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Date |
Name |
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| 682 |
Thu Mar 22 20:30:24 EDT 2012 |
Dave Leichtman |
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| 681 |
Wed Feb 08 20:28:37 EST 2012 |
Joyce Tudor |
Please run for Sen. Dem's in Mecklenburg Co. need to keep the Virgina Sen. from the Democratic Party. We are already in a real mess with HURT in House of Rep. |
| 680 |
Tue Jan 10 23:07:12 EST 2012 |
Anonymous |
i volunteered for you when i was in 10th grade so you better run again because i wasted my summer for you
and do you actually read this petition? |
| 679 |
Thu Jan 05 13:39:08 EST 2012 |
Terry Lovell |
We the people, need someone that has the best interest of the people, in the senate, I feel as if you are one of the few qualified to fill such a position. |
| 678 |
Sun Dec 04 20:56:32 EST 2011 |
cheryl morrison |
You can count on me for support. |
| 677 |
Mon Nov 28 00:44:39 EST 2011 |
Sandra Everson-Jones |
Please run again. We need your help in Washington to help clean it up for we, the people. Beginning with removing "the pledge" which takes away the vote (thru fear) of those representing the More....people and puts our lives into the hands of power hungry lobbyists like Grover Nordguist and his bunch who are friends with Abramoff - and who sell us down the river daily (by bullying our elected reps into submission to his ATR group of money people). |
| 676 |
Sat Nov 05 23:03:35 EDT 2011 |
davis byrd longsworth |
PLEASE RUN,WE NEED YOU!!! |
| 675 |
Fri Oct 07 19:46:49 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
Please do run again!!! We need honesty, intergrity & a supportive voice "for all people" whatever their political persuasion.
My hope for you, would to bring the "political bridge," talking More...."real issues." Lived in DC area; spouse worked in that arena. Politics, as we have all been witnessing acrossed all parties needs to stop & needs to stop NOW.
Politics, across the parties, is "stonewalling" any future advancement for our country. Dire straights that we are in as a Nation...all President's, Congress have had their hands "muddied" in that mix, over decades.
All are responsible, to include Wall Street, mortgage companies with where we are today. As you know, not an easy issue. I am a Democrat, Social Worker by training. Lots of issues for Democrats to address on local, State & Federal Arenas.
It saddens me, we are a blaming nation; rather than addressing the issues, accolodating what was done; encouraging forward movement. Free enterprise, does make one wonder, how that is working when "the have's take & take" pushing down the "have nots."
One of the multiple issues, passed on to President Obama by his predecessors, is our involvement w/Iraq & Afghanistan. Unfair, to be sure for President Obama...and a multitude of other issues, passed to him & his predessors before him.
In the trenches, I work with soldiers from those conflicts. It is very sad, that I have to battle with soldiers case managers to get needed services. Our National Guard & Reservists, too often are "in limbo"...no case managers, no access to TriCare services. They served, they have TBI & PTSD issues; they should be continued on for TriCare services, until they are medically boarded out from the military.
Reservists, have really been served more for these conflicts, repeated deployments, than Active Duty. Reservists, National Guard are treated "coming home" as "second citizens" on multiple fronts, especially with needed services. They have served our country, leaving their family with what military pay they received during deployments...often less than that "breadwinner was making." Reservists come home; can't do their normal occupation, b/c of their injuries.
Active Duty soldiers, not diminishing their service: their income is steady; their TriCare Medical & Dental resources are steady. They have a "cushion" and structured services for them. Active Duty soldiers, have "their community," infrastructure/supportive services...on their bases. Again, not diminishing anyone: Reservists & National Guard...don't have those systems: items getting better, so not there, for those latter soldiers or their families.
Reservists & National Guard soldiers, have significant issues when they come home injured. They can't do their previous positions b/c of their injuries. Their families were compromised during deployments economically; they continue to be challenged economically, post-deployment, when the spouse cannot go back to their previous employment b/c of their injuries.
As a care provider to these soldiers, new items are cropping up with TriCare denials; items that I previously could access are now denied, even for Rerverists with medical care.
Have been trying to figure out that, one service that I have accessed for three years, is now being denied, by one TriCare Region. You bet it is a major service, that has made a huge difference with soldiers recovery.
I see trends, my doc's that I refer soldier's too, see trends from this current conflict. Nope, these doc's don't need business to keep their business' afloat. They are concerned physician's.
Our country, most USA citizens, have no clue with the "real sacrafices" all soldiers have done during these conflicts. It is the longest conflict in USA history. The battle scars, are so different than any other conflict with repeated IED explosives, multiple deployments, burn pits.
How do I know? I work with these soldiers, and their case managers, some without case managers or any insurance that come into my services. It SHOULD NOT be a daily battle for soldiers, their family, or for me, with accessibility for services.
I know several things from 3 1/2 years of working with current soldiers.
One, is fairness is not there, medically (to include dental services), psychologically, for all that have served, with accessibility for services. Two, all soldiers that have served, they are suffering the consequences from their deployments as are their spouse and children. Three, the VA system & Govt is overwhelmed with trying to figure out their own systems to serve these soldiers & families. Solution: all soldiers that have served, should have equal access to services & their family members.
Absolutely, I know that will be a drain on our economy. Respect, the sacrafices these soldiers and families have done for ten years. Do know, that if we don't provide soldiers needed services, and families: the haunt, pay now with services, or pay lots more latter.
Kate |
| 674 |
Tue Sep 27 02:47:25 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
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| 673 |
Thu Sep 22 15:48:40 EDT 2011 |
Glenda Cothran |
Mr. Perriello, we need you back in Congress as senator or congressman. Please run again as we need someone of your honesty and integrity to represent the people. |
| 672 |
Wed Sep 21 09:12:43 EDT 2011 |
Carolyn Cothran |
I plan to write in Tom Perriello's name for VA Senator. It was wonderful having an ethical, caring Congressman who actually fought for his constituents.
The Dem. Party keeps foisting candidates More....on us, expecting us to vote for whomever they choose for us. I am tired of having NO VOICE! Don't even have choice in pres. primaries by the time VA gets to vote.
Dem. leaders need to LEAD, FOLLOW, or GET OUT OF THE WAY. My Congressman SHOULD NOT have been forced to carry healthcare without leadership from the bully pulpit of the White House. |
| 671 |
Tue Aug 16 01:47:28 EDT 2011 |
Matthew Taylor |
Run Tom Run! P.S. - Throw AIPAC out of your office, end foreign aid to Apartheid Israel, and insist on Israeli-Palestinian equality. |
| 670 |
Tue Jul 26 16:00:02 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
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| 669 |
Mon Jun 27 17:25:25 EDT 2011 |
Leo Bourne |
Mr. Perriello, I understand that you were overpowered by the Washington political machine and could not vote your conscience on all issues. However, now you are a political veteran, and you won't make More....that mistake again. Your principles set you apart from other candidates, and you have an obligation to run for office, not because it is what you want, but rather because it is what the country needs. Mr. Kaine would be an acceptable candidate, but I do not know if he would have the vision you bring to the table from your years of overseas service, which provide a unique perspective that who have not been there cannot understand. Although one person alone cannot change the Washington juggernaut, just like raindrops forming a torrent, separate individuals can contribute to a point of view which becomes a movement and then a historical trend. You are one of the few people on the planet with the courage and the political acumen to do that. Instead of being a minor player in Middle East politics, you could be changing the course of history through direct contacts in Washington. After three years of broken promises, the Democrats are going to lose the presidency in 2012. It will then be extremely important to have people of both parties in congress who have the personal integrity to guide our country through economic hard times caused by erroneous Republican policies without turning to wars of aggression to solve international problems. The Arab Spring you support is a double-edged sword, as you well know. Just as the revolution in Iran in 1979 was co-opted by extremists, resulting in the deaths of millions in subsequent decades, so also the Arab Spring can be co-opted. You cannot change this as a private individual, any more than Jimmy Carter has been able to change it. Far better to rejoin the good fight as an elected official, where your views can have more impact on events. Alexander Haig in his autobiography wrote that our foreign policy should be founded on two principles: strength and consistency. We can't be friends with everybody. We should pick our friends and let our enemies know where they stand, and where we stand. People like yourself will help us avoid the duplicity that has made the world mistrust us as a partner. It is said that Ronald Reagan could give the same speech at the end of his presidency as at the beginning, because his principles hadn't changed. I don't think yours have changed. Therefore, please consider following your destiny -- and I believe it is your destiny -- to run for office again. It is my view that despite your possible opinion to the contrary, you have the potential to become vice president or even president of the United States at some time in the future. |
| 668 |
Mon Jun 27 13:48:04 EDT 2011 |
Jeanine Guidry |
Tom, 2012 will be my first time voting for US Senate as a brand new US citizen, and I would be honored to vote for you. Please consider running, we need you, Virginia needs you, the USA needs you. |
| 667 |
Fri Jun 17 11:04:23 EDT 2011 |
Chris Niermann |
From the time I lived in Arlington, and was able to meet with Tom on several occasions, I could tell that Tom was a committed leader and a man of principle that will put the citizens of Virginia and the More....United States before the interests of corporate powers and special interest groups. |
| 666 |
Thu May 26 14:34:35 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
Tom, Don't stop! - We, society - need to move forward and correct the wrongs committed during the last administration and currently by these questionably well intended TEA-Partiers. - People's health and More....jobs are a National Security issue. |
| 665 |
Sat May 21 01:29:55 EDT 2011 |
Mary Grace (Gigi) Davis-White |
It was a shame when Tom was not re-elected to Congress. Let's hope that people wake up and see what is happening on the Hill so that they realize what we had (and could have) in Tom! |
| 664 |
Thu May 12 14:23:01 EDT 2011 |
Patrick Moctezuma |
The finest representative Central Virginia has ever had. The only antidote to the current absurdities in national politics is a person of actual integrity. A real public servant. Is it obvious that More....I cannot say enough good things about Tom? |
| 663 |
Sun Apr 24 16:27:48 EDT 2011 |
Anonymous |
I support your Darfur activism! How can I send you an email about a Darfur initiative? Thanks, |
| 662 |
Thu Apr 21 22:50:02 EDT 2011 |
Chris Westling |
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| 661 |
Tue Apr 19 15:07:44 EDT 2011 |
Kristen Myers |
Tom, you could definitely win the election to be a senator! You are so cool, and I know you did a great job being a congressman! Don't give up, because you rock! |
| 660 |
Sat Apr 09 16:50:08 EDT 2011 |
Jason Stanley |
You represent me better than any other Democrat (or Republican for that matter.) Please run! |
| 659 |
Sun Mar 27 12:10:50 EDT 2011 |
sajjad nasir |
please run |
| 658 |
Fri Mar 18 14:37:04 EDT 2011 |
Jacob Kriss |
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Now that Jim Webb has announced his decision not to run for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2012, Virginia Democrats are turning their thoughts to who might be the best candidate to replace him on the ballot. With that in mind, we would strongly argue that there is nobody more respected, principled, honest, intelligent, hard-working, and courageous than Tom Perriello. As the Roanoke Times editorial page wrote after Perriello’s defeat in 2010, “Perriello lost at the polls Tuesday, but in his single term in the House, he showed the character the country needs in its leaders, and so rarely gets.” In that same editorial, the Roanoke Times added, “Perriello took political risks to do what he was convinced was right for the people he represented -- a quality voters say they want, but are not inclined to reward. It cost him his seat, but secured his reputation as a man of integrity and grit, willing to elevate the public good over personal ambitions.”