We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:28:59 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:40:05 -0600
They spend so much money marketing schlock crap, money which could be used to counter anti-gun legislation, that they have become almost useless as to their original purpose.

They need to drop ALL marketing of any insurance, alcoholic beverages or credit cards, and they need to do that NOW.

My membership is up at the end of November, and I've been dunned to renew it since February, but I will REFUSE to renew this year unless they drop the Billy Mays routines. That also means I will have to drop my membership in the best rifle club in these parts because they REQUIRE NRA membership, but I will dump them as well.

I'm not to the point of taking the offensive against the NRA, but I'm not far from that point, either.
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Voter registration was never a problem, CONUS or OCONUS. Getting the county clerk to respond sometimes was, but a quick phone call usually helped. In addition to a unit voting assistance officer, there was usually a postwide POC who handles things like that.

Next there will be some organization saying soldiers need help doing their taxes...
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It's a pity--the NRA does a lot of good stuff, but just when I think about joining up they do something epically boneheaded.
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however, I agree with the last part.  We need a little more fighting the battle against loss of rights.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75125 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75125 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:27:50 -0600
The system is in place to get registered - which is all the NRA was talking about.

The issue of getting the ballots to the troop, getting 'em voted, and getting back to the US is an issue between the relevant local offices who handle the ballots, the postal service, the DoD mail system, and units putting forth the effort to ensure that troops in remote locations get the chance to register and their ballots get to them and back into the system.

None of which the NRA has influence on, other than putting public pressure on DoD to make sure they keep their end of the bargain - and a public effort on the part of local voting officials who might be tempted to act in partisan fashion.

None of which has anything to do with voter registration.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75120 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75120 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:12:48 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75118 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75118 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:07:23 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75117 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/07/how_to_really_a.html#comment-75117 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:29:15 -0600