Kasey Warner tries to book Betty Ireland campaign speeches to non-partisan veterans groups

by: WVaBlue

Thu Mar 10, 2011 at 16:09:15 PM EST

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From: Kasey Warner
To: Post 44 Philippi ; Post 1 Wheeling ; Post 103 Chapmanville ; Post 104 Parkersburg ; Post 118 Ravenswood ; Post 128 Paw Paw ; Post 136 Ridgeley ; Post 137 Capon Bridge ; Post 139 Milton ; Post 14 Martinsburg Turner ; Post 145 Peterstown
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 5:12 PM
Subject: Possible Speaker at Future Meeting

Folks:

I had the occasion recently to talk to Betty Ireland, candidate for Governor.  I was extremely impressed with her businesslike approach, her knowledge of pension matters (that is one of her areas of expertise), and her sincere concern for veteran/military issues in West Virginia.  Based on our talks, she is looking to see how she could gain full exemption of military pensions from State income taxation, and perhaps the same for Guard and Reserve pay.  She is very interested in veteran issues.

In that light, I thought it may be good to include Betty Ireland in a future meeting/program of your Post.  I imagine you have a non-partisan policy ... and she IS a candidate for Governor ... but a number of Service organizations do invite candidates for educational purposes of their members, and to allow organization members to express to a candidate issues of the veteran community.  Ms. Ireland is attuned to the need for an appropriate posture during a campaign when dealing with service organizations; her husband is retired from the Air Guard, and she understands the non-partisan stance of veterans groups.

Please let me know.  If you would find it beneficial to have Betty Ireland attend a meeting to speak (and listen to concerns of the membership), please let me know and I will try to get it on her schedule. I think she has a decent chance of being our next Governor, and it would be nice to have her as a friend of veterans organizations.

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Kasey Warner
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