Well, well, well! Hello, All!
Thank you geezers and young 'uns alike for your “support”!!
Ref AARP: Auto and Homeowner's insurance apparently is much cheaper
through AARP than through my insurance agency. I haven't changed (and
won't) because I worry that AARP might actually receive some of the
premium.
However, AARP does NOT get a cent from the AARP discount. It's
negotiated directly between AARP and the businesses who provide the
discount in the hope of attracting more Geezers.
Did y'all happen to deduce that the money I save with the AARP discounts
not only pays my dues ($20 for three years) but also frees up more money
to send to NRA, GAO, JFPO, and to deals like Hobgood and (probably) Brian
Puckett?
Did y'all happen to see the part where I explain to members of Congress
that AARP does NOT speak for its membership - and I have VFW and
American Legion folks to back me up on that one.
Try this excerpt from my letter to Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Phil
Gramm:
(quote)
"AARP officials misrepresent the views of their membership! They conduct
no viable sampling of members’ opinions. These AARP officials express only
their personal views which are in total opposition to the Constitution, my
personal opinion, and the values of most veterans who used firearms to win
the most vicious and wide-spread World War in history!"
(end quote)
When AARP speaks out, sharing "the word", I'm there peeing on their
lecturn.
Besides, y'all wouldn't deprive a Geezer of going alone into the lions' den for
a little bit of Hell raising, now would ya?
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Different bit related to the thread.
Why don't NRA/GOA/JFPO/etc. get discounts for lodging, transportation,
and meals? It's easily done, doesn't cost a cent (except a few man-hours),
and would be a good way to "show the flag" for our civil rights! Can you
imagine a sign at the Holiday Inn, “NRA members welcome!”?
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Still another bit related to the thread.
I teach Defensive Driving Classes(DDC), First Aid, CPR, and Bloodborne
Pathogens training for a living.
In every single class (regardless of subject), I mention I'm certified by the
Texas Department of Public Safety (wow!
) as a Concealed Handgun
License Instructor! I get questions. I give answers most of you would
support.
I stress to the geriatric set (we speak eye-to-eye on age) that AARP,
American Medical Association, many medical "societies", etc. have misled
us. I point out that the younger, stronger bad guys are a threat to the rest
of us. (I dare NOT use the phrase "old and weak"!) I advance on them
quickly with a menacing look and ask, “Can you protect yourself if a 250 lb
dope addict breaks into your house to rob and rape? What are these
government people afraid of that they don’t want you to be able to protect
yourself and your loved ones in your OWN bedrooms? Sure, they have their
own security guards! Do YOU?”
I invariably get a chance to share some of what y'all have taught me on
TFL. In First Aid class, we even had a long debate about a homeowner’s
obligation to provide aid to a burglar he has shot! (This came directly from
a TFL thread!) As a class, we decided it was too dangerous. Let the police
secure the bad guy, then the paramedics can provide care or declare him dead.
So give me the benefit of the doubt on this one. We (the civil rights
community) are getting our “pound of flesh” out of my AARP membership. I make a profit on the dues, spend it on our movement, and I speak as a member when I point out how “the AARP misrepresents Senior Citizens”!
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited November 30, 1999).]