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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (3938)8/3/2006 4:01:07 PM
From: American Spirit  Read Replies (1) of 224706
 
GOP Candidate 'war veteran' claims debunked

Published: Wednesday August 2, 2006

(* Bush lied about being a real fighter pilot too in his autobiography. I guess he's set a bad example)

A GOP challenger to Rep. Alan Mohollan (D-WV) has come under scrutiny after accusations he falsely claimed to be a veteran of the first Gulf war. Republican candidate Chris Wakim has also been questioned about the type of graduate degree he received from Harvard University, ROLL CALL is reporting today.

Wakim currently serves as a member of the House of Delegates in West Virginia.

He has claimed to be a veteran of the first Gulf War, honorably discharged for injuries sustained "in the line of duty." However, the Delegate was actually stationed at Fort Devens in Massachusetts from 1988 to 1991, the period encompassing the war.

(* If you read Bush's autobiography, he makes it sound like he was a Top Gun fighter jock ready for combat if he was called. In fact, he never learned how to fly, went AWOL from the Guard and lied about it, then left two years early without explanation to go to Harvard Business School, where his professor called him a lazy liar.)
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