ORIGINAL: EASYTIGER
You know...the OP on this thread points out something very obvious...HC did not know what he was talking about back in 1979, he STILL does not know what he is talking about. BEWARE of people who offer really simple-sounding solutions to complex problems, most often those solutions WILL NOT WORK.
Horrace came busting in with all guns blazing, talking about how he was going to totally re-do the insurance system run by old boy cronyism, that so much money was being wasted, yadda yadda yadda...and it turned out he really had NO IDEA OF WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
Now consider today, and how he is talking about how he is going to "fix" Model Aviation to make it more profitable.
Only...he has no idea of what he is talking about.
And another scary thing is he really DOES beleive that if he is made EVP that he will control the money and therefore control AMA's actions. That's powerhungry, nothing more.
For anyone that believes the above rantings of a scared mouse, may I offer my deepest sympathies to you.
BEWARE of people who offer really simple-sounding solutions to complex problems, most often those solutions WILL NOT WORK.
Actually I beware those that have NO INPUTS to problems and are unable to do anything but rave and rant without any idea that there is a problem.
Horrace came busting in with all guns blazing, talking about how he was going to totally re-do the insurance system run by old boy cronyism,...
Here is one prime example of a TOTAL LIE. Please, Curtiss,
produce evidence that I claimed such in my campaign for D-VI VP election.
In addition where have I claimed to "....'fix'
Model Aviation..."?
Model Aviation has been fixed for sometime and actually the last issue was very good, with exceptional redirection and focus on the AMA.
OTOH, such a good product can well become a profit center for AMA, bringing in revenue to defray member cost. Then think if the magazine remains as good and focused on AMA as its direction now appears to be, then just how far could it go if it gets on the news-stands? Complex, not really for anyone with a bit of moxie and the
will to do something besides rave and rant without any concern for making things better.
This came from the headshed just before Rita:
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"One of the reasons I supported ....XXXXXXXX.... and that has proven valuable, but we need to be more aggressive, in my opinion.
I suspect that, if you win the election, we will become more aggressive ......... ???
Good luck this weekend.
Dave Brown"
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Edited to add: Curtiss, in reality I, as AMA EVP/CFO, will not control but one thing, and that is the flow of information available to the membership. The information will be both, 1.) WHAT is happening and 2.) WHO is making / allowing / or doing the happening. Then the membership can control whatever they so care to control or at least apply remedial action for whatever they do not like and express approval for that they do like.
Curtiss, I am offering the AMA membership a free ride for improvement. Just tell me what you have to offer, and
why you are not yet offering it?