You know what veterans REALLY are to today's Republican Party? They're props.

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4. Everyone is a prop to Republicans.

Whenever they can latch onto some poor bankrupt soul who will parrot the party line, Republicans will exploit those outliers until they can't get anymore use out of them.

Republicans court anyone who will make their policies look good, they are the perfect frosting covering up the rotten, worm eaten cake underneath. Just look at the cast of supporting players that get dragged on stage at Fox news to recite their pro-republican testimonials. Take your pick of military figure, blacks or Latinos, women who rant against women's rights, even self proclaimed Democrats, they have plenty of token character actors and performance artists in their stable of useful idiots who will say anything for money.