Posted on 10/03/2018 3:29:16 PM PDT by jazusamo
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On Monday, President Trump defended Brett Kavanaugh in part by tearing apart the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He had particularly choice words for Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who claimed that placing Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court would forever be a "stain" on the institution. He has also stated that Trump's prior reluctance to call an FBI probe into the allegations against the nominee was "tantamount to a cover-up." So, Trump took that as an opportunity to zing Blumenthal this week for fabricating his military service back in 2010.
In a campaign speech Monday, Trump gave Blumenthal a new infamous nickname, "Da Nang Blumenthal."
"You have the great Vietnam War hero - who didn't go to Vietnam - [Sen. Richard] Blumenthal," Trump said . "How about Blumenthal? We call him 'Da Nang Blumenthal.'"
Blumenthal said the president is spewing "nonsense."
Snopes had different facts , noting that the claim Blumenthal misrepresented his military service was "mostly true."
Back in 2010, when Blumenthal was running for the Senate, he told a group of veterans he had served in Vietnam.
“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Blumenthal said. “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.”
Those remarks became pretty awkward after The New York Times obtained Blumenthal's Selective Service Record. The document showed he received five separate draft deferments while a college student and then, when those deferments ran out, secured a spot in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, which was not in Vietnam.
The Times exposed the misleading statement in a piece entitled, "Richard Blumenthal's Words on Vietnam Service Differ from History."
The senator later admitted he had "misspoken."
Trump noted it was more than just a mere misstatement, and it's especially relevant now that he's trying to assassinate Kavanaugh's character.
"For 15 years as the attorney general of Connecticut, he went around telling war stories," Trump told the crowd. "'People dying left and right -- but my platoon marched forward!' He was never in Vietnam. It was a lie. And then he's up there saying, 'We want the truth from Judge Kavanaugh.' And you're getting the truth from Judge Kavanaugh."
Also Nam era. Conscription ended while we were in recruit training in March/April 1973.
BUMP!
He looks like Michael Jackson, right before the end...
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He and Nelson of Florida got beat up bad under the knife...I think some call it a Burt Reynolds. Dolly Pardon once said of a famous star that he needs to “grow into” his new face...
Effing Snopes... "mostly true" means it's completely true but that don't like that its completely true.
Snopes had different facts , noting that the claim Blumenthal misrepresented his military service was "mostly true." Back in 2010, when Blumenthal was running for the Senate, he told a group of veterans he had served in Vietnam. “We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam..." ...Those remarks became pretty awkward after The New York Times obtained Blumenthal's Selective Service Record. The document showed he received five separate draft deferments while a college student and then, when those deferments ran out, secured a spot in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, which was not in Vietnam... in a piece entitled, "Richard Blumenthal's Words on Vietnam Service Differ from History." The senator later admitted he had "misspoken." Trump noted it was more than just a mere misstatement, and it's especially relevant now that he's trying to assassinate Kavanaugh's character.
Snopes said "mostly false", apparently because Blumenthal spelled Vietnam right?
SPOT ON!
If you were listening to Rush today, you would have heard it’s Richard “Danang Dick” Blumenthal.
Bloomie deserves nothing but scorn.
A friend was in the Navy. He was on the ground at a port in Vietnam when it came under attact. He had to take cover for several hours.
Even though he was in vietnam, under Fire he doesn’t even call himself a Vietnam era veteran.
met his wife when she was 16...he was 30... He married big money..the old perv...
Sure, but did he ever throw ice on someone? ;^)
Get Don Shipley on his ass.
There is a way to say what “ he meant:”. A lot has changed since I served during the Vietnam era, although I was never in Vietnam.”
People are respectful of service. No one would begrudge a legit tour of embassy duty. Not every Marine sees combat. There is no reason to lie about it.
I was talking to a co worker today who was a pathfinder in the 75th. He said he hardly ever talks about it because too many people walk around talking about being SEAL and Spec Forces that he just doesn’t want to go into it with people.
Thanks for that info about Rush, hopefully the tag “Danang Dick” sticks.
Da Nang Dick!!! Har d har har! We’d have fragged the little lyin’ faggot.
that lizard is a friggin’ liar.
No, sir. When you never set foot in Vietnam that is not a misspeak
that is a deliberate lie. No equivocations about that can stand up.
Hanoi Jane has more Vietnam service than Blumenthal.
I believe he also lied about his Yale (or was it Harvard?) involvement in sports.
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