Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn has died

[babylonsister]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/politics/tom-coburn-oklahoma-senator-dead/index.html


Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn has died
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
Updated 11:07 AM ET, Sat March 28, 2020


(CNN)Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn died at his home Saturday, according to a statement from his family. He was 72.

"Tom A Coburn, MD, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home this morning surrounded by his family," his family said in a statement. "Because of his strong faith, he rested in the hope found in John chapter 11 verse 25 where Jesus said, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, will live, even though they die.' Today he lives in heaven."

A memorial service for Coburn will be held at a later date and will be announced, the family said.

[Ilsa]

1. That memorial service will be thinly attended

if it is anytime in the near future.
Unless people in OK don't believe in pandemics.

[HarlanPepper]

6. Wel

This’n okie sur duZ belieb in dat thar panademonic.

[hlthe2b]

2. It was his buddy Inhofe who brought the snowball to discount climate change, but...

inquiring minds would like to know if there are snowballs where he has passed.

I'm sure he had family who cared for him. My sympathies to them.

[SharonClark]

3. From the Guardian. . .

One such effort was in support of rightwing efforts to call a Constitutional Convention, in an attempt to dramatically restrict the powers of the US federal government.

“We’re in a battle for the future of our country,” Coburn told the annual convention of the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) in New Orleans in August 2018. “We’re either going to become a socialist, Marxist country like western Europe, or we’re going to be free. As far as me and my family and my guns, I’m going to be free.”

An excellent link to his woman-hating views on abortion: http://www.issues2000.org/Social/Tom_Coburn_Abortion.htm

[malaise]

9. We're either going to become a socialist, Marxist country like western Europe...

I did not know Western Europe was one country.
Bye bye - the stupid burns

[snort]

4. Bye bye

[Laffy Kat]

5. Whatever. nt

[dalton99a]

7. Just in time for Easter.

Typical GOP doctor in Congress who wanted to deny healthcare to poor people

[redstatebluegirl]

8. I thought it felt a little warmer today.

[Ilsa]

10. Yep. Maybe someone left open the gates. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. He was a personal friend of Barack Obama so I will mourn his passing.

[roamer65]

12. He will grace us by his absence.

[vercetti2021]

13. Tots and pears

Nt

[Brainfodder]

14. KARMA

Dr. No of congress, 'nuff said.