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Right.
Commericialism is OK.
Ill be back when they remove all the warbird shit off the grounds.
Let them meet another time.
And Im not a treehugger.
We need to kill more terrorists.

assa9


"Me" wrote in message news:3cfaa146.2118500@newsb.ev1.net...
> Hey, the EAA has a load of self serving interests, and I DO like the
> actions and representations it promotes. I guess I dont have a life,
> because I noticed that the Poberesny brothers, mothers, sisters,
> wives, dogs and cats all seem to be applauded for every breath taken.
> Youve got a a real set of balls mentioning McCarthy, when in essence
> youre doing the same thing. So I guess youre saying its okay for
> an org to be as self serving as EAA if YOU get something out of it.
>
> Lets not start a discussion about how commercialized OSH has become
> over the past few years. That one will never end and you may see more
> than a few folks speaking their mind in ways you wouldnt appreciate.
>
>
> On Sun, 02 Jun 2002 15:31:57 -0700, Ed Wischmeyer
> wrote:
>
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> >Lets leave the EAA boycott bullshit and the Poberezny bashing to the
> >whiners who are none too successfully looking for a life. After all, EAA
> >convention revenue surplus pays for additional EAA services beyond those
> >affordable with dues, and the size of the convention is undoubtedly used
> >by politicians to gauge the political strength of sport aviation as a
> >national constituency.
> >
> >What could help aviation politically?
> >* Hasnt anybody noticed that Sen Joe McCarthy (a communist behind every
> >bush) came from the same state as Sen Kohl (a terrorist behind every
> >bush)? Theres got to be a great story here. Toss in some humor and just
> >the right dash of sarcasm, and lets laugh Kohls political career away.
> >* Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats seem interested in the pilot
> >constituency -- why not? Heres roughly a million voters with excellent
> >demographics, who have shown themselve to be achievers by having earned
> >pilot certificates. How many of us have (horror of horrors) actually met
> >or even worked for a politician? Politicians are never going to vote for
> >groups that they know nothing about.
> >* Same for the press. How many of us have actually built relations with
> >the press, such as the editorial writers or the camera crews?
> >
> >Theres a story from the late 60s when some hot black activist was
> >talking to his dad, talking about how the blacks were going to shoot up
> >and shut down Whitey. The father gestured out the window to the city
> >lights and asked, "Can you shoot out all those lights?", and the answer
> >was an enthusiastic yes. Then the father asked, "Afterwards, could you
> >shoot em all back on again?" Same for sport aviation. Lets build it
> >up, not take turns shooting our leaders in the back.
> >
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