[Magdalen] Sad Abuse.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I didn't really intend to suggest you were making stuff up.  Goodness no.

In any case, my main thought was, most of those jerks are very likely dead,
and the VFW is very worried about the old guard doing  any of that stuff.
We need younger SMs for when we're dead.

But as for your experiences, what happened was horrible, obviously.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 1:47 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you need to read what I wrote.  And one should be wary of anyone,
> once burnt.
>
> You can of course do the same with your own opinion, my dear.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The VFW may have changed their ways, however I am still wary of them. And
>> what happened is not a "claim", it is a FACT. You could look it up in the
>> archives of the Madison newspapers if you wanted to, but I'm sure you
>> wouldn't want to bother. I was there and my late ex was involved with that
>> post, so you can take your opinion and fold it five ways. It happened just
>> as I said.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:43 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > At issue is their handling of vets issues.  They certainly are driven by
>> > vets and they are in fact all vets. Try not to be too surprised if they
>> act
>> > as if they are vets, since they are.
>> >
>> > I figured that if I said anything positive about almost anything,
>> someone
>> > like you would be quick to be the sharpshooter. How sad to see that I
>> was
>> > right.
>> >
>> > You have every right to your misguided opinions as much as you wish.
>> It's
>> > kind of sad, since most of the people who did whatever you claim
>> happened
>> > back in the 60s are probably now dead.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>> preserved,
>> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:21 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I am NOT a fan of the VFW, which goes back to how the national
>> > organization
>> > > treated Vietnam vets when they came back, especially when, as many
>> did,
>> > > they spoke out against the war. They seem to have changed their tune a
>> > bit
>> > > since then, but they disfranchised an entire post in Madison that had
>> > > become home to those vets and other vets who were against that war,
>> and
>> > > took their charter away. I've had no use for the VFW since then.
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:14 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> > > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > There are lots of good organizations out there, such as the USO.
>> One
>> > can
>> > > > also donate to the VFW, which takes no back seat to any organization
>> > for
>> > > > helping our veterans.
>> > > >
>> > > > I've been hearing noise about this for some time.  Plainly it's
>> best to
>> > > > wait and see if they can repair themselves.
>> > > >
>> > > > There are, and always have been, organizations that play on the
>> > > sympathies
>> > > > for a cause and don't pass the gains along to the target, but hang
>> on
>> > to
>> > > a
>> > > > good portion of it.
>> > > >
>> > > > There will always be misunderstandings of this stuff, such as the
>> > scandal
>> > > > of the local united way exec who gets a salary of over 150 thousand,
>> > and
>> > > > ignorant folks get outraged (That's what you have to pay if you
>> want to
>> > > > capable executive, so that's not out of line, like it or not).
>> > > >
>> > > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> > > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>> > preserved,
>> > > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>> > > >
>> > > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 7:31 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>> > > > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Of all the organizations you'd think to be above board and honest
>> to
>> > a
>> > > > > fault,
>> > > > > The Wounded Warrior Project would be the top of the good guy list.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > This present revelation that their two top executives abused funds
>> > > > donated
>> > > > > for an extravagant life style is very disappointing.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > It is the veterans' organization that I have always funded in my
>> own
>> > > > > small way, and I suspect that these revelations are going to be
>> > > > crippling
>> > > > > for the organization as well as many others that appeal to the
>> public
>> > > > for
>> > > > > aid..
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I'm sure there will be self auditing by the remaining
>> organizations,
>> > > who
>> > > > > will lean over backwards to show they are legitimate.
>> Unfortunately,
>> > > > the
>> > > > > deed is done, and all these groups are going to suffer scrutiny
>> and
>> > > > > endure a substantial drop in donations.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > In the end, the veterans who benefited from these organizations
>> will
>> > > > > be the ones who suffer.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > David Strang.
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