FAMU is under attack from a Tea Party darling governor who doesn't appear to be concerned about how his actions threaten the university’s future. Gov. Rick Scott
has jeopardized FAMU’s accreditation, attempted to micromanage the Board of
Trustees, and used his veto pen to try and stop FAMU from opening its Crestview
Education Center.
Alfred “Al” Lawson is FAMU’s best chance to strike back
against the Tea Party agenda that hurting the school. He has publicly fought
against Scott’s efforts to hurt FAMU. Now, he wants a chance to help U.S.
President Barack Obama battle against the Tea Party’s attempts to take the
entire country backwards.
Lawson is running to unseat Tea Partier Steve Southerland in
the Second Congressional District of Florida.
Southerland, according to Lawson, “voted to end Medicare as
we know it by supporting the infamous Ryan Budget” and has opposed the Obama
job plan that would help put many North Florida residents back to work.
“The Rattler Nation deserves better than Steve Southerland,”
Lawson said.
Lawson is absolutely right. If Rattlers elect him to office,
they can expect him to use the position to try and steer millions of more dollars
into FAMU’s academic programs, just like he did back when he served in the
Florida Legislature.
Every FAMUan should dig deep and make a generous
contribution to Lawson’s campaign. Let’s help send a true Rattler to Washington,
D.C.