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 - 12/2/2008

By Don O'Nesky | 12/02/08

Send A Card Of Thanks To One Of Our TroopsIf you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. This is real: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/letssaythanks.asp ---Don O'NeskyPresident-Elect... read more »

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The Right Stuff - 12/1/2008

By Don O'Nesky | 12/01/08

Zell Miller Backs Saxby Chambliss Sen. Saxby Chambliss received welcome support from Georgia's last Democratic senator, Zell "Give 'Em Hell" Miller. Miller said that Chambliss was the last man standing in the way of the Democrats' "far-left agenda," which may be true if enough ballots materialize to give Al Franken a Senate seat from Minnesota. Miller has mostly been backing Republicans recently, making Joe... read more »

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The Right Stuff - 11/30/2008

By Don O'Nesky | 11/30/08

Obama Friends: Communist Party USAStatement of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA at its November 15-16th 2008 meeting in New York The Communist Party USA is thrilled that Obama was elected, they stated: "We hail the tens of millions who came to the polls and registered an historic defeat of the ultra right. These voters saw through the direct and indirect appeals to racism and voted for Obama. We salute those who rejected the... read more »

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The Right Stuff

By Don O'Nesky | 11/27/08

****Look Who's Dissing The Economy Now****Eight years ago, when President-elect Bush warned about a coming recession, he was attacked for "talking down the economy." So where are the complaints about President-elect Obama's dire forecast? At a press conference in December 2000, when Bush announced his pick for Treasury secretary, a reporter asked if he was "concerned" about "talking down our economy" to make "the possibility of tax relief... read more »

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The Right Stuff

By Don O'Nesky | 11/26/08

HAPPY THANKSGIVINGAnyone that has been in the armed forces remembers how it feels to be so far away from your family, and that is especially true on holidays like Thanksgiving. So as we all enjoy Thanksgiving with our families and friends please remember and pray for our troops as they protect us in far away places. At the same time please remember and pray for the families of our troops. Happy Thanksgiving!*** Obama Upsets... read more »

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The Right Stuff

By Don O'Nesky | 11/25/08

****Future Ex-Democrats****Perhaps the most brilliant thing about Barack Obama's successful campaign was its vagueness. In offering himself as the all-purpose Change We Can Believe In, Obama gave believers a blank slate and a tacit license to project upon him their deepest longings... Details, however, were not the Obama campaign's strongest selling point. Rather, Obama succeeded by capitalizing on the kind of boundless Hope that prompted... read more »

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The Right Stuff

By Don O'Nesky | 11/24/08

****The Night We Waved Goodbye To America... Our Last Best Hope On Earth****Anyone would think we had just elected a hip, skinny and youthful replacement for God, with a plan to modernise Heaven and Hell - or that at the very least John Lennon had come back from the dead. The swooning frenzy over the choice of Barack Obama as President of the United States must be one of the most absurd waves of self-deception and swirling fantasy... read more »

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NEW FEATURE: The "Right" Stuff

By Don O'Nesky | 11/23/08

When I was in the Air Force we would prepare a morning briefing book of key media articles of importance in our command area. This briefing book contained excerpts of important stories from the previous day/week of interest to senior leaders. I am starting a new feature titled The "Right" Stuff. It will include articles in a short easy to read form for you to review and get the latest news and information of interest. I sincerely would... read more »

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Good News From Iraq

By Don O'Nesky | 10/24/08

MND-B Soldiers find weapons in Baghdad BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers find weapons caches in the Baghdad area. Soldier serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, MND-B, found a weapons cache north of Baghdad. Soldiers serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,... read more »

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Good News From Iraq

By Don O'Nesky | 10/12/08

ERB captures 2 mid-level criminal leaders in Baghdad OpsBALAD, Iraq - Baghdad National Emergency Response Brigade captured two suspected criminal leaders in separate operations in Baghdad. The ERB captured a suspected mid-level criminal leader in Sadr City. The individual is allegedly responsible for planting improvised explosive devices and planning attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces. In another operation ERB captured a... read more »