Tom Hastings' views are anti-military

Back on July 21, Tom Hastings’ commentary was a flame thrower aimed at Donald Trump and everything military. Last week his commentary railed at Republicans and their support of the military.

He says the “Big Lie” is any Republican challenge to out-of-control Democrat spending. Really?

Hastings is a propaganda machine perpetuating deception by sins of commission (misinformation) and omission (partial information) while demonizing his opposition (anyone supporting the military) by hurling unbridled invectives.

Misinformation? How about “domestic spending declines?” Outright falsehood. Or deficits that “starve domestic budgets?” Deceptive because deficits that starve are not specifically due to Republican choices or military spending. And Hastings’ heroes do not seem to mind deficits in general — just certain deficits.

Partial information? Hastings charges Republicans with over spending on one item – the military. But fails to acknowledge that Democrats overspend on many fronts. In fact, Obama has doubled America’s debt — accruing more than all presidents before him combined. Even though Obama said G.W. Bush’s deficits were “unpatriotic.”

Invectives aimed at Republicans? “Big lie, empty vapor, war profiteering, programs to bomb, hawkish collusion, war making disaster, shovel profits, radically wrong and daily hemorrhage.”

Proof? None. But they were targeted at emotion, not logic.

Collusion and shoveling profits were said to be Republican corruption but Hastings failed to mention that most big corporations and organizations (14 of the top 25) donate more to Democrats than Republicans (NRA is No. 28, Koch brothers No. 55). And most big money donors (individuals) also donate more to Democrats.

Hastings suggests that “prudential fiscal hawks” include Bernie Sanders (Give me a break), Barbara Lee (Heroine of the anti-war movement, Democrat, Representative from California, one of the most liberal), Russ Feingold (Wisconsin, more progressive than most Democrats, bats near zero on family issues), Jeff Merkley (Democrat Senator, Oregon, anti-family, first to endorse Bernie) or Earl Blumenauer (anti-fossil fuels, anti-family, anti-business, anti-gun, pro-WTO, 100 percent NARAL rating, pro-Arab, pro-Palestinian, pro-open borders, pro-tax, pro-open borders, Democrat from Oregon). All democrats, all big spenders, all liberals, all basically anti-military. Do you see a pattern here? They all fit Hastings’ anti-military agenda.

They don’t fit mine.

Don Horner

Cheney