The Left, bogus war stories, and the NYTimes

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 18, 2010 10:41 AM

Well, it’s good to see the New York Times finally paying attention to Democrats who tell bogus war stories:

At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life.

“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Mr. Blumenthal said to the group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008. “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.”

There was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, never served in Vietnam. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took repeated steps that enabled him to avoid going to war, according to records.

The deferments allowed Mr. Blumenthal to complete his studies at Harvard; pursue a graduate fellowship in England; serve as a special assistant to The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham; and ultimately take a job in the Nixon White House.

Here’s video of Blumenthal saying he served in Vietnam.

And here’s video of him saying he didn’t:

What a total crapweasel.

As this blog has long reported, the Left has had repeated issues with telling the truth about military service.

Winter Soldier Syndrome is a chronic disease among many Democrats and their fakers.

It is worth noting that the NYTimes spilled barrels of ink attacking the Swift Boat Veterans for pointedly questioning some of John Kerry’s Vietnam war claims.

Savor the irony when bogus war story-teller Richard Blumenthal, with nothing but desperate spin for a defense, starts accusing the Swift Boat Veteran-bashing Times of… “Swift-boating.”

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(hat tip to commenter txvet2)

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  1. #101
    On May 18th, 2010 at 8:38 pm, happyscrapper said:

    Typical lib…lies just roll off their tongues and they don’t even realize they are telling them. Hillary, Kerry, Obama, Biden…all have told woppers and get away with it. Maybe this guy won’t. We’ll see.

  2. #102
    On May 18th, 2010 at 8:42 pm, starlightwoman said:

    From the Washington Times courtesy of Joe Pags:

    Below is a copy of section 834b of the California Penal Code that deals with immigration law enforcement at the local level.

    (a) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws. (b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the following: (1) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent resident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time or as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. The verification process may include, but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her legal status. (2) Notify the person of his or her apparent status as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws and inform him or her that, apart from any criminal justice proceedings, he or she must either obtain legal status or leave the United States. (3) Notify the Attorney General of California and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service of the apparent illegal status and provide any additional information that may be requested by any other public entity. (c) Any legislative, administrative, or other action by a city, county, or other legally authorized local governmental entity with jurisdictional boundaries, or by a law enforcement agency, to prevent or limit the cooperation required by subdivision (a) is expressly prohibited.

  3. #103
    On May 18th, 2010 at 9:29 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On May 18th, 2010 at 6:38 pm, swede said:
    In a previous life I fought with Napolean. Patton was there too, but he was a weenie. Also, Little Big Horn was a bummer.

    Don’t talk to me about Patton! Back in ’45 when things were getting a little dicey, I had to slap that little sobbing wuss like a beatch! He shoulda wore a dress!

  4. #104
    On May 18th, 2010 at 10:00 pm, purplepeep said:

    Now, now – don’t be too tough on the guy. Blumenthal was one of just a handful of battle-hardened jarheads to come back alive from the Arlington Heights “Toys For Tots Offensive Of 1968″.

  5. #105
    On May 18th, 2010 at 10:04 pm, sbw999 said:

    Reptilian liberal slime are 100% audacious, 100% without shame; 100% morally bankrupt. I half expect a snake tongue to come out of this liar’s mouth.

  6. #106
    On May 18th, 2010 at 10:33 pm, swede said:

    Rogue Cheddar said:

    Don’t talk to me about Patton! Back in ‘45 when things were getting a little dicey, I had to slap that little sobbing wuss like a beatch! He shoulda wore a dress!

    He did wear a dress at Waterloo. A nice red French lace evening gown with matching shoes and accessories. Never could get Bonaparte’s attention though. Sad really.

  7. #107
    On May 19th, 2010 at 12:31 am, USN RET said:

    Oopsie, Looks like Blumenthal had a joker in his group of supporters. Had to “embellish” his record to enhance book sales.
    http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=19167

  8. #108
    On May 20th, 2010 at 11:06 am, thejim said:

    Politicians from all parties lie, but Dems (voters, media, & officials) seem to think its perfectly natural and therefore acceptable to lie about anything and everything, if you’re a Democrat. Amazing, isn’t it? We do have proof of that rather broad statement with our “Liar-in-Chief” occupying our White House.

  9. #109
    On May 20th, 2010 at 11:06 am, thejim said:

    I have to go now, got a picture that needs drawing.

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