Veterans in politics
Veterans for Trump
The Trump campaign issued a press release the other day announcing the formation of the “Veterans for Trump” coalition in New Hampshire made up of veterans who will campaign for Donald Trump during the primaries. There is a list of 52 folks on the press release, but it seems that at least three of them […]
Jim Webb announces presidential bid
You’ve probably already heard about veteran, former Navy Secretary and former Senator Jim Webb announcing his intentions to run for President next year as a Democrat. Dave Hardin and I had an email discussion about this yesterday, We agreed that in the Democrat pool of candidates – Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley – Webb was probably […]
2LT Joshua Nelson back in the news
A few weeks ago we wrote about LT Joshua Nelson, a Guardsman in the West Virginia Air National Guard when he took on a knife-wielding thug in Walmart. Today in the Stars & Stripes we read how he is a state legislator in West Virginia and he’s trying to win a second term as a […]
Jim Webb in 2016?
Dave sends us a link to an article in The Hill in which the journalist, of sorts, opines on the candidacy of Jim Webb, the former Senator from Virginia hoping that he’ll jump into the race for the presidency next year. Jim Webb is a veteran. Period. I have his latest book, “I Heard My […]
Walsh and his political future
The other day, Hondo posted some links to news sources in Montana in regards to John Welsh, the Senate appointee seeking to be elected to that office in November. TSO sends us a link from Politico which reports that Welsh is contemplating stepping away from the ballot. Fueling speculation that he might quit the race, […]
So, What Are They Saying in Montana?
Wonder what they’re saying in Montana about Senator Walsh and his “unintentional mistake” of copying virtually verbatim around 25% of his War College final paper – including his conclusions – from other sources? As well as citing, but then lifting nearly word-for-word without indicating a direct quote, other sections? Well, let’s look: Montana Standard (Butte): […]
Another political attack on a veteran
We talked the other day about the attack on gubernatorial candidate and Iraq veteran Anthony Brown by perfumed prince Doug Gansler and the attack on Tom Cotton by Mark Pryor in the Arkansas Senate race. Now, in Alaska, Democrat Mark Begich puts out the following ad against Marine and GWOT veteran Dan Sullivan who went […]
MD AG disparages opponent’s military service
The current Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler who is in a primary race with the Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown went where he should not go these days. He told a crowd that “You know I’m running against somebody who has never managed anybody, never run anything. You know his ads are about how he […]
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