Glider Pilot Running for US President

Stewart Kissel wrote:

Oh this will be much more entertaining then our annul
PW5 flame-fest.

Let's remember this is not an USA only discussion group,
well on second though maybe one of our rainy island
types could provide details of Tony Blair's piloting
exploits.

One of our politicians in France, Michel Rocard, who was
prime minister during the second presidence of Francois
Mitterand, is known as being a glider pilot. He was flying
in my club, at the time when I was not already member nor
flying. People who were there at that time say that he came
always with a lot of bodyguards and during his flights an
helicopter of the army was flying around. After he decided
to no more compete for high polititcal positions, but just
remain the mayor of a little town, a weekly magazine showed
a picture of him in a glider as an illustration of his new
interests, but it was obvious for any glider pilot that the
picture had its left and right side swapped: the sliding window
and the opening handle of his parachutes were on his right
side.

I knew it! I just knew it! All those left wingers were
really right wingers. Or was it the opposite?


In article , Robert Ehrlich
wrote:
Stewart Kissel wrote:

Oh this will be much more entertaining then our annul
PW5 flame-fest.

Let's remember this is not an USA only discussion group,
well on second though maybe one of our rainy island
types could provide details of Tony Blair's piloting
exploits.

One of our politicians in France, Michel Rocard, who was
prime minister during the second presidence of Francois
Mitterand, is known as being a glider pilot. He was flying
in my club, at the time when I was not already member nor
flying. People who were there at that time say that he came
always with a lot of bodyguards and during his flights an
helicopter of the army was flying around. After he decided
to no more compete for high polititcal positions, but just
remain the mayor of a little town, a weekly magazine showed
a picture of him in a glider as an illustration of his new
interests, but it was obvious for any glider pilot that the
picture had its left and right side swapped: the sliding window
and the opening handle of his parachutes were on his right
side.

On 2/18/04 4:26 PM, in article eERYb.72935$uV3.528251@attbi_s51, "Shawn
Curry" wrote:

[W] was skipping out on the duty he used to skip out on the war....

P.S. I stil have my fathers Vietnam medals.

And how would your father have voted?



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Jack

Jack wrote:

On 2/18/04 4:26 PM, in article eERYb.72935$uV3.528251@attbi_s51, "Shawn
Curry" wrote:


[W] was skipping out on the duty he used to skip out on the war....


P.S. I stil have my fathers Vietnam medals.


And how would your father have voted?

That would be a bit of a stretch. He was KIA 35 years ago. His sister
is a very moderate Republican. He married into a brutally liberal
family (I mean seriously. They even scare me sometimes!) I have my
suspicions, but its not very American to vote for the dead (despite
history).

Cheers,
Shawn

"Shawn Curry" wrote in message
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Jack wrote:

On 2/18/04 4:26 PM, in article eERYb.72935$uV3.528251@attbi_s51, "Shawn
Curry" wrote:

................ but its not very American to vote for the dead (despite
history).
Cheers,
Shawn

You are not from Chicago are you.

At 12:18 20 February 2004, Robert Ehrlich wrote:
Stewart Kissel wrote:


Let's remember this is not an USA only discussion
group,
well on second though maybe one of our rainy island
types could provide details of Tony Blair's piloting
exploits

Not sure about Tony Blair's piloting skills but I am
sure they would be dubious.
It would appear he tries to use SPIN to get out of
tricky situations!

It would appear he tries to use SPIN to get out of
tricky situations!


Come on now, The one thing the Brits really know how to do, is SPIN.
JJ Sinclair

On 20 Feb 2004 14:04:22 GMT, (JJ Sinclair) wrote:

It would appear he tries to use SPIN to get out of
tricky situations!


Come on now, The one thing the Brits really know how to do, is SPIN.

Tony Blair is *not* a full cat instructor (at least I hope not) though
its true his spinning is up to that standard.

Imagine, if you will, a club with:

CFI: Tony Blair as CFI
DCFI: Jack Straw and David Blunkett
Chief winch driver: John Prescott

Would you join it?

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(JJ Sinclair) wrote in message ...

His opponent, W, was never much of a pilot, but reportedly did know how to
get high.


W's opponent is a war hero, but he can't remember where he put all the medals
he was awarded. I remember, do you?
JJ Sinclair

The SSA awarded me a silver "medal" for the heroic feat of flying a
glider 50 kilometers. For the life of me I can't remember where I put
it.

How do you know he was not much of a pilot ? What are your sources ?

Cheers anyhow, Charles