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Pete Hegseth tapped for SecDef

| November 13, 2024 | 158 Comments
Pete Hegseth tapped for SecDef

Trump’s wasting no time in very publicly building his cabinet. The latest addition was announced last night, and is kind of a surprise to say the least. Trump’s tapped Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense. Hegseth’s been a long time supporter of the Trump agenda, and it seems that […]

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Tim Sheehy wins his Senate race

| November 8, 2024 | 25 Comments
Tim Sheehy wins his Senate race

Tim Sheehy was up against Jon Tester, the Democratic Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman. Stories about the inconsistencies related to Sheehy’s claims of being shot in Afghanistan did not appear to deter his chances to win this race. Tester was a prominent Democrat voice for Veterans issues in the Senate. From Military.com: “I’ve been serving […]

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Records do not support Tim Sheehy’s ‘shot in Afghanistan’ claim

| November 5, 2024 | 55 Comments
Records do not support Tim Sheehy’s ‘shot in Afghanistan’ claim

Tim Sheehy is one of the Republican candidates for the US Senate. Sheehy claimed that he was shot in the arm in Afghanistan during combat. However, a former park ranger said that that Sheehy shot himself at Glacier national park. When asked if there were any military records backing his claims of being shot in […]

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Veterans group gets slammed for backing an Iowa House race candidate

| November 4, 2024 | 31 Comments
Veterans group gets slammed for backing an Iowa House race candidate

Zach Nunn and Lanon Baccam are running against each other for one of Iowa’s House races. Both of them are veterans. However, Nunn, the GOP candidate, received the backing of Veterans group “With Honor”.  This group is a bipartisan group who has backed candidates from both parties.  Nunn met With Honor’s standards to get their […]

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SV accusations in close Senate race in MT

| October 25, 2024 | 45 Comments
SV accusations in close Senate race in MT

October surprises abound in elections across the country. Will they derail a hopeful’s chance at becoming a millionaire dedicated public servant that wouldn’t dream of insider trading? Here’s hoping we get Congressmen that are actually interested in the public service aspect of the job. A guy can dream, right? Today’s October surprise comes from NBC […]

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Vindman brother accused of embellishing his military service

| September 14, 2024 | 22 Comments
Vindman brother accused of embellishing his military service

Eugene Vindman, brother of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, is running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. He is running as a Democrat. His Republican opponent is Derrick Anderson, a Green Beret veteran. Vindman’s campaign is facing allegations of campaign-finance laws/rules. Vindman is also facing allegations that he misrepresented his military service. From Fox News: […]

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Tim Walz thinks that you’re better off than 4 years ago

| September 14, 2024 | 45 Comments
Tim Walz thinks that you’re better off than 4 years ago

During the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the latter never really answered a question about the economy. Instead of answering the question about how Americans are doing now compared to before, Harris utilized campaign talking points. So, during an interview, Tim Walz was given an opportunity to provide an answer to that question. […]

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JD Vance on privatizing some VA services

| September 13, 2024 | 14 Comments
JD Vance on privatizing some VA services

During a podcast with Shawn Ryan, JD Vance discussed improving services at the VA. One of the things that Vance would like to see is the privatization of some of their services. He would also like to see “bad apples” removed. Kamala Harris’s campaign insinuated that Vance wanted to defund parts of the VA. From […]

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