It may be Veteran's Day to all of you, but as always it is "Pander Day" for Sarah Palin.

Does it kick? I hate it when they kick.

Courtesy of the "Mother of a Non-Combat Veteran's" Facebook page:

No politics... no punditry... no picking debate performance winners. 

Today is a day to honor the bravest souls in our country's history. And it's not flat history for any father, mother, son, or daughter who understands what it takes to serve. 

Please give our men and women in uniform extra thanks today, and do something tangibly appreciable for families who have sacrificed along with their heroes - our heroes - the American veteran. From Valley Forge to Falluja - to the wild battlefields of this very moment - we are blessed with freedom because of the hardened resolve of America's military. 

May God bless the United States of America, and let us never forget all those who have placed their lives on the line in our defense. 

Thank you, vets. You deserve the best. You honor us. 

Everyday of American peace and freedom is a Veteran's Day.

Yes no politics today, which is why Palin then links to Brancy's homage to Ronald Reagan which contains this totally non-partisan statement:  

Since it’s been a long time since we’ve had a President who we can respect — in terms of the military, especially — I thought it would be nice to go a little retro with Reagan.

What a bummer that the only one who Palin has to help her pander to the military today is her fake, paid for daughter, and not her military bodied son or, even sadder, the one that got away.

Dammit Bristol! We were so close!

Ah, just imagine what might have been.

John Fogerty has some opinions on the Republicans claiming that his song "Fortunate Son" was inappropriate for a Veteran's Day concert.

So I am sure you all remember that Bruce Springsteen, and a number of talented musicians, played the song "Fortunate One" during the Concert of Valor at the National Mall in Washington D.C. and that Right Wing literally lost their minds over it.

So in a recent Rolling Stone interview John Fogerty, who wrote the song, was asked about that response:  

"'Fortunate Son' is a song I wrote during the Vietnam War over 45 years ago," Fogerty said in a statement. "As an American and a songwriter, I am proud that the song still has resonance. I do believe that its meaning gets misinterpreted and even usurped by various factions wishing to make their own case. What a great country we have that a song like this can be performed in a setting like Concert for Valor. 

"Years ago, an ultraconservative administration tried to paint anyone who questioned its policies as 'un-American,'" he continues. "That same administration shamefully ignored and mistreated the soldiers returning from Vietnam. As a man who was drafted and served his country during those times, I have ultimate respect for the men and women who protect us today and demand that they receive the respect that they deserve." 

What the conservative mouthpieces either failed, or refused to understand, is that the song is VERY supportive of the soldiers themselves. Who the song was criticizing were the politicians who start these wars and then send American sons (And now daughters) to die in countries that THEIR children will only ever visit in times of peace.

Both John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen are American institutions, and I would put their patriotism up against anyone. Especially some conservative jackass sitting on his fat ass, sipping Fox newsroom coffee, and faking outrage in order to rile up the paint chip eaters.

Fogerty goes on to point out that he recently performed "Fortunate One" at "A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House" just last week. A performance by the way that was broadcast on PBS.

And guess which song he played? That's right.

And the outrage from the Right Wing?

Only this.