Tag: Richard Blumenthal

NYT Blumenthal Bombshell Was A Political Hit Job

Filed in National by on May 20, 2010 23 Comments

The NYT story on Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal relied on a misleading video clip. The full video clip shows that Blumenthal correctly characterized his Vietnam-era service.

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Bye Bye Blumenthal?

Filed in National by on May 17, 2010 15 Comments

Connecticut Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal got caught in a big lie. He claims to have served in Vietnam, but he got 5 deferments. There was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, never served in Vietnam. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and […]

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