Daily Topics - Friday May 20th, 2011
By shawnt56
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"Anything Goes on Townhall Friday"
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: No! Morning Joe - We Did Not Cut our Way out of our Last Deficit!
Hour Three: Ronald Reagan Killed those 29 Miners
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#2
I didn't get my driving license until after I voted for the first time. The reason was I didn't have anywhere to drive.
Democracy has nothing to do with cars!
#3
Gene Lewis, Truman didn't run in 1952. Adlai Stevenson was the Democratic candidate.
I just wish Eisenhower had changed running mates before Nixon's Checkers speech. History would be quite different now.
#4
Thom,
The VA is in trouble. They were only prepared for the "Cakewalk" war that was promised instead of our longest war in history. As a result the Veteran Claims Backlog is killing us faster than the war itself.
Please highlight this: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/court-backs-veterans-complaints-on-mental-health-services/?partner=rss&emc=rss
This is a chance for an Obama win! If he continues to ignor the problem, the GOP will use it. I am not sure that they are not behind it but that's another story in itself.
Seems like the "Deny-Delay-Hope-They-Die" mentality (60 minutes) is still SOP at VA.
Otis B
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Ike was a loyal dem before and during WW II. HJe was approched by rep to run againt Truman becasue Truman was going to win his third turm. Only way to swtop him was a big war hero