Pete Stark appreciation thread!

[RiverStone]

Thanks Pete for telling it like it is! The truths you share need it be heard - and were heard! THANK YOU! :applause: :patriot: :kick:

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10/18/07 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to a request by Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH). Boehner and 153 of his Republican colleagues today voted to uphold President Bush’s veto of Congressional legislation that would have provided health care to 10 million children.

“I have nothing but respect for our brave men and women in uniform and wish them the very best,” said Stark. “But I respect neither the Commander-in-Chief who keeps them in harms way nor the chickenhawks in Congress who vote to deny children health care.”

“Our uninsured children in America are fighting cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases that take their lives,” continued Stark. “Leader Boehner’s vote against overriding the President’s veto dishonors not only these children and their parents, but also the thousands of courageous men and women who President Bush and Republicans in Congress have kept in harms way. These brave men and women are in Iraq to protect our children – as should Republicans in Congress. Leader Boehner and his Republican colleagues should apologize for their votes and join us to provide health care to 10 million children.”

http://www.house.gov/stark/

[smokey nj]

1. Thank you, Mr. Stark!

:yourock:

[npincus]

2. Stark ROCKS.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Thanks SIR

and my salute is off to you

[liberal N proud]

4. GO Congressman Stark

You are a true American Patriot.

[Swamp Rat]

5. Geaux Pete Stark!!!

:patriot:

:kick:

[riqster]

6. Wish I could vote for him. nt

[Raster]

7. Hell Yeah!

It's about time someone in Congress stood up to the criminal cabal.

Memo to the DLC collaborators: Go F*** Yourself!

[BrklynLib at work]

8. The truth may be hard to deal with, but it MUST be yelled from the rooftops!!

Hooray for the truthtellers...:bounce:

[Buzz Clik]

9. *** this post intentionally left blank ***

[Hieronymus]

10. 1-866-220-0044 Congressional Switchboard.

[Habibi]

11. Thanks for posting!

I sent him a note of appreciation.

[baldguy]

12. We need more like him.

Those that not only see the truth but speak it as well. And damn "political expediency".

[City Lights]

13. Thanks for standing your ground, Rep. Stark.

:toast:

:yourock:

Don't let anyone bully you!

[slor]

14. Tell It Like It Is, Mr. Stark!

And please do NOT apologize! The bush regime can do the apologizing, on their way to the Hague.

[Nutmegger]

15. This needs MASSIVE R&K love for Stark!!!

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[Pastiche423]

16. Kudos, Rep. Stark!

Thank you for saying what millions of Americans would like to say and be heard.

I :loveya: Pete stark!

[stimbox]

17. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

:yourock:

[hiphopnation]

18. checking in

BURN BABY BURN!!

GIVE EM HELL!!!!!

:nuke:

someone in Congress grows a pair!!!

about freakin time!!!!!!!

:patriot::applause::patriot::applause::patriot::applause::patriot::applause::patriot::applause::patriot::applause:

[hwmnbn]

19. I called his office.....

Registered my congratulations, approval and support for his recent statements. :thumbsup:

[bunkerbuster1]

20. Thanks, Congressman Stark!

just kickin'.

[jkshaw]

21. Thank you for Pete Stark's address RiverStone!

Have sent a note of congratulations and a plea not to apologize.

[riqster]

24. Me too nt

[trashcanistanista]

22. Thank you Pete Stark for

standing up for those of us who wish we could be heard! You are absolutely right! DO NOT APOLOGIZE!

[NJCher]

23. Brava Pete Stark!

Never apologize.
Never explain.

Cher

[DesertRat]

25. Thank you Rep. Stark!

Don't back down, never apologize for speaking the truth. You speak for me!
:yourock:

[yardwork]

26. Go. Pete, go.

[jgraz]

27. Can we get him to run against DiFI?

Assuming she goes for another term. She'll probably retire to count her money.

[LSK]

28. K&R

[MzNov]

29. We love you Rep. Stark

Thank you!!

[malaise]

30. Bravo Pete Stark

The Stark truth!! (borrowed from a fellow DUer)

[liberalEd]

31. Thank you Representative Stark

The one who must apologize is Bush - for pretty much his entire adult life.

[barbtries]

40. actually,

i don't think he's attained adulthood. probably won't in this lifetime.

[Lugnut]

32. I'm in

It's way past time for someone to tell the truth. Rep. Stark has done that.

[me b zola]

33. Thank you, Congressman Stark!

:applause:

[AuntPatsy]

34. A huge thank you from me .......

:toast:

[EFerrari]

35. Go, Pete!

:kick:

[PinkyisBlue]

36. Thank you Representative Stark.

Don't back down. You speak for a lot of us out here in cyberland.

[SeattleGirl]

37. Thank you, Representative Stark!

Ignore those calling for you to apologize!

We -- those of us NOT living the Beltway life -- appreciate you speaking out, speaking the TRUTH!

:patriot:

[Solon]

38. Stark speaks for me! n/t

[barbtries]

39. truth to power

[immoderate]

41. Representative Stark is a great man.

:patriot:

--IMM

[Xenotime]

42. Good job! You are a great American!

[Lars39]

43. THANK YOU, Pete Stark!

Thank you for speaking the truth. :applause: :patriot:

[bbgrunt]

44. Thank you even more for not backing down!

[harun]

45. At a time when so many are losing all hope in our elected representatives

your actions brought back hope. Hope that our elected representatives will do the job they have been elected to do. Stand up to these atrocities and call the administration out on them.

[JNelson6563]

46. Lots of love for Pete Stark

He knows how to take it right to 'em! :patriot:

Julie

[Jade Fox]

47. Thank you for saying what millions of Americans are thinking.....

and not apologizing for it!!!

[Buns_of_Fire]

48. Stark for Speaker!

E-mail sent; followup phone call to be made Monday. I told him that I have only one criticism: He said it much more diplomatically than I would have!

[lonestarnot]

49. Yes!

:patriot: :applause: :kick:

[femrap]

50. kandr

Stark speaks the Truth.

[simmonsj811]

51. k&r

:pals: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[FreepFryer]

52. Thanks for standing up for the TRUTH and sticking by your words, Congressman!!! (n/t)

[Arugula Latte]

53. It's so rare when someone in Congress speaks the plain truth. Thank you, Mr. Stark!

:toast:

[tbyg52]

54. I thank you very, very much

and have called my rep, Pelosi, Emanuel, and Hoyer to say how wonderful your statement was. Hope it does some good.

Edited to add: I also called my two Republican senators and told them that Republicans should just SHUT UP.

[emmadoggy]

55. Thank you, Representative Stark. Don't back down!!! Not for a second!!

:kick:

[Joanne98]

56. Thank you Pete. Keep fighting for all of us! We luv u!

[Libby2]

57. I applaud you Mr. Stark, stick to your guns and don't back down.

[rockybelt]

58. YEAAAHHHH STARK

Don't you wish the rest of these Dems would have the conviction and intestinal fortitude that Mr. Stark does?
He and Kucinich are the only ones that I will spell with capital letters and refer to them as Mister.
Everybody needs to write or e.mail their reps and urge them to take the same stand that Mr. Stark takes. What a breath of fresh air!:toast: :bounce: :kick:

[frylock]

59. thank you Rep Stark!

:patriot:

[Kermitt Gribble]

60. Thank you, Rep. Stark!!!!!!!

If only we had 50 more of you.
How about that? 2 Dems in one week show some spine - Chris Dodd and Pete Stark. Congrats to both!

[Hawaii Hiker]

61. Way to go Pete Stark

Wish there were more like him!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[nam78_two]

62. Go Stark

:applause:
Too late to rec, oh well...