Veteran Montel Williams Delivers Blistering Takedown of Obama Over What He Failed to Do During B...

The Blaze ^ | May. 28, 2014 7:35pm | Jason Howerton

[Hoodat]

Talk show host and military veteran Montel Williams went after President Barack Obama on Wednesday for not using his West Point speech as an opportunity to apologize to members of the U.S. military for having “dropped the ball on the veterans’ health.”

“The president just promised $5 billion for terrorists around the world?! At West Point?!” Williams said angrily. “Where he could have used the day to say, ‘I’m sorry for the pain that I’ve caused you, the families, and I’m gonna fix it today!’”

Williams then called for a “#VASurge” campaign to make sure there is enough funding to adequately address the health concerns of military veterans.

Continuing his angry tirade against the Obama administration’s handling of the Veterans Affairs scandal, Williams told Neil Cavuto that firing VA Secretary Eric Shinseki just isn’t going to cut it. He argued that would be like cutting the head of a chicken that could keep living, citing the famous Miracle Mike chicken who survived for roughly 24 months after having its head cut off.

“I’m angry because, you know, we made a promise. When I stood with my hand up proudly, I said, ‘I do solemnly swear and affirm to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic and I will bear true faith.’ I went through my oath,” Williams said. . .

[Hoodat]

I have a friend living in the UK who has MS. Unfortunately for her, UK Government-run Healthcare tells her that there is nothing they can do for her. They also tell her that any new (and expensive) drugs or treatment programs that may be promising for her are simply not worth it to them. That’s what happens when you allow others (who have a different set of priorities, needs, and objectives than you) to be put in charge of your purchasing decisions. Because I can guarantee you that with ObamaCare, they will decide 100% of the time that a hip replacement for a 70-year-old patient just isn’t worth it to them, regardless of how much pain that patient is in.

[Qiviut]

My friend ended up in a nursing home on Medicaid. She did not have money, like Montel has, to research and take advantage of the newest treatments. I don’t fault Montel for that - he is active in research to help other MS sufferers and told Cavuto that he had something new coming out regarding MS and he’d be hearing about it soon. Obamacare will only make the situation worse for those who don’t have the means/opportunity - Obamacare won’t give it to them. I think it’s a very real sign of the decline of our country/culture when vets are neglected and disrespected as are the elderly and very young/unborn. Murdering babies and vets (in my opinion, what has happened to them is murder) has become something “acceptable” to too many people and I believe that until we again value all life, the country will continue to decline to its pitiful end and we’re well on our way there.