Ken Aden; the final nail
JD from Professional Soldiers sent us the final nail for Ken Aden’s coffin. Ken Aden you might remember is/was the Democrat candidate for Congress in Arkansas’ 3rd CD who had a perfectly honorable military career, but felt like he needed to lie and tell his prospective constituents that he was a “Green Beret”. Well, it seems that the Special Warfare Center got tired of all of his BS excuses and accusations that they didn’t know what they were doing, so they rescinded the orders he’s been flashing around with this explanation;
Sir:
Ken Aden attended and was selected during the Special Forces Assessment and Selection, Class 1-08, which ran Oct. 17, 2006 to Nov. 9, 2006. There he was selected for attendance to the Special Forces Qualification Course. He subsequently attended and completed the Warrior Leader Course, Class 5-07 April 26, 2007. Aden entered the SF Medical Sergeant Training June 12, 2007; however, he failed to meet the standards of the course and removed from the course on Oct. 9, 2007 for academic reasons. He completed Survival, Evasion, Resistance and escape training Sept. 16, 2007. He entered the 18B Weapons Sergeant Course, Class 8-07, and was recycled to Class 1-08 for academic reasons. He began Class 1-08 on Oct. 16, 2007 and was relieved from the course April 29, 2008 after failing twice to pass the Light Weapons Exam and Hands-on Mortar Exam.
On June 12, 2008, an erroneous order was issued by the Installation Management Command awarding him the 18B military occupational specialty. After national media attention brought the orders to light, a thorough review of Aden’s records was performed and a subsequent revocation order was issued rescinding the 18B MOS, Order 164-89 on July 3, 2012.
Please see attached order. Note: the blocks are a redaction of Aden’s personally identifiable information.
V/R
Janice Burton
Deputy
Office of Strategic Communications
And a copy of the orders with his PII redacted;
There are now questions being raised about his involvement in his not-for-profit, Citizens4Change, and it seems he was campaigning under an alias while he was in Ohio, not a very good alias, Ken Wade (his middle name), but an alias, nonetheless.
A former Aden supporter emails us;
He basically dropped out of the sky into Dayton, tried to get C4C off the ground, then hit the ‘eject’ button in May 10. Then he starts ‘Residents4Arkansas’ sometime in the fall of ’10.
I am well acquainted personally with Aden. I was a loyal supporter and a [redacted] for his campaign until [a few] months ago when I ran across the alias he used in Dayton. He gave me a lame ass excuse which I didn’t buy for a second. Then, another former staffer and I got together and started comparing notes… by the end of the meeting with him… I knew Aden was a complete fraud.
As a [redacted] Vet, I share your disdain for people of Aden’s ilk. I saw the MOS months ago and thought it rather odd. After the other staffer and I met and compared the stories he had been told and the ones I had been told… we both knew we had made the right decision by resigning. Aden told me that he had completed GB training when I joined the campaign in Oct last year. Virtually everything the guy said was total bullshit.
I tried to alert ‘the powers that be’ here […] months ago, but I was not listened to and told it was ‘nonsense.’ I feel vindicated but at the same time I feel that I and a lot of other people were conned.
Yeah, Arkansas needs to run away from this clown.
ADDED: Notice that the orders making him an 18B were cut after he left the JFKSWC, so he knew they were illegitimate the moment they were cut. Aden also convinced his platoon leader, who happened to be a Sergeant First Class to write him a letter to support his claim that he was an 18B. That Sergeant First Class has since retracted that statement on SOCNET after he discovered that his letter wasn’t being used for legitimate purposes. By the way, his campaign, when they released the letter, told the public that it was written by Aden’s “commanding officer” to give the letter more weight and to fool Aden’s perspective constituents. I thought I should add all of that for some more perspective on the candidate.
Category: Phony soldiers
Hondo is probably sitting back and enjoying a beer on our nation’s birthday……he’s earned it!
Just to set the record straight you think that we post about Ken Aden because his is a Democrat rather then just another person lying about their military history.
A Witty defending a Mitty. So cute.
Have you even read jack around here, Jack? If so, you’d have seen that we regularly disagree with and debate one another as we run the political spectrum.
That said, are you in the habit of supporting liars and frauds?
Jack, this blog post isn’t about about Steve Womack. It’s about liars, particularly those who are or claim to be veterans. Ken Aden has proven himself to be one.
I’m no fan of the GOP, but if they were truly the Nazi fascists your hysterics claim them to be then you would have been dragged off to a gulag and never seen again during the Bush administration. The ‘wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross’ bit easily describes much of the US Olympic team and the Girl Scouts, neither of which seem to be bastions of fascism.
It was my pleasure to stir up the 15 or 20 right wing radicals that might visit this website. This stirs our base. And by the way, you guys are the bastion of facism. Tim Dunkin is a psycopath and I have already reported him to the proper authorities. Good luck Tim. Be careful what you say in the future. This boy has fucked up big time. I will charge him with a Federal Hate Crime. Have fun Tim.
No just having fun laughing at you fail at being a troll.
Spork, I’m sure if the silly guy does try to charge anyone with a hate crime he will demand restitution paid in tinfoil so he can augment his hat collection from those evil fascists who have yet to actually display any fascist behavior.
I’d suggest setting up a blind date between Jack and OG, but she actually comes across as a nice person so to do so would probably violate the Geneva Convention.
I actually know Ken Aden. He was in my SUT class and began the Medic course with me. Failure couldn’t have happened to a better guy. This in no way surprises me. He was full of shit then ( compulsive liar ) and he is full of shit now. I am what he claims to be. I would like the opportunity to run into him again in a dark alley. Oh yeah, also this Jack Witty piece of shit as well.
@ Ann and Sporkmaster,
I would suggest we set up a date between you two love birds. Modern science has aknowledged there is such a thing as right-wing authoritarions. What we don’t know is why or how they reproduce. Maybe you all could enlighten us. I’ll bet it would be pretty wierd. After all, you both are. Do it for science, do it for the military, do it for the government, do it for white America
For god’s sake you are a God fearing Republican Ann and Sporkmaster is a real Republican. God wants you to reproduce and carry on the white race.
Nah, I’m just kidding.
TSniperMed
How do you know I am a piece of shit? We have never met. Explain that.
That’s it? That is the best you got? Come on, you have too be joking.
Jack, it’s me Timothy Dunkin. We’re not all Republicans on here. I’m a middle of the road Democrat. Like it was said above, we all HATE lying posers: Democrat, Republican or fucking Green Party–it doesn’t matter. Why not take a hike instead of instigating. TSniperMed says he knows Ken Aden personally. Maybe you should listen to him.
Jack, the funny thing is you know us as much as TSniperMed knows you. I’d suggest attempting some intellectual consistency for a change. It’s telling that you’ve yet to demonstrate that Ken Aden isn’t a liar. Or is lying acceptable if it’s someone who shares your political leanings?
Timothy Dunkin
You call me every name in the book. Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining. You are not a middle of the road Democrat. You are on the right side in the ditch Republican radical.
And on top of that you are a foul mouthed no good son of a bitch.
Timothy, you are typical right wing. And I might add there was another right-winger with the name Timothy.
His last name was McVeigh. You ever heard of him? Now that is what I Think of you and your right wing buddys.
Wasn’t McVeigh about like you and your friends on this blog?
Political speaking I mean.
ScalpelShepherd, it looks like the troll doesn’t like it when people use common sense when talking to him.
Ann,
You assholes have never experienced trolling yet.
*pats Jack on the head* Whatever you say buddy. Next time try to use facts instead of pejorative when you’re trying to prove a point.
So how are you dumb ass pricks doing? Are you proud of serving in King Georgh’s war? Are you ready for V.A. benefits?
I Don’t blame you. You deserve it. It’s too damn bad that John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnel, Steve Womack and Mitt Romney don’t agree with us.
At least if you can’t vote Democrat vote Libertarian. Anything but Republican.
Ann,
Have you ever been raped by the Iranian revolutionary guard? Elect Romney and you will get your chance.
Jack, I’m a tad confused as to what Romney (despite his creepy used car salesman vibe) has to do with Iranian rapists.
Regardless, a potential attacker would be best served to look elsewhere. Should they get past the deadbolt and dogs then they will get to encounter my other self defense measures that would guarantee they would have a horrible, no good, very bad day. In terms of pure cussedness alone a bunch of Bronze Age worshiping fundamentalists aint got diddly on me.
Where was I? I was asleep, “Witty”. Some of us actually have a job and get up early on workdays; ergo, we sleep at nights. You should try gainful employment sometimes. Has a lot to recommend it. Your screed above is as predictable as it is foolish. What I was doing, fool, is merely exercising my freedom of speech by giving you a replay of your own argument, this time directed against you. Plus I was pointing out the hypocrisy of someone who’d never served and defended their freedoms coming here to TAH and lecturing those who have on the “correctness” of our opinions. Apparently you were not quite bright enough to catch those two facts. That particular form of hypocrisy is common from your side of the political “house”. Liberal hypocrites like yourself generally only support freedom of expression for their own opinions. When someone expresses an opposing view they’re immediately attacked by such as yourself, often with pejorative and inappropriate terms and comparisons having nothing whatsoever to do with the issue at hand. Moreover, there are several unethical rhetorical techniques you’ve used here: the red herring, the ad hominem attack, and the non sequitur. The first is bringing up an irrelevant point as a deliberate attempt to deflect attention from the issue at hand. The second is a personal attack on your opponent irrelevant to the issue at hand. And the third is the use of an irrelevant point in your argument – generally one which has an emotional appeal or impact. They’re all tools primarily used by someone who knows full well they have no counterargument. Your Hitler/Nazi metaphor above was all three. In fact, it’s a common illegitimate argument used against conservatives. However, it’s also so transparently false and has been so often attempted that it’s now merely laughable. You did know that the Nazis were socialists, right – and that their political rhetoric was anti-big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist? Oh, you didn’t know that? Figures. When someone starts comparing their opponent to Hitler or the Nazis, it’s virtually always a signal they don’t know jack… Read more »
Yeah, I know I shouldn’t feed the trolls. But they’re so cute when they’re spouting ignorance. (smile)
@ 42 Hackstone! I was with 2nd Plt., Charlie co., 3rd Amtracs in the ’70s. I’ll be in Branson in Nov, I plan to have a “close encounter” with dallASS wingdingshithead so I might as well keep heading east! I have a dear friend in Alexandria, VA. that I can can visit so we might as well get together and swap lies!?!:) You get out to Phoenix and you know who to call. Just don’t come in the summer time!?!
Yat Yas 1833: OK if I send you an e-mail later today? I’ll send it to the e-mail address you use while posting here at TAH.
Hondo, head on. I’ll gladly accept anything from you.
Patient: Jack Witless
Diagnosis: Chronic Cranial Rectal Intrusion
Prognosis: Inoperable/Terminal
That is all.
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Yat Yas 1833: figured you wouldn’t mind, but I always ask first. Will send something within the next couple of hours.
Redacted, I’m pre-med so I get dibs on medical experimentation of Aden’s Witless Wonder in search of a cure! Motrin, water, and Quik Clot fix everything.
I’d prescribe Quik Clot to him as an inhalant, should be interesting.
Let’s see – homeboy Godwinned himself right out of any credibility with his first comment mentioning the SS. He then proceeded to simply spew the prognazi party line.
Don’t feed the trolls, people! They love the attention!
And Ann – I find Romney creepy too! 😀
So Aden is, (as was thought by many who’ve served) to be a fraud, and this Mr.Witty defends him by calling all who served Nazi’s? doesnt that make Aden a Nazi as well? a Democratic Nazi?
“Jack Witty” is some 25-year old progressive hack hired by other progressive hacks to come here to stir us up. Ignore his/her worthless ass.
Wow, what the hell happened here last night? Troll parts all over the place. Had a kid like that in one of my old units. Just never learned to keep his noise hole in neutral, even during the Article 15 reading. Disrespect during an Art15 for disrespect? Check.
Anyhoo….isn’t it the rules that whoever throws down the Nazi accusation first automatically loses the arguement? That was the only thing dimWitt brought to the table. Must have been a slow night at the Dem Underground.
@26 Mr. Lilyea, This is a great site and thank you and those who assist you in exposing those who would seek to benefit by perpetrating a particularly cruel fraud.
Mr. Witty and folks like Mr. Witty are always willing to forgive the lies of those whose politics they support in the interest of advancing their cause politically, whatever that cause is. They can’t comprehend that someone like yourself might actually demand of everyone that they speak the truth before being allowed to represent you. For me this is our current political situation for the extremes of both parties, forgive the liars on your side and spew vitriol against the liars on the other side. It’s why some Republicans can adore the Cheneys of the world while disliking the Obamas, and why some Dems love Obama and hate Cheney….for me a liar is a liar is a liar….I don’t care much about your politics once you’ve proven yourself a liar.
Thank you everyone here for providing some great reading, it is certainly thought provoking material for me that so many individuals will lie in the face of overwhelming evidence for the truth….two things come to mind for me, my dad was an old school construction worker, did a lot of deals on a handshake and his motto was if your word wasn’t worth a shit neither were you, the second thing is this it’s easier to tell the truth because then you only have to remember one thing, that which actually happened…no need to worry about what you told to whom and when if it is all the same…best to all on this holiday week celebrating the birth of the greatest nation in the world….
Notice that Mr. Witty is ignoring any and all issues about Aden’s bullshit lies, and instead goes off on irrelevant and nonsensical rants and raves. Typical troll reaction…when faced with the truth, ignore it.
Smaj: You could be right. But I’m guessing this is just some middle-aged progressive tool from NW Arkansas. That’s the part of Arkansas Aden’s from.
Perhaps he’s a friend of Aden’s mom and dad. Or maybe he’s a political hack in that area with a stake in the outcome of Aden’s Congressional race who’s now got egg all over his face.
In any case, it’s apparent he and Aden really deserve one another. (smile)
@ Jack Witty #25. I want to get this straight. You have never served in the military so you think it is ok for someone who has never served to put on a uniform and represent themselves as Veterans? I am forced to assume that you are employeed in a position where Honor means nothing to you. What would your boss say if he saw you coming to work with a “Bagger of the month” badge on your apron knowing damn well the guy in the line next to you really won. How would you feel if I just showed up at your grocery store and started throwing people’s groceries in plastic bags when they asked for paper? Along with pissing people off, I am wearing a name tag with your store’s name and you know damn well I don’t work there. What are you going to do? Are you going to let me continue or are you going to kick me out of the store and tell me not to come back? Same thing here. If you are not a Sailor, Marine, Soldier, Airman or Coast Guardsman, don’t put on the uniform of one and represent yourself as one.
On the note of Aden, he has already lied to everyone he stands to represent. Those aren’t colorful sticks of gun we wear on our uniforms. Those represent work we have done and sacrifice we made to get that work done. For some turd to walk in and throw one on his uniform becuase it looks pretty or makes him look better without actually putting forth the effort makes him a cheat, a skate, a liar and a piece of crap. We have enough of those in office already. I certainly wouldn’t support another one, Veteran or not.
You’ve all done a wonderful job of dissecting Mr. Witt with your rusty spoons and those initial cuts with the P-38s on your key rings were particularly artful. So y’all don’t need my two cents, but I’m gonna give’em anyway. Mr. Witt, I did 20 unspectacular years in the USAF in between major conflicts and retired as a Master Sergeant . No one shot at me, and I never had to shoot at anyone. One assignment required me to carry around a loaded M-16 with real bullets, but it wasn’t in a war zone, it was Northern Germany. I did my job. I have nothing to be ashamed of. That said, Mr. Witt, it bothers me when any politician feels the need to lie about their service. Admittedly, I’m a hard right conservative, but I would/could not vote for anyone of any party that thought enhancing his or her resume was necessary – especially if that enhancement had to do with the military. We ain’t all heroes, but we all served honorably and we all were willing to do what we had to do to protect this great country. We were all willing to sacrifice. So, Mr. Witt, have you ever had to sacrifice anything? Have you ever done a 40 hour work day (that’s 40 hours from the time you reported for work to the time you got off so you could grab a can of cold C-Rats), then get three hours of sleep in a cold wet “pup tent” before you have to get back up again and go hump a guard line for another three hours? Have you ever got called into work at 3 AM and worked until 6 PM and 12 hours a day for the next 4 days after that? Oh, and by the way, no overtime pay for any of that. Probably not. That above was just me. I ain’t even gonna get into the realm of doing all the above while somebody was taking potshots at ya or lobbing RPGs in your direction because it never happened to me. Others here could… Read more »
@88 – “I am forced to assume that you are employeed in a position where Honor means nothing to you.” – you’re assuming he’s employed, and not an Occutard occupying his mommy’s couch, waiting for the next protest.
Mike, don’t forget the book burning later tonight…we’re gonna roast marshmellows and make s’mores over the coals!
Jack Witty-today’s leftist. When caught in a giant lie, simply pull the ‘sea gull’ strategy: Fly in, make lots of noise, shit on everything and then fly right back out. Never ONCE did he address the FACT that Aden was lying about his service-oh no-rather he trots out the increasing tired Nazi comparison. Hey, Jack, I’ll engage you on that ground: Hitler, Stalin, et al were LEFTISTS.
And yeah, I served my 12 years, 10 mos and 17 days mostly in the reserves.
I move that we also have a Troll of the Year award, replete with Interwebs Action Badge award, Under the Yellow Brick Bridge TDY orders, and promotion point sheet.
ROS, no contest in the Troll of the Year award. A few months back, it would have been our own Joey The Intrepid Rock Climber.
Today, it’s insipid, hands down. No contest. MoF, the trophy would be named for him.
Jack,
As a fellow Liberal or Progressive, you make me sick. I don’t know if all of these guys served. I’ve never met them but I’ll bet the odds are most of them have. Service to ones country is a huge commitment and comes with challenges that those who have never served will never understand.
You do progressives no favors getting on here angering an entire community and then “reporting them to the proper authorities.” I get sick of hearing from people who start stuff and then come crying when they get what’s coming to them.
I believe you mentioned something of cross carrying and flag waiving earlier in your ranting. Well, Jesus himself gave us the Golden Rule of doing to others as you would do for yourself. He also said to let the one without sin cast the first stone, love your neighbor/enemy as yourself, feed the hungry etc. That is where my brand of liberalism comes from. I too served my country and continue to serve my community.
These guys don’t give two shits about Steve Womack buddy. They probably didn’t really know who he was until they started looking into Aden. If you want to debate issues with them then do it intelligently. If you support Aden then discuss the facts and compare evidence.
If you are Aden’s buddy and he knows you’re on here saying these things then you speak volumes about him. If he does not then realize someone may think he does know about this and condones it.
These guys have done very honorable work for reasons you can’t seem to understand. Your only beef with them should be over whether you believe them as it pertains to Ken Aden. Take a look around, they’ve hammered Republicans too!
I am embarrassed that you’ve represented liberals through every ignorant stereotype ever attributed to liberals. You really piss me off Jackie boy.
The Progressive Cop
http://www.theprogressivecop.com
As a liberal veteran turned civil servant, let me say to all fellow liberals out there that your problem, as it pertains to this thread, is with whether you believe this group is right about Aden.
You piss me off and do not represent true progressives when you get on here and criticize the service of our nations veterans.
Whether or not you believe they are right about Aden, they have done very honorable work going after frauds on both sides of the political aisle. They don’t give a damn about Steve Womack or Ken Aden but instead about claims of valor.
Again, before you get on here calling them names, take a step back and consider what it is that you disagree with them on. Is it that they are veterans or is it that they attacked someone you believe in? If you attack them as veterans you’ll find a slough of veterans both liberal and conservative will focus their anger and attention on you. If the answer is that you are angry that they attacked Aden then debate the issues with them.
If you come talking smack then don’t go crying to the authorities when you get smacked. That is a cowardly move! When you talk smack and get bit then you should lick your wounds and press on.
The Progressive Cop
And, yes that was directed at you Jackhoff!
I’m inclined to agree with you, UpNorth.
We’ve not heard from Joey in a while, though. I sure hope his basement didn’t flood.
ROS, I wonder if he got burned out? I hope not.
Hopefully, he’s regrouping and preparing himself for round #1,927.