talk about hypocrisy?

Question

How can the VFW support a non veteren over a veteren...I wonder what the veteren members think about that...putting pure politics above membership. They could have at least been neutral.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061104/ap_on_el_ho/congress_veteran

My point is that the VFW is Veterns of Wars, not civilians who talk to the Right. My point again is why not say nothing and choose neutrality over partisanship...

Answer 1

Here's the Truth...that gal brings out their shame. The VFW are full of posers (I mean a lot em) and they know it. In the military, they have "combat personnel" and the "support guys"...the VFWs are full of those "support guys".

Don't be fooled, that gal took enemy fire and left body parts on the battlefield. Combat vets who seen or been through something like that can't explain that their experiences in words...but those VFW posers who talk a lot but will never know what that experience is like.

I am a combat vet myself from the Vietnam Era, who has so much shrapnel stuck in my body, I can't get through a metal detector. And trust me a lot of time has passed and I'm still not quite right. When I go to the VFW locals, I never see any amputees. I see a bar full of flag waving veterans in jackets and hats, who never got a whiff of combat.

They're motor pool mechanics, clerical and other administrative support guys pretending they won the war. Most combat vets aren't flag wavers...they keep their experiences to themselves.

So seeing a gal who actually took enemy fire must really invoke a deep resentment. They wish they were her, but didn't have the courage. Plus those VFW parties are just a networking thing where guys are looking for the next local business deal. And for the guys who mad about my letter...deep down you know it true.

Answer 2

I'm sure being a veteran gives you a leg up, so to speak, but I would think the candidates positions closed to those that are important to the VFW would get their endorsement.

Answer 3

Roskam's support for veterans, national security, defense and military personnel issues led to the endorsement, the PAC's national director, Salvatore J. Capirchio, wrote in a Nov. 1 letter to the candidate, provided to The Associated Press by the campaign.

What is it you don't understand? That they endorse a candidate who support the troop without condition. I think your just upset that the do not support a liberal democrat.

Answer 4

being a veteran does not mean you will represent the interests of veterans.

Maybe the VFW looked at the issues instead of voting for someone because they were a veteran.

That shows me that the VFW has an open mind about things

Answer 5

Using your suggestion a veteran that was living in the Revolutionary war period would have had to support Benecict Arnold instead of Benjamin Franklin.Comprendo?

Answer 6

Just because someone fought in Iraq does not make them anything. Democrats have pushed former military people to show Americans that they are not against the military. It is another PR stunt.

BTW, it is a free country and they can support anything or anyone that they want.

Answer 7

They probably support the candidate who they feel will do the most for veterans, and they think it's the non-veteran in this case.
Is this any different from NOW endorsing a male who is pro-choice over a woman who is pro-life?

Answer 8

I don't see this a hypocracy. I see it as a veterans organization supporting the candidate who will best look out for the interests of veterans.
I'm Jewish & I don't always vote for a Jewish candidate over a Christian. I vote for the person who's philosophy is closest to mine.

Answer 9

Well you could have a point there.

Answer 10

i agree. its good u can stand up for what u believe is right
keep up the good work