UA graduate student goes after U.S. House seat against Rep. Boozman
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Jonathan Gibbs
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: News
UA graduate student Abel Tomlinson will appear on the ballot this November against incumbent Rep. John Boozman.
Boozman and Tomlinson both met with students last week after each hosted separate and overlapping discussions on sustainability.
Boozman currently has a 10 percent rating by the League of Conservation Voters. Video of the meeting is posted on YouTube.
Tomlinson's platform is marked for its frontline stance on environmental incentive programs and nonviolent foreign policy tactics.
It also calls for an effort to decrease the need for U.S. support in?Iraq, improvements to the carbon footprint by increasing independence from fossil fuels, linking U.S. dependence on oil to the war in Iraq and global climate changes, which have led to recent famines throughout the world.
"If we don't make the right changes, we may be facing a serious economic and societal collapse," Tomlinson said. "The world is affected by decisions Arkansas makes."
Tomlinson's platform favors election reform to make voting easier for voters. He takes issue with the quantities of fiscal revenue allocated to weapons, prisons, insurance, pharmaceuticals, oil, coal and nuclear industries, noting "the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans own over 80 percent of all wealth, and the bottom 40 percent own approximately one percent of wealth."
Tomlinson promotes educational spending to provide post-secondary education for poor- and middle-class citizens, as well as increases in merit-based scholarships to ensure those who demonstrate commitment receive the means to move forward.
Of course, Tomlinson is not all business.
He was born in a small tent in Arkansas, as his father completed his family's modest cabin. His father worked contracts for the U.S. Forest Service, raising him in the national parks of Pennsylvania, Montana, Washington and Arkansas.
After a recent press conference at the UA, Tomlinson spoke with students and reporters briefly before enjoying a day of tree climbing and walking with his five-year old daughter Anna.
"I believe the people of Arkansas would be glad to have my son represent them," said his mother, Melody, who arranges continued education for teachers at Northwest Arkansas Educational Service Coop.
"He's always taken care of himself and others," she said.
Boozman and Tomlinson both met with students last week after each hosted separate and overlapping discussions on sustainability.
Boozman currently has a 10 percent rating by the League of Conservation Voters. Video of the meeting is posted on YouTube.
Tomlinson's platform is marked for its frontline stance on environmental incentive programs and nonviolent foreign policy tactics.
It also calls for an effort to decrease the need for U.S. support in?Iraq, improvements to the carbon footprint by increasing independence from fossil fuels, linking U.S. dependence on oil to the war in Iraq and global climate changes, which have led to recent famines throughout the world.
"If we don't make the right changes, we may be facing a serious economic and societal collapse," Tomlinson said. "The world is affected by decisions Arkansas makes."
Tomlinson's platform favors election reform to make voting easier for voters. He takes issue with the quantities of fiscal revenue allocated to weapons, prisons, insurance, pharmaceuticals, oil, coal and nuclear industries, noting "the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans own over 80 percent of all wealth, and the bottom 40 percent own approximately one percent of wealth."
Tomlinson promotes educational spending to provide post-secondary education for poor- and middle-class citizens, as well as increases in merit-based scholarships to ensure those who demonstrate commitment receive the means to move forward.
Of course, Tomlinson is not all business.
He was born in a small tent in Arkansas, as his father completed his family's modest cabin. His father worked contracts for the U.S. Forest Service, raising him in the national parks of Pennsylvania, Montana, Washington and Arkansas.
After a recent press conference at the UA, Tomlinson spoke with students and reporters briefly before enjoying a day of tree climbing and walking with his five-year old daughter Anna.
"I believe the people of Arkansas would be glad to have my son represent them," said his mother, Melody, who arranges continued education for teachers at Northwest Arkansas Educational Service Coop.
"He's always taken care of himself and others," she said.
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Laughing Out Loud
posted 4/29/08 @ 9:16 PM CST
What a joke! A socialist-radical typified by Tomlinson will never go anywhere. The only thing that keeps him going is listening to himself speak and imagining he is intelligent and correct. (Continued…)
Copy Editor
posted 4/29/08 @ 10:13 PM CST
Where to start.
#1 Rep. John Boozman is a member of the United States House of Representatives, hence the use of the title "Rep."
#2 How in the world did your editor, or the paper's advisor, let you publish this article with no quote from Rep. (Continued…)
Not Buying It
posted 4/29/08 @ 11:30 PM CST
I don't think it'd matter who he's running against, under no circumstance would I vote for a self-satisfied, egotistical, modern socialist like Abel Tomlinson. (Continued…)
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