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Former leader of Walz's battalion publishes scathing message aimed at governor's military career: Report (1 Viewer)

As noted, including in the article itself, Kolb never served under Walz.

Kolb served as a lieutenant colonel of the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery from 2005 to 2007, the Minnesota National Guard shows on its website. Walz served in the same battalion until 2005, when he retired ahead of the battalion deploying to Iraq that same year.

This is some pretty desperate BS by Republicans and Fox.

At the risk of making a prediction :D I don't think this latest Swift Boating is going to work.
 
TomFitz said:
wals retired from the National Guard in May 2005.

Kolb became commander in August.

I wonder how much longer the right wing noise machine and Murdoch media is going to flog this sleazy “swift boat” attacks before they realize it isn’t going to work.
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Trump's co-campaign chair is Chris LaCivita, who was involved in the "Swift Boat" attacks on Kerry, and Trump is stuck in the past.

Don't expect them to stop this nonsense any time soon, no matter how badly it backfires.
 
ElChupacabra said:
This kind of attack also falls in nicely in the "mind your own damn business" category, especially coming from Trump who didn't even serve. Sourpuss and Grumpus are doing themselves no favors.
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What do you mean "didn't even serve"?

Mr Trump's Certificate of Discharge

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proves that to be a lie.

Not only that but Mr Trump has the highest academic

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qualification for the office of President of any person who has ever sought the office.
 
If you're a veteran who comes out against a fellow veteran for petty bullshit/rumors surrounding service then I no longer respect you as a veteran.
 
Taylor said:
Like how Walz claims to have retired four years late after a tour supporting the war in Afghanistan?
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Not sure where the “retired four years late” comes from?

As for deploying in support of the war in Afghanistan, anyone that has served in our military knows that much of the support for military operations in any region originates and is coordinated from outside of the region.
 
GIJane said:

Things getting sticky with Tim.
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First Battalions don't have leaders, platoons do. He was the former commander and not there when Walz was assigned and retired. He wasn't 'boots on the ground' when it happened.
Not going to stick for several reasons. One most Americans never served and don't care. Some who did serve as 11Bravo don't care. MAGA can try to compete with the hot mess that is Dementia Donny and Cat Lady Vance with whatever. It isn't going to move the needle one bit.
But in desperate times.... ✌️
 
X Factor said:
Without even reading a single reply to this thread, something tells me there isn’t one Harris/Walz supporter that appreciates John Kolb’s service now. 😁
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Stupid post is stupid. I can keep two thoughts in my head at once. I can still be grateful for his service and think he is talking out of turn as someone who wasn't even in the battalion at the same time.
 
X Factor said:
Without even reading a single reply to this thread, something tells me there isn’t one Harris/Walz supporter that appreciates John Kolb’s service now. 😁
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Without even reading a single reply to this thread, something tells me Trump supporters are still going to vote for someone who dodged the draft by fraudulently claiming he had bone spurs and who also called military personnel "suckers" and "losers" all while attacking and disparaging Walz, someone who served 24 years in the Guard and also worked to help veterans on the Veterans Affairs committee while in Congress.
 
W_Heisenberg said:
Without even reading a single reply to this thread, something tells me Trump supporters are still going to vote for someone who dodged the draft by fraudulently claiming he had bone spurs and who also called military personnel "suckers" and "losers" all while attacking and disparaging Walz, someone who served 24 years in the Guard and also worked to help veterans on the Veterans Affairs committee while in Congress.
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Of course Trump supporters are gonna vote for Trump hence the whole “Trump supporter” label.
 
beefheart said:
I can defend her, she brings hope to this country
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You're showing a remarkable level of cluelessness,
Thats assuming you actually had a point or grasped what it is you wrote out.

So far, Harris is known largely for three signature performances—serially berating staff and prompting mass resignations, hiring child actors to fake a spontaneous meet and greet to discuss “space,” and her role as our “border czar,” who ostensibly oversaw millions of illegal aliens streaming across an open border, neither vaccinated nor tested at a time of a surging pandemic.

In the end, Harris too is now back where she began: a myth. She was originally politicized by mentor, paramour, and aging Willie Brown. He jump-started his then young girlfriend by putting her on a number of well-compensated state boards. Soon she was San Francisco city and then county attorney, known mostly for calibrating prosecutorial policy according to the ideology and interests of the influential.
 
Atomic Kid said:
He sounds like someone who is still butt-hurt over being initially passed over for a promotion given to Walz.
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He (the speaker) was ALREADY Command Sgt Major. Walz was in line to move to HIS posting, but Walz blew it off when he knew was going to retire. Which brings up the OTHER controversy. Calling himself Command Sgt Major when he had not actually achieved the rank. He was assigned the rank but never passed the required training to get the permanent promotion, meaning he didn't have the rank.

None of this is all that unusual in the military. It comes to light when people run for office and we find out things contrary to what they have been saying.
 
W_Heisenberg said:
This isn't breaking news anymore. It's also not breaking news you're going to vote for a draft dodger and smear the dude who served 24 years in the Guard.
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Yet when it came time to face the enemy, he choose to retire. How is that different? And to be clear a LOT OF PEOPLE avoided the draft in the 60s and 70s. A LOT OF PEOPLE on both sides of the political spectrum.
 
dmpi said:
The left don't mind the controversy. Keeps the stoplight off Harris who is still trying to figure out her position on various issues.
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"The left don't mind?" I guess it's true: Trump loves the uneducated.
 
slick said:
You're showing a remarkable level of cluelessness,
Thats assuming you actually had a point or grasped what it is you wrote out.

So far, Harris is known largely for three signature performances—serially berating staff and prompting mass resignations, hiring child actors to fake a spontaneous meet and greet to discuss “space,” and her role as our “border czar,” who ostensibly oversaw millions of illegal aliens streaming across an open border, neither vaccinated nor tested at a time of a surging pandemic.

In the end, Harris too is now back where she began: a myth. She was originally politicized by mentor, paramour, and aging Willie Brown. He jump-started his then young girlfriend by putting her on a number of well-compensated state boards. Soon she was San Francisco city and then county attorney, known mostly for calibrating prosecutorial policy according to the ideology and interests of the influential.
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Your boy can't even finish a sentence.

And, he is a rapist and a felon, etc.

Cults.....
 
GIJane said:
Yet when it came time to face the enemy, he choose to retire. How is that different? And to be clear a LOT OF PEOPLE avoided the draft in the 60s and 70s. A LOT OF PEOPLE on both sides of the political spectrum.
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He served for 24 years FFS, did you expect him to be in the military for life? He had the years, he had the points, he retired.

Now, how about that Bone Spurs guy who actually avoided the draft?

You make this so easy.....
 
beefheart said:
Your boy can't even finish a sentence.

And, he is a rapist and a felon, etc.

Cults.....
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Trump & I were pretty good friends from 1969-1971 then I left the singles scene
after getting married in '71. On friday nights during that period we'd meet up at
Maxwell's Plum the #1 singles bar in Manhattan.

We argued all the time about who graduated from the best college. Seems to me
in this day and age of polarization even those opposed to Trump, ought to recognize
that anyone with a degree from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania doesn't
need anyone defending his IQ!
 
slick said:
Trump & I were pretty good friends from 1969-1971 then I left the singles scene
after getting married in '71. On friday nights during that period we'd meet up at
Maxwell's Plum the #1 singles bar in Manhattan.

We argued all the time about who graduated from the best college. Seems to me
in this day and age of polarization even those opposed to Trump, ought to recognize
that anyone with a degree from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania doesn't
need anyone defending his IQ!
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Who cares?
 
beefheart said:
Now, how about that Bone Spurs guy who actually avoided the draft?
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We had 3 options in those days, get drafted (US) join the guard like I did (NG) or sign up
for 3 years (RA). Trump was 2 or 3 years younger than I & kept his student deferment until
he was relieved by a high draft number like every other sensible student. Few things you guys
throw up against Trump stick even if some anti-Trump stories have a bit of merit,
it's amazing how you continue to try especially when this draft dodger label you
put on him has no merit at all.

Compare Trump's upbringing with the guys your types worship like Bill Ayres. Ayres father was much more in the loop than Trump's father was probably wealthier. CEO of Consolidated Edison
of Illinois, & politically linked to the Daily machine how did his two sons
turn out. One was a terrorist the other high tailed it to Canada like lots of leftwingers who took that way out.
 
slick said:
We had 3 options in those days, get drafted (US) join the guard like I did (NG) or sign up
for 3 years (RA). Trump was 2 or 3 years younger than I & kept his student deferment until
he was relieved by a high draft number like every other sensible student. Few things you guys
throw up against Trump stick even if some anti-Trump stories have a bit of merit,
it's amazing how you continue to try especially when this draft dodger label you
put on him has no merit at all.

Compare Trump's upbringing with the guys your types worship like Bill Ayres. Ayres father was much more in the loop than Trump's father was probably wealthier. CEO of Consolidated Edison
of Illinois, & politically linked to the Daily machine how did his two sons
turn out. One was a terrorist the other high tailed it to Canada like lots of leftwingers who took that way out.
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Look at you failing at man-splaining...
 
slick said:
Trump & I were pretty good friends from 1969-1971 then I left the singles scene
after getting married in '71. On friday nights during that period we'd meet up at
Maxwell's Plum the #1 singles bar in Manhattan.

We argued all the time about who graduated from the best college. Seems to me
in this day and age of polarization even those opposed to Trump, ought to recognize
that anyone with a degree from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania doesn't
need anyone defending his IQ!
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What are you doing slumming with this board?
Did you at least take your own entrance exam?
 
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