David Hunt

I am very proud to see you taking up the disgusting issue of our nation's heroes living on the streets. More attention must be garnered for our homeless veterans.

I also found this part of your latest piece very troubling:

The Veterans Administration suggests that there are 193,000 homeless veterans in this country; I believe that number is closer to 500,000.

I must say that I agree. We all know that government estimates on such news usually err on the conservative side. I was, however, wondering what you think of people who dismiss even the most likely low-end number the VA has released? What if someone was to say something like:

They (the homeless vets) may be out there, but there’s not many of them out there.

You see that is an actual quote from one of your colleagues. As matter of fact this is a quote from a colleague of yours and one you mention in your article:

At last, people with some political and news-making muscle are talking about a true American tragedy: homeless veterans. On his radio and TV shows, Bill O'Reilly commented on Sen. John Edward’s remarks on the plight of homeless veterans.

Yes it is great that John Edwards has made poverty a front issue of his campaign, however what do you think about Bill calling Edwards a "charlatan" for his work?

I am troubled by how you seem to ignore the ignorance your colleague, Bill O'Reilly, has exhibited on this issue. You state this in your article:

The commentary of Bill O'Reilly about John Edwards at least had the issue on the front pages and on TV. For many in government the homeless is a non-issue, citizens of this great country who are mentally sick living in their cars does not get anyone votes. However, homeless veterans, even if it's one, let alone thousands, ought to cause governments to fall. A nation that does not care for its veterans does not deserve them. We cannot ever be truly great until all of us have a place to sleep and getting help for what makes us sick. If we continue to do nothing about our homeless and our homeless veterans then … WE SUCK.

Yes we do suck, but doesn't it suck more when a person with a national audience tries to diminish the issue by ignoring the actual numbers? Bill has been on this rampage for over a week now and won't budge from his position. He is still trying to downplay how many homeless vets this country has.

So Col. Hunt, I was wondering if you will be going on The Factor to set Bill O'Reilly straight. Will you place the lives of our brave soldiers ahead of your employer's big star?

Sadly I don't think this will be the case. It is obvious by the way you have tried to ignore the gross misrepresentation of the facts Bill has been engaging in night after night. Again I think it is very commendable that you are willing to help bring this issue forward and I am also very grateful for your service to our nation, but I can't help but think that you are putting Rupert Murdoch and Bill O'Reilly ahead of our soldiers. That is indeed troubling.

Glenn Greenwald has torn apart the smear attack against our troops, which was launched by FOX news analyst David Hunt. The entire thing deserves a good reading, because this is a far more brazen attack than any Move On ad. Hunt is targeting the generals, and as the resolutions passed by the House and Senate tell us - if you attack the general you also attack the troops.

So will we have yet another resolution denouncing Hunt and FOX news for this attack? As we hear more about these attacks, it shows Barbara Boxer's resolution denouncing "any attack" was the more appropriate approach for the Senate.

There is a catch-22 on these resolutions though. Every member of House and Senate must vote exactly the same on the new resolution condemning Rush, as well as one condemning FOX (if there is one). That includes Obama not voting. Democrats who voted against the MoveOn ad must vote against any other resolutions of this nature. If they fail to then it shows a definitive sense of hypocrisy.

Personally I feel that the Senate should never have voted on the MoveOn resolution. They are sworn to help uphold the Constitution, and this was an attempt to silence the freedom of speech that makes our country great. Times have changed over the past couple of weeks though and some politicians greedy for political cover decided to open Pandora's box. The Move On resolution set a precedent and now it must be followed.

The more our Congress follows these idiotic decisions, the closer we get to needing another constitutional convention. If you are for the war or not, you should be ashamed of the fact our Congress spends time debating what we say instead of debating what can change our country for the better.