Cher just called in CSPAN..... whew, is she ever NOT HAPPY

[HysteryDiagnosis]

with shrubco.... dayammmmmm.

[nicknameless]

1. What did she call to comment about?

(Thought I should put my question back up. :) )

[RebelOne]

2. About the troops not having the proper equipment.

[nicknameless]

5. I wish that she -- or anyone would address the issue of troops

not even being able to use the armor they're sent from home.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Poorly supplied troops, helmets lacking kevlar, gwb being a

christian and sending people into harms way ill-equipped... what sort of christian would do that??


www.operationhelmet.org
Mission

OPERATION HELMET provides helmet upgrade kits free of charge to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as to those ordered to deploy in the near future.

These helmet upgrades do three primary things:

1. Comfort - If it is more comfortable, it will stay on troop's head longer and more often.
2. Stability - Keeps the helmet firmly on the head and out of the eyes.
3. Protection - Decreases G-force transmission to the head and brain.

Help Protect Our Heroes!

[nicknameless]

4. She's wonderful.

I heard her call in about the wounded soldiers a while back.

[nicknameless]

7. Thanks for posting the additional info.

Operation Helmet is offering these for free?
What excuse could the military possibly have for not using them?
Same excuse as for not allowing troops to use decent armor their families send them?

:mad:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

9. Someone called in a couple of calls after Cher and mentioned

this address, CSPAN in their usual form put it up on the screen.... thanks go to them.


Sometimes a small menu item or link can reveal a ton of info..... the small link on the homepage led to these resources....




http://operation-helmet.org/toc.htm

Operation Helmet - Over 6300 Upgrades Sent

* Operation Helmet News Page
o documents/lou-dobbs-18May06.mpg
o documents/LouDobbs18May2006.wmv
o documents/Operation-Support-gives-to-Operation-Helmet.pdf
o documents/WFMZ-28Apr06-OpSupport.wmv
o documents/OpHelmet-OpSupport.mpg
o documents/AlFranken-18jan06.mp3
o documents/SECDEF-Ltr-8Feb06.jpg
* Get Involved
o documents/Pamphlet-for-OpHelm,jan27,2006.pdf
o documents/Brochure-OpHelm-Aug14-2005-flip2.rtf
o documents/poster-ophelmet-large.doc
o documents/poster-ophelmet-letter.doc
o OpHelmet Biz Card sized pass alongs
o documents/Helmet-Pad-Fact-Sheet.pdf
o documents/Operation-Helmet-FAQ.pdf
o Graphics
o Rep Letter
+ documents/Congress-letter-OpHelm-6-2506.doc
* Operation Helmet History
o Head Injury
+ documents/Head-Injuries-Push-Improvements-In-Gear.pdf
+ documents/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-in-the-War-Zone.pdf
o Organization
* Kit Request
o Kit Request Form
* Contributions
o Donation Form
o Donors
+ images/OpSupport-OpHelmet-28Apr06b.jpg
+ images/afa-ltgen-peterson-m2-080905.jpg
* Military Services
o USAF
o USMC
+ documents/Ballistic_testing_for_USMC_Lightweight_Helmet_suspension_system..pdf
o USN
o US Army
* Media Room
o documents/DefenseLINK-News_ America-Supports-You_ Group-Helps-to-Protect.pdf
o documents/OperationHelmet-NR-Dec1-2005.pdf
o documents/Houston-Chronicle-Jun-28-2005.pdf
o documents/operation-helmet-pat-gray29Jul05.mp3
o documents/GlennBeck-OpHelmet-Interview-Bob-Meaders-Aug-11-2005.mp3
o documents/BobMeaders-bio.pdf
o documents/MarkMeaders-bio.pdf
o SkyDex
o AFCEA & OpHelm
* Helmets
* FAQ
* Other Links
* Doc Bob
* Operation Helmet Feedback Page
* Operation Helmet Table of Contents Page
* Operation Helmet Search Page

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. "What excuse could the military... "

According to Cher,
1. The Pentagon didn't give these to all the troops itself because they said they (the Pentagon)ran out of money (!!)
2. The Pentagon is against this Operation Helmet program because somehow it's devisive, it drives a wedge between the brass and the troops.

[nicknameless]

12. To say nothing of the wedge it could drive

between the soldiers and what would otherwise kill them.

Lame ass non-excuses, in other words?

[texasleo]

6. she gave a buncha money to build the new army hospital

in San Antonio.

God Bless that woman.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. She really cares, you wouldn't see a sly sneer on her face were

she up there bloviating with Tony Blair, you would see truth and honest emotions.

[Kolesar]

10. The singer Cher?

Wow. I had no idea. Next time I call I am going to tell them I am Bono.

[0007]

13. The right wingers would go nutso if John Wayne called.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

14. Ummmm, the voice and inflections are unmistakable. It was her

no question.

[LostinVA]

21. She calls in every now and then

And has donated alot of money to help soldiers at Walter Reed. She doesn't want the limelight -- she just wants to help.

[theHandpuppet]

15. A little more detail, please?

Or is this thread just a subject header? :spank:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

16. My bad.... I caught the tail end of it.... and thought people would

add details.... they did. :)

[LiberalEsto]

17. Cher called Ed Schultz about a week ago

on the same topic.

She's actually fairly intelligent, despite her flamboyant image. I believe she's dyslexic.

[Ilsa]

27. I heard that interview. She was wonderful.

Schultz sounded overwhelmed to be talking to her.

[KharmaTrain]

18. Cher's Called In Before

The lady has been a consistant critic of this invasion and the booosh regime...and glad she did what so many other with her fame can't do...grow a pair and stand up for something.

Cher's been an unabashed progressive liberal going back to the Vietnam days (and a reason she cites for why she dumped Sonny the ski bunny)...marching in protest then. Cheers to her for still having the fire and adding her voice to ours. I wouldn't be surprised if she's among us here...or at least pops in to see what's going on.

A class act from a classy lady...a true diva.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

19. Kick..... she was not bad in Moonstruck either.... just loved the line

snap out of it when she slapped Nicolas Cage.... funny that.

[Kolesar]

20. She starred in that movie "Silkwood" where the nuke thugs murdered people

...who knew about them poisoning people with radiation at one of the enrichment plants. I think the company was Kerr McGee.

[mac56]

24. "a true diva"

I don't think you know what that word means.

Time Magazine observed in its October 21, 2002 issue: "By definition, a diva is a rampaging female ego redeemed only in part by a lovely voice."

Carry on...

[KharmaTrain]

25. So Time Magazine Defines Our Language Now?

Maybe in your world...but definitely not in mine. Probably the review was written by Joke Line...

Carry on...

[mac56]

26. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said...

...in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”

- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

[YOY]

22. If only she could turn back time...

n/t

[HysteryDiagnosis]

23. Nice one..... :) n/t

[nytemare]

28. She has always supported the military.

Not always the people in charge of the military.

The video on the battleship showed a lot. And, yes, that is a double entendre.

:)