Posted on 05/20/2010 6:53:15 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
David Brooks seemed to be having a coherency challenged moment during his latest scheduled conversation with fellow New York Times columnist, Gail Collins. First Brooks excused what Connecticut senatorial candidate Richard Blumenthal falsely claimed about being a Vietnam combat veteran as an "accident":
As for Blumenthal, my guess is he survives his little brush with mendacity. The Connecticut Democrat accidentally said he was a combat veteran, when in fact he never served in Vietnam. Could happen to anyone!
A moment later, Brooks reversed course and admitted that Blumenthal lied but, eh, no big deal:
The claim is dishonorable, but everybody expects politicians to lie. One of the odd perplexities of an angry moment is that expectations are so low, politicians end up surviving scandals that would kill them in happier times.
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what in the wide wide world of sports is wrong with that damn Brooks. He is an idiot.
Blumenthal is a litmus test that is revealing everyone’s true colors.
Isn’t claiming to be a member of the military a crime?
Correction. Liberals, not politicians, are expected to lie.
Correction. Liberals, not politicians, are expected to lie.
Neil Cavuto jumped in that same “life-boat” yesterday!!!
Of course NYT columnists think politicians who continually lie are no big deal. Those are the politicians they support. The NYT reporters and columnists also lie constantly anyway.
I’m accidentally an astronaut!
Character doen’t matter.
It's ok though, Jean-I've-been-to-Vietnam-Kerry was a swiftboat cap'n; maybe he can ferry them to safety after he's done razing villages and cutting off ears.
He offer up an indictment as an excuse.
We are certainly living in strange times.
Sweet, I'm accidentally a millionaire. Do take checks?
Sometimes, accidents happen!
Sometimes, sh!t happens!
Americans know the difference!
Only dem pols are excused for the LIES
He was a Marine, he was not in Vietnam.
“It’s ok though, Jean-I’ve-been-to-Vietnam-Kerry was a swiftboat cap’n; maybe he can ferry them to safety after he’s done razing villages and cutting off ears.”
Kerry really was in Vietnam, and probably also in Cambodia. It seems likely to me that he confused Tet with Christmas in his mind and wound up sounding like a pathological liar. It cost him the White House and indirectly led to the age of Obama. On such little details does our history depend.
Brooks got one thing right. The claim is dishonorable. Brooks is an idiot regardless.
Blumenthal lied and misrepresented his service. He was a veteran of Vietnam era reserves but did not serve in Vietnam. Big difference and he shouldn’t lie about what he didn’t do.
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