Who was your commander in chief?


"N1EE" wrote in message
m...
When I was in the Air Force, then President
Clinton flew into our base, on more than one
occassion.

Active duty Air Force troops didn't fight for
the opportunity to see him. Mostly civilian
workers, looking for an excuse to goof off,
and women who liked his looks, went to see him.

His visits never sold out, and secretary's were
sent around to try and drum up more interest, to
fill up the hanger when he spoke.

Many, like me, remained at our jobs rather than
wasted our time seeing him. It would have been
but a short walk to see him and I declined.

In fact I was asked if I wanted to see Clinton
several times each visit. I said no. The
response I got was, "He is your commander in chief,
don't you want to see him?"

My reply was, "He is not MY commander in chief."

Many people in the military felt as I did.

During the period I was on active duty, only
President Clinton was held in such low regard.
Carter, Reagan, Ford, and Bush, were all held
in high regard and admired. Only in the case
of Clinton were people outspoken against him.

Bart Senior



"The Carrolls" wrote

so you are an air trarric controller? Oh wait, I forgot, they were the
only
union to endorse Regan, and look what he did to them. You had better
preach
to your union brothers and sisters if that is the vote you expect. A man
with 3 Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver star can tell Guard any
thing he chooses.

I understand your feelings, however, I disagree with
your statement that he wasn't *your* command in chief.
He was. Just as Bush is mine. I would love to see him
in person. I'd love to talk to him. I wouldn't be rude,
because like it or not, he's my president too. Same
with Chumpy and Quayle, an asshole and an idiot, respectively.
One must respect the office not the person who holds it.

"N1EE" wrote in message
m...
When I was in the Air Force, then President
Clinton flew into our base, on more than one
occassion.

Active duty Air Force troops didn't fight for
the opportunity to see him. Mostly civilian
workers, looking for an excuse to goof off,
and women who liked his looks, went to see him.

His visits never sold out, and secretary's were
sent around to try and drum up more interest, to
fill up the hanger when he spoke.

Many, like me, remained at our jobs rather than
wasted our time seeing him. It would have been
but a short walk to see him and I declined.

In fact I was asked if I wanted to see Clinton
several times each visit. I said no. The
response I got was, "He is your commander in chief,
don't you want to see him?"

My reply was, "He is not MY commander in chief."

Many people in the military felt as I did.

During the period I was on active duty, only
President Clinton was held in such low regard.
Carter, Reagan, Ford, and Bush, were all held
in high regard and admired. Only in the case
of Clinton were people outspoken against him.

Bart Senior



"The Carrolls" wrote

so you are an air trarric controller? Oh wait, I forgot, they were the
only
union to endorse Regan, and look what he did to them. You had better
preach
to your union brothers and sisters if that is the vote you expect. A man
with 3 Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver star can tell Guard any
thing he chooses.

I was in Panama and Central America when Carter screwed up Panama an
Nicaragua. They cancelled his visit to the Atlantic/Caribbean side of the
isthmus for two reasons. One is the Secret Service asked us did we know
anyone who was anti-Carter. The answer was sure do you want there names and
addresses? They did so we sent them around the corner to the CZ Admin
Office for a company employment roster. That included the Panamanian
employees, in fact the primary anti Carter people were the Panamanian
employees. At one point everyone in the CZ Police put in for sick leave on
the day he was to fly over.

Michael (also a former CZ Gov't Employee)

When I first read your post it sounded just like Carter.
"N1EE" wrote in message
m...
When I was in the Air Force, then President
Clinton flew into our base, on more than one
occassion.

Active duty Air Force troops didn't fight for
the opportunity to see him. Mostly civilian
workers, looking for an excuse to goof off,
and women who liked his looks, went to see him.

His visits never sold out, and secretary's were
sent around to try and drum up more interest, to
fill up the hanger when he spoke.

Many, like me, remained at our jobs rather than
wasted our time seeing him. It would have been
but a short walk to see him and I declined.

In fact I was asked if I wanted to see Clinton
several times each visit. I said no. The
response I got was, "He is your commander in chief,
don't you want to see him?"

My reply was, "He is not MY commander in chief."

Many people in the military felt as I did.

During the period I was on active duty, only
President Clinton was held in such low regard.
Carter, Reagan, Ford, and Bush, were all held
in high regard and admired. Only in the case
of Clinton were people outspoken against him.

Bart Senior



"The Carrolls" wrote

so you are an air trarric controller? Oh wait, I forgot, they were the
only
union to endorse Regan, and look what he did to them. You had better
preach
to your union brothers and sisters if that is the vote you expect. A man
with 3 Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver star can tell Guard any
thing he chooses.