Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-22 Thread Thomas Koszuta
Sorry I said "NRA", but they were the first group I thought of - they are visible and fight hard against legislations. Anyway What is the plan? Letter writing campaigns? AMA infomercials? Bumper stickers? NPR? Public hangings? I propose that the next time we here about proposed leg

Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Jeff Gortatowsky
--- Ken Leamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It comes down to one thing. > If you Ignore government and not pay attention to what they do or say, you > lose. exactly. And be it guns or R/C Sailplanes, it will be gone. Frankly I don't own a gun... never have. But understand COMPLETELY the gun owner

Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Ken Leamy
It comes down to one thing. If you Ignore government and not pay attention to what they do or say, you lose. One day you go to your favorite field to fly and there is someone with a uniform There to stop you you scratch your head and say what happened. Well if you paid attention and stood your grou

RE: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Howard Mark
y, October 21, 2004 9:20 AM To: RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange >Soaring should be a safe haven from politics. We can't ignore politics because unfortunately it won't ignore us. I'd wholehartedly agree that bringing in the N

Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Martin Usher
>Soaring should be a safe haven from politics. We can't ignore politics because unfortunately it won't ignore us. I'd wholehartedly agree that bringing in the NRA with all the baggage that entails isn't at all constructive but at the other extreme just pretending that government is going to look o

RE: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Howard Mark
AM To: Barry Andersen; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange While I agree with Barry's premise that partisan politics (while at the same time sheepishly admitting to contributing to it in the past) are best discussed elsewhere, i

Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Kevin Sheen
While I agree with Barry's premise that partisan politics (while at the same time sheepishly admitting to contributing to it in the past) are best discussed elsewhere, it would be foolish of us to ignore the effect of lobbying efforts in our represented republic. All three of the AMA presidenti

Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models-keep politics off the exchange

2004-10-21 Thread Barry Andersen
Just a polite request to keep this sort of political rant off the exchange. There's plenty of venues for this stuff. Soaring should be a safe haven from politics. Enough Barry Andersen Studying the NRA as a "political model" is not a bad idea< And why not? I love to hear the NRA bashers rant