For my Republicans Club at school I got to meet Senator Brownback (among others)

[rebgirl420]

For my first Republican's club meeting we went from the Republican Headquarters to Seton Hill college to listen to and to meet Senator Brownback and a few other local government officials.

He is a conservative Republican, something I am not, however it was still really cool to meet him.

I asked him what his views on medical Marijuana were and unfortunately he said he wasn't for it because Marijuana is a gate-way drug.

I being the functional pothead that I am cut him off and told him if he looked online he would see hundreds of reports saying otherwise. He said that there were better medicines to cure sicknesses and such (I told him I was a cancer survivor and I know otherwise). But we did agree on the fact that it should be a state issue and not a federal one.

All sorts of people who worked for the various politicians there were taking pictures of the other Republican club members, John and me for their websites. I got to take a picture with Sen. Brownback with my phone (yes the quality is lacking).

Overall this was fun, even though I didn't agree with everything he said it was still nice to talk to all the politicians.

(Oh and I am on the volunteer list for McCain/Palin and when they come to my area I will get to meet them!)

Here's his site:

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (http://brownback.senate.gov/)

[8182KSKUSH]

Go Kansas!:D

[rebgirl420]

Hahaha hell yeah!

[dragonrider]

Sounds like you had a substantive talk with him --- good job!

If I had met him, I probably would have wasted my chance to talk substance by asking him if his back is really brown.

[khronik]

That's cool. :thumbsup:

Speaking of Kansas politicians, I got to meet Kathleen Sebelius not too long ago. I'm not going to post the picture of me with her, because I've posted confirmed evidence of my marijuana-growing capability, but suffice to say, it was pretty cool, and she was a really good speaker. It was at an Obama event. ;)

[rebgirl420]

That's awsome Khronik :)

I feel like a nerd but I get more excited meeting politicians than celebs (and I've met a few of those too). I get all giddy and shit haha.

I tried to get as much as my medical marijuana message out as I could in those few minutes. I think I may print out a few links and studies so that next time I run into a politician I can give them the sheets along with my 2 cents.

[painretreat]

How exciting rebgirl--It is an exciting time to be in college during elections! Sure it was and will continue to be a gas. I guess, next year, you'll be taking political science--that will be a very interesting class for you! I was fortunate to hit mine during an election year. It is exciting and eye opening!:thumbsup:

[Reefer Rogue]

Lol the gateway theory has been disproven, i wonder if he though alcohol was a gateway drug, or tobacco, or only cannabis? Good for you though Reb, i think you're awesome for talking to him about that, i doubt he was expecting it. Politics and debating our values is very interesting, i would love to 'make a difference', perhaps one day all of us can somehow in our own way. I need to run for the leader of the lib dems one day here in the UK and fix some of this shit. Heh, i'm a dreamer, i should lay off the herb, or smoke some more :stoned:

[the image reaper]

YOU GO, REBGIRL !!! :thumbsup:

[flyingimam]

That's awsome Khronik :)

I feel like a nerd but I get more excited meeting politicians than celebs (and I've met a few of those too). I get all giddy and shit haha.

I tried to get as much as my medical marijuana message out as I could in those few minutes. I think I may print out a few links and studies so that next time I run into a politician I can give them the sheets along with my 2 cents.

u seriously make me feel a lil better and more hopeful about our generation girl... way to go!:thumbsup: especially being a young lady who is interested in politics @ such a level... most girls in your situation rather gossip about others and follow what they learn from celebs like brti. spears or that chick paris! and run away/close their eyes & ears on politics!

[andruejaysin]

I'm from kansas and met sen. brownback once. When I shook his hand I said " nice to meet you senator brown nose". He laughed his ass off. I agree with him on just about nothing but he seemed like a pretty good guy, to my surprise.

[rebgirl420]

I'm glad you guys like my efforts.

I'll never forget where I came from or who I am when it comes to politics, and I am a functional pothead representing Cannabis.com and medical marijuana reform, at least I am when I'm in political mode in public!

Today I made a shit load of phone calls asking people (mostly Independents, the elderly and 3rd parties) basic questions like who they support for president, local governement, what their main issues are this election and whether they would like to help support the Reoublican Party of Pennsylvania.

Most people were very nice on the phone however I did get 2-3 assholes who copped a attitude. I called a 250+ people and I only had 2 pro Obama supporters and 4-5 Undecided and everyone else was for McCain. McCain and Obama are neck and neck in Pennsylvania.

:)

I got John's family a yard sign, a McCain one because EVERYTHING with Palin's name or likeness on it dissapears right away haha, and sooo many people want one for their yard. I also got this cool yellow McCain towel for volunteering today.

I'm having a lot of fun!

[epilepticme]

Good job Rebgirl! I wish more folks had the proverbial cojones to jump up and talk to the politicians.


:hippy:

[rebgirl420]

Well they work for you and me. It's not a privellage for them to talk to us. We own THEM. We can never allow them to think for one minute that American's are gonna just lay down and take whatever they want to dish out.

I feel we should constantly remind them that they are on a very short leash and that if we are displeased enough that we can and WILL knock that smug look right off their faces.

:)

[Fugitive]

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WHAT COSTS MORE PER YEAR THAN THE IRAQ WAR???. Social Security Change For 2008 The United States Senate voted to extend Social Security Benefits to Illegal Aliens beginning in 2008. The following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.

Alaska : Stevens (R) Arizona : McCain (R) Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D) California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D) Colorado : Salazar (D) Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D) Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D) Florida : Martinez (R) Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D) Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D) Indiana : Bayh (D) Lugar (R) Iowa : Harkin (D) Kansas : Brownback (R) Louisiana : Landrieu (D) Maryland : Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D) Massachusetts : Kennedy (D) Kerry (D) Montana : Baucus (D) Nebraska : Hagel (R) Nevada : Reid (D) New Jersey : Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D) New Mexico : Bingaman (D) New York : Clinton (D) Schumer (D) North Dakota : Dorgan (D) Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R) Oregon : Wyden (D) Pennsylvania : Specter (R) Rhode Island : Chafee (R) Reed (D) South Carolina : Graham (R) South Dakota : Johnson (D) Vermont : Jeffords (I) Leahy (D) Washington : Cantwell (D) Murray (D) West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting Wisconsin : Feingold (D) Kohl

[rebgirl420]

I make it clear that I don't agree with his views.

It was still cool to get to meet a politician and speak to him about something I'm serious about.

(Oh and Mr.Spector (Or Sphincter, as we say around Pittsburgh) from Pennsylvania is indeed one of the shadiest politicians alive, good list)

[khronik]

What Costs More than the War in Iraq? Just One Example of our three presidential candidates efforts at helping with the coming economic collapse.A list of the idiots in Washington.

WHAT COSTS MORE PER YEAR THAN THE IRAQ WAR???. Social Security Change For 2008 The United States Senate voted to extend Social Security Benefits to Illegal Aliens beginning in 2008. The following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.
This is complete nonsense:
snopes.com: Social Security for Illegal Aliens (http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/socialsecurity.asp)

rebgirl - ooh, looks like i'll have to redouble my efforts for Obama! the list they gave you was most likely registered republicans or people who had signed up on John McCain's web site. I had a similar list for Obama, and got no republicans at all when i called. this was for ohio though.

[rebgirl420]

This is complete nonsense:
snopes.com: Social Security for Illegal Aliens (http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/socialsecurity.asp)

rebgirl - ooh, looks like i'll have to redouble my efforts for Obama! the list they gave you was most likely registered republicans or people who had signed up on John McCain's web site. I had a similar list for Obama, and got no republicans at all when i called. this was for ohio though.

Your wrong in this one.

I called only independents and third parties.

We also focused on the elderly, but only if they were independent.

[Fugitive]

It's completely nonsense because you gave me some reference to an independent website....
Anyway you may be right, I'll have to look into this :) how exciting.

Last updated: 4 June 2006 meh

[Fugitive]

U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00394)

:p

[fishman3811]

Nice one Rebgirl ....

[khronik]

U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00394)

:p
It's nonsense because a) the bill gives nothing to illegal immigrants, just formerly illegal immigrants who became legal ones and b) the benefits they get are ones that they paid into the system already, so this is not costing us money.