Obama: Vietnam veterans ‘denigrated’ + Obama On The Defensive On Government Spending, Debt

Posted at: 05/29/2012 8:17 AM | Updated at: 05/30/2012 12:36 PM
By: Ken Preston | WHEC.com

President Obama: Vietnam veterans ‘denigrated’
On Memorial Day President Obama stated the war was “one of the most painful chapters or our history,” Obama said in a speech delivered to a crowd of vets and military families in front of the Vietnam War Memorial’s “Wall of Names” on the National Mall.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76808.html

Obama On The Defensive On Government Spending, Debt
President Obama, in campaign events in Colorado, California and Iowa last week, argued that federal spending had slowed to rates not seen in decades after he inherited a $1 trillion large debt and later pushed for $2 trillion in spending cuts. http://huff.to/Lub91W

GOP showing small shifts on taxes
Some elected GOPers are throwing Grover Norquist under the bus when it comes to signing his pledge not to raise taxes. Are they coming to their senses? http://wapo.st/KhTuxN

K Street not thrilled with Tampa
The National Republican party will hold their convention in Tampa during the last week if August. It now seems that some of their big money supporters are not happy with the Florida location choice. The weather there in August gets pretty hot. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76783.html

Timing of DNC also best time for major storms in Charlotte, records show

It appears that me and my fellow delegates maybe in for some rain/hurricane weather in Charlotte during The National Democratic convention in Sept. Read more here: http://bit.ly/MwphKu

Volunteers needed to help “Get Out The Vote”

If you can spend a Saturday (June 2nd) in Williamsport, Pa as a campaign volunteer.
Please click on this web link: https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpskb2

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