Minnesotans Launch Veterans for Obama
ST. PAUL – A group of Minnesota veterans today officially launched Minnesota Veterans for Obama, a group charged with organizing Minnesota veterans and military families for Obama and turning them out to vote on Nov. 4. P02 Jim Bootz, Sgt. Chuck Sporer and U.S. Army veteran Cheryl Poling discussed Obama’s record of keeping faith with our service men and women and their families, and Sen. John McCain’s consistent failure to show veterans his support when it was needed most in the U.S. Senate.
“We honor Senator McCain’s service to our country and he is a true American patriot, but the fact is when we’ve needed him most in the Senate, he hasn’t been there for us," Bootz, a Vietnam-era veteran of the U.S. Navy said. “Barack Obama has a consistent record of coming through for veterans and he is committed to creating a 21st Century Department of Veterans' Affairs that provides the care and benefits our nation's veterans deserve.
“Barack Obama will ensure our safety and security by listening to the commanders on the ground to responsibly end the Iraq war. He’ll refocus our strategic national security efforts by taking the fight to the people who attacked us on September 11 – Osama bin Laden, al Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
“Make no mistake, with Barack Obama as Commander in Chief we will aggressively fight the war on terror – and we will win.”
