Milton Wolf in 2014 KS Senate debate
On Principles & Values:
OpEd: Tea Party "wolfpack" support; but no apology for X-ray
Wolf accuses Roberts of "posing" like a conservative to save his job. "He does whatever Ted Cruz does," Wolf said. Yet as ripe as the conditions here are for a tea party upset--an entrenched GOP incumbent in a reddening state--Wolf has failed to
capitalize. The 43-year-old radiologist has been hobbled by a February report in the Topeka Capital-Journal that he had posted X-ray images of gunshot victims on his Facebook page along with macabre humor. (One decapitated man looked like a wounded
alien from a "Terminator" movie, Wolf wrote.)Wolf offered a non-apology apology for the X-ray postings, saying in the interview he was sorry "if I offended anybody." Critics, he said, seized upon a "few" comments "they didn't particularly like."
Still, Wolf points to what he calls his growing network of volunteers--or "wolfpack," as he calls it--and the roughly 75,000 voters with whom he says it has made contact as evidence that he's still in the hunt.
Source: Politico.com weblog on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 8, 2014
On Abortion:
Human life begins at conception
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.Wolf: Strongly Agree
Question topic: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Wolf: As a medical doctor, I know that life begins at conception and I believe it should be protected at every stage from conception to natural death. I will fight to achieve that reality as a United States Senator. I am also well aware of the fact that
I am judged by my results, not simply my intentions. If a bill where before me that eliminated some abortions but provided exceptions I would vote for that bill because it would save lives today.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
Free enterprise is the key to national prosperity
Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Wolf: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Civil Rights:
Government shouldn't redefine marriage
Question topic: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Wolf: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Education:
Block federal mandates such as Common Core
Question topic: The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Wolf: Strongly Disagree. We need to dramatically reduce and ultimately eliminate federal involvement in education. We need to block federal mandates such as Common Core, and we need to push control of our schools down to the local level.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Energy & Oil:
No subsidies for wind and solar
Question topic: Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Wolf: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Government Reform:
Photo ID for voting
Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Wolf: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Gun Control:
Opposes more gun restrictions
Question topic: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Wolf: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Health Care:
Repeal ObamaCare & replace with PatientCare free market
Question topic: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.Wolf: Strongly Disagree
Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.
Wolf: Strongly Agree.
As a medical doctor, I am well aware of the many reasons why we must fully repeal ObamaCare. I have authored a free-market alternative to ObamaCare, called PatientCare.
I believe we must fully repeal ObamaCare and replace it with a free-market alternative.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal
Question topic: The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Wolf: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Immigration:
Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry
Question topic: Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Wolf: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Judeo-Christian values established our government framework
Question topic: Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.Wolf: Strongly Disagree.
Question topic: Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Wolf: Strongly Agree
Question topic: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Wolf: I am born-again Christian, humbled to stand in the presence of God and proud to call myself His son.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Jul 2, 2014
On Health Care:
Apologizes for posting gruesome medical X-rays on Facebook
Milton Wolf sought forgiveness Sunday from anyone offended by his posting to Facebook of gory medical images of dead & injured people.Wolf responded to a story published by The Topeka Capital-Journal and a tidal wave of condemnation about X-ray imager
he uploaded to the social media site and sadistic jokes he made online about individuals killed by gunfire or harmed in other ways. "Several years ago, I made some comments about these images that were insensitive to the seriousness of what the images
revealed," Wolf, a radiologist, said. "I soon removed those images. However, my mistakes are my own & I take full responsibility for them."
He said the cumulative effect of witnessing human suffering & tragedy took a toll on those practicing medicine,
but "I am truly sorry and ask for your forgiveness."
Wolf also held his "political adversary" responsible for igniting controversy about the images. He said Roberts "wants to attack me as a doctor rather than giving Kansans a reason to vote for him."
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal AdWatch on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Feb 23, 2014
On Principles & Values:
AdWatch: Roberts doesn't live in Kansas anymore
The Senate Conservatives Fund, which has endorsed Wolf, offered a defense of Wolf
[for his controversy of posting gruesome medical X-rays on Facebook].
The organization's contribution: "Pat Roberts is trying to smear Dr. Wolf because Roberts doesn't live in Kansas anymore and lied to voters about it for years."In recent weeks, the
Wolf campaign raised questions about the frequency Roberts returned to his Kansas residence in Dodge City. Wolf repeatedly questioned Roberts' residency status and referred to him as a U.S. senator from Virginia.
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal AdWatch on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Feb 23, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Career politicians are changed by Washington
Job security has rarely been an issue for Sen. Roberts, who has tended to his state's agricultural needs and delivered projects. He won with 60% of the vote in 2008, before the rise of the Tea Party, with its anti-establishment ethos, suspicion of
long-term Washington tenure and emphasis on ideological purity."I think career politicians are changed by Washington," said Milton Wolf, Roberts's opponent, who is a radiologist and a second cousin of President Obama on the president's maternal side.
Given the changing political climate, Gov. Brownback, [a conservative who served alongside Roberts in the Senate], says that Roberts is doing precisely what he needs to do to win another term. "Being active, being aggressive,
being conservative," the governor said. "He's got to get through a Republican primary, and people are pretty fired up about what's going on at the federal level."
Source: N.Y. Times on 2014 Kansas Senate race
Feb 7, 2014
On Health Care:
ObamaCare extends "crony health care" which began in 1929
While we certainly have problems, America still has the finest health care system in the world. That patients flee their government-run systems--like Great Britain's and Canada's--and flock to America for our medical miracles should be an obvious clue
to not recreate their failures; obvious to everyone, that is, except ObamaCare supporters.While the Constitution does not give the federal government the authority to interfere with our health care, the big-government types have been at work
for decades and have, by any fair assessment, wreaked havoc. The first health care waiver was granted in 1929 when the American Medical Association successfully lobbied that Blue Cross be exempt from certain regulations and taxes.
Thus began the era of crony health care where Big Government's friends were more equal than the rest of us.
Source: Milton Wolf OpEd on FoxNews.com: 2014 Kansas Senate race
May 10, 2011
On Health Care:
ObamaCare turns health insurers into public utilities
ObamaCare mandates that every free citizen purchase state-sanctioned insurance while it increases taxes (on everything from tampons and tanning salons to gold and the sale of your home); it increases spending even more; it turns health insurance
companies into public utilities; it eliminates proven free-market reforms and it sets in place the mechanism for health care rationing. What's more, ObamaCare has been ruled unconstitutional.The unkeepable promises of ObamaCare are, as we say in
medicine, too numerous to count, and are already collapsing. You can keep your current doctor and your current insurance. No tax increases. No rationing. Reduce the deficit. Four million new jobs created--"400,000 almost immediately." Public hearings.
These are the pathetic peddlings of false hope.
The President made yet another empty promise: if there was a way to solve our health care problems with the free market, he said, he'd be happy to do so. I'm calling his obvious bluff.
Source: Milton Wolf OpEd on FoxNews.com: 2014 Kansas Senate race
May 10, 2011
On Health Care:
Free market solutions ALREADY work; so add more
The President made an empty promise: if there was a way to solve our health care problems with the free market, he said, he'd be happy to do so. I'm calling his obvious bluff. It's not just that free market solutions will work, it's that they already
are! Areas like Lasik eye surgery, cosmetic surgery and even medical tourism have seen medical costs decrease and patient satisfaction soar. There are numerous reform measures Americans deserve; key among them are these:- Tax Fairness.
Allow Americans to purchase their own insurance without a tax penalty.
- End state insurance and licensing monopolies. End the devastating boundaries that kill competition and drive up costs.
- Eliminate frivolous lawsuits.
You pay a "lawsuit tax" on everything from Band-Aids to open-heart surgery. The average obstetrician's malpractice insurance cost approaches $100,000 per year & they each deliver around 100 babies per year. That $1000 per baby "lawsuit tax".
Source: Milton Wolf OpEd on FoxNews.com: 2014 Kansas Senate race
May 10, 2011
On Principles & Values:
Obama is my cousin, but I oppose ObamaCare
When Barack Obama and I first met he had already become president and was furiously erecting the government-controlled health care system that bears his name and I had already begun a very public crusade to save America from it.
Fate would never reunite our mothers who grew up together as young girls, cousins and friends, after they were separated decades ago, but now their sons bridged a divide in our family that was created by decisions not our own.
It's not often that a president's most vocal critic comes from his own family, but I believe the inviolable oath I took to my patients demands that I oppose ObamaCare.[-- Milton R. Wolf, M.D., is a diagnostic radiologist, medial director and
cousin of President Barack Obama. He is the author of "First, Do No Harm" (Broadside Books "Voices of the Tea Party" series).]
Source: Milton Wolf OpEd on FoxNews.com: 2014 Kansas Senate race
May 10, 2011
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