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Man Under Fire for Allegedly Posing as a Decorated Army Ranger
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Posted on 12/03/2014 9:20:02 AM PST by Patriot777

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charges; federal; man; posing; stolenvalor
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I agree that there ought to be a law on the books to charge people like this with either a huge fine or jail time.
1 posted on 12/03/2014 9:20:02 AM PST by Patriot777
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To: Patriot777

You’d fine or jail John F. Kerry?


2 posted on 12/03/2014 9:21:15 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Patriot777

>>I agree that there ought to be a law on the books to charge people like this with either a huge fine or jail time<<

I think the law should read “REAL soldiers are allowed to kick these pretenders’ asses!”


3 posted on 12/03/2014 9:21:39 AM PST by freedumb2003 (obozocare: shovel-ready health care)
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To: Vigilanteman

I’d like to see “F’n” fined and/or jailed…just because.


4 posted on 12/03/2014 9:22:39 AM PST by albie
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To: Vigilanteman

http://zanylol.com/fake.html


5 posted on 12/03/2014 9:23:53 AM PST by navysealdad (http://drdavehouseoffun.com/)
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To: Patriot777

Princess Leia Snark PING

“Aren’t you a little FAT to be an Army Ranger?”


6 posted on 12/03/2014 9:25:13 AM PST by LadyBuck (You can never be too rich, too thin, or have enough ammo.)
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To: Patriot777

Saw the video this morning. The puke is a turd. And he’s done this before, only he wore a ‘policeman’ uniform....................


7 posted on 12/03/2014 9:29:06 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Patriot777

UK Daily Mail has a follow-up story.

The guy pleaded guilty in 2003 for impersonating a cop.

Link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2859141/Fake-army-ranger-busted-military-hero-mall-Black-Friday-previously-pleaded-guilty-impersonating-cop.html


8 posted on 12/03/2014 9:32:22 AM PST by Stalwart
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To: Patriot777

When the video showed up here a few days ago there were people who defended the impersonator because the real ranger was mean to him.


9 posted on 12/03/2014 9:33:03 AM PST by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: Patriot777

Is his name Tom Harkin? I think he is looking for a new gig.


10 posted on 12/03/2014 9:33:27 AM PST by LeonardFMason (LanceyHoward would AGREE)
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I just dont get the whole impersonation thing. Who is he impressing? It is so easy to trip these guys up. Why would you expose yourself to that kind of ridicule.

Just weird.


11 posted on 12/03/2014 9:35:05 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Patriot777
I got out in '67 and the guys that got out around that time were either very f'd up, or very pissed off.

I've seen some of the pissed offness and apparently doing away with the draft did away with that element of the vet psyche.

These valor thieves should meet a pissed off vet who just doesn't give a shit any more.

gar own TELL ya' they'll plead for mercy through tears .... and won't NO cop try to stop it, neither.

I miss the American men I used to know.

12 posted on 12/03/2014 9:39:51 AM PST by knarf
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To: Vigilanteman

You’d fine or jail John F. Kerry?
= = = = = = = = = = =
Yes...on General Principals if nothing else.
Having ‘bad hair’ among them.

I can’t stand the fool but at least he did serve and he was ‘there’ and the ‘Glorious Accolades’ heaped on him by himself should have been stopped somewhere up the ladder BUT, I have a feeling that each ‘stop’ thought the next one would stop the awards

Of course the ‘retroactive’ SS became somewhat of a ‘gimmee’ seeing as he already had ALL those ‘PH’s’ (barf) and the BZ and the fact he was a sitting Senator - who I am sure being a ‘War Hero’ enhanced his Political Life.

But seeing as he is from MA one never knows....I have as big a problem with Blumenthal from CT, but - again- the LIBs thought the lie didn’t matter.....even Al Gore was ‘in country’ but one of the BIGGEST frauds was LBJ who flew over a ‘war zone’ as a Congressman and was a USN Reserve 04 had gotten a Silver Star basically based on an aide or some flunky looking ‘out the window’ and saying he observed some flak... seeing as how LBJ was a ‘big shot’ on a Military Budget Committee probably surprising he didn’t get the MOH.


13 posted on 12/03/2014 9:39:55 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98) Would love to buy BO for what he is worth, then sell him for what he thinks he is worth.)
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To: Baynative

I remember that. Weird. Also, the first amendment freaks defended him. I truly believe in an extensive interpretation of the 1st amend, but good God! There are limits...


14 posted on 12/03/2014 9:40:19 AM PST by Doctor 2Brains
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To: Patriot777

Heck, the Dorkbama poses as college graduate.


15 posted on 12/03/2014 9:42:27 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Vermont Lt

“Who is he impressing?”

I heard a report this morning that said he was trying to get military discounts at various stores in the mall in which he was recorded.

What an imbecile.


16 posted on 12/03/2014 9:42:54 AM PST by angryoldfatman
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To: Doctor 2Brains; Baynative

He has the first amendment right to claim anything he wants, besides, the army ranger wasn’t very nice to him.


17 posted on 12/03/2014 9:44:25 AM PST by Lazamataz (It's insanity to support those who hate us, no matter they call themselves Democrats or Republicans.)
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To: Lazamataz

“Claiming” is one thing, wearing a uniform is another.


18 posted on 12/03/2014 9:51:53 AM PST by Doctor 2Brains
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To: Patriot777
Stolen valor comes in many forms.
My biggest peeve ... since the Vietnam Veterans of America began around 1980, they have never required a member to have actually served in Vietnam.
I discovered this shortly after I joined my local chapter (~1981) and promptly quit after discovering the non-combatants were the ones doing all the pissing and moaning.
19 posted on 12/03/2014 9:52:12 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Lazamataz

EXCEPT there is a law against impersonating someone in the military for gain.
If you’d ever served and seen a buddy wounded or killed or been wounded yourself you would understand.
What this a*hole did was much worse than just wearing a uniform or parts of one. He displayed medals only given to people who walked the talk.


20 posted on 12/03/2014 9:52:13 AM PST by RWGinger
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