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May 19th, 2023 - 6:42 pm § in News Media, Politics

Tale of migrants displacing homeless veterans is a hoax

A viral tale was born when the New York Post published an article (here) on May 12, 2023, claiming that “nearly two dozen struggling homeless veterans have been booted from upstate hotels to make room for migrants.” The Post’s source was Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel [...]

April 26th, 2023 - 10:30 pm § in Politics, Republicans

Let ’em suffer

Senate Republicans “unexpectedly rejected efforts to advance a bipartisan bill that would direct the Veterans Affairs Department to carry out studies and clinical trials on the use of cannabis to treat veterans’ chronic pain and PTSD,” CNN reported on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (read st[...]

November 17th, 2020 - 11:39 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc., Politics

Trump’s favorite veterans charity takes very good care of its CEO

Ever heard of The Independence Fund (TIF)? Supposedly it’s a charity that helps and advocates America’s wounded warriors. In fact, it’s a political vehicle for Trumpism, and a cash cow for the family that runs it, according to a Mother Jones expose. “Since he first ran for pr[...]

May 25th, 2020 - 11:47 am § in America

Memorial Day is also for remembering what they fought and died for

“Given the deep implications of Memorial Day, the question arises; do we ‘observe’ Memorial Day or do we ‘celebrate’ it? … Looking past the tears and bowed heads and folded hands … we can see something else; an idea. The idea of America is arguably the most significant in h[...]

January 20th, 2019 - 2:31 pm § in America, Donald Trump, Politics

The hubris of youth

There’s a certain age at which boys know everything, and way more than elders with vastly greater knowledge and experience of life. Life is simple then. Should we warn him this lovely simplicity won’t last? Nah, let him enjoy this moment and find that out in good season. Read story here [...]

November 29th, 2018 - 5:16 pm § in Donald Trump

Trump’s VA tried to shortchange student veterans. They didn’t get away with it.

“For weeks, student veterans across the country have raised an alarm about delayed or incorrect GI Bill benefit payments, which the Department of Veterans Affairs has blamed on computer issues. But on Wednesday, the department told congressional staffers that it would not reimburse those vet[...]

January 24th, 2017 - 5:04 pm § in Politics

A tale of two handshakes

Conservatives often tried to belittle President Obama as disrespectful to veterans. Now watch this video. The man in the wheelchair is Robert Dole, 93, a retired Republican politician (U.S. senator and presidential candidate) who was badly wounded in World War 2 fighting the Nazis.[...]

January 20th, 2015 - 7:38 pm § in Misc.

Jane Fonda repents again

Jane Fonda is in the news again, for the old reasons. Whenever she makes a public appearance, angry protesters remind anyone willing to listen that in their eyes she’s a traitor. And she reissues what has become a familiar mea culpa. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/01/19/jane-fonda-on[...]