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Lily Tomlin at the Hollywood Theatre
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The Automatic Tour at The Square Apple
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Iraq and Afganistan Veterans of America has given John McCain a grade of D for his support of veterans: www.iava.org/full-ratings-list
Disabled Veterans of America gave him a 20% rating on support while giving Obama an 80% rating: www.capwiz.com/dav/scorecard.xc
Per Vietnam Veterans of America John McCain has “voted against us” in 15 key votes: www.vva.capwiz.com/election/home/
John McCain is one of the few veterans running for office that VoteVets.org. has refused to endorse: www.VoteVets.org
Another veteran group keeps track and offers links to McCain's history of votes against veteran care: www.veteransforcommonsense.org
To name just a few votes by John McCain against veterans:
McCain voted against an amendment providing $20 billion to the VA’s medical facilities. [5/4/06]
McCain voted against providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care and treatment for veterans. [4/26/06]
McCain voted against increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes. [3/14/06]
McCain voted against increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending abusive tax loopholes. [3/10/04]
Not only was John McCain a no show on the GI Bill vote he opposed, which the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars fully supported, he now wants to limit veteran health care to only combat related injury in order to save money. Per retired Army General Robert Gard, McCain's proposal for concentrating health care on just combat injuries would "shortchange those veterans who suffer from non-combat related conditions". McCain is apparently unconcerned about the number of veterans this would affect, including the 15% of female combat veterans who suffer from military sexual trauma.
Older veterans remember well how John McCain and John Kerry shut down all further investigation into remaining MIA/POW in order to open up trade with Vietnam. They remember full well how these families were treated and talked to by John McCain. They also remember how John McCain's father-in-law immediately opened up a beer industry in Vietnam. www.aiipowmia.com/testimony/