Philadelphia VA Idiots Depicts Injured & Abused Veterans as “Grouchy” Oscar the Grouch inside Trash Can
Obama’s Office of Veterans Affairs has badly abused veterans all the way across the country, and then turns around and depicts injured & abused veterans as Oscar the Grouch, inside a trash can, with the word “Grouchy” and “100% GROUCHY, DEAL WITH IT”.
This is another slap in the face of our veterans, who have been badly abused by the VA, and many veterans have even died due to the crimes and coverups at the VA.
If veterans are a little grouchy, after all of the abuse the veterans have had to endure at the hands of Obama and the Democrats, they have every right to be grouchy, if not very f’ing pissed off!
Just as President Obama is promising to reform veterans’ health care and restore “dignity” to the system, the Veterans Affairs office in Philadelphia is apologizing for depicting dissatisfied veterans as Oscar the Grouch in an internal training guide.
A slide show presented to VA employees last week portrayed veterans as the grumpy Sesame Street character who lives in a garbage can. The training guide also described veterans as possibly having unrealistic expectations, and advises staffers to apologize for the public “perception” of the scandal-ridden agency.
In one slide, a sign reading “CRANKY” hangs from the rim of Oscar’s garbage can. In another, Oscar’s face is accompanied by the words “100% GROUCHY, DEAL WITH IT.”
The presentation included tips on how to tell if a veteran is nearing an “outburst,” including being accusatory, agitated, demanding, or unfocused, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. It was delivered to VA staffers in advance of two town-hall meetings to be held for veterans in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Army veteran Christian DeJohn, who works at the Philadelphia VA office, said he found the training session “condescending and patronizing” toward vets.
“What struck me at first was the choice of words — it talked about ‘managing’ and ‘dealing with’ widows and veterans,” Mr. DeJohn said in an interview. “You ‘deal with’ a cold or a flu. Where’s the respect, the simple human decency?”
A spokeswoman from the Philadelphia VA office said the agency regrets its actions.
“The training provided was not intended to equate veterans with this character,” spokeswoman Marisa Prugsawan said in a statement. “It was intended to remind our employees to conduct themselves as courteously and professionally as possible when dealing with veterans and their concerns.”
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