Reaction To The Dr. Phil

[allan]

<H2 class=date-header>Friday, December 19, 2008</H2><H3 class=post-title><A href="http://vnvets.blogspot.com/2008/12/reaction-to-dr-phil-show-on-veterans.html">Reaction to the Dr. Phil Show on Veterans </H3>

The Doctor Phil show just ended. Like many Americans, we wept at many of the segments, and felt anger at the entire situation.

But we were not surprised one bit about the problems identified as resident in the Department of Veterans Affairs. After all, we have been experiencing this for many years now. The problems identified are not new. What was new was the format in which those problems were presented.

It was not a news show. We did not get a 2 minute sound bite, we got nearly an hour [less commercial time], and real Veterans discussing their issues. And the experts, Chairman Bob Filner of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, and Fox News expert Colonel David Hunt were there to cement the credence of what the public was hearing, and the degree of severity of what was being presented.

We have been calling for criminal charges against DVA leadership for several years. It was satisfying to finally hear such personages as Colonel Hunt, and Chairman Filner, and later, Dr. Phil, actually call the DVA's actions criminal. And listening to Colonel Hunt call for a "perp walk" to wake the nation up to what the DVA has been doing for decades elicited a leap out of the chair and a "YEAH!" loud enough to set the dogs barking.

Most of all, we were pleased that Dr. Phil promised to keep the issue of DVA incompetence at the forefront. That sounds like an opportunity, and we may be able to get our issue onto a second version of the show.

We need to get the public informed of our plight. We need the public to support our proposed legislation. And most of all, we need to make sure we do not become politically triaged out of the benefits system.

So, in addition to your campaign to get support from your "Congresscritters" while they are home on recess [they go back for the January 6th swearing in of the 111th Congress], we should get started emailing Dr. Phil to follow up by telling our story. He was outraged at what he saw and heard today, even to the point of chastising himself for not doing this show earlier. Perhaps we can keep the momentum up by getting him to do another show.

Here is the link to contact the Dr. Phil Show.

http://www.drphil.com/plugger/respond/?plugID=9164

Turn to, folks!

VNVets

http://vnvets.blogspot.com/2008/12/reactio...n-veterans.html

Edited December 20, 2008 by allan

[Tbird]

a must see show http://www.hadit.com/DR_PHIL_VETERANS_GET_...QUATE_CARE.html

<H2 class=date-header>Friday, December 19, 2008</H2><H3 class=post-title><A href="http://vnvets.blogspot.com/2008/12/reaction-to-dr-phil-show-on-veterans.html">Reaction to the Dr. Phil Show on Veterans </H3>

The Doctor Phil show just ended. Like many Americans, we wept at many of the segments, and felt anger at the entire situation.

But we were not surprised one bit about the problems identified as resident in the Department of Veterans Affairs. After all, we have been experiencing this for many years now. The problems identified are not new. What was new was the format in which those problems were presented.

It was not a news show. We did not get a 2 minute sound bite, we got nearly an hour [less commercial time], and real Veterans discussing their issues. And the experts, Chairman Bob Filner of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, and Fox News expert Colonel David Hunt were there to cement the credence of what the public was hearing, and the degree of severity of what was being presented.

We have been calling for criminal charges against DVA leadership for several years. It was satisfying to finally hear such personages as Colonel Hunt, and Chairman Filner, and later, Dr. Phil, actually call the DVA's actions criminal. And listening to Colonel Hunt call for a "perp walk" to wake the nation up to what the DVA has been doing for decades elicited a leap out of the chair and a "YEAH!" loud enough to set the dogs barking.

Most of all, we were pleased that Dr. Phil promised to keep the issue of DVA incompetence at the forefront. That sounds like an opportunity, and we may be able to get our issue onto a second version of the show.

We need to get the public informed of our plight. We need the public to support our proposed legislation. And most of all, we need to make sure we do not become politically triaged out of the benefits system.

So, in addition to your campaign to get support from your "Congresscritters" while they are home on recess [they go back for the January 6th swearing in of the 111th Congress], we should get started emailing Dr. Phil to follow up by telling our story. He was outraged at what he saw and heard today, even to the point of chastising himself for not doing this show earlier. Perhaps we can keep the momentum up by getting him to do another show.

Here is the link to contact the Dr. Phil Show.

http://www.drphil.com/plugger/respond/?plugID=9164

Turn to, folks!

VNVets

http://vnvets.blogspot.com/2008/12/reactio...n-veterans.html

[allan]

Thank you for setting this up on hadit tbird.

It will help spread the word to all.

These people are so corrupt and dug in deep. If the enemies of our nation wanted to set us up for failure, they couldn't have invented a better agency to carry it out then the DVA.

I hope heads roll in a sweeping manner throughout our government.

The message the DVA has been sending is sign up & we'll make you wish you never did. You will pay with your body, spirit & mind the rest of your life, while we claim, "weeze the best at everthang", including deception.

The FBI should do constant servailance of the DVA if you ask me.

Live video/audio recordings, in order to know the truth. That would get them a much better idea of whats really going on with the money. Ckecking shreading bins is a start, but they should do an undercover lengthy investagation, and bust it wide open.

For the rating officers trying to get the jop done "honestly", it has to be one tough job.

I have to agree with a health care card to take anywhere and to be accepted by all. It could solve many of our problems.

Merry Christmas TBird and all Hadit Boards members and viewers.

[Capt.]

What an incredible God driven show. I cryed thru the whole thing. Finally someone was able to present the problems and have the credible quests such as Congr Filner and Col Hunt, and Mrs Duckworth and the fine vets and their families. Mad , disgusted hurt, but never quitting,,,,,, it only takes someone like Dr. Phil to see our problem and bring it to America. Yes Charles , people at the VA need to go to jail. others need to be fired and still more go somewhere else. The FBI can live there for me. It must start here and Dr. Phil needs to just make sure it does not die. PLease Doc. Phil go get some more VA meat to carve up.Merry Christmas to jpep gs;C.C. NEVER GIVE up.

[MikeR]

Yeah, I probably shed a tear or two.

[SLEDGE]

Dr. Phil was absolutely correct, he should have put these issues on his program a long time ago.

The system will change when it becomes politically correct to change it.

I'm not holding my breath.

sledge

[john999]

If vets don't blow their own horns nothing will change. Waiting for Uncle Sam to do the right thing is fruitless. Personally, as long as I get my check they can all be damned. No matter what happened to you the best you can hope for is a check every month. In regards to the check size does matter.