Don ONesky

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BIOGRAPHY

Don O'Nesky was born in Haileyville, Oklahoma on November 7, 1935. He graduated from Haileyville High School 1953, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Oklahoma State University in 1957. In 1977 while serving in the Air Force, he received a Master of Science degree from Troy State University. He is also a graduate of the Air Force prestigious Air Command and Staff College. He served as deputy executive director of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the world's largest geological organization, from 1985 until his retirement on June 30, 2002. He joined the AAPG staff in 1978 upon retirement from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel.

He entered the Air Force in 1958 as a Second Lieutenant. During the next twelve years he progressed through administrative, personnel, and managerial positions of increasing responsibility. In 1970 O'Nesky became director of postal operations for the Air Force worldwide postal organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Three years later he was executive officer to the director of air operations in Allied Air Forces Southern Europe, one of NATO's major subordinate organizations located in Naples, Italy. In 1976 he returned to the United States as the director of administration of Civil Air Patrol, a non-profit organization, where he served until his retirement. His overseas assignments include the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, and Vietnam. In June 2000 he was inducted into "Who's Who in the Military in Oklahoma."

O'Nesky is Senior Advisor for Energy and Public Policy at the Lincoln Heritage Institute. He is a member of the Finance Committee, American Geological Institute; member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists; Trustee Associate of the AAPG Foundation [Vice Chairman-2009]; and Past President, Tulsa Society of Association Executives. He is a life member of the following organizations: Military Officers Association of America, Air Force Association, American Legion, VFW, Disabled American Veterans, and the National Rifle Association.

He was active in the Oklahoma Republican Party, serving four years as State Committeeman and four years as Chairman of the Creek County Republican Party. He served as Vice Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party from 1995 to 1999 and Chairman of the First Congressional District from 1999 to 2002. He was elected as an Alternate Delegate to the 1992, and Delegate to the 1996 and 2000 Republican National Conventions. He was elected a Presidential Elector and Chairman of the Oklahoma Presidential Electors for the 2000 election. In 2004 he was elected President of the Republican Club of South Sarasota County Florida, and reelected in 2005. He is currently a member of the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee.

He is married to the former Mary Meliti of Croton-On-Hudson, New York and they have one son, Don Jr. Don and Mary currently reside in Venice, Florida.

COMMENTARIES

The Right Stuff Roundup - November 6, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 11/06/09

Readings: Forget The 2-1 Spin; It Was A Rout - American Thinker Paying For Washington's Mistakes - Investor's Business Daily A Deathblow For ObamaCare - New York Post Contests Serve As Warning To Democrats: It's Not 2008 Anymore - Washington Post Lack Of Diversity - Inside Politics How Regulation Of Drug Industry Discourages R&D And Costs Lives - Investor's Business Daily More Than 3 Million Registered Voters Are Dead,... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - November 5, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 11/04/09

Readings: U.S. Tops In Energy Resources - Human Events National Education Association Recommends Saul Alinsky - American Thinker A Generation Of Sociopaths - TownHall 45% For Obama, 49% Against -- If Election Were Held Right Now - Rasmussen Reports How Cost Of Drug Development Is Lost On Public And Politicians - Investor's Business Daily Obama’s Dover Device - Canada Free Press Obama Approval Index At Negative 13 - Rasmussen... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - November 2, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 11/01/09

Readings: Chamber Sues - The Washington Times The Time Of Tyrants - Investor's Business Daily Hola Hollywood - Inside the Beltway Tuesday's Elections And The Democratic Agenda - Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal "McChrystal Light" Is Not A Strategy We Can Believe In - The Heritage Foundation Rating Hate - Inside the Beltway New Jersey Insurgent Fades - Human Events Video of the Day: This is a metaphor for... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 30, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/29/09

Readings: Dismantling America - Thomas Sowell, Nationally Syndicated Columnist Take Two Aspirin - Inside the Beltway Self-Governance Works - TownHall Showering With Hugo - Investor's Business Daily GOP Should Grow The Party, Grow The Economy, Shrink The State - American Thinker Democrats' Policies Based On Dogma, Hopes, Dreams, Not Reality - Dennis Prager, TownHall Is The Left Now Wary Of EPA's Power? - The Heritage... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 29, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/29/09

Readings: Obama Approval Index At Negative 11 - Rasmussen Reports Insuring Doom - Investor's Business Daily Something Really Scary For Obama's Democrats - The Washington Times Nazis In The Ivory Tower - FrontPage Magazine Hugo To The Rescue - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze Chamber: White House Attacks Are Backfiring - Politico Still Brewing - Inside the Beltway Obama At Odds With His Own Vision For The World - Michael Barone,... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 28, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/28/09

Readings: The Other MIT Global Warming Guy - The Heritage Foundation Stealth Socialism - Investor's Business Daily Welcome To The P.T. Barnum Administration - TownHall From The People Who Brought Us The Swine Flu Vaccine Shortage - Government-run health care! - The Washington Examiner Yes, "The One" Should Fail - The American Spectator Medicare's Low Administrative Costs Cost You $60 Billion A Year - The Heritage... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 26, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/26/09

Readings: Obama Manipulates Media To Expel Fox - American Thinker ACORN To Oak - Inside the Beltway Terror's Full Circle - Investor's Business Daily Devastating Drop In Job Approval Numbers For Obama In New Gallup Survey - The Washington Examiner Peter Schweizer: Secrets Of The Financial Crisis - PowerLine Blog Money Race - Inside Politics Service.gov And Its Soviet Similarities - Investor's Business Daily Political parody... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 23, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/23/09

Readings: GOP Up By Five Points In Generic Ballot - Rasmussen Reports If Congress Screws Up Light Bulbs, What Will It Do To Health Care? - The Heritage Foundation Troops Can't Wait - Investor's Business Daily Yes, We Can - Inside Politics Obama Tracking Poll At Negative 13 - Rasmussen Reports To Sue Or Not - Thomas Sowell, Nationally Syndicated Columnist More Than Half Of This Country Must Be Racist! - Neal Boortz, Nealz... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 22, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/22/09

Readings: FOX News Reaches Across Party Lines - Dick Morris And Eileen McGann, Nationally Syndicated Columnists Another American Flag Debate - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze Swing State Senators Face Health Care Reform Threat -- Losing Next Election - TownHall (NY) Times Says It Will Cut 100 Newsroom Jobs - The New York Times Judge To The EPA: Don't Write Rules With Shaky Legal Foundations - The Heritage Foundation Reid's Political... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - October 21, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 10/21/09

Readings: Kiss Your Money And Freedom Goodbye - TownHall Dems Go Nuclear - Investor's Business Daily Heavy Lifter - Inside the Beltway Senator Gregg: Path To 'Banana Republic' - American Thinker Regime Is Iran's Disease; Nukes Are Just A Symptom - TownHall Something Strange - Inside Politics Video of the Day: Embedded video from CNN Video Picture of the Day read more »