The_Rambler_1976-11-02

              NATIONAL ELECTION ISSUE
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Volume 47
Number 6
November 2, 1976
Nassau Republicans Gather
at Coliseum
The Banner on the
Grandstand read, "Nassau
Republicans Welcome Presi-dent
Ford," and so they did.
Approximately 14,000 people
filed into the colisium, which
was heavily guarded by police
and secret service agents.
At 8:15 p.m. President Ford
made his entrance. After a four
minute ovation the crowd
quieted down and the
invocation was given. After
that came the pledge to the flag,
the star spangled banner and
than another prayer but this
time from a Rabbi.
The frist speaker was James
Buckley, who is running for re-election
in the U.S. Senate.
(His opponent is Daniel
Moynihan) Buckley opened by
saying to Ford, "Welcome to
Nassau County, the county
that will put both of us over the
top on Tuesday. The Senator
stated that if Ford wins the
elections, the real winners will
be the taxpayers and the elderly
and that thanks to Ford many
jobs are beginning to open up
in New York. He also
commended Ford for having
the guts to veto legislation that
we can't afford.
A f t e r Buckley, State
Chairman Richard Rosen-baum
got up and told the
audience that Ford offers the
country a leadership that does
what it says and says what it
does.
Following two more minutes
of a p p l a u s e a f t e r his
introduction President Ford
A g g i e Poll
In a survey taken by the
Student Government during
the recent S.G.A. elections.
Ford was favored over Carter
91 to 85. In a smaller poll taken
by the Rambler, Ford beat
Carter by an even wider
margin, 60 to 28 with 10
undecided.
spoke to an anxious crowd
"This is no time to play trick or
treat with America," stated
Ford.
Introduced by the President
was Joe Garigiola who joked,
"This is the biggest crowd since
Yogi Berra's first communion."
Garigiola admitted to not
knowing all that much about
politics but endorced Ford by
saying "I believe in him, I have
trust in him."
After Ford returned to the
podium he began to talk about
the real issues. He said that on
August 9,1974 he took the oath
of office. At that time inflation
was 12% and we were still
involved in Viet Nam. "We
have made incredible progress
in the past 2 years." stated
Ford. Inflation has been cut in
half and our country is at peace
for the first time since
Eisenhower was President.
As far as employment is
concerned. Ford pledged a job
for every person who wants
one. The President also spoke
about our defense saying the
reason we are at peace is
because America is strong
militarily, and he pledged he
would keep the Army, Navy,
Marines and Air Force number
one.
Ford attacked Congress
when he spoke of taxes saying
that he recommended an
increase in personal exemp-tions
from $750 to $1,000 but
the Congress turned it down.
He also made the remark that
no one could give a straight
story on what Carter wants to
do with taxes because he keeps
changing his mind.
The President talked about
the environment saying that he
intends to improve it for the
good of everyone.
"I pledge you I will not let
you down." Were Ford's
closing remarks. A choras of
God Bless America began and
the Rally ended. Bcitch
Carter Receives Warm
Long Island Welcome
Vote for the candidate of your
choice, Tuesday, November 2.
by Debby Bcitch
Last Thursday night Jimmy
Carter spoke at Hofstra
University to an overwhelming
crowd of over 8,000 people.
According to one policeman
approximately 2,000 people
were turned away at the door.
No one really expected such a
large turnout. In fact, a
partition had to be removed to
make way for more standing
room.
S.A.S.U. Fails on
Voter Registration
On the dates of September
27th through October 1st, 1976
the Student Government
Association with the help of
B.E.C.S. (Black Educational &
Cultural Society) held a voter
registration drive which took
place in the lobby of Roosevelt
Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
SASU, Inc. ( S t u d e nt
Association of the State
University) furnished all the
forms and agreed to send
someone on Friday, October
1st, 1976 to pick up the
completed forms and deliver
them to the Board of Elections.
There were 721 people who
registered at that time. After
numerous phone calls to
SASU,Inc. they finally sent
someone on October 8th, 1976
stating that it had been
arranged that the forms would
be accepted even though the
deadline had passed.
As it now turns out the
Student Government Assoc-iation
has had a number of
students coming in com-plaining
that they never
received their voter registration
cards and added that after
calling their District Board of
Elections were informed that
they were not registered. As a
result of this, the Student
Government Association
decided to investigate this
situation.
Upon investigating this
matter we found that SASU,
Inc. apparently never delivered
the forms, therefor NONE of
the 721 people who completed
a registration form are eligible
to vote.
I am in complete sympathy
with the other 720 people who
believed they would be able to
vote at the National Election
on November 2nd as I am also
one of the people who filled in a
form at the Drive.
The Student Government
Association would like to
express their sincere apologies
to the 721 people that believed
they had registered and would
be eligible to vote. Everything
had been done properly at
SUNY Farmingdale. The fault
lies with SASU, Inc.
The Student Government
Association will voice strong
criticism and dissatisfaction
with the entire project to the
irresponsible SASU, Inc.
leadership.
Sincerely,
Marc Wayne Sanders
President
Student Government
Association
Before Carter arrived
various poeple spoke before a
very impatient, and at times,
disrespectful crowd. The Rev.
Mario Costa, who delivered the
invocation was interrupted
twice by the audience. Various
other speakers were also
treated in a similar manner.
Making an appearance and
getting a standing ovation from
the crowd was Margaret Mead.
She stressed the fact that each
vote counts and that everyone
should get out and vote.
Just before Carter's arrival
there was to be a campaign film
shown but do to difficulities it
was cancelled.
Finally, just as the film was
turned off. Carter walked in
escorted on both sides. The
crowd stood and cheered for 3
minutes while Carter waved
and shook hands. Hofstra
Board Chairman, George
Dempster, then went to the
podium and began to speak,
but was cut short by an
impatient crowd who began to
boo. After a few minutes he
gave up and introduced Carter,
which casued the audience to
once again burst into cheers.
The Governor immediately
gained the crowds favor by
saying that he has spoken to
many people in this area and
has found the major problem to
be "finding a replacement for
Julius Irving of the N.Y. Nets."
Carter spoke about the two
things Americans want. The
first being a competent
government and the second a
government that understands
the people. He also stated the
reasons why he picked
Mondale as his Vice
Presidential running mate. His
e x p l a n a t i o n included,
competence, merit, and
leadership qualities.
Governor Carter called the
United States a mosaic, not a
melting pot, stating that people
don't have to give up their
heritage. He cited many faults
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