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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?
1 posted on 02/24/2015 7:04:09 AM PST by Beave Meister
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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.

2 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)
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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.

3 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)
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To: Beave Meister

Maybe he just had a Brian Williams moment and “misremembered”.


4 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.)
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To: Beave Meister

Good grief! Our government is filled with crooks and liars.


5 posted on 02/24/2015 7:10:41 AM PST by servantboy777
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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?


6 posted on 02/24/2015 7:10:58 AM PST by clintonh8r (CHRISTIAN LIVES MATTER!!!!)
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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.


7 posted on 02/24/2015 7:13:34 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: clintonh8r

The Senate had confirmation hearings.


8 posted on 02/24/2015 7:14:18 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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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.


9 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.)
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To: clintonh8r
Does anybody vet these turds before they’re hired?

..of course their vetted....by mama jarett and the host of other undesirables in the WH....that's WHY THEIR HIRED

10 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))
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To: Texas Eagle

Exactly.


11 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.)
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To: oh8eleven

Your barf should read as Harf.


12 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!)
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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.


13 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.)
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To: Beave Meister

Um sorry but no one states something like that without complete awareness of the LIE.

Mis-remember my ass!


14 posted on 02/24/2015 7:21:28 AM PST by VRWCarea51
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To: Beave Meister

“Misstating” must be the new way to say lie.


15 posted on 02/24/2015 7:23:05 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Do you know who Barry Soetoro is?)
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To: Beave Meister

Next.


16 posted on 02/24/2015 7:27:35 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Beave Meister

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More Fake but Inaccurate claptrap dems.

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17 posted on 02/24/2015 7:29:25 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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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.

18 posted on 02/24/2015 7:29:32 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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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.


19 posted on 02/24/2015 7:33:41 AM PST by xp38
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To: rfreedom4u

I thought West Point has an honor code: one does not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.

Oh, well......


20 posted on 02/24/2015 7:35:48 AM PST by elcid1970 ("I: am a radicalized infidel.")
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