Veterans groups hit back at J.D. Vance for claiming Tim Walz had 'stolen valor'
Veterans groups hit back at J.D. Vance for claiming Tim Walz had 'stolen valor'
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) began his Wednesday this week by attacking his vice-presidential opponent, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), for supposedly misleading people about his 24-year service. According to Vance, Walz is deploying "stolen valor" to promote himself. Veterans and pro-vet groups, however, are hitti...
Falsely accusing your opponent of stolen valor could very rapidly bite you in the ass when you piss off a bunch of veterans, a lot of whom would likely vote Republican.
It's not like Walz stomps around demanding that people call him Sarnt Major or lies about having a purple heart either.
And an officer saying an enlisted has stolen valor won’t help either.
If veterans are voting for Trump then what he says about them must be true
Did he attain the rank of "Command Sergeant Major"? - Yes.
Did he deploy under the rank of "Command Sergeant Major"? - Yes.
Did he meet the requirments to retire with benefits appropriate for that rank? No. His benefits are for the next rank down.
That doesn't mean he didn't serve under that rank.
Can you explain the last point? Do you have to carry a given rank for x time to earn the veg's Benefits?
If you're going to swiftboat someone, you have to set up the swiftboaters, too, not just expect them to be with you.
Trump has done nothing to ingratiate himself with the military, and they've been a much softer right wing block for him after 2016.
He's the best ever at everything though. Nobody has ever seen anything like it.
I mean he is the biggest asshole narcissistic windbag I've ever seen, and he lies more too
They still have the New York Times. Rest assured that they’ll be banging the drum, making insinuations about Walz’ service record until November 7.
Do the republicans run hit ads in the NYT? I would figure they consider that a liberal rag, and that anyone reading it would already be a decided voter.
Now do Trump the draft dodger, if your sacred cow is military service. I’ll wait.
I’ll probably be here awhile, but let’s not forget about that.
I'm relieved to hear that. I figured it would be the case, but nice to see from a veteran's group.
Beyond that, he was well within his rights to retire when he did. Especially since his first child was being born around that time. If I was the wife I'd put my foot down on that shit real quick. No. You already served. You ain't deploying to Iraq.
Apparently some vets are saying this is all sour grapes from a different officer that got passed over for the position Walz earned.
Hey JD, remind us all again of your glorious accomplishments in your 4 years in the military as a reporter? Barely even checking the box there
Let's not forget about that weird orange guy that had "bone spurs" lol. Fucking clown.
Jorken Depeanus Vance wears a stolen face he cut off a homeless man in 1998
It was only fair. The homeless man was trying to use his couch.
Hey. That couch is his ex-wife.
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