Democratic-Majority Senate 'Pretty Silent' on Veteran Concerns (VIDEO)

On the May 22 edition of The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd, the MSNBC anchor invited Paul Rieckhoff, founder and CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, to discuss his organization’s reaction to the Obama’s administrations handling of the VA scandal.

While Todd seemed content to place the blame solely on the faceless VA bureaucracy, Rieckhoff hit back by suggesting the problem is exacerbated by a president who doesn’t fire incompetent or negligent administration officials quickly enough.

When Todd attempted to validate the president’s decision not to immediately fire Secretary Shinseki with the defense that if he did, “maybe people would stop paying attention to the scandal,” Rieckhoff retorted that “it is very hard to get fired in this administration” in the first place.

The Army veteran then expressed his organization’s support for Boehner’s VA accountability bill which passed the House in a bipartisan vote but could falter in the Democratic-majority Senate. Rieckhoff agreed with Todd that it will probably fly through the Senate, but, he added, the upper chamber of Congress has been “pretty silent” on veterans concerns compared to the GOP-controlled House, which “has continued to be aggressive on veterans’ issues.” (VIDEO)

Rieckhoff gave part of the Democratic response to GW Bush's State of the Union address—I believe in 2004. Before joining the service, he had been student-body president at a way-Lefty, elite New England college. His is the only veterans' organization the State-run media pays attention to—he was their "go-to" veteran to attack President Bush. Jon "Stewart" loves him. To this day, big media turns out in droves for his fund-raisers. It's not clear what his Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America does, how many members it has, or what percentage are veterans. I suspect he gets Tides money, but I wouldn't know.

So, there are two ways to look at it. One is that this is a safe, forgivable issue to attack Obummer and the Democrats on, if you're ambitious for political office, as I'm sure Rieckhoff is, and your organization was created by Soros types to peel away veterans from the conservative fold.

The alternative is that Rieckhoff is showing signs of thinking independently, is sincerely furious, and has had it with the party to which he and his organization owe their media identity and millions of dollars in annual contributions. . . But what am I thinking?

Hopefully he has had an epiphany, but if not he brought out some good points.

How very interesting that this bill is 3 PAGES LONG, and the senate needs to take the time to read it before considering it.

Just a delaying tactic.

They had no problem passing “affordable” health care-—WITHOUT reading it-—which was 2,000 plus pages, and is now over 20,000 pages!

They were busy with passing legislation to keep a sports team from keeping their nickname.

senate bill redskins

Harry Reid is a corrupt sleazzzzy traitorous Constitution and Veteran hating bastard!

Oh but Obama is right on it!

SOP for Muslim Brotherhood JarretT's PUPPET! Obama doesn't want muslim "justice" to penetrate him he is bound by his commitment to Islam to do what ever she tells him to do.

Erica Ritz covered this issue.

“Ninety percent of Native Americans feel that the name isn’t offensive and shouldn’t be changed,” Beck remarked, echoing a letter written by the Redskins owner Dan Snyder to fans.“Students at primarily Native American schools all across America wear the name with pride, and say now they’re afraid they might lose the name. At Kingston Oklahoma high school, which is 58 percent Native American, the name ‘Redskins’ has been worn by its students for 104 years. In fact, ‘Redskins’ was a name first used by Native Americans.” “In 1932, the NFL team moved to the historic Fenway Park and were left under the leadership of George Preston Marshall. The very next year, Marshall changed the name to ‘Redskins.’ Why?” Beck continued.“Well that’s a good question for the president to ask … the name was changed to ‘Redskins’ to honor then-coach Lone Star Dietz, an American Sioux. So the name actually pays tribute to a great people.” Switching to a deeply sarcastic voice, imitating those who want the name changed, Beck remarked:“But the people it pays tribute to? Oh, I guess they just don’t know any better. But Obama does. And Peter King does. And NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell does. But the majority of the Indians … don’t have a clue at all. The speech police using political correctness again to take care of these helpless, hopeless people so they are never harmed again. It’s for their own good…” Beck said perhaps it’s not those who don’t want the name changed who are out of touch, but those“who have no connection to the Native American culture, people out there trying to draw attention to themselves.” (Continued and watch video at link)

Thanks.

So what? <-——(channeling Harry Reid)-——>

It’s not about Indians having a problem with it, it’s about stalling the Senate and not helping veterans.

Congress adjourned, let’s all go home and corrupt our individual states/districts.

/channeling

Hay maybe you know.

I saw sometime today that a politician said Marines should be shot in the head. Did you see that? Naturally it won’t show in google. Thanks!

"I saw sometime today that a politician said Marines should be shot in the head. "

That can be explained because it's quite a common statement from liberals about anyone they disagree with.
Someone once said:

"Democrats like to project and accuse others of crimes and misdeeds they themselves do"

Here's something to consider about liberals, and conservatives.

psychological projection

Freudian Projection

The following is a collection of definitions of projection from orthodox psychology texts.
In this system the distinct mechanism of projecting own unconscious or undesirable characteristics onto an opponent is called Freudian Projection.

"A defense mechanism in which the individual attributes to other people impulses and traits that he himself has but cannot accept.
It is especially likely to occur when the person lacks insight into his own impulses and traits."
"The externalisation of internal unconscious wishes, desires or emotions on to other people.
So, for example, someone who feels subconsciously that they have a powerful latent homosexual drive may not acknowledge this consciously, but it may show in their readiness to suspect others of being homosexual."
"Attributing one's own undesirable traits to other people or agencies, e.g., an aggressive man accuses other people of being hostile."
"The individual perceives in others the motive he denies having himself.
Thus the cheat is sure that everyone else is dishonest.
The would-be adulterer accuses his wife of infidelity."
"People attribute their own undesirable traits onto others.
An individual who unconsciously recognises his or her aggressive tendencies may then see other people acting in an excessively aggressive way."
"Projection is the opposite defence mechanism to identification.
We project our own unpleasant feelings onto someone else and blame them for having thoughts that we really have."

(General) Projection

Here projection is assuming that others act or perceive similarly – according to this definition it is not necessary for a projected trait to be undesirable or unconscious.
Projection is probably inherent in social animals and the single most important psychological mechanism.
The following are given as examples:

Individual A assumes that B sees the colour red as he does, until informed that B is colour-blind;
Someone who never lies is easy to deceive because he projects his truthfulness onto others, assuming that others are honest also;
‘It takes one to know one’;
An inept con-man fears that others are trying to cheat him, signals his fear and alerts others;
(Freudian) An individual who possesses malicious characteristics, but who is unwilling to perceive himself as a protagonist, convinces himself that his opponent feels and would act the same way.

project

vile

We MUST get rid of these evil people.

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