More Politicians Claim Phony Combat Service

[falcon]

It has become fashionable for political hacks to claim that they served somewhere in the US military that they did not; usually a combat zone. Bubba can be prosecuted for claiming to have served in a combat zone when he did not: It is called the stolen valor act. But these political pukes get a pass.

Wannabe US senator Kirk from IL:

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/K...ord-510617.php

The five-time U.S. representative, who is competing with Democrat Alexi Giannoulias for the Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, also acknowledged new incidents where public statements didn't match reality about his service.

Kirk said a letter sent by his congressional district office last year described him as a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, the first Persian Gulf war, but he did not participate in that operation.

Wannabe AL Ag Commissioner Peterson:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...uring-vietnam/

We found one more online reference to Peterson's military service, on a website for the CLI Llama Breed Association. Peterson served on the association's management team, and it includes a bio for Peterson. When we looked at the site on May 20, 2010, it read, "After high school Dale joined the Marine Corps and served two tours during the Vietnam Conflict." By the following day, the website had been changed to read simply, "After high school Dale joined the Marine Corps." (You can see the older version here; and the current one here).

Wannabe US senator from CT:

http://www.examiner.com/x-43101-Repu...ional-Politics

Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut, has been caught lying about his military service record, according to a New York Times report and a video being distributed online by the Dallas County (Texas) Republican Party.

[SWThomas]

Absolutely disgraceful...