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kpete's JournalThose Who Say "I Support the Troops" Really Don't - by Michael Moore
THU JAN 03, 2013 AT 08:03 AM PST
Those Who Say "I Support the Troops" Really Don't
I don't "support the troops" or any of those other hollow and hypocritical platitudes uttered by Republicans and frightened Democrats. Here's what I do support: I support them coming home.
by Michael Moore
I don't support the troops, America, and neither do you. I am tired of the ruse we are playing on these brave citizens in our armed forces. And guess what -- a lot of these soldiers and sailors and airmen and Marines see right through the bullshit of those words, "I support the troops!," spoken by Americans with such false sincerity -- false because our actions don't match our words. These young men and women sign up to risk their very lives to protect us -- and this is what they get in return:
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6. And you know, the beautiful thing about all this "support" you and I have been giving the troops -- they feel this love and support so much, a record number of them are killing themselves every single week. In fact, there are now more soldiers killing themselves than soldiers being killed in combat (323 suicides in 2012 through November vs. about 210 combat deaths). Yes, you are more likely to die by your own hand in the United States military than by al Qaeda or the Taliban. And an estimated eighteen veterans kill themselves each day, or one in five of all U.S. suicides -- though no one really knows because we don't bother to keep track. Now, that's what I call support! These troops are really feeling the love, people! Lemme hear you say it again: "I support the troops!" Louder! "I SUPPORT THE TROOPS!!" There, that's better. I'm sure they heard us. Don't forget to fly our flag, wear your flag lapel pin, and never, ever let a service member pass you by without saying, "Thank you for your service!" I'm sure that's all they need to keep from putting a bullet in their heads. Do your best to keep your "support" up for the troops because, God knows, I certainly can't any longer.
I don't "support the troops" or any of those other hollow and hypocritical platitudes uttered by Republicans and frightened Democrats. Here's what I do support: I support them coming home. I support them being treated well. I support peace, and I beg any young person reading this who's thinking of joining the armed forces to please reconsider. Our war department has done little to show you they won't recklessly put your young life in harm's way for a cause that has nothing to do with what you signed up for. They will not help you once they've used you and spit you back into society. If you're a woman, they will not protect you from rapists in their ranks. And because you have a conscience and you know right from wrong, you do not want yourself being used to kill civilians in other countries who never did anything to hurt us. We are currently involved in at least a half-dozen military actions around the world. Don't become the next statistic so that General Electric can post another record profit -- while paying no taxes -- taxes that otherwise would be paying for the artificial leg that they've kept you waiting for months to receive.
I support you, and will try to do more to be there for you. And the best way you can support me -- and the ideals our country says it believes in -- is to get out of the military as soon as you can and never look back.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/03/1175964/-I-Don-t-Support-the-Troops-and-Neither-Do-You
Appalachian Kids Give Science Lesson to President Obama
Jimmy Fallon: Republicans told Reid that if he does eff himself-they won't pay for his contraception
Comedian Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday found material in the exchange that reportedly occurred between House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) during tense fiscal cliff negotiations.
According to a report published in Politico, Boehner said "go fuck yourself" to Reid in response to a scathing floor address by the senior senator from Nevada last Friday.
"Then on top of that, Republicans told Reid that if he does eff himself, they won't pay for his contraception," Fallon said during the opening monologue of his NBC show, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
Watch the joke, which comes around the 1:30 mark:
VIDEO HERE:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/jimmy-fallon-pokes-fun-at-boehners-profane-insult?ref=fpblg
Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Into Law (in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday night via autopen)
Source: Talking Points Memo
Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Into Law
IGOR BOBIC 12:21 AM EST, THURSDAY JANUARY 3, 2013
President Obama signed H.R. 8, the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012," a bipartisan bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday night via autopen, the White House announced.
Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-signs-fiscal-cliff-bill-into-law?ref=fpb
World's 100 richest people got $241 billion richer in 2012
Source: Los Angeles Times
Bloomberg News
January 3, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
World's 100 richest people got $241 billion richer in 2012
Their aggregate net worth climbs to $1.9 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 100 wealthiest individuals.
The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 100 wealthiest individuals.
The aggregate net worth of the world's top 100 stood at $1.9 trillion at the market close Dec. 31, according to the index. Of the people who appeared on the final ranking of 2012, only 16 registered a net loss for the 12-month period.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-billionares-gain-20130103,0,6160422.story
Happy "Good Riddance Day"...in a few hours we won't have Senator Lieberman to kick around.
Horrible senator, horrible person, bye bye.
Democrats can’t erase the memory of his enthusiastic support for the Bush administration’s Iraq War effort. They remember how the onetime head of the Connecticut presidential campaign for liberal icon Robert Kennedy in 1968 stumped for Republican conservative John McCain 40 years later, how he wound up addressing the 2008 Republican National Convention and criticizing Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/01/02/2740286/sen-joe-lieberman-made-history.html#storylink=cpy
Happy "Good Riddance Day"...in a few hours we won't have Senator Lieberman to kick around.
Horrible senator, horrible person, bye bye.
Democrats can’t erase the memory of his enthusiastic support for the Bush administration’s Iraq War effort. They remember how the onetime head of the Connecticut presidential campaign for liberal icon Robert Kennedy in 1968 stumped for Republican conservative John McCain 40 years later, how he wound up addressing the 2008 Republican National Convention and criticizing Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/01/02/2740286/sen-joe-lieberman-made-history.html#storylink=cpy
Time Warner Cable Drops Current TV Upon Sale To Al Jazeera
Source: Huffington Post
Time Warner Cable Drops Current TV Upon Sale To Al Jazeera
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Joel Hyatt, who co-founded Current TV with former Vice President Al Gore, told staff in a Wednesday night memo that Time Warner Cable "did not consent to the sale to Al Jazeera."
"Consequently, Current will no longer be carried on TWC," Hyatt wrote. "This is unfortunate, but I am confident that Al Jazeera America will earn significant additional carriage in the months and years ahead."
A Time Warner Cable spokesman said in a statement that "our agreement with Current will be terminated and we will no longer be carrying the channel."
Some media observers interpreted the move as motivated by politics.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/time-warner-al-jazeera-current-tv_n_2399370.html
Al Jazeera Buys Current TV
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-current-tv_n_2398294.html?utm_hp_ref=media
NY Daily News Pulls No Punches on Front Page — Boehner "Stabbed NY & NJ in the Back"
The worst part of Boehner's behavior? Per the Daily News this was all a political game of payback against Cantor because he opposed the fiscal cliff bill.
The money — approved by the Senate last week — was supposed to come up for a House vote on Wednesday, the last full day of business by the outgoing Congress.
But sources told the Daily News that Boehner pulled the package from consideration as retaliation against Cantor for opposing the “fiscal cliff” compromise that the House passed on Tuesday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sources-hurricane-aid-tabled-spite-article-1.1231561
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/03/1175939/-NY-Daily-News-Pulls-No-Punches-on-Front-Page-Boehner-Stabbed-NY-NJ-in-the-Back
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