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VA Secretary Robert McDonald Apologizes for Misstating He Served in Special Forces
ABC News ^
| 2/23/2015
| PAUL H.B. SHIN and CHRIS GOOD
Posted on 02/24/2015 7:04:09 AM PST by Beave Meister
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized today for mistakenly saying in a videotaped exchange with a homeless man that he had served in the special forces, though his service was entirely with the 82nd Airborne Division.
"Secretary McDonald has apologized for the misstatement and noted that he never intended to misrepresent his military service," a White House officials told ABC News. "We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans."
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: abcnews; apology; democrats; liberals; lyingliberalliars; military; misrememberences; msm; obama; robertmcdonald; stolenvalor; va; vasecretary
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I remember when Obummer said he served the American people. Why should the monkey running the VA Secretary be more honest than our president?
To: Beave Meister
What. Serving in the 82nd Airborne is not enough to be proud of?
What an insult to those who've served in the 82nd.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:06:59 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Beave Meister
"We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans."LOL! You can be sure of it.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:08:27 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Beave Meister
Maybe he just had a Brian Williams moment and “misremembered”.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:09:39 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: Beave Meister
Good grief! Our government is filled with crooks and liars.
To: Beave Meister
Does anybody vet these turds before they’re hired? Did anybody think to look at his DD214? He’s head of the V frikken’ A for god’s sake! And by the way, has anything changed there since this “management expert” took over?
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:10:58 AM PST
by
clintonh8r
(CHRISTIAN LIVES MATTER!!!!)
To: Beave Meister
“Misstating” He Served in Special Forces- another Liberal euphemism for denying the truth. Like a woman’s right to “choose” and killing an unborn baby. Barf.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:13:34 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: clintonh8r
The Senate had confirmation hearings.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:14:18 AM PST
by
tgusa
(gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
To: Beave Meister
Liberals being liberals. INSIDE the VA, this will sting more than outside of it. Inside, veterans get quite offended when you misrepresent your military service.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:14:47 AM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(Every time you say no to a liberal, you make the Baby Barack cry.)
To: clintonh8r
Does anybody vet these turds before theyre hired?..of course their vetted....by mama jarett and the host of other undesirables in the WH....that's WHY THEIR HIRED
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:18:00 AM PST
by
Doogle
(( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Texas Eagle
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:18:24 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Captain Crunch is a Naval line officer.)
To: oh8eleven
Your barf should read as Harf.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:20:02 AM PST
by
certrtwngnut
(The middle east is where the enemy of my enemy is my enemy!)
To: OrangeHoof
**Inside, veterans get quite offended when you misrepresent your military service.**
Yup. The most pissed folks are the operators.
I was not SF or Airborne nor do I have any scare badges, but it pisses me off at some level just below the operators. Their level of pissed off is reserved only for them.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:21:21 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Captain Crunch is a Naval line officer.)
To: Beave Meister
Um sorry but no one states something like that without complete awareness of the LIE.
Mis-remember my ass!
To: Beave Meister
“Misstating” must be the new way to say lie.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:23:05 AM PST
by
rfreedom4u
(Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
To: Beave Meister
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:27:35 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Beave Meister
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More Fake but Inaccurate claptrap dems.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:29:25 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Texas Eagle
Serving in the 82nd Airborne is not enough to be proud of? What an insult to those who've served in the 82nd. Agreed.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:29:32 AM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: rfreedom4u
The statement was at variance with the facts.
I always liked this way of putting it which I heard first during the Watergate era. When I searched the term it seems to be a legal one.
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:33:41 AM PST
by
xp38
To: rfreedom4u
I thought West Point has an honor code: one does not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.
Oh, well......
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posted on
02/24/2015 7:35:48 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("I: am a radicalized infidel.")
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