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Showing posts with label homeless veterans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homeless veterans. Show all posts

Saturday, January 19, 2008

i don't know if he is THE biggest ass out there

but he's right near the top. self-centered, self-absorbed steamin' pile o' shite that is bill o'wrongly

Video: O'Reilly's 'No homeless vets' claim disproved
David Edwards and Katie Baker
On January 4th, 2008, Fox Pundit Bill O' Reilly denied the existence of any homeless veterans in the United States. In an effort to prove O'Reilly wrong, Brave New Films visited Homeless Vets – a non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk veterans – so that they could speak with some homeless veterans themselves.
"I talked to over a dozen homeless vets, some who had served as far back as the Korean War,"
writes the video’s co-producer Jonathan Kim on Foxattacks.com. "These veterans are homeless, they exist, and no matter what [O’Reilly] says, there are way too many of them."
Brave New Films showed the men at Homeless Vets a clip of O'Reilly mocking presidential candidate John Edwards for discussing the topic of homeless veterans in a speech.
"This guy has no clue!" O'Reilly said in response to Edwards. "I mean, come on. The only thing sleeping under a bridge is that guy’s brain. 10 million illegal alien workers are sending billions of dollars back home and Edwards is running around saying nobody has any money.".......

Thursday, November 08, 2007

this should NOT be

well not just for veterans but for all. NO ONE should be homeless in america. especially those that served our country. how sad is this?

Study: 1 Out of 4 Homeless Are Veterans
By KIMBERLY HEFLING Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.
And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are trickling into shelters and soup kitchens seeking services, treatment or help with finding a job.
The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 1,500 homeless veterans from the current wars and says 400 of them have participated in its programs specifically targeting homelessness............