The following note was sent to Dr. frank, Tues 10/23, PM:

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Dr. Frank:

This request follows one made sometime in late July. I did not receive any answer.

Since I was gone for most of Aug. any email answer may have been rejected as I did block all email for that period, therefore I make this repeat inquiry.

Will your programs at SWRA include any time for Candidates for AMA VP D-VIII to address the members present for debate, answering questions or whatever?

I will be there.

Horrace D. Cain
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This is Dr. Frank's response:

Subj: SWAC Policy
Date: 9/24/2003 8:18:07 AM Central Standard Time
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]


The SWAC is being persented strictly as a General Aeromodeling
publicity and promotional, FUN event, for ALL
aeromodelers and will not be used as a promotional platform for ANY
political candidate for ANY office. That includes you,
me, the other candidate on the AMA ballot or anyone else. Political
campainging, distribution, or any display of any political
literature, signs, or other materials by ANYONE will not be permitted at
or during the event on the convention center grounds.
It is simply NOT that sort of venue.

Dr. Frank
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There you have it:

I wonder about:

Reschedule of the show until this time period ! I have previously stated that it may well have been for Vendor effect and other factors for better attendance.

However now that Dr. Frank, as the incumbent Dist. VIII AMA VP, has the show during the election time, yet refuses to allow any political campaigning, creates a question in my mind of just what is Dr. Frank afraid of?


IMO Dr. Frank is closing the door to Dist VIII member input to himself, the AMA via his Executive Council position, and for the membership, especially newer members, to obtain information concerning the AMA's basic operations systems.

This is a sad day for the democratic processes .

That doesn't really surprise me....Horrice, that whole venue says "Dr. Frank For VP 'cause I do this show...." "Look how great I am" "If I'm not VP, I'll stop this show"...............

stopping that show, why that would be the one good thing he ever did.

Well we don't know if that was really from SF, but telling someone they can't campaign at a public gathering is a bit silly. I think that one is covered by the first amendment.