John Robinson

@CWOB_Ancient

Husband, father, Redleg, SAMSter, IO, EdD, pALS. I do , not partisan politics.

Ft. Sill, OK
Vrijeme pridruživanja: ožujak 2017.

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    prije 14 sati

    On advocacy, lobbying and ethics (an thread): In the spring of 2019, invited my cALS spouse and I to Washington, DC to take part in an Advocacy Day program, whereby we would meet with members of Congress and their staffs and advocate for our community. 1/18

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    3-6 FA revealed their excellence boards this morning, continuing to promote hard work at every level. Congrats to the Top FDC, Gun Section, FIST, Radar, and Ranger School graduates!

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  3. prije 14 sati

    The Founder is a good person and an patient, like me. By his own admission, he founded the org to save his own life - and by extension, those of others. I cannot abide by unethical lobbying practices, in the name of advocacy. I continue to wish the org well. 18/18

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  4. prije 14 sati

    In Jan 2020, I informed the chairman of the veteran's cmte that I was stepping away, due to an 'ethical disagreement' with the Founder (I have more documents than I'm sharing today). The Founder has inquired as to the nature of that disagreement. 17/18

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    As an active duty Soldier, retiring in less than a month, integrity and selfless service are paramount values for me. These are demanding values to adhere to, but when I come up short, I am willing to admit my shortcomings. 16/18

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  6. prije 14 sati

    That ad is shown, in part, here. Note the web address is included. Highlighted is a lobbying-style narrative, assertively taking a share of credit for "driving a coalition of ALS organizations to fast-track $10 million in additional federal funding for ALS research." 15/18

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  7. prije 14 sati

    Now, about that chief of staff search. Following the House approval of the $10M DOD ALSRP budget increase in July 2019 - the increase the Founder later denied claiming credit for in Dec 2019, advertised in LinkedIn for the position of chief of staff. 14/18

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  8. prije 14 sati

    The previous month, the Founder and I had a direct conversation, re: his criticism of media practices. He offered that criticism or disagreement should not be conflated as an 'attack.' His words: 13/18

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  9. prije 14 sati

    Then, the Founder said something pivotal: he assertively denied claiming credit for the passage of the $10M DOD ALSRP budget increase and asserted I was attempting to draw distinctions where none exist: 12/18

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  10. prije 14 sati

    I gently reminded the Founder, with a bit of humor, that at minimum, credit should be distributed a bit more widely than solely to the Founder, or his organization. I knew, as he did, the role: 11/18

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  11. prije 14 sati

    In December 2019, the founder implied responsibility for the ALSRP budget increase of $10M. 10/18

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  12. prije 14 sati

    Increasing awareness to improve the lives of people is advocacy. Increasing awareness to improve a financial position is lobbying. Lobbying isn't a bad word, but it's gotten a bad rap. That's because some lobbying strays into the lane of what some would consider unethical. 9/18

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  13. prije 14 sati

    In fact, two weeks later, rolled out an extensive media campaign to increase awareness on vets/ALS issues, including videos and the intent to establish a cmte on vet affairs. I was invited to join that cmte: 8/18

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  14. prije 14 sati

    In Oct 2019, I reached out to to offer my help to increase awareness, re: veterans' issues, including vets' disproportionate representation as ALS patients. This is a role I had already begun to play with . It was a very good discussion: 7/18

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  15. prije 14 sati

    In July 2019, the budget passed the House and shortly thereafter, began seeking a chief of staff for their then-fledgling organization. More on that in a moment. The DOD budget included a $10M increase in their ALSRP, from $10M to $20M. Huge win. 6/18

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  16. prije 14 sati

    7 months later, the Founder 'thanked' 4 'finally jumping on board' 2 spt building the ALS Caucus. The leg affairs cmte had worked diligently 2 help increase the size of the Caucus. Minimizing the role was disrespectful. 5/18

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  17. prije 14 sati

    Two weeks later, , , and established a bi-partisan ALS Caucus, as scores of us visiting them, in person, had advocated for: 4/18

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  18. prije 14 sati

    . led this effort with specific goals: increases to and ALS Research Prog (ALSRP) budgets; changes to Disability Insurance; and the establishment of an ALS Caucus. Ambitious, yet specific. 3/18

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  19. prije 14 sati

    I'd been living with for over a year and had no illusions about my own fate, but saw this as an opportunity to do good for others. In June 2019, at our own expense, we traveled to DC, met others like us & advocated in the halls of Congress. Spouse/me with : 2/18

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  20. prije 18 sati

    When a former junior enlisted grunt gets frustrated you won’t take the bait, as he and his buddies drag a politician for not having the ‘right kind’ of military experience. BTW he’s a ‘man of the cloth.’

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