Posted on 08/11/2002 7:36:16 AM PDT by DrCarl
With the recent announcement by Charleton Heston that he has Alzheimer's and, as a result, will have to give up his position as President of the National Rifle Association, someone will have to be nominated to the Presidency. As this is primarily a PR position, I nominate Tom Celek in the hope that should he accept, he will credit Rosie O'Donnell for his decision
Shall we petition the NRA to ask that Celek be considered? Here's an example of an on-line petition we could build.
Kayne is a first-class guy. At the Iowa Straw Poll when Kayne was party chairman, he gave a better speech than any of the candidates for president. He knows the NRA is about more than hunting.
Ted a flake? Probably why I like the guy. :-)
The NRA might be in good hands, but the average person will never have heard of him and this will render him less effective as a message bearer to those who are not highly motivated to support the NRA. Tom Celek/Selleck (Actually, I have a copy of Quiggly on DVD that I picked up for ten bucks right next to me but I'm too busy to see how his name is spelled)is a celebrity and even in this outdoorsman's view, he's a good looking guy (which apparently matters big time). He's my choice and we're going to get a petition together, regardless of whether the NRA considers this to be a done deal. They can blow off a thousand members if they like but that wouldn't be very good PR.
What is your opinion of that good ol' Texas gal Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp?
Suzanna is recognized worldwide as one of the leading advocates for an individual's right to carry a concealed weapon. In 1991, after leaving her gun in her car in order to comply with the law, Suzanna watched helplessly as both her parents, along with 21 others were gunned down in a mass shooting at a local restaurant. As a survivor of this tragedy, her impassioned calls for the right of citizens to self-defense have thrust her into the national debate on the right to keep and bear arms. Since the Killeen massacre, she has testified numerous times across the country for the restoration of the Second Amendment. She has been quoted in US News and World Report, the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, Texas Monthly, People, and many others. Suzanna's tireless efforts in this arena were recently recognized when she was awarded the Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award by the National Rifle Association.
We would have to pry her out of the Texas House of Representatives.
It was probably lost among all the words in that short bio of General Foss, so I just wanted to point it out one time more.
You wrote, "The reason I said that Foss and Cooper are too old is because they have been active in the Second Amendment fight for years and since they were never the President before, I can't imagine that they would be more effective now", (my emphasis added)
while I had posted,"From 1988 to 1990, Foss was in the spotlight again as president of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Today, Foss travels around the country and the world, talking about leadership, patriotism and his enduring faith in God." (again, I added the emphasis)
OK, now we women can go back to discussing Mel Gibson, while the fellers can talk of the beautiful women who enjoy and defend our RKBA...
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