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Re: Naval Wars part II- Col Rohr some thoughts
Posted by john parker on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:33:24 PM
In reply top Naval Wars part II posted by Rob Rohr on Tue Mar 30, 2004 09:27:53 PM
: Hi All,
:
: First thanks to all of my fellow wixers who have express t
: he support both on here and those who have e-mail off line
: .
:
: Now on to the matter at hand, first if the Higher Ups of t
: he USNAM do read this post then maybe they should start fi
: gering out how they are going to get out of this. Also if
: they wish to come after me again then bring on but make su
: re you know what your bitting off.
:
: Does anyone know the warbird pilots who are part of the Ta
: il hook flights if so then we need to get letters off to t
: hem asking them not to do any Tail Hooks flight because it
: s a Conflict of Interest.
:
: Can someone who is alittle more elegant then me come up wi
: th a petion for anyone who wants to take it to airshows wi
: th them. Also can someone come up with a letter that can b
: e sent to the variuos airshows asking them to cancel all U
: SN aircraft apperances. I'll send them and pay for it if s
: ome one writes and e-mail its to me.
:
: Can someone up in Washington State get the court case file
: # on the Fed case involving the dump birds in Lk. Washing
: ton.
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: I'm going to contact a friend of mine at the Washington Po
: st to see if we can turn up the heat on the USN.
:
: If anyone can think of anything else please either leave i
: t here or e-mail me off line.
:
: Cheers Rob
Col Rohr
If I may adress you Sir
I have a couple of suggestions to make here which may or may not benefit the cause to which we all ascribe support.
1) One thing I have learn't is that high level bureacrats and brass (such as myself) respond very little to the common man when he complains about their actions. One way to get their attention is as was suggested by someone else yesterday. Get some egocentric twit with a lot of fame about them on your side. John Travolta was a great suggestion and I would put two more names up there Paul Allen ( BIG Washington state connection here) or/and Kermit Weeks. The reason I would go for these guys is that they are both very sucessful lobbists and that is what you need here - people who how to talk to people and who to talk to.
2) Try protesting at selected very visable and politically embarrassing venues - it is an election year and Bush is a "red neck" popularist and it could well be easier to approach it from that viewpoint - get a lot of Vets at the protest so you maxamise the "good ol boys " effect here. Emphasise that you are all just little guys trying to do your bit to preserve what has made the US Mitltary great and the bueracrats are just stomping on US heritage and the American way.
3) Look up a list of lobbists in Washington DC - I think they have to register over there and see if there is anybody interesting on the list- Ex vet - space hero etc and if you find someone good - see if they will advise you and even help out a bit( free of course!!!)
My thoughts and kindest regards
Group Captain Beauregard Parker
Sunshine State Air Force
Recently retired to a home for the Bewildered