IL-Sen: Mark Kirk has some explaining to do

[YBR31]

Source: Daily Kos

Mark Kirk has a bit of a problem, that's likely to soon be a very big problem. See, it turns out he's been less than truthful about his own military service, and that it's looking like it's a bit of a habit with him.

In 2005, a political tussle in Ohio led to Rep. Jean Schmidt claiming that Rep. Mark Kirk (who's currently running for Barack Obama's former Senate seat) was a "veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom." It was news to me that any politician had served in Iraq by that time and, as it turned out, it wasn't true. Mark Kirk was claiming on his campaign site to be "the only member of Congress to serve stateside during Operation Iraqi Freedom," which was true, but on his official web site he claimed to be "the only member of Congress to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom." To say you have served in a campaign is precisely the sort of falsehood for which Richard Blumenthal has been castigated for the past few days.

Yet, whereas Blumenthal repeatedly pointed out in speeches that he had served "during" Vietnam--with that noteable slip-up--and then corrected the record when the mistake was pointed out, Kirk's office refused to address the falsehood on his web site for more than 50 days after I first contacted him, despite the fact the Navy's Office of Information agreed that, because Kirk had never served in Iraq during Iraqi Freedom, he had no right to claim to be an Iraqi Freedom veteran.
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Where is the National and for that matter Chicago and Illinois press--why does Kirk always get a pass?

[Doctor_J]

1. where is the press?

what a dumb question - they're campaigning for Repukes like they always do

[hvn_nbr_2]

2. Exactly. nt

[harkadog]

3. I reade someplace he claimed to be in charge of the Pentagon war room

His opponent should check out this stuff and hammer him by the internet and direct mail if necessary. Screw the media.

[Arkana]

4. Well, it's official--both candidates for IL Senate suck.

However, since Kirk sucks WAY more, vote for Giannoulias.