Saturday, May 22, 2010

Why Do Politicians Lie About Their Military Record?



More Blumenthal Claims on Vietnam Emerge -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — Broader newspaper archival searches have continued to turn up claims by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut that he was a Vietnam War veteran, even though he did not serve in the war.

The most recent claim unearthed was in a report published in The Milford Mirror, a weekly, describing an appearance he made at a May 2007 Memorial Day parade in Milford, Conn., attended by local officials, military people and the relatives of a local man killed while serving in Iraq.

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My Comment: People who behave like this usually do so because of some deep sense of insecurity. Either way .... he should apologize and excuse himself from the political process.

Update: Defending Record, Blumenthal Wins Nomination -- New York Times

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