Comments on: Obama Names Transportation Team http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/11/14/obama-names-transportation-team/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John J. Tormey III, Esq. http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/11/14/obama-names-transportation-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 John J. Tormey III, Esq. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:10:12 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1389#comment-3303 Copies of this message with photos and links are posted at: http://www.bobbysturgell.com A news update regarding FAA, “Bobby” Sturgell, and the NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign, follows: 1. Bobby Sturgell Ejected. While Team Obama deliberates on the choice of new USDOT and FAA heads: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/05/AR2008120503320.html failed FAA Acting Administrator Robert Allan (“Bobby”) Sturgell is thankfully already reported to have given a “Farewell Speech”, according to resources like ABC News, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, and Flightglobal. As the NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign was “Bobby” Sturgell’s pet-elver project, and as “Bobby” Sturgell is accountable for 3,500-and-climbing aviation fatalities occurring on his abominable FAA watch - see, e.g.,: http://indictsturgell.blogspot.com/2008/10/failed-faa-pilot-bobby-sturgell-racks.html at Quiet Rockland, we say to “Bobby” Sturgell: Auf Wiedersehen, Aal! 2. Quiet Rockland Petitions Obama. Quiet Rockland recently wrote and posted President-Elect Barack Obama a letter: http://removesturgell.blogspot.com/2008/11/quiet-rocklands-appeal-to-president.html In this letter, we have asked our next President to please scrap the NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign, treat Air Traffic Controllers properly, infuse an Oberstar-ian “Culture of Safety” in American aviation, repopulate FAA with responsible ingenuous officials, and select a new FAA Administrator who delivers those objectives. In this regard, Quiet Rockland asks that you please review our letter, and then write President-Elect Obama and his colleagues a letter of your own to same effect. Copies of this message with photos and links are posted at:
http://www.bobbysturgell.com

A news update regarding FAA, “Bobby” Sturgell, and the NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign, follows:

1. Bobby Sturgell Ejected. While Team Obama deliberates on the choice of new USDOT and FAA heads:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/05/AR2008120503320.html
failed FAA Acting Administrator Robert Allan (“Bobby”) Sturgell is thankfully already reported to have given a “Farewell Speech”, according to resources like ABC News, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, and Flightglobal. As the NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign was “Bobby” Sturgell’s pet-elver project, and as “Bobby” Sturgell is accountable for 3,500-and-climbing aviation fatalities occurring on his abominable FAA watch – see, e.g.,:
http://indictsturgell.blogspot.com/2008/10/failed-faa-pilot-bobby-sturgell-racks.html

at Quiet Rockland, we say to “Bobby” Sturgell:

Auf Wiedersehen, Aal!

2. Quiet Rockland Petitions Obama. Quiet Rockland recently wrote and posted President-Elect Barack Obama a letter:
http://removesturgell.blogspot.com/2008/11/quiet-rocklands-appeal-to-president.html
In this letter, we have asked our next President to please scrap the NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign, treat Air Traffic Controllers properly, infuse an Oberstar-ian “Culture of Safety” in American aviation, repopulate FAA with responsible ingenuous officials, and select a new FAA Administrator who delivers those objectives.

In this regard, Quiet Rockland asks that you please review our letter, and then write President-Elect Obama and his colleagues a letter of your own to same effect.

]]> By: David Pulsipher http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/11/14/obama-names-transportation-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3052 David Pulsipher Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:49:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1389#comment-3052 i'm with brayj on this one. more bailouts for US auto companies that make an inferior product! i’m with brayj on this one.

more bailouts for US auto companies that make an inferior product!

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/11/14/obama-names-transportation-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3034 ubrayj02 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:05:10 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1389#comment-3034 Are these people another group of pseudo-populist, car loving, big party Democrats? It sure looks like that to me. I'm so sad now.:( Are these people another group of pseudo-populist, car loving, big party Democrats?

It sure looks like that to me.

I’m so sad now.:(

]]> By: Robert Mann http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/11/14/obama-names-transportation-team/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 Robert Mann Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:11:47 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1389#comment-3029 Seth Harris Director of Labor & Employment Law Programs at New York Law School. United Cerebral Palsy Association National Advisory Commission on Workplace Flexibility. Clinton Administration, Counselor to the Secretary of Labor cting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy, Before law clerk to Judge William Canby of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Gene Carter of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Law & Social Change at the New York University School of Law Mortimer Downey self-employed transportation consultant Deputy Secretary of Transportation under President Clinton, Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Carter Administration. Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the NYMTA various planning positions at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Jane Garvey Head of the U.S. Public/Private Partnerships at JPMorgan. Garvey was the 14th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, nominated by President Clinton. Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Michael Huerta Group President of ACS Transportation Solutions, Huerta served as the Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco Commissioner of the City of New York Dept of Ports, Int'l Trade & Commerce. John Cullather Worked for House of Representatives for over 31 years, specializing in Coast Guard and maritime transportation policy Carol Carmody consultant in international aviation and aviation safety. appointed by President Clinton to National Transportation Safety Board. WHERE'S AMTRAK? WHERE ARE THE RAILROADERS? What am I missing here? BOB Seth Harris
Director of Labor & Employment
Law Programs at New York Law School.
United Cerebral Palsy Association
National Advisory Commission on Workplace Flexibility.
Clinton Administration, Counselor to the Secretary of Labor cting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy,
Before
law clerk to Judge William Canby of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge Gene Carter of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
He was Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Law & Social Change at the New York University School of Law

Mortimer Downey
self-employed transportation consultant
Deputy Secretary of Transportation under President Clinton,
Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Carter Administration.
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the NYMTA
various planning positions at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Jane Garvey
Head of the U.S. Public/Private Partnerships at JPMorgan.
Garvey was the 14th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, nominated by President Clinton.
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

Michael Huerta
Group President of ACS Transportation Solutions,
Huerta served as the Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco Commissioner of the City of New York Dept of Ports, Int’l Trade & Commerce.

John Cullather
Worked for House of Representatives for over 31 years, specializing in Coast Guard and maritime transportation policy

Carol Carmody
consultant in international aviation and aviation safety.
appointed by President Clinton to National Transportation Safety Board.

WHERE’S AMTRAK? WHERE ARE THE RAILROADERS?

What am I missing here?

BOB

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