Comments on: McCain: “I’ll do what I can to unstick [PEPFAR]“ http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546783 Debbie K Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:50:25 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546783 This is from the dailykos article that Betty posted: "What's scary about Coburn is not just how wrong he is (see the comments above from Denis Nash and Mead Over; they are public health experts, which Coburn is decidedly not), and how far out of the mainstream he is, it's that he's John McCain's chief medical adviser and functions as a medical adviser for Republicans" Uh?????? We, as ONE, have a LOT of work cut out for us to do if Coburn is that highly regarded as a "medical advisor" for Senate Republicans!! I noticed how McCain was wiggling around Matthew's questions and I wasn't REALLY convinced in my heart that he would do whatever he could to get PEPAR unstuck in the Senate - and now I'm completely convinced of that! Please update us from the DC office about what is going on regarding McCain, Coburn & PEPFAR. Could Bill Frist be of any help in this situation? Looking forward to SOME response from our DC ONE team about all this. Always ONE in the Spirit, debbie :) www.mpwn-uganda.org This is from the dailykos article that Betty posted:

“What’s scary about Coburn is not just how wrong he is (see the comments above from Denis Nash and Mead Over; they are public health experts, which Coburn is decidedly not), and how far out of the mainstream he is, it’s that he’s John McCain’s chief medical adviser and functions as a medical adviser for Republicans”

Uh??????

We, as ONE, have a LOT of work cut out for us to do if Coburn is that highly regarded as a “medical advisor” for Senate Republicans!!

I noticed how McCain was wiggling around Matthew’s questions and I wasn’t REALLY convinced in my heart that he would do whatever he could to get PEPAR unstuck in the Senate – and now I’m completely convinced of that!

Please update us from the DC office about what is going on regarding McCain, Coburn & PEPFAR. Could Bill Frist be of any help in this situation?

Looking forward to SOME response from our DC ONE team about all this.

Always ONE in the Spirit, debbie :)
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

]]> By: Hally http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546776 Hally Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:25 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546776 Thank you Senator McCain. Please follow through. God bless. Thank you Senator McCain. Please follow through. God bless.

]]> By: Betty http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546765 Betty Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:26:50 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546765 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/15/12494/0959/895/536099 Video clip is featured in the comments of this front page dailykos post on PEPFAR. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/15/12494/0959/895/536099

Video clip is featured in the comments of this front page dailykos post on PEPFAR.

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546763 Debbie K Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:31:23 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546763 That's an EXCELLENT question, Angela, and I hope that our friends in the DC office will follow up with McCain's staffers about that statement of his & how that gels with what he told Matthew Bartlett the other day in NH. We have to keep these politicians honest (even Obama) because once they start seeing with Presidential stars in their eyes, they often become blind to the people and the issues which put them "on top" to begin with. Looking forward to the response to your question, Angela. LIVING POSITIVELY, debbie :) www.mpwn-uganda.org That’s an EXCELLENT question, Angela, and I hope that our friends in the DC office will follow up with McCain’s staffers about that statement of his & how that gels with what he told Matthew Bartlett the other day in NH.

We have to keep these politicians honest (even Obama) because once they start seeing with Presidential stars in their eyes, they often become blind to the people and the issues which put them “on top” to begin with.

Looking forward to the response to your question, Angela.

LIVING POSITIVELY, debbie :)
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

]]> By: Angela McClanahan http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546732 Angela McClanahan Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546732 I don't know where to post this so here it is. During McCain's recent speech in Kenner, LA on 6/3/2008 McCain said "I want to freeze all discretionary spending until we have completed top to bottom reviews of all Federal programs to weed out failing ones." Wouldn't all money being put toward any bill One is pushing be part of that spending. So he is going to pass the PEPFAR bill just to freeze it if he gets in office. Maybe I am not understanding, can someone please explain? I don’t know where to post this so here it is. During McCain’s recent speech in Kenner, LA on 6/3/2008 McCain said “I want to freeze all discretionary spending until we have completed top to bottom reviews of all Federal programs to weed out failing ones.” Wouldn’t all money being put toward any bill One is pushing be part of that spending. So he is going to pass the PEPFAR bill just to freeze it if he gets in office. Maybe I am not understanding, can someone please explain?

]]> By: Lucio http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546725 Lucio Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:19:21 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546725 great questioning and way to point out Sununu's support. hopefully, McCain's camp will tell McConnell and Obama's camp will tell Reid, that they both want to urgently debate on and approve the bill great questioning and way to point out Sununu’s support.

hopefully, McCain’s camp will tell McConnell and Obama’s camp will tell Reid, that they both want to urgently debate on and approve the bill

]]> By: Matthew McAllister http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546706 Matthew McAllister Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:11:48 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546706 Major props, way to go! Major props, way to go!

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546700 Debbie K Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:48:36 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546700 Yes, this was a VERY GOOD effort on the part of our ONE members and staff in NH. With Sen. Sununu there also, it was good to keep Sen. McCain "on target" with the PEPFAR program. It's NOT ENOUGH for any politician to recognize ONE members in a crowd and speak to us in a gratuitous manner. We should not be there only to get our faces on You Tube or to be caught in a photo op with a politico. We are there at these meetings to BE THE VOICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE in our Congress - for the woman dying from AIDS with no medications; for the child who is left orphaned and homeless because AIDS & extreme poverty have taken their parents' lives. I like the way that Matt stayed on task and never let the issue of PEPFAR go until Sen. McCain was politely forced to speak about this issue. This is advocacy for Africa far beyond wearing a whiteband or screaming for a rock star. I am heartened by this video and will be reposting the You Tube link for it at several various sites that I frequent and have started threads there for PEPFAR. Now - WHO IS GOING TO GET BARACK ON YOU TUBE FOR PEPFAR? (lol) Take very good care, my friends. Blessings always. ALWAYS ONE in the Spirit, debbie :) www.mpwn-uganda.org Yes, this was a VERY GOOD effort on the part of our ONE members and staff in NH. With Sen. Sununu there also, it was good to keep Sen. McCain “on target” with the PEPFAR program.

It’s NOT ENOUGH for any politician to recognize ONE members in a crowd and speak to us in a gratuitous manner. We should not be there only to get our faces on You Tube or to be caught in a photo op with a politico.

We are there at these meetings to BE THE VOICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE in our Congress – for the woman dying from AIDS with no medications; for the child who is left orphaned and homeless because AIDS & extreme poverty have taken their parents’ lives.

I like the way that Matt stayed on task and never let the issue of PEPFAR go until Sen. McCain was politely forced to speak about this issue.

This is advocacy for Africa far beyond wearing a whiteband or screaming for a rock star.

I am heartened by this video and will be reposting the You Tube link for it at several various sites that I frequent and have started threads there for PEPFAR.

Now – WHO IS GOING TO GET BARACK ON YOU TUBE FOR PEPFAR? (lol)

Take very good care, my friends. Blessings always.

ALWAYS ONE in the Spirit, debbie :)
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

]]> By: michael castaldo http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546699 michael castaldo Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:24:36 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/06/13/mccain-ill-do-what-i-can-to-unstick-pepfar/#comment-546699 whooo hoooo!!! way to go matty!!! whooo hoooo!!! way to go matty!!!

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