You've likely heard Richard Blumenthal say that he served in Vietnam. No? You can watch him HERE. It's as unequivocal as a pol's words get. No, he did NOT serve in Vietnam. He was a Marine reservist who wasn't called to active duty for other than training.
OMG! Politician's LIE? Yes, sad to say they do. DickyB isn't the first and there are countless more to come. They are venal and, in the main, serve only themselves. Poor us. In his defense his campaign says he only told that particular lie, um, four times. On the record where he could be video'd, that is.
Jeremy Boorda was the first man to rise from the ranks to become Chief of Naval Operations, our highest Navy office. Adm. Boorda DID serve in Vietnam, and honorably. Problem was, he later chose to wear a "V" device (for Valor) on a couple of low-level medal bars. He wasn't authorized to do so and when he was exposed he killed himself in disgrace.
OMG! CNOs lie?! Yep, same answer. We are all weak and we all fail.
Should DickyB take the same way out? Well, doesn't seem he WANTS out. Yesterday he said "I have made mistakes and I am sorry. I truly regret offending anyone.'' But I have a chance to be a freakin' senator and I'm not going to let those lies get in my way! (OK, I made the last sentence up.)
DickyB said "in Vietnam", not "during Vietnam." I could overlook that once. Maybe. But four times? Trust me, serving in Vietnam isn't something anyone ever gets confused about, except perhaps in senility.
Disclaimer: I served in Vietnam. No, really. Hmmm, Oregon has senators too, and I haven't been caught in a public lie yet. Maybe I oughta give it a shot. Maybe something like "Vote for Chuck - You haven't caught him lying yet and he isn't faking his insignificant medals!" Not much of a ring, I guess.
Shouldn't lying to further one's political agenda disqualify you from public service? Yes it should, but only if you think honesty should be a requisite trait of US senators.
DickyB's got a good chance, too. His one viable opposition candidate, an actual Vietnam vet with real medals, withdrew. Now it's Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment.
The good: She is a VERY successful businesswoman and WAY rich.
The bad: Her entire industry is based on a lie. The word "entertainment" in the company name means "Warning: This isn't a real sport. We know who's gonna win." Oh, and she doesn't have any medals.
If I was to be caught in a lie, that's who I'd want running against me. Might not be Linda but she's the GOP's choice for now. DickyB: "Yeah, well, my opponent's an even BIGGER liar and, er, um... she lied to your kids!" Did not! Did too! Poor us.
One of these people is going to be a senator and, thus reinforced, will immediately believe her/himself destined for the presidency. What has America done to deserve that? I don't know who's going to win this election but I do know who's going to lose.
Hello, loser.
OMG! Politician's LIE? Yes, sad to say they do. DickyB isn't the first and there are countless more to come. They are venal and, in the main, serve only themselves. Poor us. In his defense his campaign says he only told that particular lie, um, four times. On the record where he could be video'd, that is.
Jeremy Boorda was the first man to rise from the ranks to become Chief of Naval Operations, our highest Navy office. Adm. Boorda DID serve in Vietnam, and honorably. Problem was, he later chose to wear a "V" device (for Valor) on a couple of low-level medal bars. He wasn't authorized to do so and when he was exposed he killed himself in disgrace.
OMG! CNOs lie?! Yep, same answer. We are all weak and we all fail.
Should DickyB take the same way out? Well, doesn't seem he WANTS out. Yesterday he said "I have made mistakes and I am sorry. I truly regret offending anyone.'' But I have a chance to be a freakin' senator and I'm not going to let those lies get in my way! (OK, I made the last sentence up.)
DickyB said "in Vietnam", not "during Vietnam." I could overlook that once. Maybe. But four times? Trust me, serving in Vietnam isn't something anyone ever gets confused about, except perhaps in senility.
Disclaimer: I served in Vietnam. No, really. Hmmm, Oregon has senators too, and I haven't been caught in a public lie yet. Maybe I oughta give it a shot. Maybe something like "Vote for Chuck - You haven't caught him lying yet and he isn't faking his insignificant medals!" Not much of a ring, I guess.
Shouldn't lying to further one's political agenda disqualify you from public service? Yes it should, but only if you think honesty should be a requisite trait of US senators.
DickyB's got a good chance, too. His one viable opposition candidate, an actual Vietnam vet with real medals, withdrew. Now it's Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment.
The good: She is a VERY successful businesswoman and WAY rich.
The bad: Her entire industry is based on a lie. The word "entertainment" in the company name means "Warning: This isn't a real sport. We know who's gonna win." Oh, and she doesn't have any medals.
If I was to be caught in a lie, that's who I'd want running against me. Might not be Linda but she's the GOP's choice for now. DickyB: "Yeah, well, my opponent's an even BIGGER liar and, er, um... she lied to your kids!" Did not! Did too! Poor us.
One of these people is going to be a senator and, thus reinforced, will immediately believe her/himself destined for the presidency. What has America done to deserve that? I don't know who's going to win this election but I do know who's going to lose.
Hello, loser.
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I have made mistakes. I regret them. And I have taken responsibility ... But this campaign must be about the people of Connecticut.
I have made mistakes. I regret them. And I have taken responsibility ... But this campaign must be about the people of Connecticut.
Richard Blumenthal
I venture to say we're going to lay the smackdown on him come November.
I venture to say we're going to lay the smackdown on him come November.
Linda McMahon
With lies you may get ahead in the world - but you can never go back.
With lies you may get ahead in the world - but you can never go back.
Russian Proverb
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