I would like to point out as a former Assistant RACES Officer for a local
community in Massachusetts, that Mr. Romney is absolutely correct.

The current EMA-ARRL structure co-exists with the STATE RACES Officer and
going nothing.

ARES has nets that do NOTHING. RACES does nothing. 85% of the
communities south of Boston do not have any active participation in the
RACES drills.

One of the studio engineers was a ham and threw out the question to
Jacobsen as something to hit Mr. Romney.

Frankly, MEMA is much better organized than everyone would think. A
total communications melt-down is impossible in Massachusetts due to
MEMA, SP and SG preparations. The Air Wing is ready to roll out portable
towers for cell phones. The SP has several rolling CC and backup towers
for the 800 Mhz system. Each town has the 800 Mhz radios provided by the
state.

Just so you know that some of those guys actually doing things are HAMs.
They learned by being hams. Yet, we don't need hams as a massive fodder
to materialize for the day of rescue. I would like to think Mr. Romney
is right about this as we are paying our TAX DOLLARS for service!

"laborkei" wrote in
:

Attention all Amateur Operators.
Please Read, and send your comments to the ARRL and Romney Website.


Wednesday 16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10 | Eastern Massachusetts ARRL
Romney 'Disses' Amateur Radio In
Televised Town Meeting Posted on Wednesday16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10






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www.N1ey.com - Amateur Radio and Railfan Blog
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ICRR

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:41:38 -0600, "William O'Hara"
wrote:

I would like to point out as a former Assistant RACES Officer for a local
community in Massachusetts, that Mr. Romney is absolutely correct.

The current EMA-ARRL structure co-exists with the STATE RACES Officer and
going nothing.

ARES has nets that do NOTHING. RACES does nothing. 85% of the
communities south of Boston do not have any active participation in the
RACES drills.

This seems to be true, there is an ARES net near me that does not do
any training but encourages parcipitants to do conversation after
everyone has checked in. In the course Emergency Communication I we
are discouraged from doing conversation during emergency communication
and encouraged to be brief and accurate with our communication.


John Ragland - KE6CQK

And 'We The People' dismissed Guvna Romney. Now we're even.

Ed, NM2K

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Ask Me wrote:

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:41:38 -0600, "William O'Hara"
wrote:

I would like to point out as a former Assistant RACES Officer for a local
community in Massachusetts, that Mr. Romney is absolutely correct.

The current EMA-ARRL structure co-exists with the STATE RACES Officer and
going nothing.

ARES has nets that do NOTHING. RACES does nothing. 85% of the
communities south of Boston do not have any active participation in the
RACES drills.

This seems to be true, there is an ARES net near me that does not do
any training but encourages parcipitants to do conversation after
everyone has checked in. In the course Emergency Communication I we
are discouraged from doing conversation during emergency communication
and encouraged to be brief and accurate with our communication.


John Ragland - KE6CQK

Your all correct. MARS is doing nothing either except checkin nets
every other Saturday where no training is done. After 70 years
of AARS/MARS continuous service I droped out of it last year.
Only few people left on local nets, and mostly no training, just
idle conversation takes place.
Joe/KH6jF (formerly ABM6JF with MARS)

WHAT A JACKASS. OOOPPPSSSSS SORRY, HE'S A REPUBLICAN. SORRY, NO OFFENSE
TO THE JACKASSES OF THE WORLD. HE'S AN INSULT TO HUMANITY, BUT NOT TOTALLY
UNEXPECTED FROM A REPUBLICAN
"laborkei" wrote in message
. ..
Attention all Amateur Operators.
Please Read, and send your comments to the ARRL and Romney Website.


Wednesday 16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10 | Eastern Massachusetts ARRL Romney
'Disses' Amateur Radio In
Televised Town Meeting Posted on Wednesday16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10

Governor Mitt Romney dismissed the role of Amateur Radio operators in
emergency communications
during a televised 'town meeting' program last night on WCVB's 'When
Disaster Strikes: Segment Two.'
The program featured public safety and volunteer organization officials
from
across Massachusetts
among its audience.

Host and moderator Natalie Jacobson asked an increasingly-agitated
Governor
Romney questions about
communications interoperability, and communication without commercial
power.
Romney was next asked
by Jacobson, '...so does it come down to ham radio?...'

The Governor replied in a disgusted tone, 'No, we don't need to deal with
ham radio operators...'

Embarrassed public safety officials later tried to put in a good word for
Amateur Radio. National
Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Glenn Field was
prepared
to state the importance
of Amateur Radio, when Salvation Army Colonel Fred Van Brunt was called
upon. Van Brunt remarked
about his organization's quest to improve its communications capabilities
and how Amateur Radio has
aided his organization. 'The ham radio situation helps a great deal,' he
stated.

'I have already written and submitted a letter to the Governor's Office,'
wrote Eastern MA Section
Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY. 'I have also written an email to
Natalie Jacobson.'

ARRL Section Manager Mike Neilsen, W1MPN sent a section-wide email today
to
all Eastern MA ARRL
members describing the incident along with actions he and his staff were
taking to mitigate the
situation.

'[Romney's] attitude about us sets an unfortunate tone within the state's
executive branch,' wrote
Neilsen. 'As a former military officer, I see this as a failure in
leadership. My immediate concern
is our working relationship within the [Massachusetts Emergency
Management
Team] environment.'
Neilsen intends to address the Governor's comments as 'an urgent matter'
at
a meeting on November 17
with Don Carlton from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

'I was very disturbed about what the Governor stated on the program,'
wrote
Ron Wood, W1PLW, the
section's Public Information Coordinator. 'It does show that more work is
needed by all hams in the
section. It's a great idea to write letters explaining the good we do.'
Wood
is attempting to
schedule a meeting with the Governor's office tomorrow so that EMA ARRL
staffers might discuss the
matter further.

Tom Kinahan, N1CPE wrote that Governor Romney's comment has made 'a PR
problem' for Kinahan in his
role as MA State RACES Officer.

'I've got a roster of over 150 Amateur Radio operators that support local
communities, and those of
us that directly support the state government. There are at least double
that in terms of people
that are actually out there that I don't have formal paperwork on that
support Amateur Radio
emergency communications in some organized manner... The Governor has
said
that he 'certainly
doesn't need to rely on ham radio' -- where does that leave the RACES
program now?'

'I am ashamed tonight that I am a Republican!' remarked one ham radio
viewer. '[Romney] speaks in
derogatory tones about hams. He certainly shows an ignorance as to what
we
do and are capable of. I
suggest a grass roots campaign of local hams calling the State House and
The
Governor's Office to
protest.'


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"Ed Cregger" wrote in news:gDluj.74327$vt2.44983
@bignews8.bellsouth.net:

And 'We The People' dismissed Guvna Romney. Now we're even.

Ed, NM2K




Unforunately, you have no idea of the situation on the ground here. It is
petty to vote for someone other than Mr. Romney soley since he said that we
do not need the hams. He is quite correct. He never made a disparaging
remark about any hams. The Chronicle interviewer was unable to make any
concrete point to challenge Mr. Romney's assertation.

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www.N1ey.com - Amateur Radio and Railfan Blog
www.yahoogroups.com/group/illinoiscentral - premier discussion list
ICRR

Mr. Romney never engaged in such vitrol.

I would caution you to refrain from making such statements.

"Eric Gordon" wrote in
:

WHAT A JACKASS. OOOPPPSSSSS SORRY, HE'S A REPUBLICAN. SORRY, NO
OFFENSE TO THE JACKASSES OF THE WORLD. HE'S AN INSULT TO HUMANITY,
BUT NOT TOTALLY UNEXPECTED FROM A REPUBLICAN
"laborkei" wrote in message
. ..
Attention all Amateur Operators.
Please Read, and send your comments to the ARRL and Romney Website.


Wednesday 16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10 | Eastern Massachusetts ARRL
Romney 'Disses' Amateur Radio In
Televised Town Meeting Posted on Wednesday16 November 2005 @
15:48:10

Governor Mitt Romney dismissed the role of Amateur Radio operators
in emergency communications
during a televised 'town meeting' program last night on WCVB's 'When
Disaster Strikes: Segment Two.'
The program featured public safety and volunteer organization
officials from
across Massachusetts
among its audience.

Host and moderator Natalie Jacobson asked an increasingly-agitated
Governor
Romney questions about
communications interoperability, and communication without
commercial power.
Romney was next asked
by Jacobson, '...so does it come down to ham radio?...'

The Governor replied in a disgusted tone, 'No, we don't need to deal
with ham radio operators...'

Embarrassed public safety officials later tried to put in a good
word for Amateur Radio. National
Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Glenn Field was
prepared
to state the importance
of Amateur Radio, when Salvation Army Colonel Fred Van Brunt was
called upon. Van Brunt remarked
about his organization's quest to improve its communications
capabilities and how Amateur Radio has
aided his organization. 'The ham radio situation helps a great
deal,' he stated.

'I have already written and submitted a letter to the Governor's
Office,' wrote Eastern MA Section
Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY. 'I have also written an
email to Natalie Jacobson.'

ARRL Section Manager Mike Neilsen, W1MPN sent a section-wide email
today to
all Eastern MA ARRL
members describing the incident along with actions he and his staff
were taking to mitigate the
situation.

'[Romney's] attitude about us sets an unfortunate tone within the
state's executive branch,' wrote
Neilsen. 'As a former military officer, I see this as a failure in
leadership. My immediate concern
is our working relationship within the [Massachusetts Emergency
Management
Team] environment.'
Neilsen intends to address the Governor's comments as 'an urgent
matter' at
a meeting on November 17
with Don Carlton from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

'I was very disturbed about what the Governor stated on the
program,' wrote
Ron Wood, W1PLW, the
section's Public Information Coordinator. 'It does show that more
work is needed by all hams in the
section. It's a great idea to write letters explaining the good we
do.' Wood
is attempting to
schedule a meeting with the Governor's office tomorrow so that EMA
ARRL staffers might discuss the
matter further.

Tom Kinahan, N1CPE wrote that Governor Romney's comment has made 'a
PR problem' for Kinahan in his
role as MA State RACES Officer.

'I've got a roster of over 150 Amateur Radio operators that support
local communities, and those of
us that directly support the state government. There are at least
double that in terms of people
that are actually out there that I don't have formal paperwork on
that support Amateur Radio
emergency communications in some organized manner... The Governor has
said
that he 'certainly
doesn't need to rely on ham radio' -- where does that leave the
RACES program now?'

'I am ashamed tonight that I am a Republican!' remarked one ham
radio viewer. '[Romney] speaks in
derogatory tones about hams. He certainly shows an ignorance as to
what we
do and are capable of. I
suggest a grass roots campaign of local hams calling the State House
and The
Governor's Office to
protest.'


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www.N1ey.com - Amateur Radio and Railfan Blog
www.yahoogroups.com/group/illinoiscentral - premier discussion list
ICRR

On Mar 23, 4:54*pm, "William O'Hara" wrote:
Mr. Romney never engaged in such vitrol. *

I would caution you to refrain from making such statements.


play such games with redirects is normal the at of a poor USENET poster

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:42:34 -0700, "Eric Gordon"
wrote:

WHAT A JACKASS. OOOPPPSSSSS SORRY, HE'S A REPUBLICAN. SORRY, NO OFFENSE
TO THE JACKASSES OF THE WORLD. HE'S AN INSULT TO HUMANITY, BUT NOT TOTALLY
UNEXPECTED FROM A REPUBLICAN
"laborkei" wrote in message
...
Attention all Amateur Operators.
Please Read, and send your comments to the ARRL and Romney Website.


Wednesday 16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10 | Eastern Massachusetts ARRL Romney
'Disses' Amateur Radio In
Televised Town Meeting Posted on Wednesday16 November 2005 @ 15:48:10

Governor Mitt Romney dismissed the role of Amateur Radio operators in
emergency communications
during a televised 'town meeting' program last night on WCVB's 'When
Disaster Strikes: Segment Two.'
The program featured public safety and volunteer organization officials
from
across Massachusetts
among its audience.

Host and moderator Natalie Jacobson asked an increasingly-agitated
Governor
Romney questions about
communications interoperability, and communication without commercial
power.
Romney was next asked
by Jacobson, '...so does it come down to ham radio?...'

The Governor replied in a disgusted tone, 'No, we don't need to deal with
ham radio operators...'

Embarrassed public safety officials later tried to put in a good word for
Amateur Radio. National
Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Glenn Field was
prepared
to state the importance
of Amateur Radio, when Salvation Army Colonel Fred Van Brunt was called
upon. Van Brunt remarked
about his organization's quest to improve its communications capabilities
and how Amateur Radio has
aided his organization. 'The ham radio situation helps a great deal,' he
stated.

'I have already written and submitted a letter to the Governor's Office,'
wrote Eastern MA Section
Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY. 'I have also written an email to
Natalie Jacobson.'

ARRL Section Manager Mike Neilsen, W1MPN sent a section-wide email today
to
all Eastern MA ARRL
members describing the incident along with actions he and his staff were
taking to mitigate the
situation.

'[Romney's] attitude about us sets an unfortunate tone within the state's
executive branch,' wrote
Neilsen. 'As a former military officer, I see this as a failure in
leadership. My immediate concern
is our working relationship within the [Massachusetts Emergency
Management
Team] environment.'
Neilsen intends to address the Governor's comments as 'an urgent matter'
at
a meeting on November 17
with Don Carlton from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

'I was very disturbed about what the Governor stated on the program,'
wrote
Ron Wood, W1PLW, the
section's Public Information Coordinator. 'It does show that more work is
needed by all hams in the
section. It's a great idea to write letters explaining the good we do.'
Wood
is attempting to
schedule a meeting with the Governor's office tomorrow so that EMA ARRL
staffers might discuss the
matter further.

Tom Kinahan, N1CPE wrote that Governor Romney's comment has made 'a PR
problem' for Kinahan in his
role as MA State RACES Officer.

'I've got a roster of over 150 Amateur Radio operators that support local
communities, and those of
us that directly support the state government. There are at least double
that in terms of people
that are actually out there that I don't have formal paperwork on that
support Amateur Radio
emergency communications in some organized manner... The Governor has
said
that he 'certainly
doesn't need to rely on ham radio' -- where does that leave the RACES
program now?'

'I am ashamed tonight that I am a Republican!' remarked one ham radio
viewer. '[Romney] speaks in
derogatory tones about hams. He certainly shows an ignorance as to what
we
do and are capable of. I
suggest a grass roots campaign of local hams calling the State House and
The
Governor's Office to
protest.'


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Had to get your hateful (typical of liberal/socialist trolls), BDS
shots at anything Republican, huh?

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