When 140 Characters Is Not Enough

I love Twitter! I'd tweet all day long if I didn't have other responsibilities. I can't get enough of it. I love sharing my thoughts, opinions and ideas with anyone who is willing to listen. And, yes, I love a spirited exchange of thoughts, opinions and ideas. I don't debate. I don't argue. I don't fuss or fight. I simply share information and my take on that information.

The only problem with Twitter is that 140 characters is all its users are given to express themselves. I understand the concept, but it would be nice to be able to share more at one time. Because of this, I am responding here to a few tweets from one of my Twitter friends. He and I had a nice discussion about politics and I would like to better explain my tweets back to him. For the record, I like him and will not speak badly of him. We disagree and that is fine with me.

This is a tweet from him: "Interesting how you choose which pieces of information you'd like to relay." Another tweet was "[A]gain, taking isolated data and using it for an agenda..." Between those tweets he added the following: "Nice blog...respectable and well spoken."

For the record, we are tweeting about ObamaCare. I don't like it and he, from his tweets, appears to be in favor of it. I'm assuming this is the blog he was tweeting about, seeing I didn't send him links to my other two blogs. I also want to add that it was quite classy of him to speak kindly of my blog even though he disagrees with it. I think (I hope) he understands I'm not bashing all those who don't believe like I do. That has never been my intention and it never will be.

Responding to the first tweet I mentioned - about choosing which info I relay. I share information that I find interesting. I tweet things I believe in. I tweet information that I feel is true and accurate. I'm human, so I may tweet things that aren't. If I am aware I've done that, I correct it as quickly as possible - going as far as deleting the misinformation from my tweet stream. I do poke fun at political figures at times. Right now I am on a kick about Al Gore, the inventor of the internet and big global warming fighter. I found him to be funny from the time Bill Clinton chose him as vice-president and, as time goes by, Gore gets even funny for me. Not the man, of course. Obviously he isn't funny, but what he says and does is quite hilarious to me. Anyway...When I tweet, I refuse to use certain names. You'll see me giving free publicity to that talk show host, soon to be retiring, that got BamBam elected. You know her name, but I'm not mentioning it even though this blog might get picked up by more search engines if I did.

As for the second tweet I mentioned - the one about "isolated data" and "an agenda." Of course I tweet isolated data. I don't know all the stories. I don't know all the people. Brace yourself for this - I don't have all the facts. I tweet what I know. Personally, I don't like statistics and polls. I don't know how accurate they are. They change constantly. I don't know who is coming up with the stats and who is conducting the polls. The only poll I've ever been involved with was a taste test between Pepsi and Coke, conducted by Pepsi, at the Oklahoma State Fair. I chose Coke, but my answer was thrown out because I was holding a cup with Coke printed on it. That cup contained lemonade, but I wasn't allowed to tell them that. That makes me wonder if the polls aren't one-sided - AKA tainted. Sorry, but that experience stuck with me and makes me leery of all polls.

As for my "agenda..." Yes, I have one. I want to express myself. I want others to express themselves. I want to learn from their information. I want them to learn from my information. I think that is an excellent way to find some middle ground - find something that we agree on and start a conversation. Don't get me wrong; I want it my way and I want it my way yesterday - if not last week. We all do. Unfortunately, we don't live in EmmaRileySuttonville, so I don't get it my way. I don't live in LaLa Land either. I know we have to compromise to exist together. Trust me, I'm married; compromising is the only way to make things work.

As you have probably noticed, I haven't mentioned the name of my Twitter friend. I don't think I've said anything negative about him. I value his opinion. I believe (and know) he has the right to have that opinion and express it. I will send him a tweet with the URL to this post. I hope he responds. I'd love to know what he thinks. We could have another non-mud slinging, intelligent and spirited exchange of ideas. I'm not going to change his mind. He isn't going to change my mind. That's fine with me. We can find something that we both believe in, working together like adults who respect each other, and find answers to all the problems we face. Okay, that was a bit "LaLa Land-ish," but we could at least try.

Do you think our elected senators and congress persons could do that? It's a novel idea. Here's another novel idea: Get those folks to agree that water is wet and the sun sets in the west. Then they could move on to bigger things they agree on like War and Peace is a long book. If they did that, they might be able to find ways to lower the unemployment rate, get our country out of debt and give our children safe and educational schools to go to. Maybe I do live in LaLa Land, but wouldn't that be nifty?

Senate Okays Debate On Health Care: Let's Get Busy!

Well, they passed it - 60 to 39 in favor of debating the health care bill many of them haven't even read. Why should they read it? Socialism is socialism, no matter the pretty words used to destroy our country.

Twitter is all a-flutter with "whine today, get busy tomorrow" tweets. Not me. I don't have time to whine. I have work to do. I have 100 senators to call, write, email, tweet to and about. This little gal from Oklahoma is on a mission. My mission is not impossible; it is very do-able. My mission to to stop the spread of socialism and this horrid health care Barrack Hussein Obama is so intent of shoving down our throats.

"Yes, we can!" was BamBam's battle cry.

"Yes, we did!" is my battle cry. The Bible tells me to be like Abraham and to "call things that are not as though they were." Therefore, ObamaCare is defeated and our country is safe from socialist tyranny.

I'm putting legs on the many prayers I'm praying for our country. I'm doing all I can to stop this nonsense before it gets even more out of control. Please join me! Below is the list of all 100 senators, their addresses and their phone numbers.

Use it. Stop this fiasco now. Don't do it for me or for yourself. Do it for my four year old daughter. Do it for your children and grandchildren. Do it for my grandfather who lost his hearing defeating Hitler in World War II. Do it for all of those who sacrificed and suffered so we can be free. Do it for the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Ensure that we are, once again, that "shining city on a hill."

It isn't "morning in America" yet, but it will be soon. Work with me so we can all see that beautiful sunrise again!

The list of all 100 senators:

Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) 141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6361

Baucus, Max (D-MT) 511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2651

Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 131 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5623

Begich, Mark (D-AK) 144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3004

Bennet, Michael F. (D-CO) 702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5852

Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) 703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5521

Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3553

Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) 713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2315

Burris, Roland W. (D-IL) 387 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2854

Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) 311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3954

Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) 511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3441

Cardin, Benjamin L. (D-MD) 509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4524

Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) 513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2441

Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA) 393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6324

Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2043

Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT) 448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2823

Dorgan, Byron L. (D-ND) 322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2551

Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL) 309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2152

Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI) 506 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5323

Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) 331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3841

Franken, Al (D-MN) 320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5641

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D-NY) 478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4451

Hagan, Kay R. (D-NC) 521 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6342

Harkin, Tom (D-IA) 731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3254

Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI) 722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3934

Johnson, Tim (D-SD) 136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5842

Kaufman, Edward E. (D-DE) 383 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5042

Kerry, John F. (D-MA) 218 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2742

Kirk, Paul G., Jr. (D-MA) 317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4543

Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) 302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3244

Kohl, Herb (D-WI) 330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5653

Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) 328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5824

Lautenberg, Frank R. (D-NJ) 324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3224

Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) 433 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4242

Levin, Carl - (D-MI) 269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6221

Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-AR) 355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4843

McCaskill, Claire (D-MO) 717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6154

Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) 528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4744

Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) 107 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3753

Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD) 503 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4654

Murray, Patty (D-WA) 173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2621

Nelson, Ben (D-NE) 720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6551

Nelson, Bill (D-FL) 716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5274

Pryor, Mark L. (D-AR) 255 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2353

Reed, Jack (D-RI) 728 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4642

Reid, Harry (D-NV) 522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3542

Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-WV) 531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6472

Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) 313 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6542

Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH) 520 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2841

Specter, Arlen (D-PA) 711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4254 

Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) 133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4822

Tester, Jon (D-MT) 724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2644

Udall, Mark (D-CO) 317 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5941

Udall, Tom (D-NM) 110 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6621

Warner, Mark R. (D-VA) 459A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2023

Webb, Jim (D-VA) 248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4024

Whitehouse, Sheldon (D - RI) 502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2921

Wyden, Ron (D-OR) 223 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5244

Sanders, Bernard (I-VT) 332 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5141

Lieberman, Joseph I. (ID-CT) 706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4041

Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) 455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4944

Barrasso, John (R-WY) 307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6441

Bennett, Robert F. (R-UT) 431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5444

Bond, Christopher S. (R-MO) 274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5721

Brownback, Sam (R-KS) 303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6521

Bunning, Jim (R-KY) 316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4343

Burr, Richard (R-NC) 217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3154 

Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) 416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3521

Coburn, Tom (R-OK) 172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5754 

Cochran, Thad (R-MS) 113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5054

Collins, Susan M. (R-ME) 413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2523 

Corker, Bob (R-TN) 185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3344 

Cornyn, John (R-TX) 517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2934 

Crapo, Mike (R-ID) 239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6142

DeMint, Jim (R-SC) 340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6121

Ensign, John (R-NV) 119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6244

Enzi, Michael B. (R-WY) 379A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3424

Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) 290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5972

Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) 135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3744

Gregg, Judd (R-NH) 201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3324

Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) 104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5251 

Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) 284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5922

Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) 453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4721

Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) 120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3643

Johanns, Mike (R-NE) 404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4224

Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) 730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4521

LeMieux, George S. (R-FL) 356 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3041

Lugar, Richard G. (R-IN) 306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4814

McCain, John (R-AZ) 241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2235

McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) 361A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2541

Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) 709 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6665

Risch, James E. (R-ID) 483 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2752

Roberts, Pat (R-KS) 109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4774

Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) 335 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4124 

Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) 304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5744

Snowe, Olympia J. (R-ME) 154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5344

Thune, John (R-SD) 493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2321 

Vitter, David (R-LA) 516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4623

Voinovich, George V. (R-OH) 524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3353

Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS) 555 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6253