and a “bank” of time to draw upon for follow-up comments after each candidate has answered. NPR affiliates WXXI and WBFO will run an edited version of the debate on their regular radio programming.
Students have organized this event with the help of campus student organizations, faculty and administrators.
Senior Ben DeGeorge, registered as a “blank,” said, “Our mission is to provide a top notch service to the campaigns and all of the six hundred thousand plus citizens in the district. We also are striving to facilitate greater interaction and collaboration between district community members and students like us.”
Junior Michael Ansaldi, a registered Republican said, “This is a huge opportunity for us to become more involved in the political process. It shows that students with a forward thinking mind set can create something great that helps a lot of people. We hope that this event can become a long standing tradition for this district.”
Local community members are invited to attend. Seats are based on a first-come first-serve basis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A group of residents from a local nursing facility will be sitting in the front row.
Questions are being fielded by the event’s organizers. Have a question for one of the candidates you’d like answered? Send them to geneseo.debate@gmail.com or to one of the event organizers.
Please contact event organizers for a reserved seat (Geneseo.debate@gmail.com or 585.472.4170)
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