Posted on 05/19/2010 10:33:16 PM PDT by Brugmansian
One of those who stood with the AG has already drawn scrutiny. Elliott Storm of Milford. Conservative veterans groups and bloggers claim that Storm is a poser who invented a record of heroism . . .
Phil Vasington, president of Leathernecks Connecticut MC, a group of Marines who also happen to be motorcycle enthusiasts, was annoyed when he spotted a newspaper photo of one of his members at the press conference wearing the club's official regalia.
"We're a non-political organization,'' Vasington said this morning. "We're not taking a stance on the issue."
But when a member wearing the group's vest was caught on camera hugging Blumenthal, people could assume the group is supporting the embattled Democrat, an assumption Vasington wants to correct . . .
Then there was Peter Galgano, spokesman for the Marine Corps League of Connecticut. Galgano had a prime role at the presser, introducing Blumenthal and saying he has always been "completely straightforward about his honorable service in the Marine Corps Reserves."
Michael A. Blum, the league's National Executive Director, wants to make it clear that Galgano's appearance was in no way sanctioned by the group . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.courant.com ...
Remember those ‘doctors’ that the Kenyan Klown paraded on TV before the Zerocare vote?
Democrats must have a Center Casting for these dirtbags. Any Democrat jammed up calls the agency and it sends out whatever is needed—socialist doctors, vets who look credible on the surface, borrowers harmed by banks (but who usually turn out to be deadbeats or frauds).
Cant help it when even the pResident is an actor..
Excerpt from the Hartford Courant article (actually a blog):
One of those who stood with the AG has already drawn scrutiny. Elliott Storm of Milford. Conservative veterans groups and bloggers claim that Storm is a poser who invented a record of heroism.
RedState.com says "Elliott Storm would also be known as Charles Joseph Trumpower. He enlisted in the Marines and, unlike Blumenthal, actually served in Vietnam where he got one less Purple Heart than John Kerry. Mr. Trumpower, for reasons unknowable to anyone but him, decided reality was insufficiently impressive so he commissioned himself a Marine officer and added a Bronze Star with "V" device and another Purple Heart to his awards."
I could not reach Storm for comment, but my colleague Susan Campbell, interviewed him briefly yesterday afternoon.
Referring to criticism of Blumenthal, Storm said, "you know who this kind of thing bothers? People who never served, never wore a uniform, that's who. They don't understand your commitment. I've been living with these sacred scars for 40 years, this harassment and belittlement. We are still living it."
Storm isn't the only veteran whose appearance at yesterday's press conference has drawn criticism...
Know how military disability works? “Elliot Storm” has been on disability since Nam for PTSD. Travels with his teacher wife in an RV coast to coast pitching his book and speaking to groups about vets and PTSD.
BTTT
Please read the comments section under the article at the site.
Well said.
And one of them kept yelling “OOH Rah”.
Wow! In the last 2 years, I have learned so many different phrases/words......that can be substituted instead of saying...........simply ......”I lied..... liar..... lie”!
I wouldn’t have been surprised if the liar had stood in Arlington and spewed his comments. RATs are reprehensible beyond words other than profanity. And, they think we’re all morons.
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