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Mayor's Green Beret fakery leaves A.C. wounded (another semi-phony soldier)
Star-Ledger (NJ) ^ | October 03, 2007 | BRIAN DONOHUE AND MARY JO PATTERSON

Posted on 10/10/2007 7:00:20 AM PDT by shhrubbery!

By all accounts, Robert Levy, now the 60-year-old mayor of Atlantic City, was a fine soldier during his two tours of Vietnam.

The former lifeguard came home with two Bronze Stars. He was a native son who, before enlisting, had risen above his own family's prejudice to marry a local African-American woman. After his homecoming, he remained in the military until he became eligible to retire, with 20 years of service.

But at some point, Levy began to embellish his service record in Vietnam by saying he had been a member of the Green Berets, the elite special force of the Army and stirring figures in the popular imagination. During his campaign for mayor in 2005, the trim 6-footer even campaigned as a former Green Beret.

Since then, Levy has been outed by the local newspaper, The Press of Atlantic City, for padding his résumé, and he has admitted the lie. Last Friday, amid reports that the federal government was investigating his military record, he abruptly went on medical leave and dropped out of sight.

Yesterday, as federal sources confirmed the investigation, Levy remained missing. His spokesman, Nick Morici, said he was in a hospital somewhere.... [snip]

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: corruption; democrats; greenberets; phonysoldiers
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This just in! The mayor says he will resign:

AC mayor plans to resign amid scrutiny

1 posted on 10/10/2007 7:00:24 AM PDT by shhrubbery!
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To: shhrubbery!

At least he’s reappeared.


2 posted on 10/10/2007 7:02:08 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("There is no such thing as death for a Christian who believes in the Resurrection." ~ Fr. Ho Lung)
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To: shhrubbery!

Democrat I presume...


3 posted on 10/10/2007 7:02:30 AM PDT by Moby Grape
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To: shhrubbery!
Why did the Demoncrat LIE about being a Green Beret?

More benefits?

Just plain CRAZY?

Maybe he should voluntarily admit himself to an insane asylum.

4 posted on 10/10/2007 7:04:15 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: Impeach the Boy

BUT of course - a Demoncrat!


5 posted on 10/10/2007 7:04:45 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: Impeach the Boy

Now that’s jumping the gun.

I recommend you see a psychiatrist before you become an unperson.

/sarc


6 posted on 10/10/2007 7:05:12 AM PDT by wastedyears (George Orwell was a clairvoyant.)
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To: shhrubbery!

I don’t understand why he felt the need to embellish in the first place! Vietnam vet, 2 bronze stars. That’s a pretty darn big accomplishment, you think? With all the people out there claiming to be forming SF, I’m beginning to wonder just how “Special” the Special Forces really are.


7 posted on 10/10/2007 7:05:16 AM PDT by ConservatismNow (Iran is just a fantastic natural resource crying out for new, more responsible owners.)
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To: Impeach the Boy

According to wikipedia, he certainly is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Levy_(politician)


8 posted on 10/10/2007 7:05:19 AM PDT by GlennBeck08
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To: shhrubbery!
The lack of a "D" or "R" leads me to believe he is a "D"


9 posted on 10/10/2007 7:05:20 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: ConservatismNow
I don’t understand why he felt the need to embellish in the first place!

Up his benefits?

10 posted on 10/10/2007 7:06:55 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: shhrubbery!

I just don’t get this one... The guy served with distinction, 2 bronze stars, exemplory record, there was absolutely no need or reason for him to embelish it.

Its one thing where you have the “Winter Soldier” guys who just lie flat out about their service... either never having served at all or were booted out or served in the mess hall as a potatoe peeler or something. This guy had a record of service to be proud of... I have no idea why he did this.


11 posted on 10/10/2007 7:07:56 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: shhrubbery!

Some of the news reports seem to indicate that he allegedly “padded” his resume in order to obtain increased military benefits. But how does earning the GB accomplish this? I don’t get it.


12 posted on 10/10/2007 7:08:11 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: ConservatismNow
Update....

Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy Resigns, Lawyer Says

Effective immediately.

13 posted on 10/10/2007 7:08:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: ConservatismNow

Absolutely, this just doesn’t make sense.. he had a 20 year service record to be proud of... why would he needlessly embelish it?

Makes no sense.


14 posted on 10/10/2007 7:09:45 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: darkwing104

The words New Jersey politician should be enough to figure that one out.
In a recent poll in NJ, people overwhelmingly said that they would vote for a corrupt Democrat before they would vote for an honest Republican.

The ole’ saying, “You get the Government you deserve!”


15 posted on 10/10/2007 7:09:50 AM PDT by Holicheese (1-21-09 Hillary starts to destroy America!)
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To: HamiltonJay
Absolutely, this just doesn’t make sense.. he had a 20 year service record to be proud of... why would he needlessly embelish it?

Maybe they feel inadequate or more likely, since this is a politician, maybe they feel like they need something to help them stand out. He's just another scumbag politician.
16 posted on 10/10/2007 7:12:03 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: Impeach the Boy; nmh
Democrat I presume...

Funny, I tried to confirm that by using a word-search for both "Republican" and "Democrat" in both the Star-Ledger articles, but nothing came up.

Now why would that be, I wonder? [/s]

Next I tried a google search to see if this guy was a Democrat, and came up with Michelle Malkin's excellent article from a couple of days ago:

Rumor: Democrat mayor of Atlantic City, still missing, to resign over phony military claims

17 posted on 10/10/2007 7:12:09 AM PDT by shhrubbery! (Max Boot: Joe Wilson has sold more whoppers than Burger King)
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To: shhrubbery!
I am a real Green Beret - and the mayor is a PHONEY SOILDER. There is only one proper way to lie about your military record - and that is in a bar talking to members of the opposite sex...

And yeah - after a few beers - I was once a space shuttle door gunner

18 posted on 10/10/2007 7:13:56 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: af_vet_rr

I dunno 2 bronze stars in Vietnam is nothing to sneeze at. I wonder if an advisor told him to claim to be “green beret” because it’ll sell better. (Not excusing his actions, just can’t understand why someone with a recorded 20 years of exemplory service would do this.)

Its one thing when you get the complete fake soldier or the booted soldier or the soldier who didn’t do much of anything claiming to be more than they are or were... but why oh why embelish an already exemplory record? I just don’t get it.


19 posted on 10/10/2007 7:16:18 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: nmh

“Why did the Demoncrat LIE about being a Green Beret?”

Same reason as they all do....first and foremost the “oooooh and aaaaah” factor; and whatever potential political/occupational advantage it can translate into.

To the best of my knowledge, being a real Special Forces soldier in and of itself does not confer increased VA entitlements/benefits upon a Veteran.


20 posted on 10/10/2007 7:16:43 AM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68
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