Subject: VoteVets Update - June 2012
From: "Jon Soltz" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:56:10 -0400 (EDT)

In this Newsletter:

  * New Ad in Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard for Congress  
  * VoteVets Supports Sen. Claire McCaskill  
  * Memorial Day - VoteVets.org on MSNBC  
  * Petition - Rep. Coffman 
  * News Clips 
  
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New Ad in Hawaii Supports Vet Running for Congress

VoteVets.org goes on the air in Hawaii [ http://atr.rollcall.com/hawaii-votevets-on-air-for-tulsi-gabbard/ ] to support Honolulu City Councilwoman  and Iraq war veteran Tulsi Gabbard for the race in the open 2nd district, airing the ad on broadcast television. The ad features Iraq War veterans describing Gabbard's biography, which includes her military service and public office. 

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Vote Vets Supports Sen. Claire McCaskill

VoteVets.org also releases a new ad [ http://votevets.org/news/?id=0514 ] showcasing Sen. Claire McCaskill's strong support for veterans. The ad features Missouri Iraq War Veterans Jack Rodgers and Colin Clark highlighting McCaskill's efforts to fight cuts to the Truman Veteran's Hospital and support for the new GI Bill. 

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Memorial Day - VoteVets.org on MSNBC

Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org appears on MSNBC to discuss veterans jobs [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFZ-JvJtmg ] on Memorial Day. 

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Online Petition Targeted at Rep. Mike Coffman

Votevets.org formed an online petition [ http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6676/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10734 ], and launched the Twitter campaign: "Tell @RepMikeCoffman - Vets don't use their service as an excuse to smear the Commander-in-Chief." 

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News Clips

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*Republicans Put Oil Money Above Troops' Lives, Huffington Post* [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/republicans-put-oil-money_b_1553159.html ] - Republicans want  the military to go back to using the same fuels that hampered it from doing its job -- and the same fuels that have resulted in the deaths of so many Americans. 
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*When the 1 Percent Fails to Contribute Its Fair Share, Veterans Pay Dearly, Huffington Post* [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/veterans-unemployment_b_1516641.html ] - What has happened to basic fairness in our economy when so many troops come back from their service, unable to find a decent job, yet still pay more in taxes than the likes of billionaires or huge corporations like GE? 
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*Obama Right, GOP Horribly Wrong on bin Laden Ad, Huffington Post* [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/obama-right-gop-horribly_b_1468210.html ] - Iraq war veteran and Votevets.org Chairman Jon Soltz explains howafter serving two tours in Iraq, a neo-con engineered war having nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, the latest political attack by Mitt Romney and his fellow Republicans leaves him completely confused. 
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*VoteVets.org on The Dylan Ratigan Show* [ http://youtu.be/WnkMfwpHFoo ] - Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan show to talk about the latest pictures coming out of Afghanistan, of troops holding body parts of insurgents, and the future of the war. 
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*Joe Walsh Challenged Duckworth To A Debate At The Same Time That She Was Serving Army Duty, Think Progress* [ http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/04/16/465202/joe-walsh-challenges-duckworth-to-a-debate-at-the-same-time-she-was-serving-army-duty/?mobile=nc ] - Tea Party Republican Joe Walsh (IL-08) asks what double amputee Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth has sacrificed. As if sticking one foot in his mouth wasn't enough, he squeezed in the other foot by challenging her to a debate on the same day she was performing her Army Reserve duty. 
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*Shane Schoeller, Missouri Legislator, Says Voter ID Bill Wouldn't Disenfranchise Troops, Huffington Post* [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/shane-schoeller-missouri-voter-id_n_1422095.html ] - A Republican lawmaker in Missouri denied that his bill to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote also contains a provision that would prevent military members [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/shane-schoeller-missouri-voter-id_n_1422095.html ] stationed outside the state to vote by absentee ballot. 
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*Rules of Engagement: In Fallujah…and in Florida, Time* [ http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/04/11/rules-of-engagement-in-fallujahand-in-florida/ ] - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg [ http://abcnews.go.com/US/trayvon-martin-stand-ground-laws-scrutiny-florida-shooting/story?id=15988474 ] called for the nationwide reform or repeal of "Stand Your Ground" laws at an event in Washington D.C. to announce the Second Chance on Shoot First [ about:blank ] campaign. Bloomberg was  joined by former Army Major Jon Soltz, the Chairman of VoteVets.org. Soltz said that U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan had a higher standard [ http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/04/11/rules-of-engagement-in-fallujahand-in-florida/ ] of when to use deadly force than Americans who lived in states with Stand Your Ground [ http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/10/460965/zimmerman-shoot-kill-troops-military/ ] laws. 

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