COP on the Hill: Stories from the week of October 20, 2023

Weekly Activities:

534 to go:  Cman Mfume gave me a moment this week. After I gave him my mission statement, he responded that Kurt Schmoke had had the right idea 50 years ago (legalize heroin to solve a host of problems).  I responded, “I stand on the broad shoulders of Mayor Schmoke and represent at least 7,000 other cops who take the same position.”   How I love a person of courage and wisdom.  534 to go!

Grover meeting:  you note each week I attend the Norquist center-right meeting.  Besides sitting at the main table and being Grover’s ‘go to expert’ on all matters of Modern Prohibition, I have 2-5 minutes chats with folks running for Congress, running organizations and other experts. Moreover, I feel so good about those 2 hours of presenting my Libertarian/Police POV….Love  my job!! At this stage of my career, it has become vitally important that I enjoy my work And I Do.

Off Duty Marketing:  As you know, I wear my Ask Me Why shirt pretty much 24-7, when I am not in Congress..this week i went to Costco Pharmacy to request my medication.  The woman at the counter opened with, “Mr. Wooldridge your order for the heart meds is almost ready.  I will let you know.”   I was SPEECHLESS.  After I asked, she said, ‘ I have seen you for 15 years, noticing you switched from Legalize Pot to Legalize Heroin a few years ago.   You are hard to miss.’

She left me stuttering. Wow!

This Week:

4099 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 10  this week…

370 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 03 this week:  Cman Mfume (D-MD), Cman Burlison (R-MO), Delegate Gonzalez (R-Puerto Rico) in Spanish naturalmente

449 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs,  05 this week…4 running for Congress and an expert on how to run a Republican campaign.  I always make the offer to help them articulate a conservative POV on drugs.

Meetings: 01 Grover Norquist

COP stats since inception: August 2009

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

215 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week –

98 Radio Interviews:  0 this week

33 major conferences attended – CPAC 2023, (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

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