{"id":2048,"date":"2008-07-11T12:45:47","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2008-07-11T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2008-07-11T17:10:24","slug":"afl-cio-maliciously-using-veterans-to-make-faulty-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=2048","title":{"rendered":"AFL-CIO maliciously using veterans to make faulty point"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now you have likely seen this ad.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Since I actually work for a Veterans Service Organization, and deal with these issues, I knew right off the bat that it wasn’t accurate. Unfortunately, I also knew that pointing that out would subject me to statements about being a shill for McCain, despite having repeatedly stated that I will either not vote for him, or vote for him like I did Hillary in the campaign, with eyes shut and nose held.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I didn’t post anything, and now I don’t have to, as Factcheck.org did it for me. I’ve followed Factcheck since they debunked the worst ad I’ve ever seen, that assinine Vietnam Body Armor ad by Vote Vets.<\/a><\/p>\n

Anyway, this is the summary of what they found<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The AFL-CIO is attacking McCain with a TV spot saying he voted “against increasing health care benefits for veterans.” Actually, he voted for increases in those benefits.<\/font> The labor federation points to McCain’s votes against Democratic proposals to increase funding. Those were defeated along party lines, and then quickly followed by alternative measures to increase benefits by smaller amounts, all of which passed unanimously or with <\/font>near-unanimous majorities. <\/font>McCain supported all of them.<\/font>The AFL-CIO also points to a McCain vote against a war spending supplemental appropriations measure from 2007 that included additional funding for veterans’ health care, along with much else. The measure passed the Senate along partisan lines but was vetoed by President Bush. But McCain voted for a later version of the supplemental that ultimately passed into law and actually included slightly more funding for veterans’ benefits. <\/font><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you are going to use us veterans to make a point, could you at least TRY and make it somewhat accurate? Seriously. I am the last person to claim that the GOP is better on veterans (specifically VA) issues than the Democrats, something not borne out by the budgets when each were in control, so why not just state the facts and be done with it? I expect a ton more of these hit pieces, and if their goal is to make me more eager to vote for a guy whose immigration and global warming policies make me throw up a little in my mouth, then I say unto you: Mission Accomplished.<\/p>\n

ON EDIT: I’ve done a little more research on Jim Wasser, the AFL-CIO guy in the video, and come to the conclusion he’s a lying crap weasel.\u00a0 It should shock no one that he did a bunch of stuff in 2004 for Kerry, ostensibly to rebut the Swiftees.\u00a0 Anyway, I loved this passage he has on the AFL-CIO website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

On the veterans\u2019 issues, everyone respects McCain\u2019s war service. We veterans never forget other veterans and we should never say anything bad about another veterans\u2019 military service \u2013 that\u2019s hallowed ground.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Wasser, you have a call from General Clark on line 2, line 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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