Richard Blumenthal had a press conference this afternoon to deal with his lying about his military record. The setting was very nice; blumenthal surrounded himself with veterans of all sorts. The stage had a flag and looked very patriotic. Unfortunately for Blumenthal, he opened his mouth and spoke. Blumenthal's defense is that "on a few occasions" he misspoke about having served in Vietnam. Also, he claimed that the reporting on his record by the press which picked up his statements that he had served in Vietnam were an error by the press and not his fault.
Let's analyze this. Blumenthal admits he did not make this mistake once. anyone could have a slip of the tongue and say the wrong thing. No Blumenthal did this repeatedly. Surely, he knew that he never served in (or visited) Vietnam. To claim such service is just an out and out lie. Beyond the lie, to blame the press for what they report when Blumenthal himself is the source is beyond belief.
This guy is a liar. He has no honor. He does not even have the decency to admit that he lied and withdraw from the race. Too bad.
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