Jimfouratt4State Assembly Campaign  : negoticiation skills and diversity
Channel: Jim Fouratt
Date: 2016-09-03

The Glick Team has attempted to make me out to be as a person who has no skills at negotiating and the art of politics. . Principled Yes , but uncompromising . Not true,  I learned from  the practice of political women I respect that you can be principled and you can find a common point of unity with folks if you listen, really listen ,, and talk directly to people about what you believe and want and ask them what they want based in their personal experience and find away to remain principled.  To work with others to solve a task .. for example : Cleaning up the mess in Albany.. which Glick because of her loyalty to Speaker Silver had an insider role she played to the hilt . ... In my professional career world, when I ran successful night clubs like Danceteria, Hurrah, Peppermint Lounge, On the Waterfront etc.. I had  to deal daily with the business people around the creative artists i wanted to engaged... and this is a group that can be almost impossible .. I had to learn how to accomplish what I wanted within the budgets I had. I could give other examples .When I was Sr VP of A&R at Mercury Records , . but I will stay with these  two important examples to counter the spin Team Glick is trying to paint me with .. of course it's all done in whispers and innuendo, never direct as Glick refuses to debate me on the bogus charge that she does not like how,  when Arthur Schwartz had to withdraw because of health issue aggravated by the aggression in public spaces of her Team , her Yellow Shirts, he appointed me as his replacement. Despite her team's effort to have me throw off the ballot, the Board of Elections  said Schwartz had done nothing wrong and was completely within the Board of Elections rules . I said yes because I was supporting Schwartz in a call for change . I also think it best when in a political race the voter has an opportunity to choose between candidates and makes an informed vote . This I believe is how Democracy works.  As to the charges ..well I may not be a pushover in the political ring,but  I do believe in being realistic .. I believe in telling  the truth, listening  and staying  on point. I am not attacking GLICK personally .. it is  her record that I am focusing on .. No wonder she is afraid to debate me.