The 'What the fuck!' thread

[limey]

haggis

[xoxoxoBruce]

Well gosh, that must be a Flying Squirrel in that nest.

[footfootfoot]

Clearly that bird can't read. We need a No Bird Left Behind mandate.

[Gravdigr]

No power. LEDs are dark.

[Gravdigr]

It doesn't matter if you'---wait, what the fuck?!

[DanaC]

Ouch.

[Big Sarge]

And some people even win the Peace Prize because others think they might do something.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

And some people even win the Peace Prize because others think they might do something.

If it weren't for the repubicans, he might have improved services to our veterans.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

If it weren't for the repubicans, he might have improved services to our veterans.

Sent by thought transference

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

It doesn't matter if you'---wait, what the fuck?!

Attachment 48309

Originally Posted by DanaC

Ouch.

From Cracked, a humor website. "Least effective PSA campaigns"

[DanaC]

Reminds me of one of my students in the last class I taught. Whilst discussing Tom Paine's reasons for writing Rights of Man, and his influences, she made the point that he wrote in a way that would be accessible for the labouring classes, rather than in the educated language of the political classes (avoided allusions to classical texts, aside from the Bible, used metaphors that they could relate to and translated any foreign phrases and so on). She kept referring to his work being accessible to 'normal' people :p

Bless.

[Big Sarge]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

If it weren't for the repubicans, he might have improved services to our veterans.

Why would you think that?? BTW, wasn't Obama voted the worst president since WWII?

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

Why would you think that??

Because it's a fact
The house repubicans blocked a bill to increase VA spending.

[DanaC]

(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans blocked legislation on Thursday that would have expanded federal healthcare and education programs for veterans, saying the $24 billion bill would bust the budget.

Even though the legislation cleared a procedural vote on Tuesday by a 99-0 vote, the measure quickly got bogged down in partisan fighting.

Supporters said the measure would have brought the most significant changes in decades to U.S. veterans' programs. For example, it called for 27 new medical facilities to help a healthcare system that is strained by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

With Democrats pressing for passage this week, Senate Republicans, backed by their leader, Mitch McConnell, attempted to attach controversial legislation calling for possible new sanctions on Iran that President Barack Obama opposes.

"The issue of Iran sanctions ... has nothing to do with the needs of veterans," complained Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders of Vermont, the main sponsor of the bill.

Republicans also raised budget concerns, forcing another key procedural vote that ended up killing the bill. By a vote of 56-41, the Senate failed to waive budget rules that would have allowed the bill to proceed. Sixty votes were needed and 41 of the chamber's 45 Republicans voted against the waiver.

[DanaC]

Also, from KOS:

Bill's Blocked By Republican's Since President Obama Took Office.

David Gregory, John McCain, and the media aren't covering this story so we have to.

Here's a concise extraction for easy viewing for those who are INTERESTED IN VETERANS ISSUES and need to know which party supports veterans and which party does not.

The rejected Bills are named:

H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act became H. R. 2875.

H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act

H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization

H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans

H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act

H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act

DETAILS OF BILLS REJECTED BY REPUBLICANS:

H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act – This bill would actually provide job security for veterans who are receiving medical treatment for injuries suffered while fighting in defense of their country. It would prohibit employers from terminating
employees who miss work while receiving treatment for a service-related disability.

H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act – This bill would provide for assistance to help veterans who are currently unemployed with their expenses while retraining for the current job market.

H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization – This bill would reauthorize programs in support of homeless veterans, to assist them with job training, counseling, and placement services through the Department of Veterans Affairs through 2014.

H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans which does nothing more than direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to include information about scholarships for veterans.

H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 – Here’sanother bill in support of those who have fought for their country, passed by House Democrats and blocked from becoming law by Republicans.

This would increase the amount paid by the VA to disabled veterans for necessary home structural improvements from $4,100 to $6,800 for those who are more than 50% disabled, and from $1,200 to $2,000 who are less than 50%, disabled. This means, if a veteran lost the use of his legs in service of his country, the country will pay for the wheelchair ramp so that he can live at home.

By the way, the last time this ceiling was lifted was in 1992. There isn't even a fiscal reason for being against this bill, as the total cost of this bill, according to CBO estimates, would be a “whopping” $20 million. That's about a quarter (25 cents) per family of four.

H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act – This bill would set up a Veterans Business Center program within the Small Business Administration, which would specialize in such programs as grants for service-disabled veterans, help them develop business plans and secure business opportunities. In other words, folks, it would create jobs and offer opportunities those who have fought in defense of our country.

H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act – This bill essentially combines a number of other bills that Republicans had blocked in the Senate previously, and adds a few elements. The bill would again establish a Veterans Business Center Program; .... it would establish a Military Entrepreneurs Program; ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/0...-Help-Veterans