Angry Senator's brother calls B.S. on JD Vance's attack on Tim Walz

[Wicked Blue]

Source: NJ.com

By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Scott Kelly is having none of JD Vance’s “stolen valor” attacks against Tim Walz for not having gone to Iraq despite serving more than two decades in the National Guard.

Kelly, a former Navy captain and the identical twin of U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, took to X to rail against Donald Trump’s running mate after Vance had a lengthy takedown of Walz on the campaign trail. He accused Kamala Harris’s running mate of having “abandoned” his unit in 2005 ahead of a planned deployment to Iraq and instead opted to run for Congress.

“He has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance said. “What bothers me about Tim Walz is the stolen valor garbage. Do not pretend to be something that you’re not.”

Scott Kelly clapped back:

“You know what really bothers me @JDVance, is when you attack a fellow veterans military service. I respect your service and the service of @GovTimWalz and all of those honorably discharged. He was eligible for retirement after 24 years and submitted his retirement paperwork before his unit received orders (or even warning orders) to deploy and then he continued his service as a member of congress,” Scott Kelly said.

Read more: https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/08/angry-senators-brother-calls-bs-on-jd-vances-attack-on-tim-walz.html

[erronis]

1. The repugs are grasping at straws. It looks like they may have caught a 2x4

swung by a group they shouldn't want to offend.

[yardwork]

2. This was a very stupid move by Vance.

Reminding voters that rich guy Trump got a medical deferment is not a winning position.

[Irish_Dem]

3. It is a very stupid move.

Makes no sense to take on the US military community.

[yardwork]

4. I assume they thought they saw a chance to swiftboat.

It's a fail all around. Kerry was vulnerable to the lies about his service because he had protested against the Vietnam War after serving. Also, at that time the Republicans rolled out a whole strategy, complete with supposed witnesses, books, a film.

This is a different time, different war, different candidates. To accuse a veteran of stolen valor because he retired after 24 years is ridiculous, comes off as hysterical.

Team Trump are amateurs and it shows. Vance wasn't ready for prime time.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes this stupid move is raising questions for sure.

Trump's campaign staff, where are they?

Why are they re-cycling old tactics which are no longer workable in today's setting?

To me it looks like there is no campaign staff or they are just phoning it in?

Did Trump pocket all the campaign budget?
Does the staff know it is over?

Even Putin knows it is over.

[yardwork]

6. Is it true that Don Jr. is running the campaign?

[Irish_Dem]

7. Good question.

This would explain why it is all a Cluster-F at this point.

[Irish_Dem]

8. We should know a bit more after the presser today.

If it is really bad, we know the Trump campaign staff are AWOL.
Junior is in charge.

[Mr.Bill]

18. Don Jr. couldn't run a

lemonade stand.

[Marcuse]

9. MAGA has conflated Rules #2 and #7 resulting in confusion, fear, repetition and retreat.

[calimary]

19. Well, Vance seems (acts, and speaks) like a very stupid guy.

JUST EXACTLY what we want, a heartbeat away from the Presidency.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

20. Just exactly what we want in an opposition candidate. Just Dumb Vance should keep talking!

[TygrBright]

12. An EXTRAORDINARILY stupid move. There are millions of past and present National Guard servicemembers.

Insulting an accomplishment like achieving the highest possible enlisted rank over 24 years' service cuts at the service of ALL Guard and Reserve personnel throughout the services. That's about 3/4 of a million active members and millions more retirees. And their families. And active-duty servicemembers who see guard and reserve service as important reinforcements and adjunct service providers.

Keep the dumb coming, GOPpies!

encouragingly,
Bright

[FakeNoose]

15. Any candidate team that includes Chump can hardly criticize the military service of others

My God ... the nerve of them! The nerve of JD Vance!

[BonnieJW]

13. Especially

since Vance had a desk job in Iraq.

[Irish_Dem]

14. He is such a weasel.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

22. He's a couch fucking shitweasel ...nt

[Irish_Dem]

25. You spruced up my cussing very nicely.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

29. I'm good at that. nt

[surfered]

10. J D Vance has not denied that he's a lying couchf****r

[twodogsbarking]

11. I screwed up. Peace all.

[valleyrogue]

16. You would think with Vance's military service, he would know

what "stolen valor" is. It is a federal crime. He is accusing Walz of committing a federal crime. It is unbelievably stupid.

So much for Yale Law graduates being so-called "geniuses" just because they got into it. There are as many idiots from the Ivy League as elsewhere.

[jfz9580m]

17. Swiftboating again

Isn’t there a couch somewhere that this douchebag should be defiling rather than spewing this lame drivel?

[Gore1FL]

21. Vance went after Barry McCaffrey for his service, too.

This is what Vance said:

"Your entire time in military leadership we won zero wars. You drank fine wine at bulls—t security conferences while thousands of working class kids died on the battlefield. Oh, by the way, how much do you stand to gain financially from a war with Russia, Barry?"

Besides rising to th rank of General, McCaffrey earned Two Silver Stars, Three Purple Hearts, and commanded the "left hook" attack by the 24th Infantry Division in Desert Storm during his career.

Vance is a douchebag.

[NBachers]

23. Don't mess with the Kelly boys!

[bromeando]

24. Vance

Vance lies just as much as Trump.

[BoRaGard]

26. Democrats act with honor

republicons act like republicons

and they wonder why people see them as deplorable.

weird.

[lees1975]

27. If you're on the ticket with cadet bone spur deferrment,

then you have no business criticizing anyone who actually served.

[shotten99]

28. No more swift boating bullshit!

I’ve been furious with the Republicans for 20 years because of their bs in 2004. This just reopened an old wound.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

30. Who's the weakling whining

about women with cats?

When Republicon J.D. Vance sees a woman with a cat, he hides behind Dear Leader because Vance is so, very afraid of women. And cats.