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Sunday shows and Senator McCain

08/28/2014 Nativegrl77

If Senator John McCain had his way, we’d be arming ISIS in Syria and fighting them on-the-ground after they cross over the border into Iraq.

It’s enough to make you wonder why television news shows have him on so often.

Last year, as President Obama considered arming Syrian rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad, Senator McCain snuck into the country to meet with opposition leaders. While he was there, he paused for some photos — including some with ISIS militants.

Today, just over a year later, he wants to fight ISIS in Iraq – ostensibly against the weapons he wants to provide them in Syria.

It’s sad to say, but John McCain has exhausted his last measure of credibility.

Sign our petition calling on the Sunday talk shows to stop having John McCain on as a foreign policy guest.

(Pictured: Senator McCain poses for photo with ISIS Fighters)
In 2013, John McCain made twenty-five appearances on various Sunday network talk shows — often criticizing those opposed to military intervention in Syria.

After taking photos with ISIS rebels in Syria, he told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that “It was a very moving experience to meet these fighters who have been struggling now for over two years.”

It’s not that there shouldn’t be voices critical of the president on Sunday shows, but a bit of diversity from the McCain-Graham view of more war, everywhere, would be nice.

Sign our petition if you agree >>

http://action.votevets.org/mccain

We’ll deliver all the petition signatures to producers for CBS, NBC, and ABC Sunday shows. Hopefully they’re willing to listen to veterans, military family members, and VoteVets supporters on this issue.

All the best,

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran & Chairman
VoteVets.org

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Update about Support Fair Investigations of Police Officers’ on Change.org

08/28/2014 Nativegrl77

Michael Bell Team : Plea for a Change

Change in the institution of law enforcement is difficult however, 50,000 of us are willing to bet it isn’t as difficult as losing a child and being barred, ridiculed and threatened for seeking an unbiased investigation and review of the death of that child.

What kind of parent wouldn’t want all stones turned?

What kind of leader would keep a parent from that information?

Anyone who claims unbiased investigations and sobriety tests make the tough job of officers even tougher should consider this: An intoxicated or mentally unsound or dishonest officer makes a tough job, deadly.

Nothing chips away at the honor of the police profession than negligent oversight. AB409 would protect the honor of the police profession in an honest way.

Please help us continue to get this petition before people. AB409 makes sense.

Thank you so much and Happy New Year!

The Michael Bell Team

This message was sent by Michael Bell Team : Plea for a Change using the Change.org system. You received this email because you signed a petition started by Michael Bell Team : Plea for a Change on Change.org: “Protect Wisconsin Families and Honest Police: Support Fair Investigations.” Change.org does not endorse contents of this message.

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If they’re sent to Iran, they’ll die

08/27/2014 Nativegrl77

John B. Emerson, ,: Save Ali, Shahnaz and Arat’s lives by granting them US visas. This would save them from pending deportation back to Iran where they face certain imprisonment and probable execution for their beliefs.

Darrel Weaver
East Earl, Pennsylvania

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change.org ~~ He killed my husband

08/27/2014 Nativegrl77

Scarlett A. Wilson: Charge Alexander Duke with the murder of my husband, Stewart Pelfrey

kayley parrish
north charleston, South Carolina

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Weekly Address: The Export – Import Bank

08/27/2014 Nativegrl77

Weekly Address: The Export-Import Bank

In this week’s address, the President highlighted the progress made towards rebuilding our economy, including the creation of nearly 10 million new private sector jobs in the past 53 months and the rise in the number of American exports to an all-time high.

That growth is in part thanks to the actions of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, an organization that creates American jobs by helping to take American businesses global. The charter of the Export-Import Bank is slated to expire next month, unless Members of Congress renew it, as has happened 16 times in the past with support from Democrats and Republicans.

The President asked business owners and employees to reach out to their representatives, who are home this month, and let them know how important it is that the Export-Import Bank continue its work so that American businesses can continue to grow.

Click here to watch this week’s Weekly Address.

Attorney General Holder: “The Eyes of the Nation and the World Are Watching Ferguson Right Now”

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder traveled to Ferguson, Missouri yesterday to review the Justice Department’s independent investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. While there, the Attorney General met with community leaders, FBI investigators, and federal prosecutors to get detailed briefings on the status of the case.

Welcome to a special edition of West Wing Week, featuring a Summer Social Media Mailbag Q&A session with White House staffers. But before we get to your questions, here are a couple scenes from the President’s week.

The American auto industry remains a cornerstone of our economy — a key source of our ability to export, innovate, and create jobs. During the economic turmoil of the Great Recession, the auto sector shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, and production dropped to the lowest level recorded in data going back to the 1960s. In 2009, President Obama took decisive action to rescue the industry from imminent collapse, saving more than 1 million jobs across the country.

Now, our auto industry is once again a source of economic strength, with more and more of the world’s top-of-the-line, fuel-efficient vehicles being made by American workers in American factories. In fact, the number of cars coming off our assembly lines just reached its highest level in 12 years.

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