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Mayor's Green Beret fakery leaves A.C. wounded (another semi-phony soldier)
Star-Ledger (NJ) ^ | October 03, 2007 | BRIAN DONOHUE AND MARY JO PATTERSON

Posted on 10/10/2007 7:00:20 AM PDT by shhrubbery!

By all accounts, Robert Levy, now the 60-year-old mayor of Atlantic City, was a fine soldier during his two tours of Vietnam.

The former lifeguard came home with two Bronze Stars. He was a native son who, before enlisting, had risen above his own family's prejudice to marry a local African-American woman. After his homecoming, he remained in the military until he became eligible to retire, with 20 years of service.

But at some point, Levy began to embellish his service record in Vietnam by saying he had been a member of the Green Berets, the elite special force of the Army and stirring figures in the popular imagination. During his campaign for mayor in 2005, the trim 6-footer even campaigned as a former Green Beret.

Since then, Levy has been outed by the local newspaper, The Press of Atlantic City, for padding his résumé, and he has admitted the lie. Last Friday, amid reports that the federal government was investigating his military record, he abruptly went on medical leave and dropped out of sight.

Yesterday, as federal sources confirmed the investigation, Levy remained missing. His spokesman, Nick Morici, said he was in a hospital somewhere.... [snip]

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: corruption; democrats; greenberets; phonysoldiers
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To: Holicheese; Coleus; Doctor Raoul; Exit148; wideawake
In a recent poll in NJ, people overwhelmingly said that they would vote for a corrupt Democrat before they would vote for an honest Republican.

The pollsters conveniently avoided polling me or people like me.

21 posted on 10/10/2007 7:18:16 AM PDT by ELS (Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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To: HamiltonJay
I just don’t get this one... The guy served with distinction, 2 bronze stars, exemplory record, there was absolutely no need or reason for him to embelish it.

I wonder if there are more shoes to drop. I.e., maybe even more of his military record is phony than the Green Beret claim.

OTOH, Jeremy Boorda also had a distinguished record of service, yet allegedly pinned at least one undeserved ribbon on himself.

22 posted on 10/10/2007 7:18:34 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: shhrubbery!

Mayor’s Green Beret fakery leaves A.C. wounded
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905868/posts


23 posted on 10/10/2007 7:20:15 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Holicheese
In a recent poll in NJ, people overwhelmingly said that they would vote for a corrupt Democrat before they would vote for an honest Republican.

On a related note...?

Population Decline Hitting New Jersey Hard

24 posted on 10/10/2007 7:20:38 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: 2banana

PHONEY: not genuine or real: as a (1): intended to deceive or mislead

I’m glad RUSH has made it safe to properly use the word phoney.


25 posted on 10/10/2007 7:22:47 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: shhrubbery!

Are you suggesting he is an Armin Tamzarian young man?

26 posted on 10/10/2007 7:22:55 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: PAR35
Sorry, I did a search and it didn't come up for me. If mods want to delete this, fine with me.

However, I posted an update (breaking news - mayor resigns) in post 1, so maybe it's of some use.

27 posted on 10/10/2007 7:25:03 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: HamiltonJay
Armin Tamzarian

LOL, my resident Simpsons expert is absent, so I had to look that one up.

28 posted on 10/10/2007 7:29:30 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: GlennBeck08
Wikepedia appears to have moved that link to

Bob Levy (Democrat Politician

29 posted on 10/10/2007 7:31:06 AM PDT by xtinct (I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)
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To: ConservatismNow

I wonder about those two bronze stars now.


30 posted on 10/10/2007 7:33:43 AM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: 2banana

Now that’s funny. I will be using that one, maybe as soon as tonight.


31 posted on 10/10/2007 7:40:39 AM PDT by tickmeister (tickmeister)
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To: 2banana
There is only one proper way to lie about your military record - and that is in a bar talking to members of the opposite sex...

My favorite line to the opposite sex while at a bar: "I'm a sergeant in the navy!" Everyone of them believed it.

32 posted on 10/10/2007 7:41:02 AM PDT by OldCorps
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To: shhrubbery!

The only reason I knew he was a Demoncrat was because a radio talk show stated that. Otherwise, I’d be clueless.


33 posted on 10/10/2007 7:44:36 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68

He was STUPID!


34 posted on 10/10/2007 7:45:14 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: shhrubbery!

Although it is tempting to pile on the guy because he’s a Democrat it appears the guy is a real life hero and served our country well. I wish him well. I think of him as I do Bob Kerry I just can’t understand why he’s a Democrat. Heroes do go astray Duke Cunningham was a hero to me and a Republican. He also turned out to be corrupt.


35 posted on 10/10/2007 7:49:37 AM PDT by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: shhrubbery!

This really is ashamed. As an infrequent visitor to AC, the city has improved greatly in recent years. He was the first AC mayor to have not been indicted in around 20 plus years. This was really a noteworthy achievement.


36 posted on 10/10/2007 7:53:41 AM PDT by appeal2 (r)
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To: nmh
The only reason I knew he was a Demoncrat was because a radio talk show stated that. Otherwise, I’d be clueless.

You really have to dig to find out his party affiliation.

As Michelle Malkin noted (article linked above), the Star-Ledger has previously admitted Levy is a Dem ... but in the same breath the Star-Ledger tries to minimize that fact by noting that Levy had changed his party affiliation a few years back.

37 posted on 10/10/2007 7:54:38 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: mewzilla

MA was the same way when I bailed from that state. Population of young and productive people are leaving. Old and State employeed, staying.

I think upstate NY, Buffalo, the largest employeer is the City then the state and then the County. Maybe not in that order but that is just the death nail for any region or city.


38 posted on 10/10/2007 8:01:43 AM PDT by Holicheese (1-21-09 Hillary starts to destroy America!)
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To: Travis McGee

“I wonder about those two bronze stars now.”

Hmmm...I do also. The wiki article said that there was an investigation of his CIB. Apparently that one triggers some VA benefit. The Green Beret assignment wouldn’t.

The Bronze Stars don’t have to be for valor in actual combat. They can be issued for all kinds of support activities. I’d be interested in seeing the citations.

Whatever makes a man claim what he hasn’t earned probably isn’t satisfied by just a little acclamation. I think they have a tendency to go overboard.

Here is a true sea story about medals: While not related to combat awards I was stationed in my last tour before retiring with a Masterchief Yeoman that had 5 Navy Commendation Medals and 1 Navy Achievement Medal. Usually its the other way around. He never struck me as being particularly impressive or effective either. After a few years in the military you know who is pulling his weight and who isn’t pretty quick.

But, a guy with his job description works directly for the XO. Its not a big deal (if you have no shame) to write and submit your own award recommendation. I would have been embarrassed to wear that many. I never saw another person with that many awards of that medal in my whole 21 years of service.


39 posted on 10/10/2007 8:11:53 AM PDT by Belasarius (Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. Job 5:2-7)
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To: ontap
Although it is tempting to pile on the guy because he’s a Democrat it appears the guy is a real life hero and served our country well.

You might be right, but OTOH might there be more phony claims to drop? I have no info on this, but am wondering.

Don't admire Bob Kerrey, who's a Hillary supporter, socialist school president and suck-up to disgraced donor Hsu. Yes, it was honorable of him to have become a SEAL. And yes, he lost his foot in Vietnam, but that injury happened in an incident that IIRC was questionable, perhaps less than valorous. While I agree we should honor his sacrifice, no matter how the injury happened, what bothers me is that Kerrey exploited that injury to get into office and help the traitorous Democrat cause, a la Max Cleland.

Duke Cunningham, I agree with you there. It was shocking and demoralizing to see a genuine hero like Cunningham go corrupt. However, I think he may be the exception that proves the rule.

40 posted on 10/10/2007 8:21:55 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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