{"id":21580,"date":"2013-02-22T03:07:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T06:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=21580"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:49:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:49:55","slug":"weinstein-delivers-ultimatum-might-buy-billboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/22\/weinstein-delivers-ultimatum-might-buy-billboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Weinstein Delivers Ultimatum, Might Buy Billboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a terribly awkward PR maneuver, religious liberty critic Michael Weinstein &#8212; rebuffed by the US Air Force Chief of Staff &#8212; has now retreated to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csindy.com\/IndyBlog\/archives\/2013\/02\/13\/air-force-called-out-for-homophobic-link\">attacking the Air Force Academy<\/a> directly over its <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/19\/michael-weinstein-endorses-homophobic-website-in-rant\/\">link to a website<\/a> that explains a Jewish holiday:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;MRFF is now making a specific demand to [Lt. Gen.] Mike Gould, the superintendent, to take down the link,&#8221; Weinstein says&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But Weinstein <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/15\/air-force-chief-corresponds-with-religious-critic-michael-weinstein\/\">already complained<\/a> to Gen Gould&#8217;s <em>boss <\/em>&#8212; and his boss cc&#8217;d Gen Gould on the reply to Weinstein.\u00a0 And guess what?\u00a0 Nothing has changed.\u00a0 So why does Weinstein think this latest screed changes anything?<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Weinstein raised the stakes to show he meant business:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Weinstein says if his demands are not met by 5:30 p.m. Thursday, his organization will take action.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The CSIndy reporter almost seemed to be stifling a laugh <!--more-->as he hazarded a guess as to what draconian action Weinstein might take [emphasis added]:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[Weinstein] refused to explain what that meant, but in the past, MRFF has <strong>advertised its causes on billboards<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The deadline has already passed.\u00a0 Cover your kids&#8217; eyes, folks, Weinstein might be buying a billboard&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein is trying &#8212; poorly, to this point &#8212; to manage the stage.\u00a0 When Gen Welsh, the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, personally responded to Weinstein&#8217;s initial demand, Weinstein lost control of the narrative.\u00a0 Switching to Gen Gould and adding a vague ultimatum was just Weinstein trying to reassert control.\u00a0 Childish, but predictable.<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein may have overplayed his hand, however.\u00a0 His latest complaint ensured General Welsh got to hear directly from Lt General Gould &#8212; someone with a long (<a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/usafa-is-done-with-michael-weinstein\/\">and successful<\/a>) history dealing with Weinstein&#8217;s agitation.<\/p>\n<p>It seems\u00a0Weinstein might have\u00a0overstayed his welcome\u00a0even faster than anticipated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a terribly awkward PR maneuver, religious liberty critic Michael Weinstein &#8212; rebuffed by the US Air Force Chief of Staff &#8212; has now retreated to attacking the Air Force Academy directly over its link to a website that explains a Jewish holiday: &#8220;MRFF is now making a specific demand to [Lt. 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