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The Va Needs A House Cleaning Now!

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People are talking and getting mad...what next sectarian wars in the street?

This is MAD MAGIZINE SPYvsSPY in realtime.

If those of us that really believe that the VA needs house cleaning don't get behind those who are calling for it then once again nothing will change except this time we will have been swiftboated.

People are talking and getting mad...what next sectarian wars in the street?

This is MAD MAGIZINE SPYvsSPY in realtime.

If those of us that really believe that the VA needs house cleaning don't get behind those who are calling for it then once again nothing will change except this time we will have been swiftboated.

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All I could find on this page(

)was Obama bashing Commentarys. I see nothing concerning Veterans.

We have many enemies of this country that hope we fail as a nation.

Limbaugh & his obvious followers are the domestic ones. How does this help us as veterans or a nation?

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At least Limbaugh is exercising our and I do say our first admendment. He may not be politicaly correct at this time, but who or what law says we have to be. All that has happened on the hill is more hand outs to the problems that have caused the economic perils that we as a country find ourselves in. Instead of bailing the big boys out give the Vets the Billions in releif aid. That might just jump start the economey. I know I would buy a home and a new car, I think most of us would. Obama is nothing more than a shyster from Chicago!

....And on the eighth day God created Infantry and Hell cried for mercy.

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We already have socialism for the rich corporations. Now what we need is socialism for the poor. AIG is asking for another 30 billion dollars. The banks are socialized already. All I want is a couple of million. Why is socialism such a dirty word when it is used to define a system that might help poor people? The rich have had it for years. Free enterprise and capitalism are myths that poor people die for while the rich sit back and count their dividends.

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Please keep on some kind of track with the topic. Limbaugh is not a Veteran nor does he seem to be that interested in Veteran issues. Its ok we live in America but T-Bird has requested that we stay away from politics unless it pertains to VA.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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All I could find on this page(

)was Obama bashing Commentarys. I see nothing concerning Veterans.

We have many enemies of this country that hope we fail as a nation.

Limbaugh & his obvious followers are the domestic ones. How does this help us as veterans or a nation?

Alan i thought that maybe somehow the link i posted was different than what i thought it was. But when i clicked on it it took me to the one i thought it was from the 1976 movie Network

Network- I'm Mad as Hell speech....it's strangely poignant to what;s going in now. If for whatever reason it still brings you to the wrong place then just go to youtube and type in I'm Mas as Hell

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