60 Minutes tonight

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Tonight, Sunday, Feb 25, service members, including IVAW members, will be
appearing on CBS's 60 Minutes at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Please take the time away from the Oscars to watch our troops tell Lara Logan
why they are appealing to Congress for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.

The Appeal for Redress is gaining new signatures everyday. Please watch the 60
Minutes coverage of this key initiative to give active duty servicemembers a
voice in the growing resistance to the Iraq war. Please look online for more
information at; http://www.appealforredress.org/ and
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/22/60minutes/main2505412.shtml

Sincerely,
Kelly Dougherty
Executive Director
Iraq Veterans Against the War

Appeal for redress:

http://www.appealforredress.org/

SuzannePjam

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely watch it.

Jeanwah

Looks interesting, it's about time something like this gets into the mainstream news. Though I'm not sure immediate withdrawl is the right thing to do, it's about time that veterans against the war are being heard.

Fighting Hellfish

what's IVAW?

Abookamongstthemany

I'll check it out, thanks.

jeffbr

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

what's IVAW?

Iraq Veterans Against the War

mickeyrat

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

tempo_n_groove

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

HughFreakingDillon

both FB and IG are down right now. 

mickeyrat

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

tempo_n_groove

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

static111

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

Student loans are a complete scam.  Programmed all through school that the only way to get a future is to get an education. For those of us with less advantages, we get stuck borrowing at high compounding interest rates our whole lives. Unless we get lucky and get a decent job, then we pay those loans off for years before we actually get to begin building any sort of wealth.  There is a better way out there for sure.

Gern Blansten

The FB story is amazing but we knew this already. FB is a fucking cesspool of ignorant tRumpsters. This is the main source of anti-vax behavior right now.

dankind

static111 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

Student loans are a complete scam.  Programmed all through school that the only way to get a future is to get an education. For those of us with less advantages, we get stuck borrowing at high compounding interest rates our whole lives. Unless we get lucky and get a decent job, then we pay those loans off for years before we actually get to begin building any sort of wealth.  There is a better way out there for sure.

My kids will be paying off mine.

static111

dankind said:

static111 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

Student loans are a complete scam.  Programmed all through school that the only way to get a future is to get an education. For those of us with less advantages, we get stuck borrowing at high compounding interest rates our whole lives. Unless we get lucky and get a decent job, then we pay those loans off for years before we actually get to begin building any sort of wealth.  There is a better way out there for sure.

My kids will be paying off mine.

luckily they don't transfer down the line...they may not receive any inheritance but they won't have to pay for yours at least.

dankind

static111 said:

dankind said:

static111 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

Student loans are a complete scam.  Programmed all through school that the only way to get a future is to get an education. For those of us with less advantages, we get stuck borrowing at high compounding interest rates our whole lives. Unless we get lucky and get a decent job, then we pay those loans off for years before we actually get to begin building any sort of wealth.  There is a better way out there for sure.

My kids will be paying off mine.

luckily they don't transfer down the line...they may not receive any inheritance but they won't have to pay for yours at least.

That must be a recent change. My wife and I have always filed separately so that my debt doesn't impact her credit and also so that her salary isn't included in the calculations for my payment plan. I wonder if we can file jointly now with neither of us being penalized for the stupidest decision I've ever made in my life (i.e., higher ed).

mickeyrat

so it was announced that loan forgiveness is happening for a ton of people and a revamp of the program is in the works

static111

dankind said:

static111 said:

dankind said:

static111 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

Student loans are a complete scam.  Programmed all through school that the only way to get a future is to get an education. For those of us with less advantages, we get stuck borrowing at high compounding interest rates our whole lives. Unless we get lucky and get a decent job, then we pay those loans off for years before we actually get to begin building any sort of wealth.  There is a better way out there for sure.

My kids will be paying off mine.

luckily they don't transfer down the line...they may not receive any inheritance but they won't have to pay for yours at least.

That must be a recent change. My wife and I have always filed separately so that my debt doesn't impact her credit and also so that her salary isn't included in the calculations for my payment plan. I wonder if we can file jointly now with neither of us being penalized for the stupidest decision I've ever made in my life (i.e., higher ed).

Spouses are a different story.  I meant for your kids. When you die you take your debt and your wife’s debt with you.

tempo_n_groove

mickeyrat said:

so it was announced that loan forgiveness is happening for a ton of people and a revamp of the program is in the works

I hope this is true.

dankind said:

static111 said:

dankind said:

static111 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

tempo_n_groove said:

mickeyrat said:

2 stories in tonights episode and its fairly well infuriating, so far......

I wasn't surprised at the FB piece.  I also don't think it's much of a whistleblower story.  The girl sounds like she has an axe to grind though.

this woman has an axe to grind? what gives that impression?

Some of the things she said, I don't recall exactly, but a few things she came off as wanting to stick it to FB.  

That is what I got from it.

I was also not the slightest surprised by the story.  It's been known for a while now that this is what they have been doing.

What was the other story that angered you?  The student loan one?  That blew me away and none of it was new either.  The part of that one that got me though was when the gal explained that her minimum payment was a cent under to qualify as a payment.  That one my jaw dropped.

Student loans are a complete scam.  Programmed all through school that the only way to get a future is to get an education. For those of us with less advantages, we get stuck borrowing at high compounding interest rates our whole lives. Unless we get lucky and get a decent job, then we pay those loans off for years before we actually get to begin building any sort of wealth.  There is a better way out there for sure.

My kids will be paying off mine.

luckily they don't transfer down the line...they may not receive any inheritance but they won't have to pay for yours at least.

That must be a recent change. My wife and I have always filed separately so that my debt doesn't impact her credit and also so that her salary isn't included in the calculations for my payment plan. I wonder if we can file jointly now with neither of us being penalized for the stupidest decision I've ever made in my life (i.e., higher ed).

my GF has been paying for years and still owes 6 figures

static111

mickeyrat said:

so it was announced that loan forgiveness is happening for a ton of people and a revamp of the program is in the works

The one time you don't post an article...

mickeyrat

static111 said:

mickeyrat said:

so it was announced that loan forgiveness is happening for a ton of people and a revamp of the program is in the works

The one time you don't post an article...

couldnt find it. info from an adbook post.