An Open Letter to AARP - (ex CBS, Gannett VP socks it to AARP..... and how!)

CHRONWATCH.COM ^ | JUNE 7, 2005 | LEE ELLIS

[bray]

I sent them saying that I was a Republican so we had nothing in common. Take me off their list.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[mukraker]

se post #8

[Marauder]

I still think she believes the seniors

I talked to my own mother til I was blue in the face. She's gone now, but she never agreed with me on politics. She was a democrat - though not a liberal - and she grew up that way, back when most democRats were honorable people.

I still think many democRats are honorable people, but the party is totally bereft of values because of the radicals that are in charge. Like Howie Dean, John Kerry ... well, you know the roster of wackos.

[still_learning]

I did not renew my AARP membership. If I want to help spread socialism, I just join the Rats.

I keep getting their mailings. If they want to waste postage, that's fine with me.

[bikerman]

I did the same thing,also sent a letter of disapproval.

[Just A Nobody]

BUT I still think she believes the seniors ?

Keep working on her. As I was writing the check for my parents AARP payment of $386.00/month, my mom informed me that it was a communist org. and she did not want to belong anymore. Catch was, they were in their 80's and my dad had just entered a nursing home. They could have saved a great deal if they had known, or there were other plans at the time.

[CAluvdubya]

Eventually, maybe they'll start to get that they will lose money.....Riiiiiight! LOL

[kcvl]

Bill Novelli is CEO of AARP, a membership organization of over 35 million people age 50 and older, half of whom remain actively employed. He joined AARP in January 2000 as Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs.

Prior to joining AARP, Mr. Novelli was President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, whose mandate is to change public policies and the social environment, limit tobacco companies' marketing and sales practices to children and serve as a counterforce to the tobacco industry and its special interests. He now serves as chairman of the board.

Previously, he was Executive Vice President of CARE, the world's largest private relief and development organization ($450 million budget, 11,000 employees, 40 developing countries plus fundraising and advocacy in the U.S.). He was responsible for all operations in the U.S. and abroad. CARE helps impoverished people in Africa, Asia and Latin America through programs in health, agriculture, environmental protection and small business support. CARE also provides emergency relief to people in need.

Earlier, Mr. Novelli co-founded and was President of Porter Novelli, now one of the world's largest public relations agencies and part of the Omnicom Group, an international marketing communications corporation. He directed numerous corporate accounts as well as the management and development of the firm. Porter Novelli was founded to apply marketing to social and health issues, and grew into an international marketing/public relations agency with corporate, not-for-profit and government clients. He retired from the firm in 1990 to pursue a second career in public service. He was named one of the 100 most influential public relations professionals of the 20th century by the industry's leading publication.

Mr. Novelli is a recognized leader in the international practice of social marketing, and managed programs in cancer control, diet and nutrition, cardiovascular health, reproductive health, infant survival, pay increases for educators, charitable giving and other programs in the U.S. and the developing world.

He began his career at Unilever, a worldwide-packaged goods marketing company, moved to a major ad agency, and then served as Director of Advertising and Creative Services for the Peace Corps. In this role, Mr. Novelli helped direct recruitment efforts for the Peace Corps, VISTA, and social involvement programs for older Americans.

He holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. from Penn's Annenberg School for Communication, and pursued doctoral studies at New York University. He taught marketing management for 10 years in the University of Maryland's M.B.A. program and also taught health communications there. He has lectured at many other institutions. He has written numerous articles and chapters on marketing management, marketing communications, and social marketing in journals, periodicals and textbooks.

Mr. Novelli serves on a number of boards and advisory committees. He and his wife, Fran, reside in Bethesda, Maryland. They have three adult children and three grandchildren.

[Bernard Marx]

Bump

[kcvl]

From: ChelseaOllie Jun-2 12:56 pm
To: ALL (1 of 1)
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I have paid into my AARP life insurance for many years. Last April I turned 60 and this month my premium went up 52%!!! The only disclosure in this program for rate increases is that I would not be "singled out for a rate increase" but would be included if everyone in my category would be increased.

I am shocked that AARP would present such a deceptive program to Seniors!! No one signing into this insurance would think that at 60, your premium would increase by 52%!! And now, when I can least afford it. I became medically disabled and am now on SSD with a very limited income.

It is deceptive not to tell a prospective purchaser that when they become 60, they will experience such a rate increase. They trap you into the program, let you pay all this money and then hit you with this.

This is just the type of sneaky selling that I expect AARP to help us avoid - not be a party to it!!

Needless to say, I am very disappointed in AARP.



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[kcvl]

Here is the typical AARP member...



From: danaspop May-24 4:52 pm
To: ALL (1 of 16)
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Went to shop at Woodman's store in Green Bay on Saturday with the wife.

Loaded my cart and was waiting for her near the checkout minding my own business and trying to stay out of the way of other shoppers.

Greeted by a store employee who asked if I had shoes. I replied that I had none. He said that I would have to leave.

I asked why and was told that "store policy" is to allow only people with shoes to shop there and I was required to go find shoes if I wished to shop there.

I asked to see the store policy requiring footwear to shop in the store.

He said that it was a "health code" violation. I said that there are no health codes requiring footwear anywhere.

He said that it is still a store policy to require customers be in footwear. I said I still want to see this policy.

He replied that the policy is on the door. I said that is not store policy.

This quickly escalated to, "If you do not leave the store, I will call the police."

I replied, "You do what you have to smiley, 'cause I ain't leavin'."

He called his manager over and we went over this all again.

Again, the store refused to show me the policy regarding footwear in the store.

The police came and arrested me.

While this overzealous defender of liberty with a badge was shoving me around, I made a comment about the little nazi ###### and wound up on the ground being handcuffed.

Charged with disorderly conduct for not leaving the store when required to by store personnel. Charged with resisting arrest for complaining about the abusive treatment by the arresting officer.

Moral to the story: DON'T SHOP AT WOODMAN'S if you value your freedom.

Boycott these little nazis or find yourself on the wrong end of the legal establishment.

If they can do this to 64 year old barefoot people, watch how much fun they can have with you.

I am cursed with foot problems relating to 50 years of mercury contamination of my system and have the requisite nail fungus, severe cracks in heels, etc.

Putting shoes on is a nightmare for me and the pain related to wearing them for any period is torture.

Until I threw my shoes away, my ankles were getting progressively weaker and I could not run without twisting an ankle and suffering for days.

The warm and damp atmosphere encouraged by footwear causes my fungal problems to bloom and increases my misery.

At what point do we stop allowing the technological miracle of modern civilization the right to ruin our enjoyment of life?

I need a lawyer, got any ideas?

[kcvl]

More AARP members...

From: midniteangel Jun-5 12:18 pm
To: ALL (1 of 8)
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There are those unfortunate seniors here in Fl that cannot afford to pay an HMO or any other insurances and so must have Medicade. The Medicade in Fl is scary! They don't pay for glasses or dental and there are co-pays on doctors. There are some meds they won't pay for either....it is very sad and scary!

[kcvl]

From: chauff05 Jun-1 6:32 pm
To: ALL (1 of 6)
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I haven't worked enough years to qualify for medicare when I "retire"

Is there a way I can subscribe through AARP?

[kcvl]

When anyone needs a good laugh go here...

AARP message boards


http://www.aarp.org/boards/

[Who dat?]

If I'm not mistaken, Indio is east of Palm Springs....or about half way between L.A. and PHX. on the Interstate 10.

Distance-wise the half-way point between Phoenix (the city of my birth - well, Tempe, actually) and Los Angeles is roughly the CA/AZ border (to me, anyway). It's east of Palm Springs though...

Half-way beyond that (towards Lost Angels) is Indio. I guess it's more northwest of the Salton Sea, but it's up on the northern end... I've been there several times lately. Not much to see, really, just looking around...

Actually, with the rains we had several months back there are (were - maybe three weeks back) lots of flowers and stuff, and the cactus has been thrown off-whack and hasn't bloomed like normal, but I'm just killing time until I can bail out...

Anyhoo... immediately south of Indeo you have Anzo Borrego, southeast of Indeo you have the Salton Sea, east of that is Chocolate Mountain Range and then you have good ol' Yuma PG and Kofa - then Phoenix.

Yep. A whole lotta nothin' out there, if you're into that... getting too hot for my taste though...

I love the desert. Well, I love to visit the desert. Born there and love to visit, but don't want to live there. Unfortunately, I live way too close. That's an area I need improvement on. It's something that's "under development." ;)

[de Buillion]

Thanks for this post! It's right on.

[GOP_Proud]

So would you say that USA Next is a "conservative" alternative to AARP?

[Designer]

"When anyone needs a good laugh go here... AARP message boards"

I checked out several threads, found nothing funny about them.

[CDHart]

My husband and I are old enough to be in AARP, but won't join. IMO, it's just an NAACP for the elderly.

Carolyn

[OKSooner]

I'm surprised that no one has pointed out the contradictions in AARP's commercials.

A few months ago we had the soccer-mom woman on the phone with the President saying "Please fix Social Security - Okay?" or something to that effect, and remember the bald guy running around hawking his paintings and stuff for his retirement?

Now AARP has a commercial starring a plumber who tears down a whole house to fix a clogged drain. What an analogy!