Stories from the week of December 3, 2021

 Bad Start to the Week:  I missed my 3 appointments on Monday, due to being in the ICU of the local hospital for 5 days…small problem with tearing my esophagus on Sunday night while eating soup and almost bled out….needed two liters of blood.  Yes, it was a bit too close for comfort. The Angel of Death was near for about 12 hours.  Carpe’ Diem!

I did manage to make my Tuesday and Wednesday appointments and attended a virtual seminar on Marijuana on Thursday. I had a third appointment on Wednesday but he was under the weather.  They released me to home care on Saturday.  My Better Half is taking care of me, chicken soup, all that.

The Angel of Death was mightily disappointed, after being so close to success.

Full Schedule next week.

Weekly Activities:

3705  Presentations to Congressional staffers… 02 this week…

Meetings:  1—Virtual Seminar on Marijuana produced by The Hill newspaper

COP stats since inception: August 2009

398 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc.: 0 this week –

330 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0

92 Radio Interviews… 0 this week

208 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week.

107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week

44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, 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

31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week

Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”

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