http://vet-party.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Veterans Party en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:31:31 GMT 2010-01-01T11:31:31Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970623&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Greetings, Sad news reaches us today from Afghanistan.  The Canadians have lost five, including four soldiers and a journalist.  Other reports say that we lost eight of our own CIA people.  . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:51:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970623&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-31T23:51:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970647&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace As we ring in the new year and a new decade, it is often beneficial to look back at the past year/decade to learn from it. This way you can create a brighter future. Fox News did a poll on the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:46:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970647&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-31T20:46:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970620&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace A Different Christmas Poem     We have an opportunity to support veterans from within Gather.  Our very own Gatherite, Liz [site-Raven], has . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:07:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970620&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-31T20:07:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970538&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Now let me see if I understand all this.... IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS AT HARD LABOR...... IF YOU GO INTO CHINA ILLEGALLY, YOUR CONSIDERED A SPY . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:06:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970538&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-31T19:06:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969264&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace For one I was against the bailouts for these big banks. They could of weathered the storm, and a few have already returned the money.Plus all those big bonus' givin out. Too many big lobbyists . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:21:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969264&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-30T22:21:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Given the latest airplane terrorist attempt, there is a new call for more Walk-Through Scanners in airports.  Many object to them, because they are a little too accurate in showing what is under . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-29T23:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967570&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace 1.NO civil rights for terrorists http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/campaign/no_civil_rights_terrorists   2.Say NO to Bank Nationalization! http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/campaign/say_no_bank_nationalization . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:39:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967570&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-29T19:39:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966447&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Highly regarded for his principled, energetic and idea-driven leadership, Marco Rubio is a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010. In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents who came to America . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:44:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966447&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-29T03:44:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966392&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace you have been home some forty years your gun under your pillow each night you fire away in your sleep I wonder why for the war . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:38:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966392&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Liz [site-Raven] Please critique my poetry. 2009-12-29T02:38:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965210&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace World Net Daily have a lot of petitions for conservatives to pick and choose. Feel free to sign any of these choice's. And lets take the USA back from these gangsters. Here are the petitions created . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965210&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-28T05:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965032&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Just got this email from Campaign for Liberty. Keep these career politicians on their toes. And keep them accountable to the taxpayers money. December 27, 2009 Dear Friend of Liberty, . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:47:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965032&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-28T01:47:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964792&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Aborted fetus cells used in beauty creams By Valerie Richardson A San Francisco cosmetics company has ignited an outcry among pro-lifers for including an unexpected ingredient in its anti-aging . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:12:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964792&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-27T21:12:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964706&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Whether you agree or not with these issues I have listed some boycotts that might interest you. Please if you can speak with your pocketbook. 1. Boycott PepsiCo AFA asked Pepsi to remain neutral . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964706&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-27T19:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964643&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace 1. Obamacare From The John Birch Society: While the Senate has all but passed the health care takeover bill, do not despair for we have additional opportunities to stop the progression. Remember . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:53:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964643&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-27T18:53:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964400&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Bruised by the health care debate and worried about what 2010 will bring, moderate Senate Democrats, such as Mary Landriey and Ben Nelson, are urging the White House to give up now on any effort to pass . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:27:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964400&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-27T14:27:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962992&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace For me 2009 was a very consuming year on me physically and mentally with the left wing agenda being rammed down our throats. Our country is way on its way to becoming a socialist country. Luckily we . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:01:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962992&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-25T22:01:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962140&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace It isn’t until Thanksgiving that we start celebrating the holidays in earnest. As we hang holiday wreaths, string our banisters with evergreen swaths, decorate Christmas trees or polish the silver . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:45:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962140&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth Madrigal 2009-12-24T21:45:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959782&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Dear Senator Burris, One question for you. Why didn't you get a deal for Illinois like Senator Nelson got for his state? You could of been a key vote that would of got the deal to protect our state taxes . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959782&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-23T05:00:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959402&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Republican efforts to interview a former top aide to Michelle Obama in the controversial case of a fired inspector general have been stymied by the White House, the top Republican looking into the case . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:04:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959402&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-22T23:04:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957720&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Greetings, Christmas packages to the troops are arriving by the crate, and the soldiers are sharing with workers from places like Nepal, India, and Philippines.  The soldiers are very happy . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:09:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957720&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-22T00:09:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957676&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Time to get rid of Senators who support obamacare and other programs that will destroy USA. Attached is some info on who Roy Blunt is. Also I am not asking you to donate to his cause. Roy Blunt: A Missouri . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:50:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957676&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-21T22:50:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957658&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace With todays 1:00 AM Vote for cloture in the U.S. Senate, we move ever so closer to passing a health care bill.  Now, almost every piece of legislation has some sort of deal making and compromise.  . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:26:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957658&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-21T22:26:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957634&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace It is time for Specter the defector to go home packing. Lets help get Toomey in office. Attached is some info from his web page about him. Pat's Bio Growing up the third of six children . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:11:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957634&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-21T22:11:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955927&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace 135,000 Uninsured Americans Will Die Before Health Reform Takes Effect By Brad Jacobson Even more shocking is that these are modest estimates. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:08:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955927&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2009-12-20T21:08:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-20T22:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953961&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Illinois Family Institute has come out with their voter guide for 2010 Primary's in Illinois, see how how canditate will vote on key issues. 2010 Voter Guide | Senate & U.S. Congressional . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:36:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953961&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thomas E. 2009-12-19T02:36:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947114&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace President Obama gave himself a B+ today.  Amidst a struggling economy, indecision whether health care will pass by year end, a fractured Democratic Party, and what appears to be a handing of the . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:01:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947114&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-14T23:01:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945247&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace It is not necessary to know every anthropological and historical nuance of the people here.  If that were the case, our Coalition of over forty nations would not exist.   More important . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:08:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945247&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-14T17:08:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945643&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Thank God they can still maintain their sense of humor over there!! Transportation is in short supply! Damn! Out of ammo again! Going my way? The latest in defensive . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:47:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945643&grpId=3659174697239224&nav=Groupspace Walker Bennett, SF Author 2009-12-14T02:47:47Z