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JDPriestly

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3. Why should taxpayers pay the Sec. Defense or any other government employee

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 01:52 AM

Dec 2011

to give special briefings to retired military leaders so that those retired "leaders" can make money as consultants on TV spewing government propaganda?

That is a huge waste of the taxpayers' money.

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The Pentagon and its Sock Puppets by Scott Horton [View all] Jefferson23 Dec 2011 OP

Propaganda R Us. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #1

...the right facts...OUR facts Remember Me Dec 2011 #2

Why should taxpayers pay the Sec. Defense or any other government employee JDPriestly Dec 2011 #3

By this logic Roy Rolling Dec 2011 #4

So, today, Uncle Don says this story has been "debunked" by the Pentagon IG EFerrari Dec 2011 #5

LOL, thanks for posting that. No rules broken, and no morals either...what a time it has been. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2011 #6

It's touching that he's so concerned about his socks. EFerrari Dec 2011 #7

Ironically, it is against the DU TOS to accuse others of being a sockpuppet. Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 #8

i too have investigated myself arely staircase Dec 2011 #9