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"Payne has spoken at patriotic meetings across the Southeast and uses episodes from his book to illustrate and promote concepts of freedom and liberty in a dynamic speaking style that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats"

Joseph Goebbels like this and will use this for their next Strength through Joy Picnic

You can learn how Mack Payne " got rich with Florida Lien Certificates" or how he views the Bible as a " success manual" and hear his memoirs on Vietnam or read his books. I don't know who is publisher is...couldn't find it. His resume is interesting but I can't find all these " awards" just that he himself says he is award winning. And his " elected" office was related to his county fire district. His resume says he served in artillery in the Army for 10 years and 2 tours in 'Nam and says he was a major with the Distinguished Flying Cross as the only medal listed. He then co- owned a marble company for about the same length of time and a bottled water company for the same length of time and claims to have made 10 million, I guess with each ( unclear). He has several websites. I don't see that he's a member of The Speaker's Bureau . I can't tell he's spoken anywhere other than TP gatherings and his first speech at Saratoga Toastmasters.
I'd love to see a photo of him in uniform with his rank and ribbons but didn't see that on Amazon or any of his websites. I hope he brings one with him.
He's certainly good at self-promotion!

see--it's still useful as a public park, not as a site for a costco...

A "Constitution BBQ". Is that similar to a book burning?

The bs meter was alerting then the following newspaper scan from 1970 turned up.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19701111&id=xoNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7452,1945833

So if it is the same guy, then there might be something to back up the service related claims.

Still doesn't immunize one from getting punch drunk on the ersatz tea politics.

I don't doubt he served. He'd be a fool to suggest he has the Distinguished Flying Cross if he didn't.

I can't get to your site but there was a helicopter crash in ' Nam in 1970 I found and a couple of operations. There were many helicopter operations that were tough throughout the conflict.

There are many very highly decorated heroes of Vietnam right here in MS, officers and non-coms. More than a few are highly successful and employed more people that the Major claims he did.

They have been written about more extensively in both newspapers and books by others and in the official history of their Divisions.

They do not, however ,feel the need to use their service experience to teach others to sell widgets more effectively or claim it gives them better understanding of the Bible or to so shamelessly promote themselves.

Major Payne may be the first hero I've heard of who is a braggart, and who sees the lessons learned from combat as other than humbling. The combat heroes I've been privileged to know who tell their stories tend to be a witness, not the featured character!

Will there be rebel flags and white sheets? Count me in!!!

The Tea Party knucklehead didn't even specify a time for the event. I guess it starts with Chris and Melanie make a grand entrance.

The Tea Party knucklehead didn't even specify a time for the event. I guess it starts with Chris and Melanie make a grand entrance.

From the Miss. Tea Party website:
"We are sponsoring a CONSTITUTION BARBECUE EVENT on Sept. 13 and we need you to sell tickets ASAP and get the money for them. We cannot order the food unless we have the money from ticket sales. Please print any more copies that you need of tickets and call me with you total of ticket sales. You can bring the Ticket money with you when you come, however, we need the cash in hand and I need your total to order the food."
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I wouldn't count on a BBQ sandwich if they can't even order food ahead of time.

It is always a great idea to schedule a function that conflicts with SEC football. I may go just so there will be ten people there.

I was Company Clerk in the National Guard to KEEP from going to Vietnam. Proud of it then and proud of it now.

Specialist, we know you had to " know people" ( or your parents did) to pull that off. Being a " Fortunate Son" shouldn't be a source of pride.

I know some who volunteered because it didn't sit well with them that their less fortunate high school and college buddies were drafted and they could get a pass. It seemed to them something a Nation based on our principles should not tolerate or condone...collectively or individually.

I figured a young man who was that principled and loyal to friends and country would be that principled and loyal to me as well. Turned out I was right 48 years ago. And, since too many of our high school and college friends didn't make it back, peaceful sleep is easier.

I do respect that admitted that you joined the Guard to avoid 'Nam. I really have disdain for those who bang the drums of war for others or pretend Guard service was same then as now. I know they just wouldn't put their asses on the line ! Those who objected to the war on principle made it known and went to Canada or burned their draft cards!

The list of those in elected office and political commentary who avoided service but who will, without pause, send someone else's son to combat is far too long.

And, I hope you don't, at social gatherings, tell any combat veteran how well versed you are in whatever war they served. Or why you were for or against the war they saw up close and personal. Don't opine about this battle or that and how the outcome could have been different or why the outcome was good as it could be they were actually there.99% of the time those types have the geography, topography, available weaponry and conditions wrong! Ask don't tell!

Hope the Major is speaking for free. If he expects this to raise enough money for even an honorarium, he's about to get a shock!

Fixin to head out to the Constitutional BBQ. Got my jackboots on, belt don't hardly go around no more. Where's that consarned courthouse agin?

Any principled high school or college recruit that didn't come back from Vietnam got killed for nothing. I went on to be a partner in a prominent professional firm. A lot better ending, in my opinion.

This is the same day Southern Miss plays Alabama. Another disaster in the making.

Specialist 6

I agree with you that the war in Vietnam lost us many of our best and brightest. You should be glad you haven't had to compete against some of the ones who didn't make it.

Many of those who came back also lost several years of career advancement you enjoyed.

It is a great ending for you. There's no question YOU benefitted.

That doesn't make you smarter than those who served, just more self-focused.

It may surprise you that some highly decorated Vietnam veterans are not only " partners in a professional firm" but highly likely to be even more successful than you!

And, I did notice the point you avoided about loyalty to others like a spouse and children.

I just resent you rationalizing your decision by imagining yourself to be smarter when all you were is more selfish.

Contemporaries in my CPA firm and other firms all served in the National Guard at that time or were married with children and were not drafted. We used to talk "shop" about who had the cushiest job in their units. I usually did because I worked in the armory office, never went to the field at Fort Hood summer camp and was exempt from drill(with pay)if I had a professional deadline. Proud of it then and proud of it today.

Any report how the BBQ went? Like most, I watched the football game.

It didn't go. It is scheduled for the 13th of September.