Kevin Tillman has something to say

And it ain't too good if you happen to be one of the folks in charge of the United States.

Normally I'm not a big fan of October and November in even-numbered years because you can't get away from assholes trading snide comments about each other. It happens on every other commercial on TV. Every day when I go get my mail, I have 10 new glossy pieces of junk mail bitching about how this guy is wrong and this other guy is right. Of course, each one in the stack contradicts the one before it. Gets pretty muddy as to who stands for what, and what difference either one of them will even make in the end.

I think sometimes this is how elections end up coming down to the extreme sides of either party, neither of which speak for most people out there. I also think that maybe that's what politicians have planned, and maybe that's why they get this way at the end of October. Maybe they figure that they are best served by the apathy they generate in the majority of most Americans.

Anyway, Kevin Tillman is Pat Tillman's brother. Pat Tillman was the guy who left the NFL to join the Army Special Rangers and serve with his brother, only to be killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. That was subsequently covered up by the Army, because it indeed looks pretty bad that someone as selfless as Pat Tillman was killed so stupidly. Even more stupidly than normal. Kevin Tillman was discharged from the Army in the summer of 2005 and has written a document that's a must-read, unless you're one of the group of people in charge of the country right now.

There are so many people out there right now who have not earned the right to speak about the war and the way things have unfolded over the past few years. Kevin Tillman has more than earned his right to speak.

Here's the link...

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