This pro-law enforcement ad might not be so, um, pro-legal. We all heard the same kinds of comments about Trump, Rauner and Pritzker and they all turned out- - opps- - never mind. Some of the so-called valor thieves busted by Shipley and others fit Tom Cottones descriptiontheir lies about their military service are part of a larger pattern of deception. - Mama - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 6:28 pm: - Zoomer - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 9:35 pm: Yet another beacon of optimism and open-mindedness shining his wisdom as a light upon us all. That would be a good question for a serious candidate. He often points to his business background as an example of his leadership, but one of his nonprofits owed money to the state of California and another waslisted as delinquent., And those are just the highlights.With days to go, Jesse Sullivan is bending over backwards to rewrite history. Currently she is working to get Glenn Youngkin elected the next governor of Virginia this November, as well as with a number of stellar 2022 Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, and U.S. Congress. John Williams: You, on your website, use the National Guard a lot. - Red Ranger - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 11:52 am: If youre explaining, youre losing. The lies that people tell shift with the appetites of the era. - Joe Bidenopolous - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:58 pm: Everyone knows this, including Republicans, who will have no chance of claiming theyre anything other than pro-life for the general election. The Facebook page for the Clyde Police Department was soon flooded with comments from angry people across the country: Hey Clyde PD, you have a POS Poser in your midst; Leroy Grant Foley those brand new cuff links will look good on you. Foley was placed on administrative leave. 2019 valor thieves; Ken Woerheide . On day one, I would end those. The neophyte Sullivan has peppered his campaign website and announcement with photos of himself in military uniform. - Brr Cold - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 3:26 pm: LOL. Sullivan on governor's race: 'It's not about left vs right, this race Mocked up buildings and opposing forces. Why not use pictures of Irvin with Dems? Three weeks later, Military Phonies published the results of its investigation, concluding that Foley was indeed an Army veteran but that his career was much less lite than he had claimed. We have to do something and have urgency. Made with by creatives with a conscience. And, for sure, this military combat claim needs to be cleared up right away. But Sullivan should probably stop digging holes that hell eventually have to fill himself. I am 100% Pro Life and I will be the strongest Pro Life governor in Illinois history. In the period after 9/11, ninety-one per cent of Americans were proud of U.S. troops, according to a Pew survey, and the military was the most trusted institution in the nation. 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. When I think of the Guard I think of disaster response not vigilantism. - Big Mike - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 11:02 am: - Cheryl44 - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 11:05 am: Im a white person in my mid 60s and I dont 2ant to see cops in political ads. - Retired and Still in Illinois - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:48 am: The idea of using the NG in this manner is ludicrous. Or maybe hes doing the rounds so he can drop a quick poll to show potential LTs he has a chance and some name ID? There is good reason to believe that a similar fate would befall other false claimants.. At least Paul Schimpf knows he is running for an agency directors job. The interview is linked, Jesse did not claim to be a veteran. You want to pair that with his hollow words on public safety, you might have something. Im on time, like all military people are. (It doesn't help, though that, even then, he would make the distinction to reporters that he was a "real Marine," like in a March 1981 Washington Evening Star . For a pretend soldier he doesnt know his history very well. Dude, you should have spent some of that early money on message and media training. He photographed the trash can by the road to show that its contents never changed. Only five of them are still living, and hes not one of them, so this guys a phony. And he stuck his hand out and said, Glad to meet you, Im Tom Cottone with the F.B.I. And that started our friendship.. Monday, May 9, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller, * Background is here if you need it. - 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. I cant think of anyone using that phrase other than in context of being a police officer. He set up Google news alerts for key phrases: prisoner of war, Navy Cross. I started coming across these guys putting themselves in local media as heroes, Caffrey told me. 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. And then also the kids in schools and keeping them out of school, they put all the focus and energy on COVID. - Buford - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:14 am: Seeing as they already removed it, must of not been great. 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. Support Renewable Energy Credits. And I mean- with his money, he still absolutely has plenty of time to get the signaturesfor now. That just adds to his pro-COVID views though. 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. My guard unit was about half civilian police officers and the other half was largely college students using the guard to afford college (aged 18-21). Adding Sullivans consultant firm worked for Glenn Youngkins gubernatorial campaign and they ran a very similar TV ad during that race. Documenting and debunking fakers has become easier as more of our lives have moved online. Republican candidate for governor Jesse Sullivan stands in a soybean field and points to his home in Petersburg, Illinois, in a campaign video. - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:11 pm: - lenoard - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:22 pm: I have an idea take all the republican candidates fo r Governor put them in a sack shake it up really good. This is just so goofythe real winner out of all this is JB Pritzker. Jowers told Shumway that hed left Germany when his father suffered a heart attack, and had been kept away by a series of tragedies: his mothers death in a car crash, his sisters suicide, his brothers death. A few of Military Phonies half-dozen volunteer researchers are registered private investigators, which allows them access to specialized databases. Traditionally many are local and state cops in their day jobs so Sullies deployment takes real cops off their street to do his manhunt. What he actually means: I think they are unRepublican.. United States v. Alvarez, 567 U.S. 709 (2012), is a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 was unconstitutional. They served their country, now they have to get a normal job, maybe they have P.T.S.D., maybe theyre not getting help from the V.A. - SWSider - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:21 pm: Lol. - Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:22 am: Only one of you guys get to play Clint Eastwood. - Arsenal - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 4:04 pm: ==But the States Attorneys and District Attorneys across the nation/state who wont prosecute and let criminals walk arent?==. Like Burkett, Sterner verged on the obsessive. When a liars story starts to spin wildly out of control, Shipley cocks an eyebrow. Hes hiding behind millions of dollars given to him by a Chicago billionaire art collector. (Phillips has claimed that he served during Vietnam times, but he was actually a reservist who never served in Vietnam; he also went AWOL a number of times.) No other GOP candidates were mentioned. Nobody's talking about the Sgt. . Might be time to concentrate on getting a running mate. To Bart, it seemed obvious that Foley didnt live there but was merely using it as a place to switch out his vehicle after work. - 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? - Langhorne - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:15 am: === Im an outsider and a man of faith called to protect and serve.===. - Steve - Tuesday, Jan 25, 22 @ 9:03 am: C-. - JS Mill - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:35 am: He is against it and would likely go Missouri on us. In many instances, though, the motivations are muddier. A small amount of competition for Irvin, who has the advantage of Griffins millions, at least on paper. They would send them harassing e-mails, or theyd get a phone number and post that up on YouTube, and people would be calling it really late.. - Friendly Bob Adams - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:26 pm: I put the over/under for Sullivans vote percent at 15 for the primary election. He presented no ideas or solutions for the state of Illinois, which is more of the same for a campaign that seems to have no relationship whatsoever with the truth. There once was a MP battalion in Chicago (right behind Watertower. I could be misreading the Statute though. When a relative unknown named Jesse Sullivan jumped into the race earlier this month with a nearly $11 million out-of-state-funded campaign war chest, state Sen. Darren Bailey and businessperson Gary Rabine both called him a member of the San Francisco/Silicon Valley "elite" because that's where his business was located and where much of his This was pre-social media, and it started going kind of viral, Whitley said. It has since been revealed that during his time as a student at St. Louis University back in 2006, he founded the magazine One World. Which branch? without prevaricating, then the answer is No. 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. Support Renewable Energy Credits. - muon - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:05 pm: I think the Sullivan campaign is trying to find a lane. Paid for by the Democratic Governors Association. - vole - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 3:27 pm: unAmerican is getting to need some definition. Be sure to wear a mask on public transportation. He was just a good old country boy who wanted to help you. - Pot calling kettle - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 2:18 pm: Come on down to Sullivans. The only vaccine mandate still in effect anywhere that was initiated by the government is the mandate for healthcare workers and that mandate was upheld by the Supreme Court. I would give it a A, in that if is very focused on a key element of Republican Politics, and tugs at the hearts of the fearful. He also stated that he was a military veteran that was shot while serving his country., In response, Jowers posted an image of his DD 214, but it was oddly cropped, with key information outside the frame. A Montana countys battle shows how faith in public learning and public space is fraying. He has gone from being a joke to a dangerous joke. Ask active military, civilian DoD, and a contractor when all three are sitting at the same table. Very good ad for stoking GOP base obsession with police and crime. This primary is fascinating because the real story is the difference in staffing. 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. I was raised in the church, as a person of deep faith. Foley promised to professionalize the sheriffs department. Larry Mitchell Hopkins . Pam Sterner overheard her husband and Cottone ranting about the current laws toothlessness. Foley repeatedly invoked his time in the Army. According to DOD records, Sullivan was a Human Terrain Analyst under US Army TRADOC G2, who led. Jesse Sullivan: Yeah, absolutely. Msg&Data rates may apply. So clueless, its offensive. Sullivan was part of what was known as the Armys Human Terrain System, which recruited civilians with social science backgrounds to help military commanders understand the local populations. Everything else? More than a quarter of Pontiac's inmates are seriously mentally ill, Mississippi River flooding continues in Northwest Illinois, Pritzker says he doesn't expect major movement on Mayor-elect Johnson's tax ideas, *** UPDATED x1 *** Elections have consequences, *** UPDATED x1 *** Full Danville City Council votes Tuesday on ordinance to outlaw abortion medication, instruments. Hood Texas - - 47th Ward - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 1:41 pm: ===an attack like this from an opponent with the credentials to make it.===. . I also view the ad as reinforcing the stolen valor issue. With the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq came a surge in young men who said that they were lite commandos; in the weeks after the raid that killed bin Laden, phony SEAL claims doubled, according to one researcher. These are just as good as, if not better than, jelly beans., Dear Deborah, Ive lost my phone and we need to talk., Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History, Restoring Valor: One Couples Mission to Expose Fraudulent War Heroes and Protect Americas Military Awards System. 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.. Slaughter character or even Remus, frankly being a valor thief at his peak, when kayfabe was still strong, past a few mid-1980s Marines. Veterans are responding to Richard Irvins latest attack ad on Jesse Sullivan, calling on Irvins campaign to pull the ad and apologize to families who have lost loved ones serving in military or civilian roles abroad. Stolen Valor Act of 2005 - Wikipedia GOP Gubernatorial Candidate's Past Comes Back To Haunt Him - He Founded When he shared his anxieties, Cottone told him that, if a person was lying about his service, he was often lying about more substantial things, too. Ask an ISP officer from downstate in a couple of months how they like being rotated in and out of Chicago. - Grandson of Man - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:48 pm: Sullivan is throwing down a strong marker for other GOP candidates. Jowers released a statement, apologizing for misleading the community and claiming that he had distorted his record because he had been upset and angry at a certain personpresumably Foley. Its only early until its late. Help Illinois Colleges And Universities Go Green. Last night I got a robo-poll that I would presume was commissioned by the Sullivan campaign. I have dishonored all veterans. Typically, though, punishment is meted out online. In 1998, Burkett self-published Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History, which he wrote with the investigative journalist Glenna Whitley. He should take pause to consider how many civilians the United States killed in Afghanistan and now many civilians were detained, imprisoned, and even tortured without due process by the United States during our occupation of Afghanistan. This is such awful word salad. Im laughing because it happened a lot, he said. 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. Well do a FOIA, and were very specific about the information we ask forwhat units they may have been in, what awards they couldve had, the time they served, what their discharge rank was, and their combat history., Ed Caffrey began following stolen-valor Web sites when he was on active duty in the Air Force. Press release. She got an A. - 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. He was a darn good deputy, Terry Joy, who had been the sheriff of Callahan County since 2013, told me. Because I think most peoples first instinct is that calling into question someones service is rather icky. Until then businesses leave. This ad, tho, this ad is definitely better than the Irvin ad, if only because it actually does capture your attention. He made one little mistake and look what happened. But when Shumways wife, Marcia, Googled Jowerss siblings, she discovered that they had died more than a decade after his military service. The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame. They would track down the guys family, his mother, his wife. Hes trying everything to bury the baggage thats exposed serious contradictions about his past and his record,said DGA Illinois Press Secretary Yael Sheinfeld. The better move would be to change the subject. As soon as I watched that video of the debate, the Web sites administrator told me, I was, like, Lets FOIA both these guys.. And as far back as 2007, when Jowers applied to work at the Taylor County jail, he claimed to have been an Airborne Ranger. His service, to my knowledge, has not been questioned, but his ire was raised by some of Jesse Sullivans campaign claims. Vaccines have been required for schools, the military, and some employers for a long time. - Sir Reel - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:09 pm: And then a candidate takes a hard right on the way to the Republican primary. Operation Stolen Valor | Northeastshooters.com Forums What year is it?) Last summer, Bart saw something odd at a nearby house. - Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:39 pm: Why do interviews with Republican candidates sound like 1980s exchanges between Gene Okerlund and Jesse The Body Ventura? (When I visited him, he greeted me by saying, Nice truck. John Howard. If she ties herself to this fascism, I was incredibly wrong. - well - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:48 am: Its a decent message for the primary, but it loses a lot of points because of how illegal the ad is. Are they going to try to out right wing each other because they have tothese former Democratic voters/supportersto win todays GOP base? - Rudys teeth - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:35 pm: Since Jesse spent time in Afghanistan, he should have no problem riding the Red Line from 95th Street to Rogers Park to meet and greet the voters. Is the New York I used to know gone for good? If he wont stand with us, we cant allow him to be our next governor? Thirty Years Later, Its Still Burning. - Arsenal - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 11:41 am: D. Dont continue to talk about your opponents attack. In 2015, Eric Lindinger, a Gulf War veteran, had a job that involved a lot of cross-country driving. Who is his running mate? Bart is a deliberate man with a long, wiry beard. Military Phonies gets more than a hundred thousand unique views on a good day, according to the Web sites administrator. - Oswego Willy - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:00 pm: Wasnt Sullivan a contractor, not a DoD civilian? Ill match any offer, do whatever it takes to get yer vote. How to Spot a Military Impostor | The New Yorker - Pundent - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:31 am: From stolen valor to stolen ad. Umm, Jesse, I hate to be the one to tell you but we lost in Afghanistan. "I felt I was doing something really pretty . - Oswego Willy - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:24 pm: That would be a far better use of resources and messaging, but egos and this needed want to steal valor to gun up I dont know its poor by a campaign and its crew that makes this whole thing performance art for cryptocurrency. Jesse Sullivan said he would absolutely use the National Guard to hunt down violent criminals, calls pandemic mandates unAmerican, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan, Multiple dead, more than 30 hospitalized after blowing dust leads to accidents on I-55. The interviews present a satisfying moral clarity: Shipley, a broad, deep-voiced man with lush hair, plays the role of the good soldier, confidently asserting his dominance over the dissembling faker. Behind the Oklahoma City bombing and even the January 6th attack was a military-style assault in Texas that galvanized the far right. Over a 3 month +/- period Fire Control never worked. I just need help in finding out if he does indeed have these medals.. It wasnt illegal to lie about a medalit was only when you pinned it on your lapel that you broke the law. Same can be said for his extensive experience in public health and mental health. Do County Sheriffs police vehicles not count for some reason? There is a saying in the Theater, Will it play in Peoria?. Richard Irvin wont say where he stands on this issue. There is now a company based in SPI. 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. And it needs to be an all hands on deck situation, whereas the current governor wants to look the other way and make it a political football and all that. In the online age, lies about service are harder to sustainand easier to punish. Now, with just days to go, he's trying anything he can to grab voters' attention in a last-minute hail mary. Ultimately , those Units were not used. They need to distinguish themselves, otherwise the campaign messages blend into each other for the GOP primary voter. The accused mumbles nonsensical answers before slinking off, exposed and humiliated. - Arsenal - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 11:48 am: The thing is, the anti-Irvin language is strong. - Anyone Remember - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:32 am: ===You would call them out even to hunt down violent criminals. When a woman wrote to Sterner insisting that her husband be added to his Medal of Honor database, Cottone asked Sterner to pretend to believe her. Follow up question: How are vaccines hurting our children, Mr. Sullivan? But one thing I learned from that experience was that many if not most are also civilian police. 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*. It is the 13th largest county in the state. Culture shapes lies, too. Illinois needs a new Director at DCFS. Doesnt seem legal to me. - Google Is Your Friend - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:40 am: - Candy Dogood - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:43 am: The downside to being a woefully unprepared and woefully unqualified candidate for Governor of Illinois is that it doesnt take very long for the fascism to come out, but that is at least good for the voting public to learn about. It included two potentially positive statements about an unknown candidate to test their appeal, then revealed that they were both about Jesse Sullivan. - The Dude Abides - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:15 am: Ill give it a C-. Often, if someone is not a paragon of traditional masculinityif you dont look like Bradley Cooper playing Chris Kyleyour claims are more suspect. (After the death of Kyle, the soldier whose story was the basis for American Sniper, the Intercept revealed that in his memoir he had awarded himself one more Silver Star and one more Bronze Star than he had earned.) - Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:17 am: Thanks bros, but I dont need to be saved especially by someone of Jesse Sullivans ilk. Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar Rate Jesse Sullivan's new - Downstate Dem - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:14 am: From the 2022 Illinois Candidates Guide: INFLUENCING VOTERS WITH PUBLIC FUNDS Theyve got your back, but whos got your video? Sad to see the crazies are out in force- again, still.. - Gdubya - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 4:29 pm: Williams: Do you support the mask mandates and the vaccine mandates? - Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:14 am: Its again pinging the stolen valor want, someone who has this idea hes been called to protect and serve, when in actuality a commercial with a highlighting a candidate at night with police vehicles, Sullivan should run for sheriff somewhere or ask Bailey, Irvin, Rabine, or Schimpf to appoint him director of ISP. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed. When Walter Washington Williams, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the Confederate Army, died, in 1959, President Eisenhower called for a national day of mourning. Breaking Radical - Conservative Intelligence Briefing | Facebook - 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. They deserve a leader who has theirs. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Military police state is just fine but a three inch piece of cloth to keep people alive s UnAmerican? 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. Its a D, Sullivan is a phony to his want. Hope leaves. Shipley is one of the most prominent figures in the field, the closest thing it has to an influencer. No money down, no payments until next year. Were on a mission from God. We all know what that means, IRVIN LIE: [Sullivan] advocates and supports open borders. Speak much Jesse? - Henry Francis - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:07 am: A man of faith, called to serve and protect. - Correcting - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:18 pm: Jesse Sullivan just needs to serve apple pie and make his campaign theme song I am a real American by Rick Derringer.
The Waukegan News Sun Obituaries,
Kahalagahan Ng Bronse Ngayon,
Suzanne Chick Obituary,
Disney Aspire Program Eligibility,
Articles J
