Politicians lie to get us into wars; generals lie about how well things are going; soldiers lie about what they did during their service. - Da big bad wolf - Friday, Jan 28, 22 @ 8:42 am: If police who are trained have trouble finding the criminals how are people in the National Guard supposed to do that? - WhiteHat24 - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 11:11 am: Is this not an ethics violation to use county vehicles and taxpayer resources out of your jurisdiction for political purposes? - Rudys teeth - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 11:26 am: Sullivan, as an outsider and a man of faith who wishes to protect and serve, is running for the wrong office. I am hoping Pritzker is patient enough to let the gop nominee get into the small government shtick and then pound them into dust over the recent gop big government intrusion moves. I am not a veteran. You want to pair that with his hollow words on public safety, you might have something. When Rambo came out, everyone was a Green Beret. Burkett caught so many people distorting or inventing their military service that he wondered whether the dissemblers might be evidence of a national phenomenon, a weird ripple in the American psyche. By 1989, Burkett was averaging one FOIA request a day. Last year, a Montana judge required that, as a condition of their parole, two men who had falsely claimed veteran status must stand at the Montana Veterans Memorial with placards that read I am a liar. Im from a rural county in central Illinois, and it is this kind of talk that makes rural Illinoisans dislike anything north of I-80. Unfortunately for him, voters know the truth and theyll remember it at the ballot box next week., By providing your cell phone number you consent to receive recurring text message updates from the Democratic Governors Association, including by automated text messages. I sent Schimpf everything I had from the Sullivan campaign along with my own self-directed research. That night, a representative from Military Phonies e-mailed Amber, saying that it usually took the group several weeks to put together a complete record, and pointing her to a list of Silver Star recipients compiled by a military historian named Doug Sterner. But, how much will that really matter? In fact, he had served as a private in the Army, gone AWOL in Germany, and received an other than honorable discharge. This is such awful word salad. And these top-down mandates from Governor Pritzker who thinks he knows best. People who lie about having served often seem less interested in money than in belonging to an esteemed group. But one thing I learned from that experience was that many if not most are also civilian police. Thirty Years Later, Its Still Burning. He has gone from being a joke to a dangerous joke. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. - sal-says - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:25 pm: Seems to be a LOT of wrong-headed thinking in politics these days. These days, subscribers pay ten dollars a month for access to the Shipleys video library, along with regular live streams, Dianes recipes for Big Ass Meatballs and ass kickin cornbread, and Dons duck-hunting tips. One evening, she mentioned Foleys military medals to her father, a retired colonel in the Air Force. He said he served in Afghanistan. When Sterner learned of a fraudulent Medal of Honor claim, hed pass the information along to Cottone. Ask active military, civilian DoD, and a contractor when all three are sitting at the same table. And they serve honorablyIrvins ad contains multiple falsehoods, most notably the dismissive comment that Jesse was a social worker. Irvins shameful use of veterans to dismiss this form of public service is a disgrace., Major Monte Montes, US Army (ret.) 2023 Cond Nast. She scoured Foleys social-media accounts, trying to find other holes in his story. he was a civilian contractor, never active duty, and not a veteran. In a press conference today, Richard Irvin yet again ducked important questions on abortion and his own Democrat voting record, distorted his own background, and blatantly lied about Jesse Sullivan. I note that several of the sheriffs do appear in street clothes, so maybe they checked it out and were warned beforehand. - Lt Guv - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:26 pm: My phrase of the day describes Sullivan to a T. Not ready for prime time.. On the Reddit boards, people will talk about what makes them suspicious that someone is not a real vet, Kristiana Willsey, a folklorist at the University of Southern California who studies military narratives, said. - JS Mill - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 1:17 pm: =I put the over/under for Sullivans vote percent at 15 for the primary election.=, =And it wont matter if they do, when you have folks like the Governor of Mississippi saying I dont know yet when it comes to potentially banning *contraceptives*.=. Huh? As to unAmerican, chomping at the bit to use military force against American citizens is unAmerican. Seems like we need an honest debate on which side of American best suits our group survival. So far, I am not impressed one bit. Ultimately , those Units were not used. That means he doesnt really want there to be a United States., Adding Sullivans problem is that he hasnt addressed this line from his announcement speech. You would call them out even to hunt down violent criminals. Jim Calhoun. Monday, May 9, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller, * Background is here if you need it. So are singles, batting average and stolen bases. Accompanying that trust was mounting anxiety that it could be abused. Kevin Mays. He did his job good, got along with people good. Jowers had worked for the sheriffs office for eight years, five of them as chief deputy. Researching potential phonies was once a lonely enterprise; now there are a dozen Web sites, message boards, and Facebook groups that provide instruction and crowdsource the work. Last February, YouTube suspended Shipleys channel for harassment. I proudly served our nation in uniform doing counterinsurgency work in Helmand Afghanistan with the US Department of Defense, Sullivan declared in his campaign announcement speech near Petersburg. I did listen to the ten minute interview Mr. Sullivan did with WGN. D for the ad because the message wont move the needle positively for Sullivan. Its a really bad habit and Ive seen it fatally backfire more than once. The Silicon Valley angle took hold in segments of the mainstream media. I was raised in the church, as a person of deep faith. Other than showing that 6 sheriffs from counties most Illinoisans have never heard of support him, dont know what the point of this commercial is. - Back to the Future - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:22 pm: The comments by Retired and Still in Illinois reinforces my thought that using the NG in chasing down violent offenders is not a very good idea. A Fire Started in Waco. Dude, you should have spent some of that early money on message and media training. - wowie - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:39 am: Jesse Sullivan campaign slogan: Hey, guys look at me - Im still here. Shipley tried to keep things more or less professional, but his fans could be less scrupulous. Stolen Valor Valor Thieves' Gallery. No money down, no payments until next year. And it wont matter if they do, when you have folks like the Governor of Mississippi saying I dont know yet when it comes to potentially banning *contraceptives*. The Armys unclassified handbook on the Human Terrain Team says its leaders were active duty or retired military officers. After weeks of polling at third place, Sullivan this week released apolling memoshowing him tied in the lead with Bailey. Why spend so much time defending Jesse and not attacking? Heres a refresher on all thats come out about the real Jesse Sullivan: He came out of the gate with a nasty stolen valor scandal. Its very weird that Baileys home-grown true believers and Sullivans glitzy national consultants have both decided to let Irvin define the issues in this race. A 2012 profile of Sullivan in the State Journal-Register mentioned that his team, left the British military unit stationed in the area with recommendations for strengthening the local police force and reopening a school., When I questioned Sullivans campaign about this seeming rhetorical contradiction, they acknowledged that he was an Army civilian without veteran status who nevertheless led and participated in combat patrols in Afghanistan.. Ad Choices. Theyve got our backs. Kinda awkward that his LG running mate hasnt commented yet. Shipleys videos belong to a genre known as justice porn, which Urban Dictionary defines as getting off on watching someone get their due for being a scumbag piece of shit. Justice porn allows us to indulge our baser instincts, ostensibly in the service of righteousness. Great agenda, have the guard do something theyre not trained to do and let Americans die during a pandemic. That just adds to his pro-COVID views though. - Steve Rogers - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:20 am: When it takes 200 words to say something you could say in 20 words, you really have a communication problem. And he said, There are places out there that will research things like this., On January 13th, Amber filled out a form on Military Phonies, one of a number of Web sites dedicated to exposing people who invent or inflate their military service. Firing people who are not willing to get the vaccine, those frontline workers who have been taking on the burden of this crisis, and then youre going to fire them? Units being trained to respond to riots in the Cities. (Other patterns Shipley has noticed: there is a disproportionate number of phonies in Georgia, liars tend to be junior enlisted men, and stolen valor is primarily a white problem.). - Dotnonymous - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 2:18 pm: Jesse Sullivan declares American cities War Zones requiring National Guard soldiers to hunt down criminals. The activity has become a type of bonding exercise for former service members; some even seem to be reliving their war experience when hunting down phonies. But the States Attorneys and District Attorneys across the nation/state who wont prosecute and let criminals walk arent?? Follow up question: How are vaccines hurting our children, Mr. Sullivan? The role of patient is well defined in our society, he said. They love our country. After The Hunt for Red October, everyone was a submariner, Don Shipley, who investigates fake Navy SEALs, told me. I briefly embedded with some in Iraq. A Montana countys battle shows how faith in public learning and public space is fraying. Its astonishing to me that the Republican Party as a whole really is not concerned about peoples health and that they might be killing people with their anti-vax, anit-mask stance. They undertake the mission at great personal risk. I cant think of anyone using that phrase other than in context of being a police officer. - Back to the Future - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:51 pm: The downside to being a woefully unprepared and woefully unqualified candidate- - -. The only differentiation is outsider. Jowers withdrew from the race and resigned his job with the sheriffs department. Be sure to wear a mask on public transportation. Shipley is one of the most prominent figures in the field, the closest thing it has to an influencer. Military Phonies gets more than a hundred thousand unique views on a good day, according to the Web sites administrator. and Sullivans former supervisor emphasized the personal risk Jesse faced, saying: The location the HTS team (and Jesse) was assigned to in 2012 was extremely hostile and volatile the patrols the HTS team participated in were often targeted by insurgents with improvised explosive devices, rifle fires, and mortars., Lt. Gen. H.R. By day, he managed an apartment building in Pueblo, Colorado; in his spare time, he maintained lists of medal recipients and wrote eighty-one books, the majority about military history. Spot pulled for typos because only the best people are working on this campaign. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com. He has outlined the actions of a dictator. I have entire National Guard units that spend their weekends watching my videos on a big screen in an auditorium, seeing what Don is doing, Shipley said. Im not cop-trained, Im military-trained, he said, during a debate in Cross Plains, in January. Nice Irish ballot name, good hair and a nice jawline. The Court found that the Stolen Valor Act violated the First Amendment. At least Paul Schimpf knows he is running for an agency directors job. I stand proudly with Pro Life voters. So far, GOP gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan has failed to break through the noise, drowned out by MAGA candidate Darren Bailey and flailing one-time frontrunner Richard Irvin. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed. If a candidate hedges, theyll lose evangelicals and a bunch more of the base and ultimately lose. And you look at the corrupt war zone that we have, a thousand murders in Cook County? Throwing the guard at addressing violent crime is a recipe for disaster (recall Kent State). I think theyre unAmerican. Most stolen-valor cases dont involve master criminals but, rather, average men who want to be treated as if they were extraordinary. That is a crisis that is 750, was the most lives we lost of our soldiers over in Afghanistan was the worst year of the war over there. Speak much Jesse? Support Renewable Energy Credits. But, six years later, in United States v. Alvarez, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Xavier Alvarez, a water-district official in Southern California, who had been convicted of lying about receiving the Medal of Honor. The Sullivan campaign released a new ad, featuring veterans voicing their disgust with the shameful political attack that is riddled with falsehoods. It didnt for the Br!t!$h in the 20th century at various locations. - Amalia - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 1:09 pm: - Carlos Danger - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 2:08 pm: Sorry, comments for this post are now closed. /s. To me, the long-winded explanation looked more like Sullivan had led a small group of advisers alongside soldiers in combat areas than actually leading what most would consider combat patrols. That still took courage, so why embellish it? - Arsenal - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:49 am: I gotta admit I find this guy interesting, but until he can actually put his petitions on the street, I feel like I should ignore him. *** UPDATE *** Another Sullivan press release. (Dennehy served five years in the Marines, but never in Vietnam; he apologized after Burkett went public with his accusation.) Should any who are not entitled to these honors have the insolence to assume the badges of them they shall be severely punished, he wrote. Its a D, Sullivan is a phony to his want. - Just Me 2 - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:24 am: What if my local school district actually cares about the health of the kids, their teachers, and their families (such as grandparents) and decided to require masks locally? Nobody's talking about the Sgt. In the morning, a pickup truck was parked in front of the garage. The first one claimed he served in the unit from Band of Brothers and also stormed the beach at Normandyit just didnt make any sense.. A small amount of competition for Irvin, who has the advantage of Griffins millions, at least on paper. Support Renewable Energy Credits. - walker - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 3:07 pm: This guy might have some talents. northwest crackdown on fake veterans in "operation stolen valor" Phony Vets Scam more than $1.4 Million and Damage Image of Honorable Veterans U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Sullivan today announced some of the results of "Operation Stolen Valor," a year long effort to investigate and prosecute those who lie about their military service for financial gain or other reasons. This is just so goofythe real winner out of all this is JB Pritzker. I could be misreading the Statute though. I think Id prefer he just yada, yada, yada me and tell me he likes the lobster bisque. I thought I was going to have a heart attack on the spot, Ford told the podcast Reply All. Some of the most uncomfortable stolen-valor videos involve confrontations with people who appear to be confused, mentally ill, or homeless. If she ties herself to this fascism, I was incredibly wrong. - Pundent - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:56 am: Wouldnt the first step be a fundamental shift in the Guards focus and training? - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 4:48 pm: To seal the stolen valor/pro military bonafides, we need some icing on the cake, Sullivan riding in an M1 Abrams tank, ala Michael Dukakis, October 1988. - Henry Francis - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:07 am: A man of faith, called to serve and protect. Can you identify this man for me? Sterner peered at the image. . Instead, people called Bart a stalker. - 47th Ward - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:08 am: It always creeps me out when evangelicals go into to politics to save us. However, they are answerable to their constituents. At least Sullie is talkin as opposed to Team Riffie & RichieRich. Adding The final version of the TV spot is here. The accused mumbles nonsensical answers before slinking off, exposed and humiliated. D. - here we go - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:09 am: Sounds a lot like the Irvin Campaign commercials. Hes a young, handsome made-for-TV candidate and already has way more money than any of his opponents could ever likely hope to raise. Im on time, like all military people are. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. In her final paper, she proposed criminalizing false claims about the nations highest medals. Behind the Oklahoma City bombing and even the January 6th attack was a military-style assault in Texas that galvanized the far right. A short list of Lt. Gov candidates will appear soon or has everyone said, Thanks for asking but no.. As someone who, you know, you began with the commercial being on the civilian intelligence side over in Afghanistan, you see the power of our military and their abilities. - Mcin33 - Wednesday, May 18, 22 @ 9:31 pm: My lord. The yard was weedy; the windows were covered with aluminum foil. But not in defense of Sullivans specious claims about his own record. Schimpf was initially reluctant to say anything about Sullivan, but eventually issued this response: Although Jesse Sullivan, who is not a veteran and has never been on active duty, should be commended for having worked in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, his claim to have led combat patrols flies in the face of Department of Defense regulations and established practices. Im respectful, like all military people are. Jowers seemed thrown by his opponents tough-guy posturing, and offered a different vision for law enforcement in the county. Bart Kendrick, whose family has lived in the county since the nineteenth century, takes particular notice of vehicles. - Give Us Barabbas - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:27 am: Spot must have been QC checked by the guys that made the wraps for the back of the semi trailers. They can do anything, including tracking down violent criminals better than the police who are trained. When I joined the military decades ago, I was required to get a regimen of vaccines, more when deploying overseas. - Fayette County - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:20 am: The ad will play well in this part of Illinois but Bailey has a lot of support locked up already around here. They would track down the guys family, his mother, his wife. I cant answer why somebody would do those types of things. There were other guys doing this before me, but Im the guy that took it to YouTube, he told me. Paid for by the Democratic Governors Association. U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Sullivan today announced some of the results of "Operation Stolen Valor," a year long effort to investigate and prosecute those who lie about their military service for financial gain or other reasons. Im no fan of Sullivan, or any of the Rs running, but theres no need to be dismissive. Williams: Do you support the mask mandates and the vaccine mandates? What exactly does JB have to. His service, to my knowledge, has not been questioned, but his ire was raised by some of Jesse Sullivans campaign claims. If you cant answer Did you serve? - Ron Burgundy - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 1:22 pm: In a primary, and specifically your first run for anything, you need to be telling people who you are and not refuting who someone else says you are. Sullivan is woefully unqualified to be Governor. No, you use the resources at your disposal to save peoples lives. - The Dude Abides - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:15 am: Ill give it a C-. Basically, there were three of usmyself, Jug Burkett, and a couple out of Missouri, Doug Sterner, who calls himself an accidental stolen-valor researcher, told me. So, I asked, how could Sullivan have led combat patrols? Grabbing popcorn, this might be fun to watch (hey, I didnt cause it). He added that he, like Foley, was an Airborne Ranger with combat wounds: I served my country, I took a bullet for my country. After more than two decades with the Navy, he worked as a contractor for Blackwater in Afghanistan and Pakistan, then ran Extreme SEAL Experience, a camp where civilians paid more than two thousand dollars for a week of simulated SEAL training.

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