#6 OmahaSteve
One of OmahaSteve's biggest contributions to DU appears to be posting links to articles and never contributing to the conversation or posting threads that absolutely no one responds to. I won't bore everyone with links.
Sadly, OS has a dreaded form of dementia or something and will eventually be even more incoherent or no longer occupying space on this planet. And yet, he seems to get little love from his fellow comrades. Case in point: While wishing his fellow DU'ers Merry Christmans (the nerve!) he was waxing nostalgic over happier days when he played Santa and was invited on the local television news. For those who missed it (basically everyone), he posted a video of the exciting interview.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027463226 Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
Merry Christmas DU from Christmas past
This is from 1990, long before I had dementia.
I have another TV interview taken at the Crossroads Mall in the same time frame. if I can find it in time I'll post it too.
People would call the malls I worked at to make sure they came during my shift. When I stopped the 3 malls all got numerous complaints.
You will see I have worked with special children & abused animals for decades.
To the friends I have lost on the DU, I hope some of you understand dementia has a lot to do with it.
To better times with warmest regards,
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Steve & Marta.
Only six replies one of which was this one by annabanana who was the first and second to reply back to him. It took an hour and a half for anyone to respond and then a mere five replies:
annabanana (48,281 posts)
2. a kick for a good guy. . . .n/t
Even a post discussing his illness got only 36 replies. He obviously isn't important enough to his fellow DUmmies for them to remember his impending doom so he's got to remind them. And to put a cherry on top of his suffering he makes sure to let them know he's been asked to participate in this group because he's such a wonderful, together guy who has so much to give before he succumbs to whatever!Tragic, really.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026337880Omaha Steve (59,494 posts)
I've been asked to join a real world group for newly diagnosed terminal patients, I've been there OS
I initially thought no, because it would be so hard to do over and over. This is more than a shoulder to cry on.
Then I listened to the reasons I was asked. I appear to be making the best of my time since I was diagnosed in late December 2013. That I can help others deal with the cards we've been dealt. That I can help.
I asked for time to think it over. I'm starting to lean towards at least trying it. It's once every couple weeks for an hour or two.
Any thoughts on this?
OS
And then there's this sad acknowledgement:
Omaha Steve (59,494 posts)
35. There is a drug going to trial
My damage is irreversible. Even I can see it on an MRI.
By the time this drug would be approved by the FDA, I'll be long gone.
OS
Still, he has had a few posts that garnered a lot of responses, one being this one where he goes to bat for a registered sex offender who seems to have a penchant for boys.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027011754Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
DUer has nowhere to turn for help (SEX OFFENDER)
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Bob is a registered sex offender.
Can't work because of his health and is waiting on approval of SSDI. IF you want to help send a donation to his Paypal account @ rlewis58@frontier.com.
A misconception that PayPal will take a percentage (they won't, if the money isn't marked as being for goods or services
OS
And defends his advocacy by accusing a DUer of being from CC because he objected to supporting a pedophile. The poor sex offender is disabled and applying for SSDI but hasn't been put on the dole yet. No explanation as to his injuries. Hopefully it involves damage to his nuts.
Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
133. Your patting troll like actions on the back is my point
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This is a total edit including the title.
The Cavers knew about Bob for months. I didn't know until a few hours after this OP was made. The DUer involved obviously knew and waited for the next time a help Bob post would come up.
Why not email Bob and let him know his secret was known and would become public if a request would be made for help? Why not email me in advance since I had helped Bob in the past?
No this was done in a way to get maximum attention.
I got flak for helping TTW. Then I was critical in April about some questions I had. I got flak for that. After confirming her ID, situation, and more with her permission I caught flak from other DUers for that too.
IF I was trying to hide Bob's past I would not have addressed it in the update in the OP as soon as I got home from a sporting event that afternoon.
Bob could have told me at anytime and didn't. Yes he should have. I'm sure he was afraid I'd act like many other people have in this thread, so he remained silent on it.
After the results of Bob and TTW in the last two weeks, it will be hard for another DUer to ask for help in the future. That is a shame. The DU has had a great record of helping long time DUers down on their luck.
If I haven't cleared the air enough, ask away in public.
OS
I have no idea why his comment about the outcome of the sporting event was important, or why others would click on it, but it's DU and many things don't make sense. Nevertheless, OS is benevolent enough to not give a flying rat's ass that the boys involved will carry the abuse with them for the rest of their lives, it's more important for a fellow DUer to not suffer the consequences of his actions. Plus, he's pretty sure Jesus would approve.
Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
148. Hide the fact???
First thing people see when they click on this post:
Latest update: I just got home from a World Championship event held in Omaha: http://www.omaha.com/sports/u-s-team-finishes-strong-wins-sixth-world-grand-prix/article_b392bc5c-33c7-11e5-8c68-3f4efe573a38.html I came home to a lot of mail. Most of it about Bob. Most of it supportive.
Marta and I have never put strings on how our donations to charity are to be distributed. I never asked someone on the corner with a cardboard sign if they had a criminal record before deciding if they were worthy. You can usually tell they are hungry.
My dad loved The Salvation Army for the way it treated him when he was in the Army during WWII. I had given to The Salvation Army for years on end. Then I learned their record on the treatment of gays. Especially after the story about them not allowing same sex couples in homeless shelters. They never got another dime..
Bob is recovering. I won't hold his past against him. I don't think Jesus would either.
Most people would see a red flag in an update with the words Bob is recovering and read on. That update was a few hours after Bob's past was posted and has never changed. How is that hiding it?
OS
What a guy! Well, except he and Marta do appear to put strings on their donations since they no longer donate to the Salvation Army, despite the good work they do.
But where Steve-O really shines is his vast knowledge of unions and organized labor. Didn't help him win any elections but he gets to be one of DU's resident experts. His OP is one of his usual cut and paste jobs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251651016:
Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
About that AFT for Hillary thing... had been made long before it was announced in July.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/06/american-federation-teachers-union-spends-37m-on-politics/
Snip: Other expenditures suggest AFT’s decision to endorse Weingarten’s friend Hillary Clinton for president — a move that angered many AFT members — had been made long before it was announced in July.
AFT donated $250,000 to the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation in February, $125,000 to Clinton Global Initiative in April and another $125,000 to Clinton Global Initiative in May. In December, AFT paid Clinton-allied opposition research group American Bridge 21st Century $100,000.
The American Bridge payment was reported as a political expense. The payments to the scandal-ridden Clinton family nonprofits were not.
Click for more from Watchdog.org: http://watchdog.org/240956/aft-union-politics-2015/
Uh, oh, he used a link from Fox News...not good. Now he has to justify his post.
Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
33. Yet the numbers they quote are from the US Dept. of Labor
I must have really pissed off the invite only room of Hillary fans. Still can't handle the info on $ from AFT to Clinton charity that is correct from Watchdog.org?
Omaha Steve (59,522 posts)
13. All the financial report info is correct, even on Watchdog & Faux
The conclusion the AFT endorsement was made long ago then seems fair.
In GD-P: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251651745
And then there's this challenge:
emulatorloo (26,477 posts)
41. When you are in a hole stop digging. Find better sources.
Leading to this response, which was self-deleted. One wonders why. He won the jury pool, referenced his illness and whined about being dissed when he was right. It's got all the earmarks of a perfect DU post. Thanks to CC, the OS goodness is preserved for posterity.
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=104689.0Omaha Steve (56,157 posts)
IF you are going to alert on me on ANY union issue, remember who you are dealing with
IF there is anyone that knows unions on the DU, it is me!
Hosts this is not a complaint about DU or the jury system. The results are at the bottom. It is hard to complain when you win 6-1!
Let me make it clear I have spent very little time in GD-P. I was upset yesterday with an OP that was later proven false by Thom Hartman. Had the poster at any time over the next 20 or so hours corrected the OP with the correct info, I would not have made the post in question this morning.
I knew when I made the OP from Faux News the reporting financial donation info was correct. I looked into it. The Faux piece was sent to me by a AFT local president that supports Bernie. Because of the donations, this conclusion seems fair: Other expenditures suggest AFT’s decision to endorse Weingarten’s friend Hillary Clinton for president — a move that angered many AFT members — had been made long before it was announced in July
I went to have my car worked (I made my only reply from there and I hate DUing on my phone) on and went to the store. I knew there would be some shenanigans while I was gone. When you have dementia, sometimes you just don't give a crap.
As far as the dates and donated amounts the proof is below. The scandal-ridden Clinton family nonprofits is out of line. I think most of you know that isn't me unless I'm really pissed about something.
http://www.theaftd.org/life-with-ftd/i-have-ftd Pick your battles. Not everyone will understand FTD or the effect it has on your life. Some people you think you can count on will disappoint you. Invest energy in those who listen and try to help.
But again had it not been for an unfair post yesterday that wasn't corrected, these two posts today wouldn't even exist. I will play fair. But everybody else needs to play fair too.
Somebody please post this in the Hillary group too.
My heart bleeds!