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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:41 AM Original message |
Is Richard Blumenthal's Vietnam Problem That Big of a Deal? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. No |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:45 AM Original message |
Agreed, there is no pattern...the NY Times is shit...when a person |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. You make a good point |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I know some of the Vietnam vets have rallied behind him... |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The only one that "shouted the lie" |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. At the Debate |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
25. Two of his many statements about NOT serving in VN . . . |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. No, it was McMahon trying to create something. She caught him one time |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. I hope this backfires on her bigtime |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Yes.. he did it multiple times and the intent was to mislead. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. No kidding. I wonder about this place sometimes. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. Yes it is. If a wingnut was doing it we'd be all over them calling them a liar |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Not Being Two-Faced |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. AND, he has a record of supporting vets in CT in his office as Attorney General. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. So, lets see. If a Republican had lied about his service but served vets well |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. So, let's see. So you want to throw Dick B. under the bus, with all of his |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. We are not saying it is okay, we are looking at reality. There is no one to |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. McMahon bringing WWE spectacle to the United States Senate |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Same here. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. Dude, he lied about his service in Vietnam, |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. NO SHIT!!!! |
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nykym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. Well if we want to |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
12. As a veteran who has an older brother who almost didn't return from the Vietnam War ... |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yes And No... |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
15. He's not Nick Nolte in "Tropic Thunder" |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Word |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
18. I guess that's up to the Democratic voters of... |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Now I see that there is controversy over his choice of venue... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. When he brags about being a Marine Veteran, he should also brag about his FIVE deferments. n/t |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. +1 |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Unlike the chickenhawks who evaded service, he was anti-war |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
24. It is a big deal. He lied about his service and then he lied about what he said about his service. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
26. How well do you remember the story about Hillary under fire? |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
29. He lied |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
30. If the NY Times had taken this route when |
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LLStarks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
34. No. But it won't go away. nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. Assuming he misled people on purpose |
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LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
37. Did Bush ever say he was a Viet Nam Veteran? Someone might know this off the top of their head... |
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Spirochete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I think Bush once compared |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
38. I don't know how Connecticut voters will react but it would seem he |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
40. It's only a big deal if you think the truth is important... |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
41. To some of us that were in Vietnam it is a deal maybe not a big deal. |
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