DeLay's staff a no show for his constituents.

[johncoby2]

DeLay's staff a no-show at his office in Clear Lake.



Approximately 15 of Tom DeLay's constituents were greeted with a CLOSED sign at his office in Clear Lake along with members of the building security team. They were there to discuss the Iraq war and to request an investigation into the Intelligence Community for the complete intelligence failure that led us to war. Our letter can be viewed at

http://www.bayareanewdemocrats.org/files/delay.pdf.



We had sent a letter to DeLay's office via mail and FAX 4 months ago. After being ignored for 2 months, we hand carried the letter to his office. We were ignored again. This time we requested to meet after work to accomodate those who worked in the area. DeLay's office refused, so we decided to send a smaller group at 4:30, 30 minutes before they closed. DeLay's staff instead closed at 3:00. The original letter can be viewed at:
http://www.bayareanewdemocrats.org/files/delay1.pdf.
http://www.bayareanewdemocrats.org/files/delay2.pdf.



A camera man from Fox 26 rode the elevator with us and interviewed some of the members including a lady whose son was severely injured in Iraq. DeLay's staff had left the office locked at 3:00 and we left the building after security hassled us for being there. The Webster police were called. They surveyed the situation and commended us for exercising our rights to assemble and staying within the law, then left.



We continued to protest under the watch of the security task force and was greeted with very positive reactions from those passing by.



An hour after DeLay's office closed, I was called at home to arrange a meeting with DeLay's office. We will report on that meeting soon.

--
John R. Cobarruvias

[alittlelark]

1. You are my new DU HERO!!

You guys did an excellent job! I love the pic's.......:yourock:

[rpannier]

2. Good article

Great bumpersticker

[ArnoldLayne]

3. I think Delay is pretty much done now

time for him to go back to killing insects again.

[havocmom]

4. Great work! You proved the whole staff is a bunch of Chicken hawks!

They talk tough but aren't tough enough to listen! Bravo!

[FreedomAngel82]

5. Awesome

Looks like the protesting paid off!!! He's feeling the heat! Great you guys!!! :toast: Sad how the staff was gone. At least when I wrote Bill Frist I got something back (even though it was copy and paste). He at least wasted an envelope on me (and this envelope was very fancy). ;)

[Oversea Visitor]

6. Clap

Do triple somersault, happy day
The Jolly Green Giant is waking up :)

[Bouncy Ball]

7. I'm so proud to say I've met you in person, because you are

incredible!!!!

KEEP GOING. GET THAT BASTARD. You Houston Dems are amazing.

[Bouncy Ball]

8. Hey someone else recommend this for the greatest page,

please. If you feel so moved. It only needs one more vote.

Great job John.

[quaoar]

12. DeLay had a good excuse for not meeting with you

He was trying to sober up.

[alfredo]

9. Recommended and

:kick:

[Scout1071]

10. Great work John and Co!

Keep us posted on the meeting, if and when it happens.

[AuntiBush]

11. Luv the one that says, "Congressman 4 Sale!" Brilliant!

You know... I don't know what I'd do without the DU! Honestly... you can't get this kind of authentic visual reporting anywhere else.

And can you believe a security task force was watching these folks, when they should be watching the Hammer!

:patriot:

[Tommymac]

13. Bravo!!!!!

:thumbsup:

[katinmn]

14. Thank you, John!

Keep hounding him.

:evilgrin:

[stevedeshazer]

15. Outstanding!

GREAT job!!

Please post the sequel, can't wait to hear it.

[johnaries]

16. Great Job! I can't wait to read the next chapter!

:toast:

[oasis]

17. Get the hell outta Dodge Delay.

:kick:

[LightningFlash]

18. Excellent work!!! Both republicans and democrats protesting....

Tom DeLay can't take the heat no more! :puke: :puke:

Check out this man's ethics. :yourock:

http://dailydelay.blogspot.com

Now fire off mails, faxes, and everything else to Chairman Hasting's office requesting he step the HELL down so this investigation can stop stalling. Hastings received more than three private lobbying trips from Jack Abramoff, who was in bed with DeLay.

[I Have A Dream]

19. I'd say that you have them running!

Great work! They would have just lied to you anyway.

[NoPasaran]

20. Wonderful pics!

You guys are doing great work!

[Melissa G]

21. Excellent work!

[anarchy1999]

22. BEAUTIFUL!! If Only we could do the same to Kay Bailey in Dallas!

You guys down there in Houston town are amazing!

[etherealtruth]

23. Excellent work!!!!

[frictionlessO]

24. Beautifully well done, a lesson to us all! thanks for this! n/t

[CitySky]

25. hoo-rah for YOU and the BAND, John!

THREE CHEERS for the Bay Area New Democrats and all else who helped!

:woohoo:
:woohoo:
:woohoo:

Yes the cracks in the armor are getting big enough to aim for now, thanks in no small part to your creativity and persistence.

Anyone who wants to kick in a few bucks to DeLay's opponent can go here: http://www.lampson.com/ Nick Lampson was one of the Democratic Congressmen "redistricted" out by the Tom-foolery. He has a fundraising goal for the quarterly filing deadline, this Friday.

JOHN! I LOVE YOU MAN! :yourock:

[struggle4progress]

26. Y'all obviously didn't pony up enough $$$ before trying to visit. eom