At the July 17, 2007 rally against the war, these veterans, mothers and sisters are talking about Republicans and the War but I feel the same about our Blue Dogs and this weekend's FISA vote. These speakers talk about how they can't understand why Republicans don't see that their votes do not support our troops. But can't we now say the same thing about our Representatives who voted to support the President's insane domestic spying agenda?
The first speaker, John, a veteran, had spent the day on Capitol Hill. He talked to Republicans and their staffers. John says: "They agree with us. For some strange reason, they won't vote right." Yeah, Heath Shuler and friends, what's your reason to give Alberto Gonzales more secret powers?
Retired Lt. Colonel Andrew Horne said: "They were saying all the things you want to hear . . . They took the same oath we did. It doesn't say anything about fealty to George Bush." So, Blue Dogs, why did you support his late-night arm-twisting expansion of secret powers?
Another unidentified woman, Melissa Banning? (a soldier's sister): "This has been a political game and both parties are to blame . . . while both parties are hemming and hawing and wheeling and dealing while our brave young men are dying . . . it's our duty to get them out because our government is not going to.
"I don't want to hear what you can do in 16 months. Show us what you've got now . . . give us something to believe in and something to vote for."
Watch the video. These people are awesome.
I don't have the names of the first and last speakers. I emailed Move On and Vote Vets but got no response. Please let me know if you have the names and affiliations of these two wonderful speakers.
If you missed it, here's another video of our elected Representatives speaking that night. Emanuel Cleaver blew me away, but the media had left.
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