Michelle Obama: Vets Shortchanged On Jobs, Civilians Don't Understand Military

Obama's legion of blind supporters are jumping ship. The remaining die-hards are either uninformed idiots or entitlement parasites waiting for Obamanation to give them other people's money! Regardless of the nature of their dysfunction they can vote which is a compelling reason for the return of voter literacy testing. He's proven to be an arrogant fool with no obvious abilities other than reading teleprompters, lying to the citizenry of this country and crippling taxpayers for generations to come with obscene spending on worthless stimulus packages, healthcare, bailouts and entitlements. The only thing Obamanation has stimulated is public outrage and that will see he and the taxpayer funded globe-trotting missus on an extended holiday in the not too distant future!

Prior to the fall of manufacturing in America there were indeed plenty of jobs for veterans and for the 9-20 percent unemployed in this country. It's not just veterans who are having a hard time finding employment - it's everyone. However, veterans are in a unique position. Prior to their leaving the military the government COULD help all veterans simply by offering how-to businesses classes that teach them how to be entrepreneurs and how to start and sustain a small business. Included in this instruction - accounting, finance, marketing and opportunity. Establish a national resource for veterans to turn to - like SCORE only for veterans. That way businessmen who are also veterans can offer mentoring, advice and help to new veterans who want to open their own business. Not every veteran will want to, or be able to start and sustain a business - but for those who can, it's a relatively inexpensive option. When veterans own and run a business they tend to hire other veterans - a win-win for all. Many of the specialized skills these men and women have ARE needed in many industries who are unaware that such skill sets exist. Unless you come from a military family you don't stop to think about the culinary, maintenance and mechanical skills needed to keep the military running. By educating businesses through a "special report" sent to every Chamber of Commerce office in America to distribute to its members, and by asking every VFW or recruiting office to contact their local speakers bureau, Kiwanis or Rotary club to speak to businesses about these issues you could educate most business owners within 6 months to a year. Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs meet regularly and have speakers every week to talk about issues facing or relevant to the business community. Solutions don't have to cost money. Social networks, Facebook pages for veteran owned businesses looking for veterans, and other options are available or can easily be created. I'm surprised no one has thought of a MonsterJobs.com for Veterans only!! Or at least an app that helps in the process of jobhunting.

Michelle's Mirror seems to have covered this speech too: Hire a Vet: they're not as stupid as John Kerry said they were. http://www.michellesmirror.com/2010/09/hire-vet-theyre-not-as-stupid-as-john.html

Once again an Obama speaks with the single purpose of positioning themselves where they perceive the politically correct position is. And once again facts are irrelevant. As a hiring manager for over 35 years in several disciplines, now retired, I can assure you that ex-military resumes virtually always made it to the top of the pile if there was any relevancy to the job at hand. We recognized the advantages of discipline and skill set training afforded by the military. Perhaps Mrs. Obama should suggest to her hubby, the boss of the military, that there should be included some training in resume preparation and job market re-entry as part of the muster out routine. Even in a declining job market, well written resumes and disciplined job searches can still pay. The barriers she pledges to tear down are not necessarily barriers to hiring ex-military. There simply aren't enough jobs.

Awful. Don't hear the pundits against this administration doing anything about this. And someone wants to vote them in again? The big mess was caused by them. How about a pledge to resign if they don't balance the budget, and lower the unemployment!

How dare she or that man she's married to try and lecture US who have stood behind the military and/or been in the military all our lives. They have consorted with anti-american, anti-military activists even before adulthood..have not wanted to have anything to do with military personnel and even castigated and maligned them in the past. How DARE she tell us who have put our patriotism FIRST, this country, and revered our military and lecture US we dont' understand. She's an abomination and a ne're-do-well, who would do best to live up to the saying..."Keep silent, let them think you a fool. Open your mouth and remove all doubt." In this case she's just foolishly disgusting.

Ms obama, have you not heard of VETERANS PREFERENCE. As a former federal personnelist, veterans have first choice in positions they qualify for. While I can't speak for the private sector, a veteran would be a first choice candidate as well unless there are affirmative action quotas that companies are forced to comply with. While it is admirable to stand up for the veteran, Ms obama, get your facts straight and work on getting rid of minority quotas in hiring. You can't do both in this administration.

I applaud the work both the President and Michelle Obama are doing for our veterans. It is truly wonderful to see this kind of commitment to our brave men and women in uniform.