Fw: Remembering Tom Coburn, a Man of Integrity

The words are accurate, Dr. Tom was considered to be a good friend, not seen
enough, but who always was friendly and affable to me, even when making me the
but of a joke!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Solomon" <jimsolomon@windstream.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 1:08 PM
Subject: Fwd: Remembering Tom Coburn, a Man of Integrity


The reason people like Tom Colburn are few and far between is why we must
be distrustful of all politicians:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/remembering-tom-coburn-man-of-integrity/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/remembering-tom-coburn-man-of-integrity/>

Tom Coburn, a Man of Integrity
Jim DeMint <https://www.nationalreview.com/author/jim-demint/>March 31, 2020 4:27 PM

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) speaks during a hearing on border security by
the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol
Hill in 2014. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
His achievements stemmed from his deep faith and solid principles.
The word "integrity" has two meanings. The first is the quality of having good
values and morals. The second is the quality of being whole and uncompromised.
My friend Tom Coburn, who died this past weekend, embodied both.
Tom was a good senator and a good congressman — and a good physician
and a good husband and friend — because he was a good man. Every facet of his
life was defined by his integrity.
In my years in politics, I never met anyone who took his oath of office more
seriously than Tom Coburn. To Tom, the oath wasn't a bunch of ceremonial words
you say before you get on with the real work of politics. He understood that
obedience to the oath is the real work of politics.
According to the oath, a public official's first duty is neither to his party nor to
his ideology, nor even to his constituents. His oath is to the Constitution itself: its
institutions, its rules, its principles.
In Washington, this approach to politics made Tom a curiosity, even a nuisance.
It never occurred to the party leaders he so often rankled that the real problem might
not be him, but them.
NOW WATCH: 'Economic Powers Vow to Fight Crisis'
https://www.nationalreview.com/videos/economic-powers-vow-to-fight-crisis/>
Watch: 0:40 Economic Powers Vow to Fight Crisis
Some of his detractors — pork-barrel politicians and their K Street funders,
mostly — nicknamed him "Dr. No." But they misunderstood. Elected officials who
take their oaths of office seriously — left, right, and middle — have to vote no, and
often, because the Swamp has so warped federal policy and institutions. During Tom's
tenure in Congress, saying yes to the oath of office meant saying no to Washington.
When Tom first raised red flags about Congress's addiction to earmarks —
special spending provisions inserted into legislation at the explicit direction of individual
members — leaders in both parties, to say nothing of the media, laughed at him.
He didn't mind. Tom Coburn understood that for outsiders, to win the fight, you
first had to win the argument.
Year after year, bill after bill, he showed that earmarks were corrupt and
corrupting. They warped Congress and empowered insiders and influence-peddlers
at the expense of the public. Projects such as the notorious "Bridge to Nowhere" not
only wasted a lot of money; they also covered up even more, because once members
got their own personal teaspoon of Swamp water into a bill, party leaders became
free to pour in gallons more without losing any votes. Every year, he and his staff put
out an exhaustive report on dumb, abusive programs — the annual Waste Book.
Soon after Tom won the argument, he won the fight. Congress banned earmarks,
in large part because of the grit and intelligence of one man.
And what a man.
For as great as Tom Coburn's legacy was as a legislator, even that was dwarfed
by his legacy as a person. When the Ethics Committee told Congressman and then
Senator Coburn that conflict-of-interest rules prevented him from continuing with his
obstetrics practice, he started seeing his patients free of charge. During his long career
as a physician, Dr. Tom Coburn delivered more than 4,000 babies. He served
countless of those and other kids as a regular Sunday-school teacher at his church.
Tom Coburn's life is a testament to the power of personal integrity, and his
integrity was as fixed as the North Star because it was built on his faith in Jesus. Tom
was a great example to me as a legislator, but an even better example of how to be a
cheerful warrior while sharing the love of Jesus. He changed Washington, and made
the world a better place, through the simple but extremely difficult work of being a
good man. And I'm quite sure he recently heard the words from his savior, "Well done,
good and faithful servant."

Fw: 10 Commandments to the Jews

HOW MOSES GOT THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

(Received by Email 2008/04/22 from Bob Vassar)

One day GOD went to the Arabs and said: "I have some commandments for
you that will make your lives better"

The Arabs asked: "What are Commandments?" The Lord said: "They are
rules for living" Arabs asked: "Can you give us an example?"..."Thou shall not kill".
"Not kill? We're not interested".

So HE went to the Blacks and said: "I have some Commandments". The
Blacks wanted an example, and the LORD said: "Honor thy Father and Mother".
"Father? We don't know who our fathers are. We're not interested"

Then HE went to the Mexicans and said: "I have some Commandments".
The Mexicans also wanted and example, and he LORD said: "Thou shall not
steal". "Not steal? We're not interested".

Then HE went to the French and said: "I have some commandments".
The french also wanted and example and the LORD said: "Thou shall not
commit adultery". "Not commit adultery? We're not interested".

Finally HE went to the Jews and said: "I have some commandments."
"Commandments?" They said, "How much are they?" "They're free".
"We'll take 10".



"There, that should about offend just about everybody"

Fw: I talked to a man today

Real "food for thought". Thank you Nancy for forwarding it on. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 8:44 PM
Subject: I talked to a man today

I talked to a man today By C. J. Aragon

I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was
anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America.
He simply smiled, looked away and said:
"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country
my generation fought for... I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our
children and their children...
I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies...that they
respect what they've been given...that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere
at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We
didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the
end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today.
And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every
street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their
son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole damn family...
fathers, sons, uncles...
Having someone, you love, sent off to war...it wasn't less frightening than it is today.
It was scary as Hell. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battle front
news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped...
you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother
was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were
only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper.
EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what
you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort.
My generation was the original recycling movement in America.
And we had viruses back then...serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such.
It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We
didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without
masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We
overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the
flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in
an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye.
Then he continued: "Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think a sacrifice is not
having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids
are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out
with single moms who's husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids
rush the store, buying everything they can...no concern for anyone but themselves. It's
shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices
their granddads made.
So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through
worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help
you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to
survive with 113 channels on your tv?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own...now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I
could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and
leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear.
I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and
forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their
sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them..learn from them...to respect
them.

I saw this and it was to good not to share
Sent from my iPad=

Fw: Hmmm......Also items of ideocy

Subject: Fw: Hmmm......Also items of ideocy


---- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Solomon" <jimsolomon@windstream.net>
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 11:40 AM
Subject: Fwd: Hmmm......
Tell me what's wrong with my post besides it hurt your feelings.
We are living in a Bizarre World...If a mentally-ill dude pretends to be a woman,
you are required to pretend with him.
It's un-American for the census to count how many Americans are in America.
Russians influencing our elections are bad, but illegal Mexicans voting in our
elections are good.
It was cool for Joe Biden to blackmail the President of Ukraine, but it's an
impeachable offense if Donald Trump inquires about it.
Twenty is too young to drink a beer, but eighteen is old enough to vote.
It's wrong to steal, but it's cool to demand that the government steal for you.
Sexualizing children is bad, but 11-year-old drag queens are good.
Illegals aren't required to show ID, but citizens can't buy cough medicine without it.
Citizens are fined if they don't buy their own health insurance, and then they are
forced to buy it for illegals.
People who have never owned slaves should pay slavery reparations to people
who have never been slaves.
Inflammatory rhetoric is outrageous, but harassing people in restaurants is virtuous.
People who have never been to college should pay the debts of college students
who took out huge loans for useless degrees.
Immigrants with tuberculosis and polio are welcome, but you'd better be able to
prove your dog is vaccinated.
Irish doctors and German engineers who want to immigrate must go through a
rigorous vetting process, but any illiterate Central-American gang-banger who
jumps the southern fence is welcome.
We demand that the government be in control of our health care, but then we are
outraged when the government makes our health care decisions.
$5 billion for border security is too expensive, but $1.5 trillion for "free" health
care for illegals is not.
Men are evil misogynisis, and a hooker named Stormy Daniels is a national
treasure.
If you cheat to get into college you go to prison, but if you cheat to get into the
country you go to college for free.
Politicians who say that the President is not above the law put illegal immigrants
above the law.
Kids can't bring peanut butter to school, but they can bring measles.
People who say there is no such thing as gender are demanding a female
President.
It's terrible when the President says that Puerto Rico's politicians are corrupt,
but it's wonderful when Puerto Rico's politicians are kicked out of office for
corruption.
Illegals don't pay taxes, but they get tax refunds.
We are $22 trillion dollars in debt, but we should throw money at every
perceived problem like drunken sailors.
We see other countries going Socialist and collapsing, and it seems like a great
plan to us.
We demand high minimum wages for unskilled labor, and we demand unlimited
illegal immigration of people who will work for peanuts.
Fourth-of-July parades are bad, but parades of women dressed as vaginas are
good.
Some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were
born, and other people are not held responsible for what they are doing right now.

(author unknown)

Fw: In the News?

Good news, needs to be spread, to go around the 'radical' media!! Probably
shows progress in 'draining the swamp!!'

---- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Solomon" <jim.solomon@shieldintl.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: In the News?

Interestingly left out of all media coverage
On Friday, the Trump administration released their annual report to Congress on
White House Office Personnel. It includes the name, status, salary and position title of
all 377 White House employees.
The report also said that Trump decided not to take a dime of his salary; instead he
donated it to an amazing cause.
The report also showed that President Trump is far better at saving money. The
total annual White House salaries under Trump are $35.8 million vs. $60.9 million under
Obama, a savings of $25.1 million.
Here are some other key findings:
There are 140 fewer employees on White House staff under Trump than under
Obama at this point in their respective presidencies.
Thirty-nine fewer staffers are dedicated to The First Lady of the United States
(FLOTUS). Currently, there are only five staffers dedicated to Melania Trump vs. forty-
four staffers who served Michelle Obama (FY2009).
However, it's what the report said Trump did with this salary that has everyone
talking. Instead of taking his salary, Trump donated all $400,000 to the Department of
the Interior where it will be used for construction and repair needs at military cemeteries!
AMAZING! It's so great to have a President who loves our brave military men and
women so much!
Oh, and where's the media coverage of this?
That's right, they don't cover anything decent that the President does..

BUT WE WILL! PLEASE, PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO ALL YOUR
EMAIL PALS AND OTHERS! TOGETHER, WE'LL GET THE MESSAGE OUT.

Fw: The blind generation

Couldn't have said it better myself, spread it around. Bob Came in 'Rich Text'
one, or part of word, per line. My computer auto-changed to 'Plain Text' and normal
appearance. Edited out excessive blank spaces so it would print.

Well said and so true the education system is to blame and that system needs to
change before there are enough votes to put us down the socialist road being
considered by this emerging generation. -- Jim Solomon

The Blind Generation
This was written by a college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren who's in grad
school for her MBA. It's a short article but definitely worth a read.
My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Lake Nokomis, Minn. trying to think of what
to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines
of Democratic candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism.
I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on
their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it
dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've
become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom
we choose. These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a
second thought.
We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times
above the global average. Thirty One Times. Virtually no one in the United States is
considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off
Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative,
unsatisfied, and ungrateful.
Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my
generation
continues to grow. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to
Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now
becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American
prosperity."
Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I
thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing
I've ever
heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely
misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe
we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I
didn't
have the popular opinion, but I digress.
Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see
sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to
get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have
a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, elect politicians
dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.
Why? The answer is this, my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast.
We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The
Vietnam War or see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's
like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of
prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's
spreading like a plague."

VIEW: 20-05: More B-337 Max Problems

VIEW FROM HERE
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
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