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Okay, this guy can't be all bad. He's ridden a motorcycle to Milwaukee,
*and* he's flown into OSH? He was interviewed yesterday in currently-frozen OSH, saying that he was working hard to arrange for his campaign to be there during the fly-in. I may not like his politics, but at least he's got his priorities straight! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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![]() "Jay Honeck" wrote in message Okay, this guy can't be all bad. He's ridden a motorcycle to Milwaukee, *and* he's flown into OSH? Let' see...... I've spanned the US six times by MC, but never been to OSH. Could I qualify to be President? Maybe a Cabinet post? |
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![]() Jay Honeck wrote: He was interviewed yesterday in currently-frozen OSH, saying that he was working hard to arrange for his campaign to be there during the fly-in. About the worst thing Bush could do to Kerry at that point would be to set it up so that Kerry gets TFRs while he's campaigning. George Patterson A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip. |
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Let' see...... I've spanned the US six times by MC, but never been to
OSH. Could I qualify to be President? Maybe a Cabinet post? Nope. Gotta do OSH first. :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I was wondering at what point secret service kicked in for potential
candidates.. wouldnt that be the epitome of irony... A no fly zone at Osh.. just like the no fly zone at FFA... Dave G.R. Patterson III wrote: Jay Honeck wrote: He was interviewed yesterday in currently-frozen OSH, saying that he was working hard to arrange for his campaign to be there during the fly-in. About the worst thing Bush could do to Kerry at that point would be to set it up so that Kerry gets TFRs while he's campaigning. George Patterson A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip. |
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![]() "Dave S" wrote in message ink.net... I was wondering at what point secret service kicked in for potential candidates.. wouldnt that be the epitome of irony... The Secret Service sends details to each of the likely candidates' homes and moves in on the nominee the moment the vote is cast, setting up guards and installing security devices. The nominee is likely to be at the convention, so he will be surrounded by the SS detail already on station there. The nominee will not be able to take one step toward the podium to make his acceptance speech without his bodyguards. The TFR will already be in place around the convention center and will have been there since before the start of the convention. There seems to be this huge misunderstanding that Presidents or candidates cannot visit airshows without shutting the place down. In fact, they do go to these events and the Secret Service negotiates security precautions with the FAA. OSH might be tricky, though. Many aircraft going to OSH are actually landing at nearby fields. A lot of them have no transponder or radio, or even any electrical system of any kind. If Kerry or Bush were to attend an event of this nature it would be over the most vehement objections of the Secret Service. If the SS had its way, candidates would only be allowed to campaign from secure rooms via television feeds with no reporters or anyone else present. The President would spend his entire career in a sealed box. The Mall and Capitol Hill would become like Beijing's Forbidden City, with only security and absolutely essential personnel allowed on the grounds. The Secret Service understands that this is never going to happen, so they constantly are negotiating their need for security against the President's need to meet the public. Although I voted for him, I have to say that Harry Browne is an idiot. He believes that the Secret Service is unnecessary and that there would be no terrorist attacks if the US did not interfere in other countries' affairs. If government were smaller and less powerful, he believes, then the President would not be a target for assassins. This is demonstrably stupid. The government was much smaller and less powerful than what even Browne advocates when Lincoln was assassinated. I somehow suspect that the United States would have its foreign enemies no matter what it did. |
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HeHeHeHeHe. Your a DOM ![]() Big John On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:24:56 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III" wrote: Jay Honeck wrote: He was interviewed yesterday in currently-frozen OSH, saying that he was working hard to arrange for his campaign to be there during the fly-in. About the worst thing Bush could do to Kerry at that point would be to set it up so that Kerry gets TFRs while he's campaigning. George Patterson A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip. |
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C J Campbell opined
snip Although I voted for him, I have to say that Harry Browne is an idiot. He believes that the Secret Service is unnecessary and that there would be no terrorist attacks if the US did not interfere in other countries' affairs. If government were smaller and less powerful, he believes, then the President would not be a target for assassins. This is demonstrably stupid. The government was much smaller and less powerful than what even Browne advocates when Lincoln was assassinated. I somehow suspect that the United States would have its foreign enemies no matter what it did. Lincoln is a bad example. A war time president needs a body guard. Garfield (1881) and McKinley (1901) might be better examples. -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? |
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![]() "Ash Wyllie" wrote in message ... Lincoln is a bad example. A war time president needs a body guard. Garfield (1881) and McKinley (1901) might be better examples. -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? But Cthulhu wouldn't need a bodyguard. In fact, he (it?) probably would not even need a cabinet. And we sure wouldn't have any problem dealing with thugs like Osama and Saddam. Hmmmmm. Now where did I put my copy of the Necronimicon? |
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![]() -ash Cthulhu for President! Why vote for a lesser evil? Rhynchophorus cruentatus for President! Why vote for the lesser of two weevils? |
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