Sen. Dodd's Anointed Replacement in Trouble

[falcon]

Yep, the guy lied about his military service.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100518/...ics_blumenthal

Blumenthal, Connecticut's state attorney general, received at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970, the newspaper said, citing his military records. It said in April 1970, Blumenthal landed a spot in the Marine Corps Reserve but never actually was sent to serve in Vietnam during the war.

Blumenthal, 64, often has used misleading language in public comments about his military record, the newspaper said.
The newspaper cited a 2008 speech in Norwalk, Connecticut at a ceremony honoring veterans and others who sent gifts to U.S. troops overseas in which Blumenthal said, "We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam."

[Fieldmouse]

I think he also claimed to have been on the Harvard Swim Team as well but they have no records of that.

[bugsNbows]

At least he didn't claim to invent the internet.