ISSUE: Veterans
- Audrey Kubetin
- Nov 15, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Navy Vet Escorted Out of Romney Event
This tracking video shows a veteran being kicked out of a Romney campaign event simply because she was wearing a t-shirt supporting VA health care. She was not disrupting the event, but was off to the side wearing a shirt that said “Vets Against VA Vouchers.”
Last week, Mitt Romney seemed open to the idea of replacing the VA with a voucher system. The VFW is opposed to the proposal.
This footage was filmed by an American Bridge tracker in Columbia, SC, on November 15, 2011.
- Derek Pearce
- 4:44 pm
TPM: Navy Vet Says She Was Kicked Out Of Romney Rally Because She Was Silently Protesting
On November 15, 2011, Talking Points Memo reported:
There are ways to deal with protesters gracefully at a campaign event, and then there’s kicking a Navy veteran out of your rally because she’s wearing a t-shirt you don’t like.
- Derek Pearce
- 2:48 pm
Veteran Kicked Out Of Romney Event For Wearing Pro-VA T-Shirt
At a campaign event for Mitt Romney today in South Carolina, a veteran was kicked out simply because she was wearing a t-shirt supporting VA health care. She was not disrupting the event, but was off to the side wearing a shirt that said “Vets Against VA Vouchers.”
- Derek Pearce
- Nov 14, 2011 at 10:39 am
TPM: Romney Spit-Balls His Way To Privatizing Veteran’s Benefits
On November 11, 2011, Talking Points Memo reported:
Over barbecue and sweet tea with 12 veterans here Friday, Mitt Romney appeared to brainstorm a fundamental change to the way the nation pays back the people who put their lives on the line in the military.
Talking with the veterans about the challenge of navigating the Veterans Affairs bureaucracy to get their health care benefits after they leave active duty, Romney suggested a way to improve the system would be to privatize it.
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The plan did not go over well with one veteran among the 12 discussing the VA with Romney. Auston Thompson, a veteran of the Iraq War and former Marine, told TPM after the session that though the idea of the plan was sound to his fiscally conservative ear, the implementation would likely lead to problems.
- Derek Pearce
- Aug 27, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Miami Herald: Senate candidate McCalister breaks Army uniform rule, offends general and vets
On August 26, 2011, the Miami Herald reported:
Mike McCalister, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, violated U.S. Army regulations by wearing his uniform to a political fundraiser — a move that further fuels the criticisms of veterans and service members who say he’s misleading voters to seem like more of a soldier than he ever was.
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
