Bill said:
ocm said:
One event that happened that I think was quite significant (from my point of view). A resolution was passed (it still has to pass membership voting but I don't have much doubt about it) that would create a standing committee on private property rights.
One of the panels featured a speaker from the Paragon Foundation. He didn't speak long but he received a standing ovation after speaking.
The crowd seemed very enthusiastic about such things as property rights, patriotism, etc. At the banquet all veterans were recognized.
A resolution was passed to actually create a committee???????WOW! Some business was done then. :lol: :lol:
Sounds like quite the organization and convention. Tell me OCM, when you take out R-Calf and hotel staff and spouses, how large of a "crowd" was there doing business?
Real nice that the vets were recognized but expected. R-Calf likes to play on the patriotism thing as they want to make you believe that if you don't support them you can't really be American.
Wonder if OT will revolt? He puts down NCBA because we have committees and sub-committees.
With sympathies for Mr. Thornsberry and his speedy recovery, I do have to say that there is nothing at NCBA that is such a one man show that things would not run very smoothly if the someone were suddenly unable to attend.
I've heard "Mr. Paragon" (sorry, I can't recall his name) speak several times on the Derry Brownfield show and he does not impress me. He spiels a little property rights info and a LOT of conspiracy theory mis-information, IMO. Both he and Brownfield lay EVERY possible problem on big business and big government.
It seems to me that the Mountain States Legal Foundation is head and shoulders above the Paragon Foundation in effectively educating about and dealing with private property rights.
nenmrancher, isn't the Paragon Foundation hq in NM, and doesn't the family of the patriarch of that foundation own a huge ranch there? I think he said something about having hundreds of thousands of acres? Suppose it takes quite a few acres to run a cow there in the White Sands are of NM, doesn't it?
ocm, what other things were discussed and/or voted on at the convention? How do the grass-roots members feel about any other issues affecting cattle production?
MRJ
MRJ