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know thinking about political competition from GOP and doing the opposition - and strategy research  has been an overlooked task here at the blog and I am glad you want to get it going... I'd like to expand on that a bit to include the media counterparts they use to shape perception of Wes.... when they try to neutralize his charisma his authority his expertise his excellenct character... they do that with

PNAC characters

Top three so far have been by order of appearance as far as I can recall

Richard Perle ( they stopped using him the focus group must have been favoring Wes )

Ollie North ( he is potent because he has name recognition - myth status on the right  has a popular right culture radio show and is considered a dragon slayer who - knocks off Dems - on assignment -- he delights in his work... so the blood lust right loves him )

Willarm Cohen ( Wes former boss... how devious is that ... putting ... they haven't put Wes up directly against Cohen in the media but he has been raising his profile on the airwaves recently specifically  in my estimation to knock off Wes... did you read the Gen Whoever statment the other day William Cohen 'quote' is popular with the military... the PNAC right neocon military... don't be fooled.... they want Wes out of the competition before the 2008 campaign offically starts ... they don't want him to annouce at all... and that is why Cohen was brought out into media in August because after 2006 election would be the opening for Wes to announce.. and you can tell he is getting

signals from the Dem machines and PNAC machines to stay out of the presidential race... they are using PNAC and money ( that he might not have enough) to try to make him go away..

well ....... using the other military retirees ( the PNAC gang ) to send him the signal that they will oppose him is like getting Swift Boated before they take it to the public... it is a potent weapon

and the GLover Lockhart et al DLC machine is telling him indirectly or directly he can't get the money he needs

in the fight between aristocracy vs democracy

Wes is our candidate

we won't know what we can do until we try

PNAC and DLC want him out

we want him in

the country needs him

I won't stop pulling for Wes until he announces that he doesn't want our support for a presidential campaign

Perle

North

Cohen

I 'll research them so can post here .... we need to know them better .................

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -- Alan Kay

might want to ask

 Bluemoon ( her motto is Earth to America get a clue ) 

to research the following ( her recent comment  excerpts...she has a passion for relgious right hypocrites (sp?)

 1) pro-war churches deserve to be exposed

2) Family.org  Bush. Dobson, Reed, Falwell, Roberts & those monsters should be challenged & challenged constantly

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -- Alan Kay

9/11 2003/2004/2006

CA  GOP

 http://www.gen-next.org/index.cfm?action=memberdetail&memberid=48
 

General William Lyon [prominate role in the overview video of 9/11 called 'Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime ] 

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/insider/archives/000489.html

William Lyon, CEO of William Lyon Co, and his wife gave $100,000 to Schwarzenegger’s political action committee on the recall

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6757267008400743688&q=Everybody%27s+Gotta+Learn+Sometime

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
California Republican Party, Chairman, Team California - Victory 2004
Member, Republican Party Team 100
Founding Member, Republican Party California Team 100
Founding Member, New Majority Committee, Republican Party

2006 www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=1726029

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/nw/?postId=5093&pageTitle=SUPPORT+BASE%3A+OC's+Money%2C+Moderation+Bankrolls+Schwarzenegger

William Lyon, chief executive of Newport Beach homebuilder William Lyon Homes Inc., and "affiliated entities" have given about $466,000 to Schwarzenegger. This doesn't count another $950,000 Lyon has given to the state's Republican Party and $25,000 to the New Majority.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
    William Lyon is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of William Lyon Homes headquartered in Newport Beach, California.  William Lyon and his combined companies have produced more than 100,000 residential units spanning a history of more than 50 years. 
    In 1981, William Lyon and partner, George Argyros, purchased AirCal, a regional airline.  In 1982, Lyon assumed the position of Chairman, President & CEO of the carrier.  In 1983, the airline became public; it merged with American Airlines in 1987.
    In June 1985 The William Lyon Company, along with another investor, acquired Miami-based Senior Corp., a REIT.  In October 1987 Senior Corp acquired three separate companies from Pacific Lighting Corporation.  In August of 1988 The William Lyon Company and General Lyon acquired the balance of the stock of Senior Corp.  At the end of 1991, Senior Corp had remaining assets which included several large land-holdings in California, Colorado and Florida.
    In 1985 William Lyon formed an apartment division which has remained in business since that time with separate partnerships predominantly in California, but in other states as well.  The governance of this company, The William Lyon Property Management Company, and affiliates is chaired by William Lyon.
    In October 1987 William Lyon, along with several minority investors, acquired from Pacific Lighting Corporation, The Presley Companies, a home building company that operates in California, Arizona and New Mexico.  In 1991 The Presley Companies had a successful initial public offering of its common stock and raised in excess of $70 million.
    In November 1999 William Lyon and his son, William H. Lyon, tendered a significant number of shares of The Presley Companies and sold the assets of William Lyon Homes to Presley.  The surviving entity was renamed William Lyon Homes, Inc.
    On May 15, 2003 a group of founders and investors opened Commercial Bank of California in Costa Mesa, CA.  William Lyon serves as a board member and as Chairman of the Board.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE
    Major General Lyon was Chief of the Air Force Reserve from 1975 to 1979.  He was selected for this prestigious assignment by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in April of 1975.  General Lyon was nominated to the Senate for confirmation by President Gerald R. Ford.  This responsibility included management of a $700,000,000 budget which encompassed the activities of approximately 200,000 reservists.  During General Lyon's distinguished military career of more than 35 years, he flew combat missions in Korea and served in assignments in Europe, the Pacific and North Africa during World War II.  During his career, he received 17 awards and decorations including the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Presidential Unit Citation.
 
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Dallas Aviation School and Air College

PERSONAL
    William Lyon was born March 9, 1923, in Los Angeles, California.  He is married to the former Willa Dean Harwell from Haskell, Texas.  They have five children.
 
 

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -- Alan Kay