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To: stockman_scott who wrote (101386)	3/6/2007 12:33:23 AM
From: Asymmetric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361225

Republican Multiple Choice Quizz With the “shocking” revelations of how “horrid and wretched” the care and living conditions were at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other VA hospitals, for U.S. soldiers wounded in combat, Republican Party members should do which of the following? 1) Advocate Medal of Freedom honors be awarded to Army Secretary Francis Harvey, Hospital chief Maj. Gen. George Weightman, Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley for doing a heckofajob. 2) Insist we need another tax-cut. 3) Cut back on more civil liberties…wounded soldiers who dare speak out to say they are being neglected and mistreated are doing so solely to undermine the administration and that means none of us can be trusted with freedom of speech. 4) Push to Outsource even more VA medical care. 5) Tell the media that wounded soldiers were responsible for creating the conditions at Walter Reed by getting themselves wounded in the first place, and are responsible for their own care and welfare and making their medical appointments by themselves even though they may no longer have legs or can no longer see. 6) Slam the media - because instead of reporting Anna Nicole Smith stories, they gave our enemies all over the world aid and comfort by focusing attention on how “Support the Troop” Republicans and the power elite of this country actually treat our war wounded like total crap. 7) Blame immigrants. Insist that if we had had stronger borders, officials wouldn’t have been so distracted and might have actually have done their jobs. 8) Cheer when Anne Coulter calls John Edwards a faggot and talk about how hard you are fighting to keep the soul of America free and pure in the fight for democracy. It is of utmost importance to keep Americans focused on the "important" issues that need to be addressed. Did you pick the right answer? - A. Army hospital troubles shock lawmakers and veterans March 5, 2007 koaa.com Horrid and wretched are just a couple of words injured soldiers are using to describe the care they received from our government. The Army's top hospital, Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington D.C., is the focus of hearings on capitol hill today. A U.S. House panel heard firsthand today about substandard conditions and poor care at Walter Reed. Locally, for our older veterans and those caring for them, it's hard to understand how the military could let this happen. "It's sad, it makes me want to cry," said Lisa Seley, a state employee at the Bruce McCandless State Veterans Home, "I wish there were something we could do and I hope they get it straightened out soon." The terrible conditions at Walter Reed shook up Washington D.C. Moldy, rat-infested rooms at the hospital where wounded outpatient veterans get treatment. And soldiers say they had to fight a dizzying bureaucracy just to get the help they need. During the first day of hearings, a congressional panel heard testimony about it all from injured vets. "Conditions in my room - in my mind it was just unforgivable for anyone to live in a place like that - live in a room like that," said U.S. Army Specialist Jeremy Duncan. "I wanna leave this place - I've seen soldiers almost sign anything just to get on with their lives," Army Staff Sergeant John Shannon told lawmakers, "we have almost no advocacy that is not working for the government." ….Back in Florence, at McCandless, word of the problems are slowly spreading among the older veterans. "I was assuming that Walter Reed was as pure as the driven snow," Elizabeth Rupp told us. She retired from the Navy and says Walter Reed was always thought to be the best military hospital in the country. But says she's "mad" now after hearing of the problems younger servicemen and women are facing. Walter Reed patients told to keep quiet Wednesday Feb 28, 2007 REEDinspect070227/'>http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/02/TNSREEDinspect070227/ Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media. “Some soldiers believe this is a form of punishment for the trouble soldiers caused by talking to the media,” one Medical Hold Unit soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. It is unusual for soldiers to have daily inspections after Basic Training.