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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (567172)5/19/2010 8:42:46 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1578137
 
We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam."

Big difference between that and "served in the military during the Vietnam era." Just ask George W. Bush, who also "served in the military during the Vietnam era."


He made the latter comment first in that same speech before making the first comment later in the speech.......that "he served in Vietnam". Clearly he was wrong to say "he served in Vietnam" when he did not. He should have stuck with "I served in the military during Vietnam" throughout his entire speech. He definitely misspoke but was he intentionally lying.......that's not as clear now. When making a long speech, its possible to make that kind of gaffe without even realizing it.

Frankly, I think he's ruined his career but I don't think his 'lie' was as serious as the NY Times first reported.

"1. The AP now has the full video of the Norwalk speech. Elsewhere in that 2008 speech, writes Susan Haigh, Blumenthal describes his past accurately, saying he "served in the military during the Vietnam era." At minimum, New York Times reporter Raymond Hernandez should have included that detail in his story. This is, as I say, the big smoking gun in the story, and the Times failed to disclose that in that same speech, Blumenthal gave a more complete and accurate description of his service."
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