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I should probably be more self-promotional, but I’ll now catch up for lost time. On Sunday I was on the Fox News Channel for the fourth time (I didn’t post the other three until now) talking about a growing scandal in which the Obamites at the Justice Departmment are putting at risk the rights of military personnel stationed abroad to have their votes cast and counted on time. Here is my Sunday appearance (don’t ask me to explain the beard, please). Here’s one from Aug. 29. Here I was on Aug. 16. And this was Aug. 4. It’s not just me. Fox is doing a GREAT job covering this story. Here was this morning, with Military Moms going after the Justice Department. Here is the indispensable Eric Eversole of the Military Voter Project, an hour after me on Sunday. Christian Adams has been watching all this like a particularly sharp-eyed hawk, and he reports that some key congressmen are REALLY angry at DoJ. Meanwhile, as a reminder, I reported last week that the attorney at DoJ most directly in charge of all this, Rebecca Wertz, just got a promotion — a perfect example of failing upwards, or in this case being rewarded for failure by political bosses who probably prefer that she fail because they believe military voters will vote conservative, and they are lefties.
Of course, with the word now gettiing out that the Obamites are so reluctant to help military personnel vote, the votes from the military and their families will probably skew even more rightward, in anger at the Obamites who prefer to help felons vote instead.
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t do my part to let the military know one way they can ensure their own ballot access. A wonderful division of the Department of Defense is doing a good job running the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Military personnel can go to FVAP’s web site, http://www.fvap.gov/, and apply online for an absentee ballot. Whomever you vote for, you who risk life and limb defending our country deserve to know that your vote is valued and valuable. Thank you to all of you.
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David W| 10.18.10 @ 11:20AM
This a national disgrace. Holder and Obama should be ashamed of themselves. Obama may be able to avoid a stain on his record because of this, but Holder cannot. The new Congress should vote to impeach Holder for failing to do his job and being so politically biased. This is worse than anything Bush could be accused of.
Franklin| 10.18.10 @ 11:27AM
I think the military needs to get the ballots from each state that hasn't mailed them out in time, use one of their jets and get them to their troops. After they have filled out the ballots they need to use the same jet and get them back to the states.
Then send the bill for the cost of doing that to each state that didn't mail on time.
Matthew Vadum | 10.18.10 @ 12:38PM
Explain the beard! It suits you. I had one on Russia Today last month but shaved it off afterwards. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B17oOZAOQ1g
Mad Hatter| 10.18.10 @ 12:55PM
Hillyer is the reporter with the scoop:
Dems want to shut the troops out of the loop!
Injure the Little Red Hen?
Quin quickly takes up the Pen,
And he's on Fox, watching the chicken coop!
Oldefarte| 10.18.10 @ 1:13PM
Thanks, Quin, for being a bulldog about staying on this extremely important subject. Unfortionately [IMO] the only solutions for this etc are IMPEACHMENT, MILITARY COUP or electorial DEFEAT in 2012 [since I do not thing that the CHICAGO WAY hacks running our government will see fit morally/righteously to change their political stripes]!!!!!!!!!
TennesseeVolunteer| 10.18.10 @ 1:24PM
Quin Hillyer - Patriot
Mad Hatter| 10.18.10 @ 1:30PM
Quin always ventures Fourth valiantly when,
Troops are being disenfranchised again.
"Troops lately in State of Ill.?
It'll bring political chill!"
He sure bearded the Lion... in Fox's Den!
Mad Hatter| 10.18.10 @ 1:36PM
Of soldier voting, Quin's keeping score,
Says they vote conservative more!
After some voter theft,
They will march right, then left -
When adding in the new Civilian Corps!
PattyMor| 10.18.10 @ 1:41PM
Well, not only Obama redistributing our wealth, he is also redistributing votes and justice. Obamas is acommunist/marxist as such, he has no rules for his party.
Dan Stallings| 10.20.10 @ 10:02AM
Listen to all the right wing ignorant extreemist fools. I am a independant and can see through your stupid political games. these voting problems are horrible,no excuse for bad gov. screwups. to polarize this shows your ignorance. obama is not a good president. george bush should be hung [and chaney] for thier crimes against the world!!!!! Perspective
Dale Wagner| 10.21.10 @ 3:45PM
Must have been schooled in"the people's" classrooms.
FYI the word "an" is to be used rather than "a" when the next word starts with a vowel.The vowels are..A,E,I,O,orU...as in "Independant".
Enough said