Republican Vying For Obama's Old Senate Seat Never Received Navy Award He Touted

[babylonsister]

What are the odds the media will make a big deal of this? Will they even mention it? Not holding breath.


Illinois Senate candidate admits claim about military award was inaccurate

By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, May 29, 2010; 5:41 PM


The Republican candidate for President Obama's old Senate seat has admitted to inaccurately claiming he received the U.S. Navy's Intelligence Officer of the Year award for his service during NATO's conflict with Serbia in the late 1990s.

Rep. Mark Kirk, a Navy reservist who was elected to Congress in 2001, acknowledged the error in his official biography after The Washington Post began looking into whether he had received the prestigious award, which is given by top Navy officials to a single individual annually.

The Post's inquiries were sparked by complaints from a representative of state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Kirk's Democratic opponent in the Illinois Senate race.

Cmdr. Danny Hernandez, the Navy's assistant chief of information, said for several days last week that he was having trouble finding records to clarify the matter. Then on Friday, he said Kirk, an Appropriations Committee member who co-chairs an electronic warfare working group, had changed his Web site to incorporate a different account of the award.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/29/AR2010052903029_pf.html

[icnorth]

1. '...acknowledged the error..."?

For the sake of factual reporting, wouldn't "acknowledged the lie" be more accurate?

[jaxx]

2. I hope this grows.

I'm signed up to get Kirks campaign emails so I'll know what they're up to and his henchman sent out one that says, in effect, that he was commended....no retraction. One sentence shows just what Giannoulias is up against:

"Mark Kirk’s military service should not be denigrated by a failed mob banker whose reckless lending practices cost the FDIC $394 million when they closed his family bank and also cost Illinois families tens of millions in losses from the state’s college savings fund."

I've written back several times, telling the Kirk crew that they are wrong, dirty, and so on, but they keep sending the crap. The last thing IL needs is this bum in the senate.

[madrchsod]

4. republicans do`t care about his record...

it will be the independents that will be the key factor in this election. we just got rid of the republican corruption and blago`s trial will be in the news at election time. i maybe a pessimist but i see a republican sweep.

[jaxx]

5. I hope you're wrong.

They're after Hare in the 17th district too.

[NNN0LHI]

3. I am sure Joe Scumborough we be all over this

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