From: neil.black@uttsbbs.uucp (Neil Black) 
Newsgroups: alt.politics.clinton
Subject: INTERIOR SEC'Y; FAX CLINT
Date: 24 Dec 92 14:21:00 GMT
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Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
Reply-To: neil.black@uttsbbs.uucp (Neil Black) 

-> From: Steve Freedkin <sfreedkin@igc.apc.org>
-> Newsgroups: alt.politics.clinton
-> Date: 24 Dec 92 00:58 PST
-> Subject: INTERIOR SEC'Y; FAX CLINTON *TODAY*
-> Message-ID: <1588800068@igc.apc.org>
->
-> From: Steve Freedkin <sfreedkin>
-> Subject: INTERIOR SEC'Y; FAX CLINTON *TODAY*!
->
-> I HAVE SENT THE FOLLOWING BY FAX TO CLINTON TRANSITION TEAM AND URGE
-> OTHERS WHO AGREE WITH ME TO DO THE SAME *TODAY* BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
-> FAX NUMBERS: 501-399-7195; 501-399-7194
-> -----------------------------------------------------------------
-> President-Elect Bill Clinton
-> Office of the President-Elect
-> Little Rock, AR  72201
-> FAX: (501) 399-7195
->
-> RE: INTERIOR SECRETARY APPOINTMENT
->
-> Mr. President:
->
-> I am writing to fervently urge the selection of Bruce Babbott as
-> Secretary of the Interior.
->
-> I am very sensitive to issues of racial and gender justice, and your
-> pledge to appoint a cabinet that looks more like America was and
-> remains very important to me.  I serve on the Ethnic Diversity Task
-> Force and the Santa Barbara Coalition (for racial justice) here, and
-> was Executive Director of the Peace Resource Center of Santa Barbara
-> until Nov. 1. I also have been active in the Clinton-Gore Electronic
-> Mail network.
->
-> I also am very concerned about the environment.  I serve on the
-> Steering Committee of the Santa Barbara Earth Day Committee.  I have
-> been involved in both environmental issues and racial and gender
-> justice since my elementary-school days.  (I'm 37.)
->
-> I believe the Interior Department requires a strong, committed,
-> credible, and nationally recognized environmentalist at its helm.
-> Few could match this description better than Bruce Babbott (unless,
-> of course, Al Gore was willing to take two White-House jobs ...).
-> You have many opportunities to appoint women and non-white people to
-> visible, important leadership positions. In addition to the remaining
-> Cabinet positions, one that comes to mind is State Department
-> spokesperson.  The deputy Interior Secretary (and other deputy
-> secretaries) could also take more visible public roles.
->
-> However, as Al Gore has clearly written and said, the environment is
-> at a critical juncture, and without the strongest possible leadership
-> at both EPA (I applaud your choice there) *and* Interior, you will
-> not be able to accomplish what is needed.  I believe it is
-> *essential* to have Gov. Babbott heading the Department of the
-> Interior at this moment in history.
-> Congratulations on your successful transition work so far.  I look
-> forward to great accomplishments from the Clinton Administration, and
-> stand ready to help as I can.  Happy new year -- come visit Santa
-> Barbara again soon!
-> Sincerely,
->
-> Steve Freedkin
-> (formerly Executive Director, Peace Resource Center of Santa Barbara)
-> P.O. Box 91817
-> Santa Barbara, CA  93190-1817
-> e-mail: sfreedkin@igc.apc.org
-> 76200,3421@compuserve.com
-> tel. (805) 682-9986
-> fax: Call me and ask me to set up the fax machine.


Of course, as you know, he has been selected.  HOORAY!
                                                                         
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