He (search Rick Strandlof) also belonged to the “World Can’t Wait” group:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1006-03.htm
... that was started by the RCP (Revolutionary Communist Party):
http://zombietime.com/world_cant_wait_sf_11-2-2005/
Have the Dems found ONE real veteran since John Kerrey? Have the Dems found ONE veteran who tells the truth about his military experience since ... um ... Truman?
Well...talk about calling Captain Obvious...he IS after all, a Democrat.
Well, birds of the same feather...and mental state...flock together.
There are so many out there faking service when they did not serve or embelishing their military service that anyone using their military service for political reasons, employment reasons, or financial gain needs to be checked out. I’ve heard and read about so many military fakes over the years I think there may be more phonies than the real deals out there.
Everyone should read the book Stolen Valor, the author really points out how harmful to society these guys can be. This is not about some guy saying something at a bar to impress the ladies- or adding a little to a story for the grandson- this can be harmful when it is at this level. Posers caused a lot of problems during the Vietnam War by using their fake stories for political purposes, and many managed to even get Veterans Benefits they were not entitled to. It is much easier to check people out now and we all need to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
It really is stolen valor- stolen from those that rightfully earned it, but it can sway people politically and can cost the taxpayers and others a lot of money.
We all want to support the real Veterans, we must be careful to identify the real ones and not give our support to those that are phonies.
The Stolen Valor Act was passed in this country a few years ago, and it is a good start- but many prosecutors are not willing to go after the fakers, and the laws about this need to be tougher. I think anyone that claims military service or lies about their service should be treated the same as someone that impersonates LEO. Impersonating military personnel should be a crime.
Or most likely both.
It would have taken any marine 3 minutes of talking to him to figure out he was a fraud.
I believe there is a law covering false claims as to being a veteran. If so this person should be arrested and tried to send a message to other fake heroes.
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How come the demoncraps would have found this clown out in about 30 seconds if he was shilling for republicans? How come the republican party doesn’t have an intelligence gathering and disseminating organization to stop these kind of people dead in their tracks?