COP on the  Hill – Stories from the weeks of February 5 and 12, 2025

This Week:

Where is Dunkin Donuts?:  I had cleared security and about to head out, when the question of why was asked (on my jacket)..After the 30 second response, she asked where the Dunkin was…I said follow me which gave me another 2 minutes…she asked for my card…She works with CBS news…good start to my day

IPI (impress, persuade, inspire): ..finishing my lunch in the crowded House cafeteria, 3 ladies asked why (jacket was visible on the back of my chair).  Noticing their Spanish accent, I switched to Spanish and had a good 5 minute chat, as they asked many questions…the next table over had a half-dozen fire chiefs who were day lobbyists in their uniforms..when I switched to Spanish, several cocked their ear our way…fun.

This Week:

02 meeting.. Grover Norquist center-right meeting

6099 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 05 this week

COP stats since inception: August 2009

403 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week

477 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:  0 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

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