Posted September 5th, 2024 by hiwayhowie
RAGBRAI Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa 2024
383 Miles in 7 days over a bunch of 4-6 minute hills was a workout. The time was filled with having a chat every 8 minutes, as someone would ask why cops would legalize heroin…I drank an average of 2 quarts of water, Gatorade daily while pedaling and another quart before bedtime 9 PM…Probably my last year on a non-electric bike…legs were fine, my neck was the weak link.
A 35-year-old asked a lot of questions before he informed me that he was an Iowa State Trooper the last 7 years…we had the longest chat of the Ride = 10 minutes. Before he pedaled away (I had 50 pass me before I passed someone), he said,” I don’t disagree with anything you said.” High praise and was an indicator of the response by 348 others….except another cop just screamed at me as he rode quickly past, “dumbest F***ing Idea I ever heard of. ”
About 20,000 rode this year from most states and several, many countries.
NOTE: I came down with Covid the day after we finished…knocked me down for 5 days….all good now on Friday (mild symptoms, like the other two times)
COP stats since inception: August 2009
0 meetings:
6045 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 0 this week
403 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0
476 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, … 0 this week..
117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week
245 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –
102 Radio Interviews: 01 this week
34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria), LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Media: Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org ( to donate by Internet)
To send a check:
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Posted September 5th, 2024 by hiwayhowie
Young Republicans are Different: I attended a Bi-Partisan press conference outside of Congress on Wednesday. Two Rs and 2 Ds, all combat veterans who spoke of the miracle of magic mushrooms, MDMA, etc making them normal, human beings again. A female Marine was the emcee. It was gratifying that their unity to help our veterans with this tried and true treatment (the Israelis have been using it for 40 years).
There is still great, institutional resistance which is being overcome in this area.
Note: I over-stressed myself training earlier in the week and “called in sick” on Thursday.
I will be on another Iowa bicycle trip next two weeks, chatting with 29,000 bikers, as we go from river to river, 420 miles in 7 days…Hopefully, I’ll chat with a lot of folks and not end up being an F O R D….found on roadside dead
Back in August..
01 meetings: Press Conference at the House Triangle
6045 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 0 this week
403 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0
COP stats since inception: August 2009
476 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, … 0 this week..
117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week
245 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –
102 Radio Interviews: 01 this week
34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria), LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Media: Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org ( to donate by Internet)
To send a check:
COP
POB 543
Buckeystown, MD 21717
Posted September 5th, 2024 by hiwayhowie
Times are a changing: In my one-minute chat with a Republican from Texas he stated, “You don’t need to convince me of that approach.” …as I indicated the macro change of moving drug users from the criminal community to the medical community….music to me ears
Later I had a 30 second chat with another Texas CMan in the elevator…always a bit fun
03 meetings: 2 Grover Norquist and a Washington Post event
6045 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 11 this week
403 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 03 CMan Pfluger Pfluger (R-TX); Guthrie (R-KY) and Ellezy (R-TX)
COP stats since inception: August 2009
476 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, … 0 this week..
117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week
245 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –
102 Radio Interviews: 01 this week
34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria), LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Media: Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org ( to donate by Internet)
To send a check:
COP
POB 543
Buckeystown, MD 21717
Posted September 5th, 2024 by hiwayhowie
Moments of Pure Joy: I was presenting to the Legislative Director of a Republican office this Thursday. After the usual generalities, I dove into specific, immediate changes needed. He began finishing my paragraphs in total agreement. He was from W Virginia greatly assisting his understanding of illegal drug production and sales (moonshine). A solid 15-minute exchange.
Such encounters keep me excited to go to work.
01 meetings: Grover Norquist
6026 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 11 this week
COP stats since inception: August 2009
400 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 00
476 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, … 0 this week..
117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week
245 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –
102 Radio Interviews: 01 this week
34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria), LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Media: Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org ( to donate by Internet)
To send a check:
COP
POB 543
Buckeystown, MD 21717
Posted September 5th, 2024 by hiwayhowie
COP on the Hill – Stories from the week of May 31 and June 7, 2024
2 meetings: Grover Norquist & Bi-annual Energy Transition Conference
6015 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 08 this week
476 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, … 03 this week.. Ambassador from Slovenia; embassy employees from France and Germany. I spoke en français a good 5 minutes about the Swiss approach to heroin treatment and thinking of drug abuse as a medical versus criminal problem.
COP stats since inception: August 2009
400 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 00 this week
117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week
245 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –
102 Radio Interviews: 01 this week
34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria), LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Media: Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern
* Consider being a member of COP at $40 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org ( to donate by Internet)
To send a check:
COP
POB 543
Buckeystown, MD 21717
