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Senator Says He Had PTSD When He Wrote Thesis
ABC News ^ | July 23, 2014

Posted on 07/23/2014 4:12:18 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Montana Sen. John Walsh's thesis written to earn a master's degree from the U.S. Army War College contains unattributed passages taken word-for-word from previously published papers.

The Democrat said Wednesday he was on medication and being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq when he wrote the paper. He said he also was dealing with the stress of a fellow veteran's recent suicide.

Walsh said he made an unintentional mistake and did not intend to plagiarize.

"I don't want to blame my mistake on PTSD, but I do want to say it may have been a factor," Walsh told The Associated Press. "My head was not in a place very conducive to a classroom and an academic environment."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: tumblindice

According to Elijah Cummings, they all have PTSD at IRS.


41 posted on 07/23/2014 4:38:05 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Chode

I was wondering how long it would take before that graphic was posted. thanks for not letting me down!

CC


42 posted on 07/23/2014 4:43:20 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did they ever find that $23,000,000 of stimulus funds that Walsh’s Department of Military Affairs “lost”?


43 posted on 07/23/2014 4:44:17 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“I don’t want to blame my mistake on PTSD” but I don’t mind using it as an excuse. And if you mock me you hate veterans. And you’re probably a racist.


44 posted on 07/23/2014 4:44:22 PM PDT by clintonh8r (It's possible to love your country and hate your government. I'm proof of it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

There is always the reliable Democrat standby excuse.

It was Bush’s fault.


45 posted on 07/23/2014 4:45:35 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: Celtic Conservative
most welcome... they both have the same amount of credibility
46 posted on 07/23/2014 4:49:22 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How did Walsh, an Ordinance Branch Officer, come to command an Infantry Battalion?


47 posted on 07/23/2014 4:52:06 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Chode

Quite true.

CC


48 posted on 07/23/2014 4:54:42 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: dforest

My American bulldog finally got over his fireworks noise PTSD.
He’s finally back working on his Phd dissertation defense.


49 posted on 07/23/2014 5:02:30 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

BS. The guy was an Ordnance Colonel, either commanding a support group or he was a staff weenie. We will soon know particulars. The only PTSD he might have gotten would have come from an overload of PowerPoint slides. This guy is a phony.


50 posted on 07/23/2014 5:03:00 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: tumblindice

My cats are just recovering form the last time the Blue Angels were in town. Lets see, that was prior to the Sequestration fight.

It took a while. I told them not to fear the noise. Obama is still _resident.


51 posted on 07/23/2014 5:06:39 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Jacquerie
At the Army War College he displayed the character traits necessary to be a US Senator.

At one time, that would have been enough to be called outside for a sound beating...

Nowadays, I have to sadly agree and shake my head at the dismal state of public institutions..
52 posted on 07/23/2014 5:16:57 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("Gun-free zones" equal "Target-rich environment.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

OMG!!! What a PHONY ASS!!! TYPICAL LYING DEMOCRAT!!!


53 posted on 07/23/2014 5:17:02 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
He said he also was dealing with the stress of a fellow veteran's recent suicide.

using someone else's death as an excuse for your cheating....that's really low

54 posted on 07/23/2014 5:19:23 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, we can’t risk having a PTSD victim on the Senate floor, now can we?


55 posted on 07/23/2014 5:20:14 PM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

You are a lying POS.....but of course that’s why you are a democrat..... I would bet my last dime he never had a shot fired at him in Iraq....


56 posted on 07/23/2014 5:22:30 PM PDT by StraysDaddy (Don't call me a racist....I'm not a fan of Joe the fool either....)
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To: centurion316

He did go to Iraq. He was in command of an Infantry Battalion.

The Regular Army refused to extend “Federal Recognition” of his promotion to Brigadier General because of the findings of an Inspector General investigation. He’s a bad one.


57 posted on 07/23/2014 5:25:25 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wonder though. Why is the New York Times going after a democrat? Is it because he is losing in the polls? Are they going to get him to resign so the governor can appoint someone else who polls better?

This is like when Torricelli suddenly didn’t have a friend in the world and got forced out so Lautenberg could step in and save the New Jersey senate seat.


58 posted on 07/23/2014 5:26:13 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The leftist thought process:

I plagiarized because of RACISM!
Oh wait I'm white.

I plagiarized because of SEXISM!
Oh wait I'm male.

I plagiarized because of HOMOPHOBIA!
Oh wait I'm straight.

Damn. This is hard.

I plagiarized because of GEORGE BUSH!
Much better, I'm on the right track, still not quite there...

I plagiarized because of PTSD!
Perfect.


59 posted on 07/23/2014 5:26:16 PM PDT by TChad (The Obamacare motto: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Definitely has all the qualifications to be the scumbag politician that the US is currently overwhelmed with!

1


60 posted on 07/23/2014 5:31:46 PM PDT by golf lover (goingf)
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