JD Vance and his military record

[ryanosaur]

Jesse Ventura lambasts the whole (hole?) stolen valor attack in an interview.

MSN

This thing is silly and a complete nothing-burger.

Whose veteran soundbite is more persuasive than another?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Jesse Ventura lambasts the whole (hole?) stolen valor attack in an interview.

MSN

This thing is silly and a complete nothing-burger.

Whose veteran soundbite is more persuasive than another?

I like Jesse Ventura as MN governor, voted for him. He didn’t dispute what was said about walz in the MK interview. Just that Vance shouldn’t criticize.
The whole thing is sad all the way around.

 

[lovinthehd]

Vance just is a slimy POS overall. Especially backtracking on his opinions of drumphy....

 

[Dude#1279435]

Interesting interview here. The comments are a little interesting too.

Was he in war? Of course not. Was Vance? I doubt it. I'll give the edge slightly to Walz cause he was in for 24 years.

 

[highfigh]

Was he in war? Of course not. Was Vance? I doubt it. I'll give the edge slightly to Walz cause he was in for 24 years.

From the link, Walz was a part time National Guardsman, trained, but never deployed. That makes him a 'soldier' by training, and nothing else.

Walz in the National Guard: A Steady Rise Ending With a Hard Decision

In a military career that spanned three decades, Tim Walz achieved one of the highest enlisted ranks in the Army. Some peers took issue with the timing of his retirement.

www.nytimes.com

OTOH, this link about Vance is, well, interesting. WTF????????

What JD Vance really did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him

When JD Vance criticized his opponent, Tim Walz, for not deploying to Iraq, some Democrats scrutinized his own military record. Richard Hall speaks to a veteran who served alongside Vance about what their time in the country entailed

www.independent.co.uk

WTF happened to this country? We have one POS running against another, they each picked a POS for their running mate and both have rabid followers.

BTW- who's the acting POTUS? Biden can't stay up past 8PM, he has trouble finding his way around and drifts off to dreamland during official engagements.

This is like a very bad movie.

 

[highfigh]

Was he in war? Of course not. Was Vance? I doubt it. I'll give the edge slightly to Walz cause he was in for 24 years.

Vance was deployed, Walz wasn't.

 

[ryanosaur]

From the link, Walz was a part time National Guardsman, trained, but never deployed.

Deployed in August 2003 through April 2004 during operation enduring freedom. Stationed in Italy. It was mentioned in that link [posted above] and others [articles readily available online] as well.
His unit was never deployed to an active war zone [while Walz was serving].

Still, what’s the point of all of this?

[edited for specificity]

 

[highfigh]

Deployed in August 2003 through April 2004 during operation enduring freedom. Stationed in Italy. It was mentioned in that link and others as well.
His unit was never deployed to an active war zone.

Still, what’s the point of all of this?

Everyone wants to engage in a pissing match.

 

[ryanosaur]

Everyone wants to engage in a pissing match.

Na. I took care of that in the bathroom a little bit ago. I’m just here because you are making false claims, or to use your verbiage, pissing on the actual facts.

 

[ryanosaur]

Oh this is rich: Vance says the dems are engaging in schoolyard bullying for calling he and Trump ‘weird.’

They always say to poke back at the bully… and that’s what the dems did to Trump et al. For two weeks now we’ve watched Trump and Vance flounder with this old tactic being used on them, and now Vance wants to talk policy... while still trying to use his bully pulpit.
Too bad the author of the 2025 book pushed back publication to after the election so nobody can read it prior to voting!

Project 2025 leader's book blurbed by JD Vance pushed to after election — Newsweek

The publication of a book with a foreword by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance about Project 2025 has been delayed until after the 2024 election.

apple.news

 

[Mikado463]

This thing is silly and a complete nothing-burger.

I prefer an 'in-n-out' burger, one of the few good things Ca has to offer ...........

 

[ryanosaur]

I prefer an 'in-n-out' burger, one of the few good things Ca has to offer ...........

Mmmm... I do like a tasty cheeseburger!

Way more valuable and meaningful than this other inanity.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Mmmm... I do like a tasty cheeseburger!

Way more valuable and meaningful than this other inanity.

Veggie burger-- at least the people who eat these are honest it's a nothing burger.

 

[davidscott]

Deployed in August 2003 through April 2004 during operation enduring freedom. Stationed in Italy. It was mentioned in that link and others as well.
His unit was never deployed to an active war zone.

Still, what’s the point of all of this?

Missing the point that Trump is a noted draft dodger. I'm surprised that the GOP went in this direction, just like their outrage of Walz working to let felon's vote. Completely ignoring the fact that their candidate is a convicted felon. Un effen believable.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Deployed in August 2003 through April 2004 during operation enduring freedom. Stationed in Italy. It was mentioned in that link and others as well.
His unit was never deployed to an active war zone.

Still, what’s the point of all of this?

Yep, you go where you are ordered to go.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Missing the point that Trump is a noted draft dodger. I'm surprised that the GOP went in this direction, just like their outrage of Walz working to let felon's vote. Completely ignoring the fact that their candidate is a convicted felon. Un effen believable.

And, Florida allows some felons to vote as well.

Oh, and that he is a draft dogger. Bone spur? LOL. Evidence? No, that doctor's note is worthless.

 

[ryanosaur]

Missing the point that Trump is a noted draft dodger. I'm surprised that the GOP went in this direction, just like their outrage of Walz working to let felon's vote. Completely ignoring the fact that their candidate is a convicted felon. Un effen believable.

Vance reportedly says that it's OK that Trump dodged with repeated medical deferments, whether for a real or made up condition, BECAUSE... Trump didn't lie about it after the fact.

Let's not forget too that Trump has (repeatedly) insulted POW/MIA and wounded Vets, specifically John McCain, along with allegedly doing so to all such members of our military... comments which have been corroborated by John Kelly and Gen. Milley.

*facepalm

 

[trochetier]

Veggie burger-- at least the people who eat these are honest it's a nothing burger.

JD is apparently vegetarian because of his wife. So JD is honest?

 

[lovinthehd]

I prefer an 'in-n-out' burger, one of the few good things Ca has to offer ...........

LOL as if you have any clue what's in California aside from your tourist destinations.

 

[Dude#1279435]

JD is apparently vegetarian because of his wife. So JD is honest?

Of course not. It was a joke.