UPDATE: Jonn Lilyea was there and took pictures.
Rolling Thunder Roared Into Washington DC Today.
The pro-veterans and MIA biker group gave President Bush a leather jacket and vest when they stopped by the White House during their annual ride to support veterans.
Bush commended the group for the outstanding work they do supporting veterans and veteran causes.
Rolling Thunder rolled into Washington DC this weekend.
The 21st annual rally is expected to bring about 300,000 motorcyclists into Washington for a ride from the Pentagon to the National Mall.
Rolling Thunder is a national organization that spends hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial support, food, clothing and other essentials to sanctioned veterans' groups, veterans and veterans' families in need, homeless veteran programs, women's' crisis centers, and toys for children. It is comprised of men and women with 40-45% being non-veterans with the balance being veterans from all wars and peace-time.
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ReplyDeleteGOD BLESS ROLLING THUNDER!! (thumbsup)
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I saw around 4,000 bikers leaving Maryland bound for DC today.
ReplyDeleteIt was awe inspiring.
300,000 motorcyclists in D.C.!! Boy, I'll bet the MSM will be all over that. I expect to see big coverage, don't you? /sarcasm off.
ReplyDeleteGod knows the vets need all the help they can get. Bush aint going to take care of them. The Walter Reed disgrace happened on his watch. Shameful.
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous @ 4:55 PM..
oh really?? i take it you don't believe in reading beyond the MSM's fabricated headlines, not to mention faux sound bites via bias anchor persons heh..
well, here ya go..
excerpt:
[Dem Senator Resigns Post Because Husband
Makes Money on US Contracts She Controls]
this one is better..
excerpt:
[The Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee (MILCON) is tasked with overseeing the appropriations of funds for military construction as well as quality of life issues for service men and women, such as housing and medical care ( e.g. the much and deservingly maligned Walter Reed). For six years as the ranking member of MILCON, Feinstein oversaw and approved billions of dollars worth of defense contracts awarded to Richard C. Blum, the owner of two major defense contractors, and who, by the way, is Senator Feinstein’s husband.]
this one is the best!!
excerpt:
[Feinstein, who served as chairperson and ranking member for the committee from 2001-2005, came under fire early last year in these pages for profiting by way of her husband Richard Blum who, until 2005, held large stakes in two defense contracting companies. Both businesses, URS and Perini, have scored lucrative contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan in the last four years, and Blum has personally pocketed tens of millions of dollars off the deals his wife, along with her colleagues, so graciously approved.]
if you need more, try googling Feinstein, Blum, Walter Reed, MILCON (or a variety thereof).. may i also suggest reading the links @ links to connect the dots as they say..
hmm, don't recall any of that making the MSM FABRICATED HEADLINES or TALKING BOBBLEHEAD SOUNDBITES, anyone??
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ReplyDeleteps: Anonymous @ 4:55 PM..
HT : The Mudville Gazette
"GI Bill" Passes Senate, Moves Headlong to it's Death
excerpt:
[The Bill contains so many domestic pet project add-ons that no single mainstream media report can even capture them all.
While the President might have passed the larger funding bill with only the education benefits tacked on, a veto now is certain.
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But it's virtually impossible to distinguish the members of group one from those in two and three - especially when the media coverage won't acknowledge the political posturing of group three that in turn forces the political posturing of group two, a media that instead merely touts the "strong bipartisan support" for the bill.
[snip]
[As noted in an earlier discussion on this topic (Obama Goes for Joe), Senator Obama had already telegraphed that his initial assault on John McCain would be over this issue. That's a brilliant stroke, because it will cost McCain votes from military members and their supporters, and that loss of support will be widely touted by the media for the same reasons that the actual issues over the GI Bill won't.]
it's rather long, but please read the whole thing, thanks..
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ReplyDeleteaplogies re: bg @ 7:05 PM..
forgot the link to The Mudville Gazette
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