Jump to full article: Think Progress (blog), 2008-06-17
Author: Think Progress
Intro: FRATTO: I don't know if the president's seen it. I saw the reporting in your paper and on I think it was ABC this morning. I thought actually some of it was some of the most -- certainly at least what I saw on television this morning was some of the more irresponsible reporting that I've ever seen, in terms of taking what this one -- the experience of this one veteran and trying to leave the impression that this was a situation for all veterans.
We're in a difficult position of being able to comment on this case because of the privacy concerns of the veteran in question and the other veterans in this program, but I could tell the V.A. is doing everything they can to be mindful of the safety of these veterans in all their programs and try to help them.
This is the Veterans Administration, under wonderful leadership by General Peake, Secretary Peake, who's interested in the health and safety of these veterans that are under his care. And every other member of that V.A. system is the same.
And to try to imply that -- and, in fact, not even imply. I see the words scrolled on a television screen this morning that the V.A. is using our veterans as guinea pigs, I thought was one of the most awful things I've ever had to watch on television.
These are people who care for our veterans.
Jump to full article » |