Senate candidate Mike McCalister breaks Army rules, wears uniform to fundraiser

[Sancho]

Source: St. Pete Times

Mike McCalister, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, violated U.S. Army regulations by wearing his uniform to a political fundraiser — a move that further fuels the criticisms of veterans and service members who say he's misleading voters to seem like more of a soldier than he ever was.
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But his website and campaign speeches have been full of so many strong-sounding claims that he's now drawing fire from former subordinates, a high-ranking general at U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa and the veterans group Stolen Valor. The group obtained photographs of McCalister wearing his ceremonial uniform at a Feb. 16 fundraiser, the Highland County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner.

"The retiree is not authorized to wear his uniform to political events," said U.S. Army spokesman Troy Rolan. He cited regulations that say current and former service members should only wear the uniform to ceremonial events, such as Memorial Day, and should not wear the outfit to political functions.

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/macdill/article1188158.ece

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A reserve officer blowing his record out of proportion...reminds me of a certain Bush...

[tblue]

1. Clown.

Glad he got caught.

[JBoy]

2. This guy sounds like a total douche.

[Malikshah]

3. It's Florida...we appear to live by a different set of "rules" down here

:eyes:

How can I get out of this state??!!!??

[monmouth]

4. On your way out, please stop by and pick me up. This place is nutz....n/t

[ShockediSay]

8. I heard that Mussolini, Franco and Hitler wore their military uniforms to political events.

Another crooked politician; another Republican Right Wing neo Fascist crooked politician.

[No Elephants]

11. Easy peasy

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free


From Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon

[24601]

13. Drive North n/t

[pam4water]

5. Doesn't Britain have the partly privatized high school system that is being pushed here in the USA?

[Judi Lynn]

6. The only place any reference to "school" was made in the article was this:

Shera researched McCalister's record and found he obtained the higher-education degree from a correspondence school.

It doesn't mention any "partly privatized high school system" at any point.

http://realitybasedbob.sayanythingblog.com.nyud.net:8090/files/2011/08/Mike-McCalister-video-taped-gop-liar.jpg

"Colonel Mike McAlister for Congress"
Pathetic idiot's campaign slogan.

[pam4water]

9. Doh posted in the wrong place was aiming for the thread on a executive

criticizing education in England.

[mwooldri]

7. Always has been "private money" in primary and secondary education.

The biggest non governmental organization that runs schools in England that I can think of is the Church of England.

AFAIK, the C of E has been involved in providing education ever since the Victorian era when government made it that there would be education for all children.

Yes, the Church of England is a State Church.

As for other money, yes there is other for-profit and not-for-profit organization involvement in all aspects of the UK education system. It's the Academies that are being pushed and usually need private funds to get them going. This has been the most contentious development as of late, before that the Thatcher era brought in the opportunity for schools to opt out of local education authority control and decide what to do with their funds as they please and hire and fire their own staff.

As for what the Tories in control now will do, I don't know. So far it's been the same old, same old.

[demigoddess]

10. rules are only for democrats, don't ya know??

:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[No Elephants]

12. FWIW, Texas Air National Guard is different from the Army Reserve.

As for McAllister, he appears to be a serial liar and too dumb to realize he will be caught in his lies.

[TxVietVet]

14. A new face is added to the conservanazi douche bag file.

:rofl: