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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) ripped into Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday for lying about his military service and then questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's credibility.
"@SenBlumenthal lied for years about serving in Vietnam, which is all you need to know about his courage & honesty," Cotton, who is not on the Senate Judiciary Committee, tweeted during the questioning. "Maybe he should reconsider before questioning Judge Kavanaughs credibility."
Blumenthal has said he served in Vietnam, when he in fact sought at least five military deferments and eventually landed a spot in the Marine Reserve, where he was essentially guaranteed not to serve in the conflict itself, The New York Times reports.
Blumenthal went after Kavanaugh's credibility in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings Thursday of Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assault her in 1982.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408857-rep-sen-blumenthal-lied-for-years-should-reconsider-questioning-kavanaughs
So he was a reservist just like G DUHbya.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Not Vietnam but what does that have to do with sexual assault.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)by my fellow soldiers.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)I was saying I don't know what Blumethal's service has to do with sexual assault on Christine Classy Ford.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)backtoblue
(11,343 posts)My sexual assault was horrific and other women who came forward were SILENCED.
I came forward. My attack was reported on local and state television and I have been in a state of reclusion and anxiety since it happened to me. I haven't talked about it to anyone other than my therapist and close friends since the trial.
I was humiliated and lost my career due to the assault.
I'm going to send my court records, police reports, and news reports to his office. Listen for fucks sake!
Women are your mother's, sisters, daughters, nieces, grandmother, etc. LISTEN.
I'm going to puke again. Very very rough day.
oasis
(49,376 posts)Deplorable dumbass.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)was the weakest of the Democratic Senators challenging Kavanaugh today, no doubt in my mind.