More Than A Dozen Headlines Of VA Scandal Since 2009 That Obama Ignored
Today Obama will hold a press conference to display to the American people his supposed outrage over the Veteran’s Association scandal – even though he was told all the way back in 2008 about the problem. Shockingly, Jay Carney said Obama found out about the scandal from news reports. Really? Well here are more than a dozen headlines reaching back into 2009 that Obama ignored:
2009:
2009 MT @RawStory: Raw Story VA pays itself, ignores vets: Veterans Admin. workers get $24M bonuses; vets wait for checks.
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
2009 MT @new_york_post: Video: VA Backlog Threatens Veterans: UNDERCOVER: Vulnerable veterans are suffering as they wait for benefits
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
2009 MT @nwnavynews: VA choice promises quick fix: WASHINGTON – There’s no reason veterans should have to wait an average of six months
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
2010:
2010 MT @PetsforPatriots: UNACCEPTABLE: half-million disability claims backlogged at VA, 40% wait over 4 mos for decision #SOT #veterans
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
2011:
2011 MT @10News: Ruling Against VA Could Reduce Vets' Wait Times: A scathing report on the Department of Veterans Affairs
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
Veterans wait too long for mental health services, reports say: The reports come as VA faces unprecedented deman… http://bit.ly/qLfIwt
— Healthcare Wire (@healthcarewire) July 15, 2011
KING5: Tacoma vet dies while waiting for help from VA after military service caused him to get sick – http://t.co/wN5nmm62
— Orbusmax (@orbusmax) November 8, 2011
300 Montana veterans wait for orthopedic surgery as VA tries to recruit surgeon – http://dld.bz/akqfH
— AmericanVeteransCtr. (@AVCupdate) August 8, 2011
2012:
5/2012 MT @ctenspeed2: HelpUSVets Veterans with claims face long wait at Oakland VA facility: Veterans wait nearly a year on average
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
5/2012 MT @iava: At Houston VA's "express lane," the average wait is 198 days. Seriously, @DeptVetAffairs? http://t.co/s6piCPmHGg
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
MT @USMCcmbtvet: Average wait time of Veterans VA claim is almost 2 yrs. Appeal can be up to 4 yrs. Foreclosure, just months. Disgraceful.
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
Veterans earned their ribbons and medals. They earned respect and honor. They earned their benefits. The VA shouldn't make them wait.
— Joseph Pace (@USMCcmbtvet) May 12, 2012
2012 MT @PaulRieckhoff: If you missed it late last night, Vets wait 263 days AVG at the Houston VA for claims. 352 days in Waco
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/jtwrs/status/193070225992851458
WW2 #veteran dies while waiting on #VA to process disability claim for over a year – The backlog strikes again! http://t.co/mY6yF9Jm
— Thomas James Brennan (@thomasjbrennan) October 5, 2012
In CA, veterans filing disability claims wait more than nine months on average for a decision by VA: http://t.co/0AB8biXx
— The Bay Citizen (@TheBayCitizen) August 29, 2012
VA OIG: veterans also have to wait 50 days on avg to get full mental health evaluation completed — far longer than VA's own goal of 14 days
— Rosiland Jordan (@RosJordanAJE) April 23, 2012
2013:
2013 MT @jrsalzman: Media blames mental health of veterans for shooting but never mentions huge backlog of VA disability claims under Obama.
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
5/2013 RT @laurenist: About one veteran dies every 18 hours waiting for a decision on their appeal for VA benefits. http://t.co/C2f2IzGwen
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
2013 MT @JessieJaneDuff: In 08 President Obama vowed to fix VA claims backlog. Instead, it grew 2,000% in 4 years. http://t.co/2f0Y1KsWDy
— el Sooper (@SooperMexican) May 19, 2014
2014:
45yo #Veteran Marine dies waiting for #PHX VA care. Nearly 300 Vets coming forward http://t.co/xp6kb6vPX2 #VAaccountabilty
— MHV Champion (@MHVChampion) May 9, 2014
And here are Obama’s promises:
Obama to Veterans: "America will not let you down" @SunlenMiller reports> http://digg.com/u1GAI4
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 11, 2009
Obama Reassures Veterans On Health Care http://su.pr/8CSwpo
— NPR News (@nprnews) August 17, 2009
Obama says veterans have done right by America and vows "as long as I am Commader-in-Chief, America will do right by them."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 11, 2009
How much more clear can Obama’s incompetence be?
