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The Pro-Military GOP (Grandstanding Old Propaganda)
Like many Democrats, I get sick and tired of the false presumption that Republicans are better for the military, more patriotic and just generally more all-American than Democrats. It's as false as the myth of the morality and steadfast wholesomeness of the Heartland - a myth belied by objective statistic on divorce, teen pregnancy, drug addiction and violent crime statistics.
It seems that no outrage pierces the prejudices of the media. That our soldiers showered in contaminated water because of Bush cronyism does not do it. The shameful treatment of soldiers returning from Iraq doesn't do it. The Walter Reed scandal doesn't do it. The Republican opposition to the new GI Bill does not do it. The media are conditioned to see Republicans as pro-military and nothing seems to change their mind.
But what if they were trying to keep our veterans from voting? The Bush Administration has blocked voter registration efforts at VA nursing homes, rehab centers and the like. Sure shows how hypocritical their concern for military ballots in Florida was when they want to prevent vets from even registering to vote.
Two real heroes have taken this fight straight to the VA, Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats have protested loudly and publicly. The Secretary of State herself went to do voter registration and was turned away.
For more information, you can read this article:
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It's almost unbelievable that this has been going on. But then you remember that Junior Bush is the president and then you realize that it's just another day. Sad.
July 2, 2008 8:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
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