Posted on 10/05/2010 12:19:18 PM PDT by neverdem
Republican Connecticut Senate nominee Linda McMahon's campaign released a new ad today that slams Democratic opponent Richard Blumenthal for misrepresenting his military service during the Vietnam War.
The ad seeks to revive doubts about the Connecticut attorney general's credibility that have festered since the New York Times revealed in May that Blumenthal claimed repeatedly that he served in Vietnam when he actually received five deferments and served stateside in the Marine Reserve.
The ad comes hours before the candidates are slated to meet in their first debate at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford. Fox News Channel anchor Bret Baier will moderate the debate, which begins at 7 p.m Eastern.
The ad begins with an announcer asking, "Would you lie about serving in a war?" over a picture of a soldier and sounds of gunfire. A clip of Blumenthal follows, in which he says: "We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam."
The announcer charges that "Dick Blumenthal lied again and again," and ends the ad by asking, "If he lied about Vietnam, what else is he lying about?"
Blumenthal, who earlier this year appeared poised to coast into retiring Sen. Chris Dodd's seat, has seen the big-spending former WWE CEO close to within single digits of him in recent polls. A recent poll from Quinnipiac University showed Blumenthal leading McMahon by just three points, and the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports shows his lead dwindling to five points. However, a Public Policy Polling survey released Monday shows him ahead by 12 percent. He holds a 6.7 point lead in the RCP Average...
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I’m really hoping to hear her use the term “brother” in the debate lol :p
“She’ll pound her way into the seat.”
Barney Frank strategy. LOL
DESTROY this maggot Blumenthal. There is nothing lower than lying about your military service. It is a question of HONESTY and HONOR. He has neither! Beat him over the head with this for 4 more weeks.
Get some decorated Vets to sh*t on this creep in a couple commercials. There is no easy way for him to respond. MAKE HIM APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A LIAR!
CT-Sen: McMahon Ad Hits Blumenthal For Misrepresenting Vietnam Service
Thank you, neverdem, for the heads up on this one.
Just heard Rush talk about Blummy. Boy did Rush really tore Blummy apart.
Lies will be found out, eventually. Thankfully, in this day of Internet information, all one has to do is know where to look. It’s all there.
GO LINDA!!
I met Linda (and shook her hand) in person on Saturday, Oct 2 at a "Drain the Swamp" Tea Party rally in Hartford, CT.
FWIW, I have to say she is actually much more attractive in person... That quilted blue jacket she wore during the debate made her look heavier/"puffier" than she really is.
Was chanbel surfing yesterday, and turned on Hardball for a few minutes..amazingly, Chrissie let Blumenthal have it..just about called him a flat out liar...and even better, tore David Korn a new one for trying to defend Blumenthal..don’t know if there’s a clip anywheres..but it’s well worth watching..
Yup... LOL!
Long past time to start hitting the Dems over the head with steel chairs. Or pile-driving them.
Hey, Flip, you forgot the “/SARCASM” at the end of your response. For Blumenthal, all we need to know is:
“Here Come Da Judge”
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