You believe that the organizers of an event have absolutely no right to question a denial at a federally subsidized airport that belongs to the community, when the same thing goes on in your neighborhood without the same problems? I don't even live in their community, but I believe what is good for one is good for all. They did nothing that others would not have done. Elsewhere you have alluded to your great powers of negotiating and tactfulness when dealing with government officials, perhaps you would make a good president of the AMA. It has cost us one very nice jet rally, and from the memos, which you discount BUT I have read, it will probably cost us more down the road. You continue to call this utter BS but as of yet you have not provided me with one shred of evidence to prove it, and the other parties involved have done so.
The thread was closed and I was not going to even repsond to this one, but you insist on insulting the organizers of the OJM Rally saying they were out for the MONEY???? Duh? It provides a great venue for the community to bring in people and allow them to spend their dollars. The exact same thing that the FAA says is allowable. Do you think Mr. Tiano organizes jet events for the fun of it...ask him and I am sure he will tell you it is a passion and a business.
The rules as described by the FAA have NOT been enforced properly in the past and if you are familiar with them, as I know you are, you can see where alot of fly-ins are not, nor with they be able to, comply with the rules as they are written.
No, it does not singly identify JETS, but all R/C activity at federally supplemented full scale airports with one runway. I have yet to understand the mentality of "keeping it under wraps" or "keeping it quiet", it does nothing but create more confusion thru rumors and misinformation, and makes those who are not "in the know" look like children who cannot handle the truth. One of the organizers even received a very rude phone call from the president of AOPA...what the heck is that all about?
I was told that the past year the airport where OMJ was held kept records of the traffic received at the airport during the same period the week before and week after, and it was less than 7 planes. Seven planes???? Reckon how much money those 7 planes spent at the airport, the surrounding hotels, or the community? I don't know, but am willing to quess it was not as much as the jet rally.
This is not the same as closing it down for a flea market every weekend, although your agrument makes some valid sense. This is an event like an airshow that benefits the community and brings people out to the airport. There are many airports nearby and it would not hurt the FAA to allow "partial closure" of the runway for a few hours a day for this to go on. What are our tax dollars for anyway?

BTW, if it were me I wouldn't stop here, they might as wel take it as far as they can.