homeless vets

And since we've been talking so much about homeless vets finding it difficult - if not impossible - to vote, lets not forget about the rest of the homeless folks around the country who also face severe barriers to voting....

Given the repeated humiliations, embarrassments and corrections that Billy "Loofah" O"Reilly has had to make over the years, I frankly don't know how anyone can listen to the man and take what he says seriously.

Homeless "Nam-Vets" speak out and demand some help....

Headlined on 8/13/08:

Way to put those "Dems don't support the troops" stereotypes to rest!

I'm the committee chairperson on the Agencies and Social Services committee for the event and while this is my first Standdown event, it's the 16th annual, I do believe, and the folks who're working on the festivities and services could

Before our homeless vets get too excited about hearing the news on the House approval of the "Homes For Heroes" legislation that would provide a much needed and widely welcomed shot in the arm for resources currently available to veterans, better take a deep breath and prepare to spend a few more months under the underpass.

Mark Warner on Barack Obama in Bristol, "seven years ago y'all didn't know me too well, and I asked you to take a chance, and you took that chance and we moved Virginia forward. Now I'm asking you to take the time to listen to Barack Obama and give him a chance."*

*rough quote

Update:

It's always just jaw-dropping to me how our "leaders" send our men and women off to kill and die in war after war, pumping them up in the process with patriotic zeal and propagandistic jargon and slogans.

A common theme among many of the Homeless Vets I work with on a daily basis. From "ruler of my domain" to "just another brick in the wall," the transition is often more difficult than they can face.

And our lack of support, services and resources to assist them as they transition should be viewed as a travesty beyond words. That we cannot offer the men and women who put their lives on the line defending us and our country is just a shameful disgrace.

Summary: Our homeless veterans should all camp out on Bill O’Reilly’s lawn. Oh, wait…they wouldn’t all fit.

Listen: Homeless Vets Should Camp Out on O’Reilly’s Lawn (08:38 13.8MB)

The real "Slick Willy" gets his covers yanked....

Video: O'Reilly's 'No homeless vets' claim disproved