Shays Rattles Gubernatorial Intent, But Foley Lets His Checkbook Do His Talking

 

 

 We’re months away from the May GOP nominating convention, but Thomas C. Foley, the Greenwich millionaire whose huge fundraising for the Bush administration led to his ambassadorship to Ireland, is up on TV around the state, accentuating his business acumen, which he hopes will overshadow the fact that he’s never held elective office, The Blogster figures it’s just a coincidence that the commercials are going up today, the morning after Chris Shays, the former long-time congressman, said maybe, just maybe (like if he’s asked the right way) he’d consider a run for governor.

Here’s a script for Foley’s ads, called “Let’s Get To Work.” One’s 30 seconds and the other’s a minute.

FOLEY: “Wherever I go in Connecticut I hear the same thing:  we need more jobs. For twenty-five years I have helped turn companies around.  It’s hard work, but when it is done, the future is more promising.  Hartford is broken and broke. I have a plan to fix it.  We can bring new and better jobs here.  We can cut back wasteful spending. We can reduce the tax burden on working families — and we will change Hartford.  Lets get to work.”
 
“I’m Tom Foley and I approve this message.”


Script For “Let’s Get to Work” (TV:60):
“Ingenuity, Inventiveness, know-how, Connecticut has a knack for good business sense, but when it comes to new jobs and our economy, Hartford isn’t getting the job done.”
 
“I’m Tom Foley. Growing up in the middle of six children, I learned early how to listen.  Wherever I go in Connecticut, I hear the same thing: we need more jobs. For twenty-five years I have helped turn companies around.  It’s hard work, but when it’s done the future is more promising.  I like making things better for people.  My dad use to joke that I was always tinkering — busy trying to fix things and today I tell my son nothing is impossible. Hartford is broken and broke. I have a plan to fix it.  We can bring new and better jobs here.  We can cut back wasteful spending. We can reduce the tax burden on working families and we will change Hartford.  I’ll use the same problem solving skills I used to turn around companies to fix Connecticut’s problems. Lets get to work.”
 
“I’m Tom Foley and I approve this message.”

FOLEY: