Posted on 08/30/2019 12:30:51 AM PDT by Helicondelta
During a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Friday, Joe Biden fabricated an emotional story about pinning a medal on a reluctant Navy captain in honor of his daring attempt to rescue a downed comrade in Afghanistan.
Addressing a crowd of over 400, Biden recalled how the captain rappelled down a 60-foot ravine under fire to rescue the body of a fallen American soldier only to resist when then-vice president Biden tried to pin a Silver Star on his chest to honor his efforts.
“He said, ‘Sir, I don’t want the damn thing!’ ” Biden shouted, recounting the apocryphal event. “’Do not pin it on me, sir! Please, sir. Do not do that! He died. He died!’”
“This is the God’s truth,” he added. “My word as a Biden.”
While the crowd was reportedly moved by his testimony, the incident never occurred, according to the Washington Post.
“The upshot: In the space of three minutes, Biden got the time period, the location, the heroic act, the type of medal, the military branch and the rank of the recipient wrong, as well as his own role in the ceremony,” reads the Post‘s report.
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Biden also employed the story of the fictitious Navy captain during a World War II memorial event in Australia in 2016. In that telling, the captain “climbed down about 200 feet” into a ravine in Afghanistan to rescue a comrade. Then, Biden told the story of an Army captain who pulled a soldier out of a burning vehicle in Iraq but resisted the resulting medal.
“He died. He died, Mr. Vice President,” Biden recalled the officer saying. “I don’t want the medal.”
As the Post report notes, the Pentagon has no record of a U.S. Army captain receiving a Silver Star during the period Biden describes.
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Did you hear Mark Steyn describe it to Tucker Carlson last night on his show? It was hilarious.
Joe Biden will be elected President of the United States, inside his own head. The only question is, will he be allowed out in the garden, or will he have to be restrained to his bed if he continues to avoid taking his meds?
Democrats, Joe Biden, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders are unbalanced and insane, Kamala Harris is “The Village Bicycle”....everyone has had a ride or two, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, are all useless. the upcoming 2020 POTUS Debate will be both a joke and farce together..period.
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You are right on the money!!! Mark Steyn was absolutely amazing. He has a gift and magnificent way with words. You know....you would think the Democrat Party would be embarrassed by this moron, buffoon, idiot, Joe Biden, but....they think he is just peachy. Go figure!!!
A crowd of over 400. That should worry Trump.
This guy truly loves the sound of his own voice rattling around in his empty head.
He’s demented.
You’d think, but rest assured, the Dem Party is busy plotting.
Problem is, nobody on the left will challenge him on it.
You can't make this stuff up. This demented piece of 💩 should be back in Delaware in a rocking chair on a permanent basis with Dr. Jill cleaning the dribble off his chin.
“Did you hear Mark Steyn describe it to Tucker Carlson last night on his show? It was hilarious”
Darn you, now I’ll be killing the next 15 minutes tracking that video down. Lol
Biden fabricates (fill in the blank).
And here it is... Biden getting his mojo back.....lol
Clearly, crazy Uncle Joe is slouching toward senility. His continued wanderings, both mental and geographical, are an embarrassment to the lefturds.
I’ll admit I find this quite satisfying on one level. But, at some point it becomes senior abuse...
Go home, Joe. Enjoy your mansion and your millions. Raise orchids or something. Your time has passed.
Ping
Lies and BS.....just what the leftists vote for every time!
A Navy Captain? That’s a full bird, just under flag rank. The type that is in command of large ships.
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