Civil Air Patrol will present colors at Obama town hall

mikeylikey · March 23, 2008, 02:49:21 PM

^ Last sentence in the quote two posts up says "restricted in how much..." it does not say prohibited. PLUS we are chartered by the Congress, we are not some Pharmaceutical firm from California trying to get our deadly pain killers on the market.

LtCol White · March 23, 2008, 03:00:06 PM

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Wingnut,

I would say that it is absolutely a political event.

It will have the appearance of a political endorsement.

Someone is not thinking (or are they?).

Regards,
Ken
Presenting colors at a speech made by a US Senator isn't quite a "political event" and certainly doesn't appear to be any sort of an endorsement.

I'd have to disagree. Anything that the three remaining candidates do right now is political. If it involves a camera and two people, it's political. Cadets being used in such a venue is disturbing.

GC
Nothing personal, but don't you have something more serious to be disturbed about? Cadets properly presenting colors at a US Senator's speech? Really? That's your worst nightmare?

As a DCP, No I don't. If they shouldn't do it then they shouldn't do it. Our regulations prohibit it and so do USAF regulations. Its a violation and the responsibility for it falls on the senior members of their squadron rather than the cadets themselves.

mynetdude · March 23, 2008, 04:20:43 PM

Quote from: Captain B on March 22, 2008, 11:45:12 PM
Isn't "mynetdude" from this forum in that squadron?

No, I am not from anywhere.

mikeylikey · March 23, 2008, 05:01:31 PM

Quote from: mynetdude on March 23, 2008, 04:20:43 PM
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Isn't "mynetdude" from this forum in that squadron?

No, I am not from anywhere.

You are from Everywhere........

wingnut · March 23, 2008, 05:07:23 PM

Well todays the Day

Now we see if the Cadets have any ADULT SUPERVISION

If not

I will like them to come to my Tupperware Party and my local Communist party is having a rally in a park at 2pm.

I now will beat the dead horse. . .

CASH172 · March 23, 2008, 06:02:21 PM

After a little research into into other news sources, it seems as if the meeting Senator Obama attended was technically a town hall meeting. Even though it was a completely Obama campaign event, I'm thinking a person could argue it was technically a regular civic event.

Also Retired AF Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak was present at this same meeting.

mynetdude · March 23, 2008, 06:04:23 PM

Quote from: mikeylikey on March 23, 2008, 05:01:31 PM
Quote from: mynetdude on March 23, 2008, 04:20:43 PM
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Isn't "mynetdude" from this forum in that squadron?

No, I am not from anywhere.

You are from Everywhere........

Yes indeed....

Tim Medeiros · March 23, 2008, 06:45:45 PM

Quote from: CASH172 on March 23, 2008, 06:02:21 PM
After a little research into into other news sources, it seems as if the meeting Senator Obama attended was technically a town hall meeting. Even though it was a completely Obama campaign event, I'm thinking a person could argue it was technically a regular civic event.

Also Retired AF Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak was present at this same meeting.

Hes the campaign co-chair for Obama so of course he'd be there.

pixelwonk · March 23, 2008, 06:48:10 PM

Quote from: wingnut on March 23, 2008, 05:07:23 PM

I now will beat the dead horse. . .

No. No, you won't.