Cong. Dave Obey (D) WI.

[Badger1]

Going too a dinner tonight with Dave. What do you all want me to ask him?

[ewagner]

1. Curious

did he really throw a "left hook" at one of Delay's aides?

[Badger1]

3. What?

Whats that all about?

[ewagner]

4. Somebody posted that Obey

had actually taken a swing at one of Delay's aides....I asked for an explanation or a link or something but nothing came up....I googled and found nothing (I'll admit I'm a novice googleer)

[htuttle]

6. Finally found a link on that

http://www.c-span.org/questions/weekly39.asp

Happened in April, 1997. Described as more of a 'shoving match' than a 'fight', but I saw the video at the time, and it looked like quite a bit more than that (although it was brief, someone appeared to end up on the ground...and it wasn't Obey!).

[ewagner]

7. Thanks for the link

My check to Dave is on it's way!!!!!!!!

[Mel]

11. see my post below

maybe I shouldn't of asked him and other Democrats to do all they could to get rid of Delay? I'm sure he is already!

I didn't know
<snip>As for examples, the most recent episode occurred on April 9, 1997, when a dispute arose between Rep. David Obey (D-WI) and Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX) over references to a newspaper article critical of Rep. Delay. This led to some name-calling and shoving between them in the main aisle of the House floor. A staff member intervened quickly to separate the two. </snip>
So in other words the staff member saved Delay from getting his a$$ handed to him. Bwaaah! haa! ha!



I now like Rep. Obey even more after reading that :) thanks for posting it! Go Obey! that's what you do to a bully. You stand up to them!

[dtseiler]

2. Petri

Ask him why the WI 6th has Tom Petri (R) running unopposed AGAIN. I talked to my state assemblyman (Ziegelbauer) about running and he basically said that the district was redrawn heavily Repug and you'd need 1 million just to run.

The 6th (especially Manitowoc) has lost a TON of jobs. Why wouldn't Petri be vulnerable? I would think that voters would pick anyone with a (D) next to their name on the ballot if they just had an alternative.

[Cheesehead]

8. Petri's pretty moderate - voted against $87 billion war bill

The rep we really need to get rid of is Mark Green. He's a real fascist.

[hippiechick]

15. I knew Mark Green when he was a high school Pug ...

He was a camp counselor when I was in 6th grade at Camp Unilayah !!

:scared:

[moondust]

5. Wow!

Love this guy! Give Dave an earnest "Thank You" for all his hard work under impossible conditions.

[Mel]

9. Tell him Thank You!

and that he's one of the one's that I actually think cares about the people and our democracy!

Does he think it's ever possible for our country to do the right thing and have Universal Health Care for the people? Did he read this article? My advice is to debate health care for all as good for business & entrepreneurs.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34899-2004Mar5?language=prin...
A Heftier Dose To Swallow
Rising Cost of Health Care in U.S. Gives Other Developed Countries an Edge in Keeping Jobs


The economy, is really as bad as we think isn't it? If Bush* gets another four years are we going the way of Argentina? Give it to me straight, I can take it.

Tell him I want each and every Democrat to do everything they can to rid the house of DeLay!

Why do Republicans hate democracy and why would the people of this country elect people that hate and want to destroy the government? That's something that Democrats need to ask and point out to the people.

[cybildisobedience]

10. electronic voting?

Anything he suggests we do to stop this foolish juggernaut and get paper ballots?

[swinney]

12. Why do not Democrats use my valuable info? see below

SHOCK & AWE------------------------
----------DEMOCRATS CREATE WEALTH AND JOBS-----------
1.From Harding In 1921 to Bush in 2003
2.Democrats held White House for 40 years and Republicans for 42.5 years.
3.Democrats created 75,820,000 net new jobs -- Republicans 36,440,000.
4.Per Year Average—Democrats 1,825,200---Republicans 856,400.
5.Republicans had 9 presidents during the period and 6 had depression or recession.
6.DOW—grew by 52% more under Democrats.
7.GDP—grew by 43% more under Democrats.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparing Democrat’s hero-CLINTON—versus Republican’s hero--REAGAN
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.JOBS—grew by 43% more under Clinton.
2.GDP---grew by 57% more under Clinton.
3.DOW—grew by 700% more under Clinton..
4.NASDAQ-grew by 18 times as much under Clinton.
4.SPENDING--grew by 28% under Clinton---80% under Reagan.
5.DEBT—grew by 43% under Clinton—187% under Reagan.
6. DEFICITS—Clinton got a large surplus--grew by 112% under Reagan.
7.NATIONAL INCOME—grew by100% more under Clinton.
8.PERSONAL INCOME—Grew by 110% more under Clinton.
SOURCES—Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.BLS.Gov)--Economic Policy Institute (EPI.org)—Global & World Almanacs from 1980 to 2003 (annual issues)
www.the-hamster.com (chart taken from NY Times)
National Archives History on Presidents. www.nara.gov

Please submit comments to [e-mail] or P.O. Box 3411-Burlington NC-27215

[derby378]

13. What I wanna know...

...is why Obey said "Why should we care? It's only the Constitution" in response to passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.

I sure hope he was friggin' joking, because I'm not amused.

[goddess40]

14. Boston Convention

I heard the guy who handled the protest in Miami has been hired to control the crowds during the Democratic Convention in Boston. Ask him if this is true and if it is why hire such a thug?
Thanks.

[kodi]

16. tell him that we support him & that he has friends he doesn't even know of

i consider obey a damn good man.