[Vision2020] Friday Fireworks

[Donovan Arnold]

"I could show you the increase in percentages of homeless, drug-addicted,
 mentally ill veterans that have been virtually swept under the rug during
the past six years, but I'll leave that to you fine people to discover for
yourselves."
   
  What bothers me when I visit the Idaho VA Hospital is the lack of funding for the facility, and its distance to many Idahoan veterans. 
   
  I almost cried when I took a disabled vet from WWII to get new glasses that he needed to read. He served 4 years, eight months, and twelve days fighting for his country, according to his own recollection, and the government won't pay for a decent pair of glasses for him so he can read the newspaper, one of the few things he can still do on his own, because it has not been more than 4 years from his last pair. It pains me so to witness the disrespect our nation gives our vets. This is just one of many instances I see and experience this with our elderly and disabled citizens, including those wounded in the line of duty.
   
  There are also a large number of private businesses that will not accept Tri-Care. I think that private citizens should make a list of all the businesses that do not take TriCare and boycott them for not supporting our service members in their time of need. I also believe that any private business that does not take TriCare should be denied any tax deductions of government funded in any form. 
   
  I also believe that citizens should complain to their representatives for not approving legislation to give the proper funding of medical care to veterans. Republicans denied in the past, but now it is the Democrats. 
   
  Best,
   
  Donovan


Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
      .hmmessage P  {  margin:0px;  padding:0px  }  body.hmmessage  {  FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma  }    Tom,

This had nothing to do with how I feel about Bush or the war. It was about donations. Donations for the wounded troops vs. donations for the poor professors. All of which I believe you would be for.

As in regards to fireworks. Why in sams hell can't Moscow have a show on the forth, but we can have one for a homecoming game for one of the worst ranked teams in the nation? Priorities?

Matt

> From: thansen at moscow.com
> To: nickgier at adelphia.net; mattd2107 at hotmail.com
> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:47:13 -0700
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com; privatejf32 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Friday Fireworks
> 
> It has been painfully evident for the past six years that the Bush
> administration doesn't give a DAMN about veterans. 
> 
> Bush talks a good game. But, when it comes to actually committing money
> (beyond what few dollars veterans realize from a VA fraught with deception),
> time (beyond the Fourth of July parades), and effort (beyond election year
> photo ops), Bush is nothing more than a leach sucking our soldiers dry and
> kicking them to the curb.
> 
> I could show you the increase in percentages of homeless, drug-addicted,
> mentally ill veterans that have been virtually swept under the rug during
> the past six years, but I'll leave that to you fine people to discover for
> yourselves.
> 
> The Bush administration epitomizes the old saying: 
> 
> "One casualty is horrible. A thousand casualties is a statistic."
> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> ***************************************************
> 
> "Seldom, if ever, has a war ended leaving the victors with such a sense of
> uncertainty and fear -- with such a realization that the future is obscure
> and that survival is not assured."
> 
> - Edward R. Murrow
> 
> ***************************************************
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of nickgier at adelphia.net
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:32 AM
> To: Matt Decker
> Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com; J Ford
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Friday Fireworks
> 
> Hi Matt,
> 
> The responsibility to take care of our wounded vets is a federal one. But
> one could suggest that their care could be deducted from Bush's pay and then
> his very substantial retirement check. After all he is the one who put in
> them in harm's way and then neglected them when they returned home.
> 
> Nick Gier
> 
> =======================================================
> List services made available by First Step Internet, 
> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. 
> http://www.fsr.net 
> mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> =======================================================
> 
> 
> 
> =======================================================
> List services made available by First Step Internet, 
> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. 
> http://www.fsr.net 
> mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> =======================================================

  
---------------------------------
  Climb to the top of the charts!  Play Star Shuffle:  the word scramble challenge with star power. Play Now! =======================================================
List services made available by First Step Internet, 
serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. 
http://www.fsr.net 
mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
=======================================================

       
---------------------------------
 Check out  the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20071014/e4a71fd7/attachment.html