Posted on 05/17/2010 7:00:53 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Did attorney general and senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal ever serve in Vietnam? Well, no. But according to The New York Times, Blumenthal is suggesting the opposite.
Blumenthal also claims he served as the Captain of the Harvard swim team, despite records at the college showing that he was never on the team.
“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Blumenthal said to a group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008. But Blumehthal according to the Times, obtained five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took steps to avoid going to war.
“In 1970, with his last deferment in jeopardy, he enlisted in the Marine Reserve, landing a coveted spot in a unit in Washington, D.C., which virtually guaranteed that he would not be sent to Vietnam. The unit conducted part-time drills and other exercises and focused on local projects, like fixing a campground and organizing a Toys for Tots drive,” The Times report says.
The paper asked the attorney general about the contrast, and Blumenthal reportedly responded that he had misspoken.
“My intention has always been to be completely clear and accurate and straightforward, out of respect to the veterans who served in Vietnam,” he told the paper in an interview.
But The Times goes on to list several speeches during which it suggests Blumenthal misled his audience about his military career.
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Will Blumenthal also have to drop out?
If this was a just world,his career would now be over. But it’s not, so he’ll most likely get 60% of the Conn. vote.
Quick, somebody give him a faux Medal of Honor!
Hell avoiding military service and lying about Viet Nam will push him over the top in Connecticut!
Glenn Beck spanked him on his show, and this turd will still win. Some folks cannot be helped!
He fits perfectly into the progressive idiom.
Can’t do nuttin, but tells a great story.
I it doesn’t matter. People in CT do not require “truth,” which is relative to them. It probably all started with Senator Prescott Bush attacking Joe McCarthy, to the delight of Bill Clinton.
Blumenthal is on the same level of lying as Dodd. It’s BlumenDodd! We will follow him at every public function as we did Dodd and it will be the same result.
He can be beaten. He’s not half as tough as the early polls would have indicated. They’ve already dropped off quite a bit.
Another one who polls deceptively well is Cuomo in NY. He’s got a glass jaw too.
BTTT
Glenn Beck - doing the job the LSM refuses to do.
Deport the LSM
I guess the guy figured that his being a pathological liar qualifies him for Congress. If he was rational and not pathological, he’d know his military record would be checked.
A demonrat lying about military service? Say it ain’t so.
Surely his time in vietnam is seared...seared in his memory how he made secret trips...um...yeah, Secret trips into Vietnam.
Why he was a double naught spy! Yeah! That’s the ticket!
It sounds to me as if Blumenthal is suffering from Kerryititis.
Just be glad you don’t live in Michigan. We’re unbelievably stupid and lazy. LOL
Well no Shiite?!
And Barry O. couldn’t possibly be a con job...
Where are your passport records?
Where is your long form Birth Certificate?
Where are your GPA for the colleges you attended?
Where are your financial funding records for college?
Where are your admittance papers for college?
Where are your Senate records?
Who are you?
You must be! You’re the only sane one left there and you’re too lazy to move! ;p
Nah, were just digging foxholes and burrowing in for a fight.
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