Posted on 04/06/2010 12:35:13 PM PDT by Free Vulcan
MUSCATINE, Iowa — She may not a big person, but Mariannette Miller-Meeks has some big ideas and dreams about going to Congress.
The Ottumwa physician was the Republican candidate in 2008 against Democratic 2nd District Congressman Dave Loebsack. She's seeking the Republican nomination again in the June Primary to run against Loebsack in the November 2010 election.
Miller-Meeks visited several Muscatine businesses Monday and greeted 15 supporters at the home of Dave and Dyann Roby at 2208 Oak Valley Drive.
“I think most people are looking for someone who hears, listens, and then leads,” she said.
Miller-Meeks outlined four non-negotiable guidelines she says she would apply to every bill in Congress:
- Is it Constitutional?
- Is it in alignment with the people you represent?
- Is it good for the country?
- Who benefits, and who loses?
“If you stick to those non-negotiables, you’ll be doing pretty much the right thing for the people you represent,” she said. “Right now, we’re not represented. We’re not represented in Congress, and we’re not represented in the (Obama) administration.”
“We cannot grow our way out of this debt,” she said of the nation’s economic woes. “That means we have to pare down government, and we have to do it the smart way.”
Miller-Meeks is the fourth of eight children and was the first in her family to go to college, with assistance from the military. She served in the Army for more than 20 years as a nurse and doctor, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Miller-Meeks said she’s a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program, which advocates for abused and neglected children to live in safe homes.
“Sometimes the best way to learn about the system is to be in the system,” she said. She said what she has learned is the policies in the welfare system are not compassionate policies because they don’t encourage people to get out of poverty. “We cannot continue to breed a culture of mediocrity,” she said.
Miller-Meeks said the health care reform passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama “shows the worst part of our health care system and doesn’t show the leadership we should have shown.
“Health care costs will not come down under this bill,” she said, “and that’s a tragedy because they’re too high in this country.”
Miller-Meeks said a health care plan needs to put power back in the hands of consumers. “It empowers the little guy,” she said of such a plan.
The room broke into applause when Dyann Roby quipped, “That’s why the little woman is going to
succeed.”
All that, and she is from Radar O’Reilly’s home town.
Too bad she finds the need to hyphenate her name.
They gave the name and address of her supporters. Why? I know it’s a small town rag, but really? Just more journalists showing their stripes. We should get the addresses of the journalists. That would learn em. It’s also more proof, that their end product is a low quality bum tissue.
I am going to try to attend this event in Muscatine on Thursday. "The Button Factory" is a restaurant on the river downtown.
http://millermeeks.com/2010/
"MILLER-MEEKS AND SCHELLEKENS TO PRESENT ECONOMIC FORUM
Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, and Rudy Schellekens, formerly of the Netherlands, will be presenting an economic forum at The Button Factory in Muscatine, Iowa on Thursday, April 8th, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served and there will be time for questions and answers. Special thanks to Muscatine County Team Miller-Meeks for hosting!""
Yeah, that almost made me vote for Loebsack.
And, if MMM is Loebsack's opponent again, we can always hope she isn't on the wrong end of a smackdown like he put on her the last time.
Reed is a pretty sad candidate. He can’t even come up with his own positions, he pretty much waits for what Mariannette has to say then copies her. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery I guess.
She smoked him at the Lee county 912 debate weekend before last.
He knows what he believes.
By the way, I would never support Miller-Meeks. She’s not pro-life for all persons. Only the ones she deems worthy.
Besides the immorality of her position, experience tells us that those who are squishy on protecting the unalienable right to life of all end up squishing out on all sorts of things. Always.
Her and Reed have the exact same position on abortion.
BEWARE the hyphenated last name.
Why isn’t the equal right to life of all persons one of her “non-negotiables”?
She claims her first non-negotiable is the Constitution.
But the Constitution states as its ultimate purpose to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to Posterity,” and says twice that “no person shall be deprived of life without due process,” or in other words, a fair trial.
Reed’s position on abortion is for Roe v. Wade to be overturned and sent back to the states. He believes abortion is a states rights issue.
NO, they don't. A simple perusal of their respective websites shows that you're wrong. Reed is pro-life for all persons and Miller-Meeks thinks it's okay to kill some. In other words, she's not really pro-life on principle. It's nothing more than a meaningless political position that she takes.
I have Reed ON VIDEO saying that his position on abortion is to overturn Roe v. Wade and send it to the states. Same position as Miller-Meeks.
Except, MMM knows Roe v. Wade won’t be overturned soon and she wants to put as many restrictions on it as the courts will allow. Reed has mentioned nothing about this.
No, he's a Reaganite, Fourteenth Amendment, personhood pro-lifer, according to the interviews our Iowa Chairman did with him.
But, if you can prove your assertion, we will pull our endorsement. We don't support Gerald R. Ford, Ron Paul, John McCain, Sarah Palin, pro-choice for states candidates.
I'll await links that reliably prove your assertion.
But, I certainly won't support another candidate that thinks some innocent human beings can be destroyed.
From his website:
"Protect our God-given rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Chief among these is the right to life, including the unborn. All human life is sacred and must be protected."
From Miller-Meeks' website:
"I...am pro-life on the issue of abortion but believe there must be reasonable exceptions for victims of rape and incest."
By the way, if you can show me such an assertion by Christopher, I will thank you for straightening me out.
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