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Klan Man and the Obama Poster

Recently, I found a great incentive to get into serious
exercise. Of course I already have one, which is to Stay Alive.
However, I found a better one when I helped out at the DAV booth in the park on July 5th.

When I walked around during the slow time I bought an Obama Poster and walked past the booth and put it on the driver’s side window of my car.

It was nowhere near the booth. I barely got back to the booth and sat down when a fellow working his lunch truck a little ways off came over and told me that someone would bust my window with that sign in it, that Obama was a Moslem and a lot of other garbage.

I come unglued under fire but did not get up and get in his face since he didnot say he would break my window, Instead, I fired off the a really terrible verbal barrage of missiles. Two other DAV guys joined in the barrage and the guy retreated.

After awhile I left to make some flyers to put out about our need for DAV drivers. When I came back another DAV member who I highly admire had sat down to help at the booth. He happened to be black and another black
guy who I have seen but don't know had also arrived. I sat down by my friend. The lunch truck guy was really glaring now. It was as though I could read his mind and his prejudice.

After awhile I left again to distribute some flyers away from the park and to visit another black friend who helps me distribute flyers. When I told him about the incident at the DAV booth, he said the Klan was strong in Pahrump.

This idea so infuriated me. I decided to go back to the park one more time and walk past this guy and see if he would make a move against me. Seeing as I am 74 with a number of health problems, I made what may seem like a foolish decision. I was so enraged that I did not care that a fight with this much younger and strong looking guy would probably mean my death. It was crazy, but maybe I thought of it as a good way to die. I looked directly into his eyes when I walked past him and he started again with his insults.

I stopped and said, "Hey Klan man where is yourcloak and hood that you usually hide behind.

He did not make a move toward me, and we traded a few more insults. I ended up getting the last word and making an impression on him though.

When he first came to the DAV table and started everything, he mentioned he had a son fighting in Iraq. My final words to him were, "While your son is fighting for freedom in Iraq, why are you trying to destroy freedom here.”

He could not answer that and I walked back to the booth.

How I would love to really get into shape and challenge that guy to make the first move. It is probably impossible. Even my fingers feel like they are all getting arthritis in most of the fingers on both hands. Maybe I could like Samson be granted my strength back one more time.

Death of Nine Requires New Strategy

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Following the death of nine American Soldiers both Us and Afghan fighters have retreated from the remote outpost where the guerrilla attack occurred.. The guerrillas then easily drove out the small police force in the nearby village of Wanat..

The attack which occurred on July 13 by a force of 200 enemy fighters were well armed. with, rocket-propelled grenades. Machine guns and and mortars were also used which resulted in the greatest loss to our troops in Afghanistan in three years..

Some commentators say that the forces of militant Islam are now gaining a dangerous level of strength due to the tie down of American Forces in Iraq..

My own analysis of this situation is that we must use a new strategy.. Due to the mountainous nature of Afghanistan we cannot fight the easy war we fought in Iraq. The powerful forces of the Russian Army could not gain victory there after years of warfare. Although we were able to gain a quick defeat of the Taliban previously, the overextension of our forces in Iraq has now allowed a great build up of Moslem extremist in the country that should have been our focus.

The strategy I suggest now is not a strategy I like for it is brutal.but it is our only hope.. We must make a strategic withdrawal of our forces in Iraq and allow the Iraqis to have their civil war and kill each other. We must instigate a renewal of the war between Iraq and Iran ( This may occur automatically by our withdrawal) At opportune moments we must strike again at insurgents.in Iraq using planes, missiles and commando forces to strike and retreat. We must use strike and retreat tactics in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

This the is the same tactic that insurgents (guerrilla's) use so effectively and was much of our tactics in the Revolutionary war. This is what the insurgents in Iraq are doing now, laying low so that we may believe our surge has worked. They will be hitting us again at our weakest point just they did in Afghanistan. Occupation of a country is a strategy of defeat. Hit and run is the key to success.

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VA Healthcare vs Medicare

A few weeks ago, I came very close to giving up my medicare. This was because the $96 I am paying for it is about 10% of my entire income. My income is all Social Security. After all I had better care under the VA and free prescriptions. If I had to go to a non-va facility in emergency the VA is supposed to cover it if they are notified within forty-eight hours. Notice there is an (if) in that last sentence. However, since this is a big step, I decided to research this some more on the net. I learned that there is another important (if) in getting VA care for emergencies. That is (if) the Va gets enough funds to cover emergencies. Considering the over extension of our forces in the War with Iraq and the need to support our troops this second (If) could be a big one.

A second consideration which I have experienced in the past is what I call a semi-emergency. This is where you need to find out what is going on with, a severe pain, strange bleeding, dizzyness, sudden vision change or anything that could be serious or not. If you go to the emergency room and it is diagnosed as not a true emergency we have another (if). Will the Va cover it. I have had emergency room treatment where the cost ran into thousands of dollars but was covered by the special medicare I had.

Another factor about keeping medicare is that all the Va Clinics that I know of have very limited hours, 7 to 4 and only five days a week. The Pahrump Clinic is the best I have ever seen, yet I have been there twice when Vets have come in with what they considered an emergency but could not be seen because of the understaffing.

After thinking about these considerations I decided to do further research. I learned two very important things. I learned that I might be able to get help with paying that $96 a month. I also learned that both Senior Dimensions and Secure Horizons have some very important advantages. I have used both of these services for years when I have been too far way from Va facilities. The final day for making medicare selections for the year was December 31. At close to the last minute, I found an important reason for keeping medicare and changing from Secure Horizons. I learned that both of these services have a facilty that is open seven days a week from 8Amto7PM.

Additionally, I can see the same doctor I see at the VA who is definitely my preferred doctor. Of course he is not going to be available 11 hrs a day seven days a week but my chances of seeing some doctor is far superior to seeing someone at the overworked Pahrump VA clinic.

The reason I chose to switch from Senior Dimensions to Secure Horizons was because they are the choice of AARP and Secure Horizonz had a medicare advantage plan that has no copay to physicians or specialists. They are able to do this because this plan has no prescription coverage. Since I get my prescription from the Va this is not a problem.

What Democrats Gave to America!

Article
by
Frank Hutchens
posted also on http://www.frankhutchens.info

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WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GAVE TO AMERICA!
Workmens Compensation
Unemployment Insurance
Civil Rights
Medicare Medicaid
Veterans Benefits

Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" brought many reforms including "workmen's" compensation.

1934 Democratic President FDR appoints a Committee on Economic Security to study problems of old age and unemployment.
Most of its proposals are included in the Social Security Act.

August 14, 1935
Congress passes the Social Security Act. It contains two titles which lead to the adoption of state UI (Unemployment Benefits) laws and the expansion of state employment services. Title IX calls for employers to pay an excise tax on their workers. Title III provides federal grants to states to cover their expense in administering state UI laws, if benefits are paid solely through the public employment offices in the state.

July 2, 1964 : Democratic President Lyndon Johnson signs Civil Rights Act As the strength of the civil rights movement grew, Democratic President John F. Kennedy made passage of a new civil rights bill one of the platforms of his successful 1960 presidential campaign. As Kennedy's vice president, Johnson served as chairman of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunities. After Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, Johnson vowed to carry out his proposals for civil rights
reform. The Civil Rights Act fought tough opposition in the House and a lengthy, heated debate in the Senate before being approved in July 1964

The Medicare and Medicaid programs
were signed into law on July 30, 1965 By Democratic President Lyndon Johnson. Pictured at the signing ceremony in Independence, Missouri at the Truman Library. Former Democratic President Truman is seated beside him. LBJ held the ceremony there to honor President Truman's leadership on health insurance, which he first proposed in 1945.

Veterans Benefits
Republican President Hoover authorized the clearing of the Bonus Army camp of World War 1 Veterans and their families by the military. The Veterans had not been paid their promised bonus. Troops under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, including a machine-gun squadron and a number of tanks, followed the orders of the Republican President the shantytown was destroyed and the marchers and families dispersed with tear gas.

In 1944, Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the "Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944," better known as the "GI Bill of Rights." This bill has been called by some historians the most important piece of legislation since the Homestead Act. Drafted by the American Legion, the bill provided for tuition, books and living expenses for up to four years of college or vocational schools. It made low-interest mortgages available to for homeowners, and farm and small business loans at low interest as well. There was also a twenty dollar a week allowance for returning vets looking for employment. The bill also established veterans' hospitals and provided for vocational rehabilitation for disabled veterans.
Without the benefits given to us by the Democratic Party we would not have to worry about the rising costs of healthcare. Why? Because so many seniors like myself would already be dead. With a Democratic President and Congress we won't not have to worry about future costs. Why? Because the Super wealthy can afford to pay the majority of the costs. What is left of the ever shrinking middle class will not be called upon to pay as much as they are now paying. The huge numbers of the poor of our people will not have to pay anything at all. Surprisingly, the Republicans don't worry about trying to fit through the eye of a needle. Since a camel can't do it to get to where we all want to go, I guess they don't mind heading on DOWN.