{"id":55941,"date":"2014-10-21T14:57:56","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=55941"},"modified":"2014-10-21T14:57:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:57:56","slug":"update-on-the-washington-times-poorly-written-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=55941","title":{"rendered":"Update on the Washington Times’ poorly written piece"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talked yesterday<\/a> about the piece in the Washington Times<\/a> written by Jacqueline Klimas, in regards to how younger veterans are avoiding the traditional VSOs for younger, hipper versions. Our buddy, Mothax at The Burn Pit<\/a> noticed a few funny things about some of the people that Ms. Klimas interviewed.<\/p>\n

Like I said yesterday, Kate Hoit and I have been pals since we met at the Milblog Conference a few years back. Before that, she wrote at VoteVets, then she worked with the VA’s New Media directorate or whatever, she went over there with the crowd from VoteVets who followed Tammy Duckworth, including many of our traditional enemies, Brandon Friedman, Dicksmith, et al. Now she works for “Got Your 6” – everyone knows what I think of “Got Your Six”<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Also there was Lieutenant Commander Sean Foertsch, a Navy Reservist, quoted in the article who recently decided not to renew his membership in the American Legion. He doesn’t mention it, nor does Ms. Klimas, but the good Lieutenant Commander also works for the VA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, why would the VA employees be mad at the Legion and the VFW? Well, mainly because the VSOs had a hand in getting former VA Secretary Shinseki fired for being an incompetent boob, because being a member of their club is more important than taking care of vets – something that the Shinseki VA couldn’t do properly – even though the Obama Administration threw sacks of cash at them, the VA pissed it all away on silly videos and parties while the sick and injured piled up outside their doors (figuratively speaking). The Shinseki VA was more about taking care of VA employees than taking care of veterans.<\/p>\n

So, yeah, the VA is still working to screw vets by confounding the discussion over VSOs with their bullshit blather. I’m really disappointed with the Washington Times and I think it’s off my rotation for the time being. I’m sure Reverend Moon will survive without me, though.<\/p>\n

But, I do know how those VA employees turn on their former friends to protect Shinseki from criticism. Buy me a beer sometime and I’ll tell you about it. But you should read The Burn Pit post<\/a>, first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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