Was McCain at the EAA today?
Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:11 pm
Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:18 pm
tulsaboy wrote:Was McCain at the EAA today?
New York Times wrote:Senator John McCain at a town hall meeting in Oshkosh, Wis., on Friday.
I suppose it depends on how many other Mosquitos they have in Oshkosh.
Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:08 pm
Not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at there? I just see Obama?
But McCain was at the Virginia Aviation Museum last week in front of a very nice A-4
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http://www.vam.smv.org/Aircraft/military.asp
Cheers,
Pete
But McCain was at the Virginia Aviation Museum last week in front of a very nice A-4
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http://www.vam.smv.org/Aircraft/military.asp
Cheers,
Pete
The only problem is...
Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:12 pm
As I understand it, Mr. McCain is anti- general aviation. Does anybody know anything about this?
Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:17 pm
He wasn't when he was at oshkosh last year.
Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:06 pm
He's anti corporate aviation!
David
David
Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:44 am
He is also most definately anti Boeing and anti Boeing refueler contract-I'm sure he has a lock on the French vote
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:27 am
The Inspector wrote:He is also most definately anti Boeing and anti Boeing refueler contract-I'm sure he has a lock on the French vote
Considering that Boeing was cheating big time in the initial tanker bid, why is this a surprise? It was a major black mark against Boeing, and should have had everyone questioning the company, not just McCain.
Richard
PS. Yes, McCain was at EAA, conducting a town hall meeting in front of Kermit Weeks' Mosquito.
Re: The only problem is...
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:22 pm
[quote="Forgotten Field"]As I understand it, Mr. McCain is anti- general aviation. Does anybody know anything about this?[/quote
He is VERY anti aviation. He proposed the first user fees. I confronted him on a talk show about it and found out what sort of a ass he is. If you do not agree with him, and back him into a corner in a debate, he will launch into personal attacks. He did it to me on the largest talk show in Phoenix, the host, who knew me personally, unloaded on mccain during the commericial break.
mccain is not friend to aviation, freedom of speech, or gun owners, and obama is even worse
I am in Az and am embarressed that he is from my state and calls himself a conservative.
He is VERY anti aviation. He proposed the first user fees. I confronted him on a talk show about it and found out what sort of a ass he is. If you do not agree with him, and back him into a corner in a debate, he will launch into personal attacks. He did it to me on the largest talk show in Phoenix, the host, who knew me personally, unloaded on mccain during the commericial break.
mccain is not friend to aviation, freedom of speech, or gun owners, and obama is even worse
I am in Az and am embarressed that he is from my state and calls himself a conservative.
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:57 pm
In North America these days, calling oneself a Conservative is VERY different from being conservative -- witness the spending taxing fools in Ottawa Canada as well as the spending debt-incurring fools in Washington...
Mcnutts
Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:51 pm
I'm affraid whoever we get sadled with come november is going to be bad.Hard to say which will be worse. Alfred E Neuman would probably be better.I sure miss Curtis Le May.
gen av
Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:25 pm
I don't know the pro/con of each candidate in respect to general aviation. I hope Sen Clinton would be pro, but don't know if she has been asked that. I do know Pres Clinton used gen aviation a lot in his campaign for governor of Arkansas. I met a charter pilot who used to fly Bill around in a Cessna 180. You would think McCain or another pilot would be friendly to private aviaition, but that's not always the case. G W Bush has proposed more fees on gen aviation, for services like Flight Service which have been free, and covered by fuel taxes.