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The Water Cooler Title: Professional Idiot Glenn Beck Equates Veterans with Communists By Bill Bradley in Vanity Fair Yesterday, an Iraq veteran named Denise called in to The Glenn Beck Program to complain about the fun she had on Veterans Day. Denise, who returned from Iraq two years ago, walked with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America (I.A.V.A.) in last Thursdays parade in New York City and then attended a soiree at The Providence, in Midtown Manhattan, where she encountered a spread like you wouldnt believe. Personally, I think all our veterans deserve this treatment (in addition to the free Bloomin Onion and pint theyre offered at Outback Steakhouse). But Denise found herself questioning I.A.V.A.s motives. Where did they get the money for all this? It was unbelievable how they treated us that day, she said. So she took to the Internet, where she claims she found out that the I.A.V.A.Americas largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars of the past decadeis supported by George Soros and MoveOn.org. George Soros has his hand in the military, Denise told Beck, who was only too happy for the opportunity to take a few whacks at one of his favorite punching bags. What [liberal donors such as Soros are] doing is, theyre creating the misery, and theyre coming out and organizing all these peopleunder the guise of labor unions or something as innocuous sounding as, you know, Iraqi [sic] and Afghanistan Veterans Foundation [sic]but it is Soros and Communist and radical money and they are tying and duping people in as much as they can, Beck said, referring to an organization whose activities include lobbying for veterans policy on Capitol Hill, giving away N.F.L. and concert tickets to veterans, and working to improve mental health. I called up I.A.V.A.s executive director and founder, Paul Rieckhoffwho served as a first lieutenant in Iraq from 2003-2004to see if the supporters of I.A.V.A. are really as Communist as Glenn Beck says they are. The I.A.V.A. receives no money from MoveOn.org, he told me. Were happy to take MoveOns money if theyll send it, and were happy to take Fox Newss money if theyll send it, too. Veterans affairs shouldnt be a partisan issue. Its all about Americans uniting behind our veterans. As for the spread like you wouldnt believe after the parade? Rieckhoff explained that it had been sponsored by Microsoft and Health Net. Glenn, after you issue the I.A.V.A. an apology, do your homework. Your first lesson? This video from when Paul was a guest on your show. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Brian S (#0)
lmao. Beck's correct,btw.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
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