“At times when I have sought to honor veterans, I have not been as clear or precise as I should have been about my service in the Marine Corps Reserves,” – RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut U.S. Senate candidate, apologizing on Sunday for inconsistencies in his speeches suggesting he had served in Vietnam. (Courant, via The Page)
There’s new video of embattled U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal saying he never served in Vietnam. And then there’s one suggesting he did.
When you’re the attorney general of Connecticut, you may be able to get away with fibbing about military service. But when you’re running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat? Not so much.
“My intention has always been to be completely clear and accurate and straightforward, out of respect to the veterans who served in Vietnam.” –Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General and candidate for U.S. Senate, on his words regarding his service during the Vietnam War. (via The New York Times)
