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babsbunny

(8,441 posts)
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:39 PM Aug 2012

watching Ed say Military groups are backing Romney

because Romney Lied!!!!

http://www.barackobama.com/veterans/


Did you see: “Early voting in Ohio”

By Lauren Peterson on August 7, 2012

A recent New York Times editorial offers a look at the fight to protect early voting in Ohio—and Mitt Romney's "extraordinary lie" about this campaign's efforts to support voting rights for all Ohioans:

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watching Ed say Military groups are backing Romney (Original Post) babsbunny Aug 2012 OP
ed needs to educate them on the republican and democratic party platforms w8liftinglady Aug 2012 #1
My son is career Army. mailman82 Aug 2012 #2
Sorry for the typos! mailman82 Aug 2012 #3

w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)
1. ed needs to educate them on the republican and democratic party platforms
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:43 PM
Aug 2012

Texas Democratic Platform on military and veteran care is lengthy and detailed
http://txdemocrats.org/2012/platform.pdf

Texas republican party platform on veteran and military care is short and sweet
http://s3.amazonaws.com/texasgop_pre/assets/original/2012Platform_Final.pdf


This is it.


military personnel deserve the best medical care our country has to offer. We must always remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice; their families must be assured meaningful financial assistance. It is the solemn duty we owe and honor we give to those who bravely don the uniform of freedom. We support our government in continuing to seek and act upon all information concerning our military personnel and other citizens carried as Missing in Action or Prisoners of War.
Returning Veterans – We support the accommodation and reintegration of our troops once their military commitment has expired. Returning veterans must have access to educational benefits, job training and a wide variety of employment options. The Veteran’s Administration must become more responsive and more efficient by eliminating its backlog and reducing waiting times for treatment. We support the privatization of veteran’s healthcare.
Traditional Military Culture – To protect our serviceman and women and ensure that America's Armed Forces remain the best in the world, we affirm the timelessness of those values, the benefits of traditional military culture and the incompatibility of homosexuality with military service.

mailman82

(399 posts)
2. My son is career Army.
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:54 PM
Aug 2012

He is an Officer with the 82nd Airborne. Tell me they are sticking with the President! I ask why,he said if Lurch is elected he start a war with Iran. To many deployments,they are all tired!

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