FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (of interest to editors covering: Elections/Politics, Louisiana Business) Former Gubernatorial Candidate Announces Run for U.S. Senate MANDEVILLE, La., May 18, 2009 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- From his campaign headquarters in Mandeville, Louisiana Anthony "Tony G" Gentile announced his candidacy for U.S. Senator. He'll be running as an Independent. Gentile advertises himself as a conservative but is willing to listen to all that present sound high impact ideas that will benefit our country. In his official statement to supporters Gentile went on to say there is a quote from Thomas Jefferson that describes the current Senator and how I will be, "In matters of style swim with the current, in matters of principle stand like a rock." "I will be your rock." When asked about his failed attempt for the Governor's office in 2007 Gentile replied, "Losing is a part of life, it makes winning that much more rewarding. Look I met a lot of great people throughout Louisiana and gained some valuable experience, when you sum it up I lost an election but I gained so much more. I am a conservative however I do believe anybody can have a good idea, policy, or a law that can benefit our country. I see through party lines and look at the intent. My vote will be made with you the citizen in mind, not a party or organization. Our Government has to work for the betterment our country, our people and our businesses. Period." Gentile was asked what he thought of his opponent incumbent U.S. Senator David Vitter; he replied, "In the past I called his office several times and left messages, I never even got a form letter back acknowledging my call. That's all I say about him his story is already well broadcasted." He went on to say, "Voting the party line has to stop, making laws that are in the interest of this country and its people should be paramount. The old saying you catch more bees with honey doesn't apply when the bees (the majority) control the honey. We need somebody that's tough and who doesn't go along to get along. I fit that bill. The game our politicians play involves us and our lives. We have little to say and we're stuck with the outcome. I say game over. Let's clear the board. Prepare yourself for real change!" To learn more about Anthony Gentile's campaign check out his website at http://www.gentileforsenator.com . All trademarks and service marks are the property of the respective parties. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009. NEWS SOURCE: Gentile for Senator Campaign Team # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Anthony Gentile Gentile for Senator Campaign Team +1-985-789-0870 tonyg @ gentileforsenator.com //Notes to editors: Print-ready images may be requested from the above media contact. ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2009-05-0518-004.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2009-05-0518-004.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml RSS feeds by news topic: http://feeds.send2press.com/idx_RSS.shtml Add our news to your blog or website automatically: http://feeds.send2press.com/ ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com/ ......... MAY 2009 Press Release / PRT = / S-ST US=LA / pre = / ytv = / agency = / keywords =