Kerry's coming to OSH

Earl Grieda wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Glad the MAD has been put to bed.

Yeah, except now the Russkies have apparently developed a maneuverable
warhead for their ICBM, making our Strategic Defense Initiative stuff
obsolete. It was in the news that they just successfully tested it this
week.


The whole arguement for the SDI was that it was for "rogue" states and would
be useless against Russia.

No, it wasn't. It was specifically designed to get the USSR to go
bankrupt. And if by some chance it could be made to work, so much the
better.

Martin Hotze wrote:

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:11:27 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:


I had no idea that we kept the bombers airborne 24/7 -- I thought it was
just "Looking Glass" and recon stuff that was always in the air, with the
bombers on stand-by alert.


.. and you really don't want to know what happened along the German-German
border or along the iron curtain during these years or when a submarine
from the UdSSR was spottet.

We'll wait for the movie.

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:10:53 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

who are the "Russkies"?

Um, the Russians? From the land of Rus.


like the Krauts etc.?
Russkies is a bad wording IMNSHO.

besides ... just take enough money to one of the new countries developed
out of the former Soviet Union. There are enough people with enough
knowledge waiting too long for their salaries.

And do what with it?

heck. come with a case of money and buy such a damn nuke. no need for using
airplanes for attacks.

#m

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http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19990509

Tom

One I was associated with.

Air Defense Fighter on alert loaded with nuclear rockets.

Change of crew and on new preflight in alert hanger found a 30 Cal
size bullet which had been fired up tail pipe into turbine wheel.

Investigation never did find where it came from.

We started keeping the hanger doors closed after 'cocking' birds until
they were scrambled, as a precauation.


Big John


On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 03:13:50 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

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And those are just _our_ foul-ups.

who are the "Russkies"?

Um, the Russians? From the land of Rus.

like the Krauts etc.?
Russkies is a bad wording IMNSHO.

Wow. Political correctness from a foreigner?

I thought that was primarily an American realm. I guess the cancer has
metastasized....

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

Doug

I led a flight of four on a 20 KT tower shot in Nevada. Object was to
give visual training to people that might be involved with weapons in
war time.

I was on 100% oxy and could smell ozone (from radiation going through
the oxy system) when device went off underneath us. We were at 20K and
the cloud came boiling up beside us with the lavender electrical glow
washing in and out of the clouds as they rolled, making a lasting
impression on me. I don't ever want to see a nuc war. Ever, Ever,
Ever.

No one will win, not even mankind.

Big John

On 21 Feb 2004 04:07:27 GMT, Doug Carter wrote:

On 2004-02-21, Big John wrote:

Glad the MAD has been put to bed.

Glad it worked.

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:50:26 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

Russkies is a bad wording IMNSHO.

Wow. Political correctness from a foreigner?

We have a similar word in our language expressing just the same in the same
direction.

I thought that was primarily an American realm.

you are not alone ...

I guess the cancer has
metastasized....

yes (but not the way you might think)

:-(

true.

#m

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http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19990509

We have a similar word in our language expressing just the same in the
same
direction.

In American English, "Russkies" was not derogatory. I believe the term was
coined when we were allied with them in World War II.

Of course, that pre-dates me a bit, so I could be wrong.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Kerry and Edwards have both already requested Secret Service protection. Kerry
already has it, Edwards either does nor shortly will.

I asked AOPA if this meant for TFRs. For now they are saying "no" and they don't
even know if the Democratic candidate will generate TFRs after the convention. Aso
somebody else pointed out, there's pretty much guaranteed to be a TFR in place for
the convention itself. The SS even wants to shut down one of Boston's two major
commuter train terminals (North Station) and the Expressway because of their
proximity to the Fleet Center where the convention will be held.

Dave Reinhart


Dave S wrote:

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.