Kerry and GA

[Big John]

Here is some background on Kerry's flying family and where he got
started, extracted from the Des Moines Tribune.

Quote

John Forbes Kerry was born Dec. 11, 1943, in Denver, Colo., to
Rosemary Forbes of the Boston Brahmin Forbes family and Richard Kerry,
a test pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Kerry was raised Catholic,
but learned 15 years ago that his paternal grandfather was a Czech
Jewish immigrant.

----clip----

Kerry - an active pilot (GA), hockey player and student of classical
guitar - approaches nothing halfheartedly, said Thorne, a Boston
publisher and financial broker and friend at Harvard. His first wife
was Thorne's twin sister who he divorced.

"I've witnessed this from the same cockpit. It's part of his wiring,"
said Thorne, who remains Kerry's closest friend. "He doesn't want to
mess around. He wants to be the best."

Unquote

So, it seems he has some valid GA background but that doesn't tell how
he would treat GA from the White House.

Big John

[Big John]

OOOPS

Should be Yale not Harvard.


Big John


On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:27:53 -0600, Big John >
wrote:

>Here is some background on Kerry's flying family and where he got
>started, extracted from the Des Moines Tribune.
>
>Quote
>
>John Forbes Kerry was born Dec. 11, 1943, in Denver, Colo., to
>Rosemary Forbes of the Boston Brahmin Forbes family and Richard Kerry,
>a test pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Kerry was raised Catholic,
>but learned 15 years ago that his paternal grandfather was a Czech
>Jewish immigrant who converted to Catholic upon arrivial in US.
>
>----clip----
>
>Kerry - an active pilot (GA), hockey player and student of classical
>guitar - approaches nothing halfheartedly, said Thorne, a Boston
>publisher and financial broker and friend at **********Harvard.*************
>His first wife was Thorne's twin sister who he divorced.

>
>"I've witnessed this from the same cockpit. It's part of his wiring,"
>said Thorne, who remains Kerry's closest friend. "He doesn't want to
>mess around. He wants to be the best."
>
>Unquote
>
>So, it seems he has some valid GA background but that doesn't tell how
>he would treat GA from the White House.
>
>Big John

[Peter Duniho]

"Big John" > wrote in message
...
> So, it seems he has some valid GA background but that doesn't tell how
> he would treat GA from the White House.

No, you're right...it doesn't. Which makes me wonder how that post would be
on-topic here OR in alt.politics.

Seriously, man...I for one am getting a little sick of the political
threads. It's bad enough when a flying thread degenerates into one. I
really don't think we need to be *starting* them.

I know this isn't the first time you've heard this.

Pete

[Big John]

Pete

Think you are right.

My interest in flying started the first time I saw an airplane back in
the 20's and continues to date. Anything effecting flying is of
interest to me even though I have had to back off cockpit time due to
physical problems of late.

On Kerry and GA, the original posts days ago mentiond GA but
couldn't/didn't give any facts on his GA background.

I have posted his GA association as I came across it in my search for
background on him.

Any further on this subject is probably just sniping and not of
interest the group?

So, I'll clean my act up unless he becomes an active participant in GA
by word or deed during the campaign.

And a good day to thee.

Big John
Irish American


On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:43:34 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
> wrote:

>"Big John" > wrote in message
...
>> So, it seems he has some valid GA background but that doesn't tell how
>> he would treat GA from the White House.
>
>No, you're right...it doesn't. Which makes me wonder how that post would be
>on-topic here OR in alt.politics.
>
>Seriously, man...I for one am getting a little sick of the political
>threads. It's bad enough when a flying thread degenerates into one. I
>really don't think we need to be *starting* them.
>
>I know this isn't the first time you've heard this.
>
>Pete
>

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Big John" > wrote in message
...
> On Kerry and GA, the original posts days ago mentiond GA but
> couldn't/didn't give any facts on his GA background.
>
> I have posted his GA association as I came across it in my search for
> background on him.
>
> Any further on this subject is probably just sniping and not of
> interest the group?
>
> So, I'll clean my act up unless he becomes an active participant in GA
> by word or deed during the campaign.

Even if he were wildly pro-GA, would you want someone who has postulated
that the US should be damn near under the total control of the UN?

Ya gotta look at the "Big Picture"; "one issue" voters are the ones
political hacks can pander to while wrecking everything else.


--
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions".

[Henry Kisor]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/service.asp

[Michael 182]

"Tom Sixkiller" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Big John" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Kerry and GA, the original posts days ago mentiond GA but
> > couldn't/didn't give any facts on his GA background.
> >
> > I have posted his GA association as I came across it in my search for
> > background on him.
> >
> > Any further on this subject is probably just sniping and not of
> > interest the group?
> >
> > So, I'll clean my act up unless he becomes an active participant in GA
> > by word or deed during the campaign.
>
> Even if he were wildly pro-GA, would you want someone who has postulated
> that the US should be damn near under the total control of the UN?
>
> Ya gotta look at the "Big Picture"; "one issue" voters are the ones
> political hacks can pander to while wrecking everything else.

lol - as opposed to the multiple issues you have commented on in this
illuminating post.

Michael

>
>
> --
> "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".
>
>
>

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Michael 182" > wrote in message
news:6jx_b.390637$na.668415@attbi_s04...
>
> "Tom Sixkiller" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Big John" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Kerry and GA, the original posts days ago mentiond GA but
> > > couldn't/didn't give any facts on his GA background.
> > >
> > > I have posted his GA association as I came across it in my search for
> > > background on him.
> > >
> > > Any further on this subject is probably just sniping and not of
> > > interest the group?
> > >
> > > So, I'll clean my act up unless he becomes an active participant in GA
> > > by word or deed during the campaign.
> >
> > Even if he were wildly pro-GA, would you want someone who has postulated
> > that the US should be damn near under the total control of the UN?
> >
> > Ya gotta look at the "Big Picture"; "one issue" voters are the ones
> > political hacks can pander to while wrecking everything else.
>
> lol - as opposed to the multiple issues you have commented on in this
> illuminating post.

That sounds like "Big Picture" to me.

Hey, make your decision and live with it...and may your descendants not
urinate on your grave.