Run In With Mr. Edwards

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message

Jay, I think the only thing that happened is that you encountered a security
detail. This is less and less unusual in our society. It is always
somewhat demeaning to be presented with a public demonstration of the fact
that someone else's priority and security is more important than your own,
but that is the reality we live with. No one had the objective of
disrupting your weekend.


... marveling at the stupidity of it all....while Mr. Liability-Attorney's
727....officers
and agents, all on the tax-dole... Mr. Perfect-Hair....Mr. Ketchup's
side-kick....
... our favorite S.S. officer...

You write a good story, Jay, but my sense is you're trying a little too hard
to be clever and witty. Just my opinion.


...Edwards isn't even THERE yet -- he's just a wannabee! He is nothing,
absolutely
NOTHING -- yet we are treating him like royalty,

Well, not quite. He *is* a sitting US Senator, and *is* a designated
Vice-Presidential candidate, and is being treated as such, according to
law -- no more, no less.

and my family was treated like criminals when we were
anywhere near him.

Bit of a stretch, don't you think?

Mind you, I am not a Kerry/Edwards supporter. Quite the antithesis. Just
my opinions.

BTW.... this appears to be the second chapter of the "Run-in Series". More
to come?

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:57:28 -0400, John Gaquin wrote:

and my family was treated like criminals when we were
anywhere near him.

Bit of a stretch, don't you think?

I can offer a first hand story of 2 scientists [1] (foreigners) near N.Y.
searching for the limo service to JFK after they attended a memorial
service and where held by about 10 officers of all sort (state police, FBI,
campus (?) police) for about 3 hours. The only thing they did was driving
slowly around the same block twice. All of them had absolutely NO clue, no
brain and almost no education (else they would have found out within 5
minutes what was going on and would have offered their help).

[1] I heard it from one of the two yesterday; and I know him all my life;
there is absolutely NO cause to believe that only one word is put to the
story to make it up.

#m, rather dissapointed

--
The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil,
the less one is tempted to place the Good
in question. (J.P. Sartre)

"You're driving in a car, what do you need a limo for?'


"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:57:28 -0400, John Gaquin wrote:

and my family was treated like criminals when we were
anywhere near him.

Bit of a stretch, don't you think?

I can offer a first hand story of 2 scientists [1] (foreigners) near N.Y.
searching for the limo service to JFK after they attended a memorial
service and where held by about 10 officers of all sort (state police,
FBI,
campus (?) police) for about 3 hours. The only thing they did was driving
slowly around the same block twice. All of them had absolutely NO clue, no
brain and almost no education (else they would have found out within 5
minutes what was going on and would have offered their help).

[1] I heard it from one of the two yesterday; and I know him all my life;
there is absolutely NO cause to believe that only one word is put to the
story to make it up.

#m, rather dissapointed

--
The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil,
the less one is tempted to place the Good
in question. (J.P. Sartre)

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:00:15 -0500, Bill Denton wrote:

"You're driving in a car, what do you need a limo for?'

the other one (a permanent resident) dropping off the other one at the limo
station for JFK (and then flying back home to Europe)?

#m

--
The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil,
the less one is tempted to place the Good
in question. (J.P. Sartre)

Only if it is the Democrat. If it is the Republican, stand by for flowers and
poetry.

Jim



"John Gaquin"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-BTW.... this appears to be the second chapter of the "Run-in Series". More
-to come?
-

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Only if it is the Democrat. If it is the Republican, stand by for flowers
and
poetry.

Hee hee! Ahem, not true.

Actually, the VERY NEXT DAY I was in Green Bay, WI, when Senator Herb Kohl
(D-WI) arrived at the FBO. (True, another Democrat, but that's completely
beside the point.)

He had no security at all, and precisely one lady waiting for him -- who
took SERIOUS umbrage with me railing on about Senator Edwards in particular,
and Congress in general, after my nasty little encounter with the Edward
Campaign the day before in Des Moines.

When I spouted that line about how "Edwards ain't NOTHING worth
protecting -- yet" she puffed up as big as a turkey and haughtily pronounced
"WELL, he IS a sitting U.S. Senator...!"

To which I caustically responded "...Which means he works for THE PEOPLE,
right?"

She thereupon fell completely silent, and turned away.

Honestly, the political class -- on BOTH sides of the aisle -- are getting
waay too big for their britches. In this regard Martin Hotze is absolutely,
100% correct when he says "They are POLITICIANS, for chrissakes, and they're
a dime a dozen."

(Did hell just freeze over? I just agreed with Martin on something! :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article Re9Wc.39273$Fg5.12500@attbi_s53, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Honestly, the political class -- on BOTH sides of the aisle -- are
getting
waay too big for their britches.

They got way too big for their britches years ago.

cripes, we have to treat lousy stinkin' staffers like they
are VIPs. (-{

--
Bob Noel
Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal"
oh yeah baby.

Are you telling me that as a serious contender for the California gubernatorial
office in October last year I should have had police protection?

We landed in Fresno at the same time the Goobernator was there three weeks
before the election, and he had cops coming out his ears. We were lucky to have
people to fuel the aircraft.

Just some random thoughts, mindya...

Jim



"Jay Honeck"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

- Only if it is the Democrat. If it is the Republican, stand by for flowers
-and
- poetry.
-
-Hee hee! Ahem, not true.
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Are you telling me that as a serious contender for the California
gubernatorial
office in October last year I should have had police protection?

No.

But a personal security agent who happened to look exactly like Trinity (See
"The Matrix" sometime, Jim) would've been nice, I'm sure...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:lgdWc.214528$eM2.197800@attbi_s51...

But a personal security agent who happened to look exactly like Trinity
(See
"The Matrix" sometime, Jim) would've been nice, I'm sure...



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