Posted on 05/18/2010 3:15:20 PM PDT by kristinn
A lone protester paced the state Capitol parking lot Tuesday holding a U.S. Marine Corps flag and sign that read, “Prosecute Blumenthal Stolen Valor Act.”
The protester, Jim Bancroft of Windsor Locks, says he served in as a U.S. Marine from 1977 to 1981 and claims that he has defended Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in the past against accusations regarding his military service because during conversations, the two had Blumenthal had always said he served state-side as a reservist.
While the two had nothing in common politically, “I thought he was a decent guy” until he watched the video, Bancroft said.
After watching the video posted along with the New York Times article, Bancroft is calling for Blumenthal to be prosecuted under the Stolen Valor Act of 2005.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctnewsjunkie.com ...
Howzaboutdat? A Senator wannabe who is a political opportunist with no regard for the law.........the "perfect successor" to Chris Dodd.
THE CROWN PRINCE - THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF DICK BLUMENTHAL
Hartford Courant, Sunday, Oct 3, 2004
By Elizabeth Hamilton, investigative reporter
EXCERPT It requires a good bit of effort to find out how much the Blumenthal's paid for it or, for that matter, what it even looks like. Search the land records in Greenwich Town Hall and you won’t find the Blumenthal name anywhere. >{? The 5,608-square-foot house, with a market value of $2.5 million in 2001, was transferred for $1 and ``other considerations’’ to the ``John and Abigail Trust,’’ named by his wife, Blumenthal said, after the second president and his wife. ``[Cynthia] didn’t want it to be reported that the attorney general bought a house on such and such a street,’’ Blumenthal said, adding that they own their home.
Given Blumenthal’s financial disclosure statement, it would be implausible that they wouldn’t. The statement lists 13 trust funds held in either his wife’s or children’s names, and one blind trust held jointly by him and his wife.
Cynthia Blumenthal is the daughter of Peter Malkin, a Greenwich real estate mogul who heads the investor group that, according to a 2002 disclosure owns other Manhattan properties. Mrs Blumenthal and her children owned partnership interests in 30 real estate ventures, including the Empire State Building, ......that lit up red for Communist China.
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I doubt you will find one. Especially after he got out. He's a flaming liberal that tried to stay out of service but only went into the reserves after 4 deferments. I bet he's scrubbed pics of him in any service photo.
He's a pure scumbag.
That is too rich! Way to go Race!
First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
Once a Marine always a Marine except if you name was John Murtha, may he burn in hell.
Well, there are definite security reasons for keeping opaque the home address of the state’s top cop. But the rest...Blind trusts! Trust funds! Moguls! Real Estate ventures! Are there any politicians out there who actually WORK, like normal people do?/s;)
DICK BLUMY is now an EX-Marine in my opinion!
That's OK. I make up for it every Thursday morning by jabbing a submariner buddy for acting like he's spent too much time under water...
It’s not the time under water. It’s the surfacing that causes the problems...
Bloomer is one of those guys who know is a complete SCUMBAG just by looking at him.
Same with Elliot Spitzer.
Always loved your attitude - POSITIVE.
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