Here let me give you a hand with some of the dirt:
"Conn. AG misleads on his Vietnam service" by Raymond Hernandez, New York Times | May 18, 2010
NEW YORK — At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life.
“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,’’ Blumenthal said to the group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008. “And you exemplify it. Whatever we think about the war, whatever we call it, Afghanistan or Iraq, we owe our military men and women unconditional support.’’
There was one problem: Blumenthal, a Democrat who is now running for the US Senate, never served in Vietnam. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took repeated steps that enabled him to avoid going to war, according to records.
The deferments allowed Blumenthal to complete his studies at Harvard; pursue a graduate fellowship in England; serve as a special assistant to the Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham; and ultimately take a job in the Nixon White House.
In 1970, with his last deferment in jeopardy, he enlisted in the Marine Reserve, landing a coveted spot in a unit in Washington, which virtually guaranteed that he would not be sent to Vietnam. The unit conducted part-time drills and other exercises and focused on local projects, like fixing a campground and organizing a Toys for Tots drive.
Dodging the draft without dodging the draft -- just like Bill Clinton.
Many politicians have faced questions over their decisions during the Vietnam War, and Blumenthal, who is seeking the seat being vacated by Senator Chris Dodd, is not alone in staying out of the war.
But what is striking about Blumenthal’s record is the contrast between the many steps he took that allowed him to avoid Vietnam and the misleading way he often speaks about that period of his life now, especially when he is speaking at veterans’ ceremonies or other patriotic events....
No, we call it DELUSIONAL THINKING around here.
Related: The Boston Globe Can Not Say a Lie
Right, they just tell 'em.
Blumenthal, 64, is known as a brilliant lawyer who likes to argue cases in court and uses language with power and precision. He is also savvy about the news media and attentive to how he is portrayed in the press.
Then HE KNEW he was LYING!
But the way he speaks about his military service has led to confusion and frequent mischaracterizations of his biography in his home state newspapers. In at least eight articles published in Connecticut from 2003 to 2009, he is described as having served in Vietnam....
LIAR!
So Connecticut voters are going to have two Jewish senators, huh?
The election-stealing Lieberman and this liar?
"Senate candidate admits to mistakes; Link to Vietnam ‘unintentional’" by Susan Haigh, Associated Press | May 19, 2010
This from a guy with an eye for detail and a brilliant lawyer?
LIAR!!!
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — US Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal yesterday said that he had “misspoken’’ in claiming more than once that he served in Vietnam, dismissing the furor that threatened to endanger a seemingly safe Democratic seat as a matter of “a few misplaced words.’’
NO SEAT is SAFE!
ALL INCUMBENTS OUT!!!
NO EXCEPTIONS -- and VOTE THIRD PARTY NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE!!
At a news conference backed by veterans, the popular Connecticut attorney general and front-runner to replace the retiring Senator Christopher Dodd, said he meant to say he served “during Vietnam’’ instead of “in Vietnam.’’ He said the statements were “totally unintentional’’ errors that occurred only a few times out of hundreds of public appearances.
The campaign crisis erupted after The New York Times reported Monday that Blumenthal had distorted his military service. The story included quotes and a video of Blumenthal saying at a 2008 event that he had “served in Vietnam.’’ It also cited several instances of media reports — apparently uncorrected by Blumenthal — that described him as a Vietnam veteran....
The controversy has raised Republican hopes of taking Dodd’s seat and chipping away at Democrats’ Senate majority.
“On a few occasions, I have misspoken about my service and I regret that. I take full responsibility,’’ Blumenthal said. “But I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words and impugn my record of service to our country.’’
Then you are NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY, you SLIMY PoS!!!!
Blumenthal is widely known for his dedication to veterans issues and has spoken at hundreds of events, many times about the mistreatment veterans received after returning from Vietnam.
While TELLING LIES about himself! Quit trying to rehabilitate him, MSM!
The Times story said Blumenthal has intimated that he suffered the mistreatment veterans received after returning from Vietnam. At a veterans event in Shelton, for example, he said, “When we returned from Vietnam, I remember the taunts, the verbal and even physical abuse we encountered,’’ according to a 2008 Connecticut Post story.
OH, MAN!!!!
What a TOP-NOTCH LIAR, huh?
Must be in the genes.
The misstatements persisted for years even though Blumenthal is known to pore over press clips and call reporters to clarify or correct points.
Yeah, we KNOW WHY HE LET them LAY out there, the f***ing self-serving s***ter!!!!!!!
Yesterday, he defended his military record and commitment to veterans.
He STILL DOESN'T GET IT, huh?
Veterans who stood behind him on a podium at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in West Hartford said his commitment was without question....
Now I'm questioning their judgment!
So who could possibly replace this guy?
"GOP outsider surges in Conn. polls; McMahon hopes to ride anti-D.C. wave" by Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | May 20, 2010
Front-page stuff!
WEST HARTFORD — Just months ago, Republican Linda McMahon’s quest for the US Senate seat here seemed quixotic at best: a former world wrestling executive, with no political experience or network, spending millions of her own fortune on an election in a heavily Democratic state.
I like her already because the MSM used that word.
Related: Selecting a Senator: A Kennedy I Could Vote For
Not only that, someone spending their own fortune and loot (like LaMont) is a chance at someone being free of the Lobby!
But with a strong anti-establishment mood sweeping the country, McMahon’s candidacy has gone from a curiosity to a genuine threat to the experienced GOP opponent she faces in a party nominating contest tomorrow — and to Democrats who are newly worried about revelations that their party’s front-runner, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, incorrectly said that he served in Vietnam.
McMahon has surged ahead in polls against her primary challenger, former representative Rob Simmons, a moderate lawmaker who was initially touted by national Republicans as the GOP’s best chance of snatching the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Chris Dodd.
Simmons the CIA AGENT?
"Simmons, a former CIA officer and former congressman who lost his seat to a Democrat in 2006."
So he was an assassin in Vietnam, 'eh?
Tomorrow, Connecticut Republican delegates are slated to vote for their preferred candidate, with any contender who gets at least 15 percent eligible to run in the August primary.
McMahon seems to have benefited from Blumenthal’s troubles and the surge of support for candidates who are outside the political establishment.
“I’m capitalizing on the mood I find across Connecticut. We don’t want people who are the same old career politicians. We want a fresh face and fresh ideas,’’ McMahon said in an interview this week at her West Hartford headquarters.
McMahon hopes to ride the anti-Washington tide at work earlier this week when Rand Paul, backed by the Tea Party movement, seized the GOP Senate nomination in Kentucky against an establishment-supported contender. Meanwhile Democratic incumbent Senator Arlen Specter lost his Pennsylvania primary. In Arkansas, Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln was forced into a runoff.
In Nevada and Florida, the Tea Party movement is frustrating the campaigns of GOP establishment candidates, and in New Hampshire, Colorado, Indiana, and California, candidates in both parties are claiming the mantle of outsider.
McMahon describes herself as a fiscal conservative, focused on jobs and the national debt. She has met with Tea Party activists but has not aligned herself with the movement, leaders of whom have endorsed a third candidate, businessman Peter Schiff. A March 17 Quinnipiac University poll showed McMahon with 44 percent of the GOP vote, Simmons with 34 percent, and Schiff with 9 percent of the vote.
"Peter Schiff, a former adviser to Ron Paul"
The best of the bunch maybe.
Schiff attributed his low polling numbers to a lack of exposure, saying that if voters “read the tea leaves’’ on what is happening in Kentucky, he will do better. “Hopefully, the Republican hierarchy will get the message,’’ he said.
MSM on the case again!
And, NO the Repug poohbahs seem to be missing it.
Blumenthal, the popular Democratic attorney general, appeared almost unbeatable before this week. But then he acknowledged, after a New York Times report, that he “on a few occasions’’ erroneously said he served in Vietnam, instead of stateside, in the reserves. A Rasmussen poll conducted immediately after the disclosure showed Blumenthal’s numbers plummeting, putting him only slightly ahead of either McMahon or Simmons in a general election.
McMahon, meanwhile, faces a critical challenge: How does she shed the image of a wrestling industry tainted with steroid abuse scandals, orchestrated head-butting, and a lack of the sort of dignity usually associated with the US Senate?
Is that all?
It's not like she is going to be drop-kicking senators, although I wish she would.
What dignity are they talking about?
The dignity of liars and thieves?
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On paper, Simmons seems perfect as a GOP contender in New England, where moderate Republicans have historically been more successful than conservative ones. He had a collegial relationship with both Democrats and Republicans when he served in Congress. His lengthy Army career includes two Bronze Star medals for service in Vietnam....
Army and CIA, 'eh, Rob?
I'd rather take a chance on the wrassler.
But the main reason for McMahon’s surge, said Quinnipiac University pollster Doug Schwartz, is cash. McMahon has committed to spending $50 million of her own money on her campaign, and it shows. She has been all over the airwaves, and her glossy fliers have been mailed to targeted neighborhoods across the state. Simmons has yet to run a TV or radio ad, and is hoping news coverage of his campaign will convince voters that he is the stronger general election candidate....
If money means anything in politics then.... and the mood?
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And look who is standing behind the liar?
"White House not turning its back on Blumenthal
WASHINGTON — The White House is standing behind Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
Blumenthal found himself on the defensive when The New York Times reported Monday that he had repeatedly claimed that he had served in Vietnam. Blumenthal was in the Marine Reserves during the Vietnam War, but did not serve in Vietnam. He says he misspoke about his record unintentionally.
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Related: The Swiftboating of Joe Sestak
Obomber has lined up with a lot of losers this past year.
Update:
"In Connecticut, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal easily captured the Democratic nomination for the Senate at the party convention on Friday, despite controversy over misstating his military record during the Vietnam era.
Linda McMahon outpolled former Representative Rob Simmons at the Connecticut Republican convention, but the two will face off again on Aug. 10 in a statewide primary.
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