My Open Letter to Congressman Cole (OK-R) on Health Care

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Tuesday August 11, 2009 · 10:41 AM PDT

2009/08/11 · 10:41

Congressman Tom Cole (OK-R, Dist. 4), my Representative, voted pro-Republican on all health care issues from 2003-2006. That resulted in yes votes on 17 of 18 measures, including funding for smallpox vaccines, AIDS awareness, low-income children's nutrition, and Medicare Part D.

From 2007 to present, my congressman has continued to vote pro-Republican, which resulted in voting no on 27 of 36 healthcare measures.

I'm unable to attend his scheduled town hall meeting, so I sent the following letter to him and to the local paper (the Daily Oklahoma doesn't print open letters to officials, so it'll probably get cut but I figured it was worth the effort).

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Have you been active to support health care reform?

13 votes Vote Now!

Have you been active to support health care reform?

Yes, I attended a town hall meeting.

1 vote

Yes, I have contacted my representatives.

4 votes

Yes, I am actively supporting local awareness campaigns (or other similar).

0 votes

Yes, I have done one or more of the above.

4 votes

No.

4 votes

Help PALIN Win NRSC 2009 Proxy Online Ballot!

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Monday August 10, 2009 · 10:02 AM PDT

2009/08/10 · 10:02

The NRSC is conducting their 2009 Proxy Online Ballot @
https://nrsc.wufoo.com/... . I say we "help" them with their poll by selecting PALIN as their GOP Presidential nomination for this poll!

(note read the suggestion after the jump before clicking the NRSC link)

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Tuesday March 17, 2009 · 11:09 AM PDT

2009/03/17 · 11:09

In NCAA college football, folks from the Big12 conference are familiar with the throwing of oranges. That's a reference back to the Big8 days when the conference winner won an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl. Being an Oklahoma Sooners fan, I am very familiar with "raining oranges." It's the same as Big10 and PAC10 fans and their roses.

So, what does that have to do with avocados? Well, I think Eugene Robinson in his March 17 column may have inadvertantly inspired something new for us to "throw."

(hop the avocado for more...)

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Friday March 06, 2009 · 9:40 AM PST

2009/03/06 · 09:40

I know, I know, Jim Cramer (JC--I wonder if he thinks he's a financial messiagh...) is not worth a retort. However, living in Oklahoma I have to deal with all the Rushpublicans who love to use this kind of JC tripe as a type of trump card to slam Dems/Libs/Pros.

My boss sent me this link and asked I "read to the end to get the gist" because he was "inclined to agree." Well, boss-man, since I can't reply to you first because you took today off work, I figured I'd run my email response by the DKos commune to see what pearl's-o-wisdom they would profer.

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123 votes Show Results

Who's right?

123 votes Vote Now!

Who's right?

Jim Cramer

5 votes

The Obama Administration

107 votes

Neither

7 votes

Something else.

4 votes

Does Israeli Intelligence Lie?

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 · 7:48 AM PST

2009/01/14 · 07:48

Foriegn Policy In Focus ran an article on January 12, 2009, citing a Ha'aretz article that unveiled the results of an internal investigation of the Israeli Military Intelliegence.

I'm admittedly naive on most issues related to the I/P conflict, but I wanted to share the articles since a search didn't show any discussion on this yet.

I'll leave any discussions to those more directly involved and more experienced on the subject. I do enjoy reading well thought arguments from all sides, so I encourage a healthy debate.

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 11:39 AM PDT

2008/10/24 · 11:39

I’ve read some conspiracy folks in the past that say Obama has to have > 5% margin in states with DRE voting machine to win those states. That’s too vague considering ~30 states use DRE.

Come with me to take a brief look at how DRE win the election for McCain.

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45 votes Show Results

Will McCain steal the election?

45 votes Vote Now!

Will McCain steal the election?

Of course.

6 votes

No way, no how, no McCain.

27 votes

Palin steals it!

3 votes

pie

9 votes

Soltz - "Troops Don't Get a Time Out"

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 8:15 PM PDT

2008/09/24 · 20:15

Jon Soltz at vetvoice.com had a great post this evening on the topic of McCain's timeout.

Wow. Troops would sure love that luxury.

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85 votes Show Results

How should Friday's debate proceed?

85 votes Vote Now!

How should Friday's debate proceed?

Have the debate on the topic as scheduled

31 votes

Suspend/postpone the debate.

1 vote

Have the debate, but change the topic to the economy.

25 votes

Swap the Prez debate to next week and the VP debate to Friday.

2 votes

Let McCain stay in DC and let Obama have an open chair debate.

7 votes

Give in to fundi-cons and let Palin debate Obama!

3 votes

Obama: any one, any where, any time. Bring it.

16 votes

A Special Place in Hell

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Friday September 12, 2008 · 10:48 AM PDT

2008/09/12 · 10:48

Senator John McCain values his honor above all else. It is his guiding principle, and he staunchly defends it when questioned. His allies defend his honor too. They lavish praise upon his military record, his POW experience, and the character of his honor.

As a veteran myself, I hold dear the principles of Honor, Country, and Duty. It saddens me deeply in my heart to see a man claim to value those same principles yet so readily throw them away. But, Senator John McCain in his pursuit for the Presidency, whether it be a devotion to a family legacy or an overwhelming urge for personal glory, laid his honor upon an altar of ambition and sacrificed his soul to the Gods of Phear (political hate and fear) - Rove & Bush, et al.

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My Open Letter to Congressman Cole (OK-R) on Health Care

Help PALIN Win NRSC 2009 Proxy Online Ballot!

Fear the avocado!

Cramer's Response to the WH

Does Israeli Intelligence Lie?

DRE Win for McCain

Soltz - "Troops Don't Get a Time Out"

A Special Place in Hell