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he should resign. mopinko Feb 2015 #1
Why? Because he attempted empathy with one down on his luck veteran...really? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #10
vets will have no respect for him. mopinko Feb 2015 #17
Small error... catnhatnh Feb 2015 #26
Since you want to speak for vets, are you yourself a veteran? HubertHeaver Feb 2015 #37
I don't want to speak for vets or anybody. former9thward Feb 2015 #55
My challenge is to the inclusive statement HubertHeaver Feb 2015 #70
Well I agree with that. former9thward Feb 2015 #71
nope i am not. mopinko Feb 2015 #56
You are accusing a man of "stolen valor" HubertHeaver Feb 2015 #73
did i say i wasnt speaking for myself as well? mopinko Feb 2015 #74
Mopinko speaks for this vet, GGJohn Feb 2015 #62
that was my first thought. We can't be hypocrites here, condemning one guy like CTyankee Feb 2015 #51
oh, he was telling that one for the veteran's benefit CreekDog Feb 2015 #43
small error? more like big problem- mopinko Feb 2015 #59
I was in the Praetorian Guard Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #2
Yeah, but you're old. Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #3
True Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #4
Ah... Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #6
I was a Terra Cotta Warrior rpannier Feb 2015 #12
extremely minor Enrique Feb 2015 #5
I agree Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #7
How can an abject lie be minor? He was on camera claiming a history TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #9
He claimed no "history".... He was attempting to engage, not mislead anyone....he has an Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #11
Huh? Anyone honorable in the military knows you NEVER claim a service TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #13
So...he should....resign?? There was no mention of medals/honours, education, etc.....Context. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #14
Maybe he should. Is the truth flexible for him? TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #15
least of all special forces ferchrisakes. mopinko Feb 2015 #20
The defense seems to be "well, it was JUST a homeless vet." I mean, THOSE are TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #21
So it ends. With a strawman. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #25
"He said this in passing to a homeless man? So minor..." TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #31
I agree Fred. elias49 Feb 2015 #32
Hmm jollyreaper2112 Feb 2015 #38
Some advice, not mine: Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #49
Outrage first, facts and logic afterwards. It is the way of the Internet. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #42
Remember when you tried to shame a poster for flying the Rainbow Flag during the Olympics? CreekDog Feb 2015 #44
I am honored to have you as yet another fan club member bearing ad hominem and strawman gifts. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #45
It's not ad hominem to bring up your own words CreekDog Feb 2015 #46
The shame should be in distorting the position of another on LGBT rights. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #47
if your behavior doesn't represent your position, that shame is on you CreekDog Feb 2015 #48
You're calling for facts when defending a liar? That is novel. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #66
a good way to see how minor it is Enrique Feb 2015 #16
Williams, O'Reilly, and Kyle were not Cabinet members, public servants TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #18
No, it's not. Veterans have been lied to enough. Don't need another liar. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2015 #24
except this mopinko Feb 2015 #60
He said this in passing to a homeless man? .......so minor as to be laughable. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #8
Because it's totally ok to lie, as long as it's just a homeless person. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2015 #23
Strawman? Correct? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #27
To whom must he say it before it counts? Recorded by CBS news, to a homeless man, is ok? arcane1 Feb 2015 #28
Reasoned argument always loses out to firmly held outrage. Forgive me, you win. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #30
laugh at this mopinko Feb 2015 #61
Not possible since you are on Full Ignore. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #63
Obviously not on Full Ignore GGJohn Feb 2015 #64
Maybe he should have told the guy, "Oh, you're homeless? I'm homeless too!" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #67
Phony DustyJoe Feb 2015 #19
What a moron. iandhr Feb 2015 #22
That can't even be the "least untruthful" approach Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #29
I'm guessing Sgent Feb 2015 #33
Everyone knows exactly what the term "special forces" means. former9thward Feb 2015 #58
A rather rinky dink comment caught on tape Kaleva Feb 2015 #34
Ah jollyreaper2112 Feb 2015 #39
Like I said, it matters to people who get a boner over stuff like this. Kaleva Feb 2015 #40
Like you said, getting a boner over all things military...all lies are equal is actually being said! Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #69
At least he didn't claim to come under sniper fire and that he had to run with his head down into progree Feb 2015 #35
While accompanied by his daughter. HubertHeaver Feb 2015 #36
He needs to resign immediately. nt Sienna86 Feb 2015 #41
Get a life. elias49 Feb 2015 #50
I don't know how people misremember such important information. Renew Deal Feb 2015 #52
IIRC all special forces, rangers and airborne go to jump school HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #53
nope. you have to go through sere training. mopinko Feb 2015 #57
Lying about service from an officer... nil desperandum Feb 2015 #54
Update - so it ends with much ado about next to nothing, as predicted.............. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #65
Sorry, but that was no mis-statement, it was a false statement. GGJohn Feb 2015 #68
Yes, let's talk about Putin's lies too, are you on board with that? CreekDog Feb 2015 #72
Biggest strawman I have seen in weeks....on topic, too bad about no one asking anyone to resign. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #75
I guess you don't read your own posts CreekDog Feb 2015 #78
at least he admitted it and apologized. mopinko Feb 2015 #76
I have a hard time accepting his apology, GGJohn Feb 2015 #77
Missing the real point Shoonra Mar 2015 #79
Insightful post. Thank you. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #80
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