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 - September 11, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/11/09

Readings: Support For GOP Reaches New Recent High On Generic Ballot - Rasmussen Reports Hair Trigger - Investor's Business Daily Illegal-Alien Census Boycott? Bring It On! - The Heritage Foundation I Think The Racists In The Left Wing Are Upset - American Thinker The Union Fable - Investor's Business Daily Tom Friedman: Eco-Communist Wannabe - The Heritage Foundation Obama Set To Force ObamaCare While His Eligibility Trial Date Set? -... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - September 10, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/10/09

Readings: Obama Hits New Low On The Give A Damn Index - American Thinker Talkerpalooza - Inside the Beltway Obama Repeating Mistakes Of Great Depression - Institute of Economic Affairs Why Dick Cheney Is More American Than Barack Obama - TownHall Slip-Siding Toward Nasty September - The Washington Times What They Knew - Inside Politics Main Street U.S.A.: Trials And The Celebrity-in-Chief - TownHall The Obama Administration's Version Of... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - September 9, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/09/09

Readings: Another Snowe Job - Investor's Business Daily Van Jones—Just One Of Many Obama-Marxists - Canada Free Press Why He's Losing - Laura Ingraham, Nationally Syndicated Columnist Democrat Congressmen Did Opt Out Of Public Option - The Heritage Foundation Leader Of None - TownHall Obama’s Soak-The-Rich Mentality - The Boston Globe David Axelrod As Christopher Walken - National Review Online Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card -... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - September 8, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/08/09

Readings: Townhall Downfall: Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) "This Is My Town Hall" - The Heritage Foundation Forget 'Peak Oil' — Drill, BP, Drill - Investor's Business Daily Obama, The Mortal - Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post The Van Jones (Non) Feeding Frenzy - Washington Examiner Rendon Presses Press - Inside the Beltway Reform's Dead End - Investor's Business Daily Video of the Day: Protest sign of the Day: read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - September 4, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/04/09

Readings: Obama's Team Crosses The Rhetorical Line - Rory Cooper, The Heritage Foundation Going NUMMI - Investor's Business Daily Today's Calamity: Don't Forget About Renewable Energy Mandates - The Heritage Foundation The Way Of Cheney - Inside the Beltway The Bigger The Government, The Smaller The Citizen - Dennis Prager, TownHall A Tax Too Far - Investor's Business Daily A Call To Protect America - The Heritage Foundation Quote of... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - September 2, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/02/09

Readings: Obama: The Worst Is Yet To Come - Canada Free Press Lest We Forget - Inside the Beltway Speaker Of Lies - Investor's Business Daily Obama Gets "Highest Level Of Strong Disapproval Yet" - Rasmussen Reports New GOP Tactic: The Counter-Town Hall - Politico Obama's Tripling Of The National Debt - The Heritage Foundation Airbrushing Out Mary Jo Kopechne - Mark Steyn, National Review Online The Leadership Factor - Bill... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - September 1, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 09/01/09

Readings: The First Election Of The Obama Backlash - TownHall Not Too Bad For Government Work - Investor's Business Daily The Crime Fighter Versus The Corruption Enabler - Donald Lambro, Nationally Syndicated Columnist Where's The Outrage - The Heritage Foundation Losing Touch: The President And The People - Arkansas Democrat Gazette More Name - Calling From The Democrats - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze Tragic Tales From The NHS - Investor's... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - August 31, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 08/31/09

Readings: Government Can Help Control Illegal Immigration - The Heritage Foundation Worse And Worser - American Thinker Dems Appear To Face Slim Odds Of Passing Health Care Overhaul - Investor's Business Daily Suicide Is Painless - Inside the Beltway The Spending Sickness Makes For Unhealthy Reform - Michael Medved, Nationally Syndicated Columnist Buy A Clunker? Now Hand Over Your Tax Dollars - Neal Boortz, Nealz Nuze Obama Officially... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - August 28, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 08/28/09

Readings: Republicans Maintain Steady Lead On Generic Ballot - Rasmussen Report Washington's Tangled Web Of Deception - Investor's Business Daily Cash For Convicts - The Heritage Foundation National Suicide - Cal Thomas, Nationally Syndicated Columnist Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) Applauded For His Anti-Single Payer Stance - The Heritage Foundation Taxes Paying For Politics - Washington Times Payday For Unions - Investor's Business... read more »

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The Right Stuff Roundup - August 27, 2009

By Don O'Nesky | 08/27/09

Readings: Why The Stimulus Flopped - Mark Steyn, National Review Online Tort Reform Is Key To Health Reform - Investor's Business Daily Democrats' Colorado Gold Rush Turns Into A Bust - Michael Barone, Nationally Syndicated Columnist 'Dear Moammar' - Inside Politics Limbaugh Takes On White House For VA 'Death Book' - Human Events A Presidential Learning Moment - American Thinker Stop And Think - Thomas Sowell, Nationally Syndicated... read more »