Support For Randy Lewis

Dear Editor,

Recently two of Ms Culwell's supporters said that Ed Nichols of New York was not a worthy person to endorse Mr. Lewis because he (Nichols), "makes a living defending sex predators, molesters and people accused (notice here, accused not convicted) of incest."

In the case of Mr. Nichols' firm, many of his clients are spouses who have been accused of sexual misconduct as a result of divorce disputes over child custody. Divorce disputes bring many false accusations, and only by going to trial can the truth be determined

Ms Culwell would have you believe the make-up of Nichols' client base somehow impacts his credibility and therefore his endorsement of Mr. Lewis.

I witnessed what appeared to me to be a similar attempt to discredit Lewis on the part of Ms Culwell at the candidate's forum held recently at the Dayton Liberty Theater. A woman asked Ms Culwell a question regarding the wasting of taxpayer money by bringing cases to trial that were not justified and resulted in dismissals.

Ms. Culwell pointed at the woman and said that she recognize her from the rape trial. Up to this point, Culwell had not made any reference to a questioner's identification. We have seen Ms Culwell run a very negative campaign. She has tried to discredit Mr. Lewis in many ways. Don't be fooled.

Mr. Lewis is a credible candidate. He has strong beliefs based in the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. He believes all citizens have the right to a fair trial, not some, depending on the charge, but all.

Yes he lost an election in Louisiana. Does this raise a red flag like Mr. Passmore would have you believe? If that were the case, would Passmore say the same thing about Abraham Lincoln, who lost many races? I say it does raise a flag all right, but the flag has three colors: red, white and blue!

Sue Bell,

Dayton