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trof

(54,274 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:08 PM Feb 2015

I'm a veteran. I support McDonald. [View all]

This tempest-in-a-teapot is ridiculous.
The guy was actually out on the streets, talking to homeless veterans.
When's the last time the head of the VA did that?
Hands?
I didn't think so.

Of course the repugs and right wing veterans groups who hate it that we have a mixed race president will jump on this and call for McDonald's resignation.
We expected nothing less.

STAY THE COURSE, ROBERT!

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I'm a veteran. I support McDonald. [View all] trof Feb 2015 OP

as a veteran . . . I think it is a bit more than a "tempest-in-a-teapot" - he lied DrDan Feb 2015 #1

I'm a veteran. I support truth. dogman Feb 2015 #2

He graduated from Ranger school. For my money ... 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #3

He must not think it was true. dogman Feb 2015 #8

it's a good think HE knows the difference . . . he admitted it was a "mistake" DrDan Feb 2015 #10

Unless he served in Ranger BN... Oktober Feb 2015 #15

Agree. cwydro Feb 2015 #6

I'm a veteran. What THE HELL is Truth??? HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #7

Not that complicated here. dogman Feb 2015 #9

Ever notice how the simplist things never are? HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #11

That might explain why I generally keep to myself. dogman Feb 2015 #12

It's disturbing, partly because he was on camera, knew he was TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #4

Yeah, cwydro Feb 2015 #5

I'm a lot more interested in how he's going to do the job than... TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #13

I don't understand why he felt had to lie, was not being a ranger paratrooper enough? Rex Feb 2015 #14