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TwilightGardener

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4. It's disturbing, partly because he was on camera, knew he was

Reply to trof (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 09:45 PM

Feb 2015

being filmed. What the fuck does he say when he's NOT being recorded? And for those who say, "Well, he was just trying to engage or connect with the guy"--do you regularly engage with strangers by embellishing your past or inventing facts? Me neither.

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I'm a veteran. I support McDonald. [View all] trof Feb 2015 OP

as a veteran . . . I think it is a bit more than a "tempest-in-a-teapot" - he lied DrDan Feb 2015 #1

I'm a veteran. I support truth. dogman Feb 2015 #2

He graduated from Ranger school. For my money ... 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #3

He must not think it was true. dogman Feb 2015 #8

it's a good think HE knows the difference . . . he admitted it was a "mistake" DrDan Feb 2015 #10

Unless he served in Ranger BN... Oktober Feb 2015 #15

Agree. cwydro Feb 2015 #6

I'm a veteran. What THE HELL is Truth??? HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #7

Not that complicated here. dogman Feb 2015 #9

Ever notice how the simplist things never are? HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #11

That might explain why I generally keep to myself. dogman Feb 2015 #12

It's disturbing, partly because he was on camera, knew he was TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #4

Yeah, cwydro Feb 2015 #5

I'm a lot more interested in how he's going to do the job than... TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #13

I don't understand why he felt had to lie, was not being a ranger paratrooper enough? Rex Feb 2015 #14