Jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it.
Posted on 06/08/2009 1:02:51 PM PDT by DesertRenegade
The thick-muscled man with close-cropped hair who called himself Rick Duncan seemed right out of central casting as a prop for a Democratic candidate running against Bush administration policies last fall.
A former Marine Corps captain who suffered brain trauma from a roadside bomb in Iraq and was at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks. An advocate for veterans rights who opposed the war. An Annapolis graduate who was proudly gay. With his gold-plated credentials, he commanded the respect and attention of not just politicians, but also police chiefs, reporters and veterans advocates for the better part of two years.
Yet, except for his first name, virtually none of his story was true. In reality, he was Richard G. Strandlof, a charismatic drifter with a history of mental illness and petty crimes who had moved from Montana to Nevada to Colorado, assuming different names and identities along the way.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
And as usual, no vetting and if any of them did know about him; they continued to do what they do best and that is lie. I don’t think I have ever seen any group that there is not a shred of evidence they have ever told one truth.
Also Annapolis accepts openly gay activists now?
John “F-ing” Kerry comes to mind...
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Seems like a hero for them, if not a potential Obama cabinet officer.
Or a potential Supreme Court justice.
To the drug-fried-brain liberals, fantasy is reality. It's not a lie, if the person telling it believes it. /sarc
Bizarre. Simply bizarre.
I met him once at a benefit for a charity that helps children. I certainly believed that his story was legit. VERY earnest. I cannot fathom what went in his head. Do you think he sold himself on the lies? Do you think HE believed that he was a veteran?
Just plain disturbing.
They have thrown him under the bus - the guy has a history of mental illness- rather than help the poor bloke they will now distance themselves and let him rot!
Mel
Pathological sociopaths can convince you of anything. They are the best actors in the world.
STOLEN VALOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly my thought.I'm sure that Hussein's US Attorney in the jurisdiction involved is empaneling a Grand Jury as I type.
(NOT!)
Homosexual + democrat party = scam! Well knock me over with a feather!
True enough.But ain't it curious how such sociopaths always seem to affiliate themselves with the RATS.
Actually, all you have to do is ask the poser his length of duty and unit he served with. If you don´t get a response like ‘Two years, six months and three days’ and ‘First of the Thirty First,’ you can rest assured that this person is no veteran.
Jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it.
So the Dems vetted this fag about as well as they vetted Obama?
Figures.
No. Con men always laugh at their victims.
Rick Duncan was proven to be a fraud a month ago. I wonder why the NYT suddenly decided to cover it?
It explains Obama too.
The NY Times take... ”He really was doing a good thing”
Ironically, he’s more qualified to be President than Barry What’s-his-name.
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