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Aristus

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3. It still amazes me in this day and age that anyone would try stolen valor.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 04:45 PM

May 5

These things are so easy to verify or rule out.

Not to mention, most of the people I've known who have earned significant military acclaim are not the kind of people to boast about it. And braggarts usually out themselves as stealing valor because of their insatiable need for attention.

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'He didn't save my life': Veterans accuse GOP lawmaker of stolen valor over Bronze Star [View all] BumRushDaShow May 5 OP

Republicon under investigation for violence Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #1

But that only applies to Republicans lying about Democrats (swiftboating). Republicans lying about themselves is okay AZLD4Candidate May 5 #2

It still amazes me in this day and age that anyone would try stolen valor. Aristus May 5 #3

He's a real MAGA shit. Hope it's a true story. NM Grins May 5 #4

He Didn't Save My Life': Veterans Question Rep. Cory Mills' Bronze Star LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #5

They'll lie about anything and everything PatSeg May 5 #6

TY Kick.. read when Cha May 5 #7

This POS is my Rep. (FL-7, Nazi) rubbersole May 5 #8

I beg to differ. He was there. tavernier May 5 #9

Republican equals fraud. A mental heuristic that works nearly 100% of the time. paleotn May 5 #10

He probably saw that Eddie Murphy's Character in "Trading Places" got away with it and became rich. PurgedVoter May 5 #11

Makes me think of Frank Burns getting a 'shell fragment' in his eye on *MASH* Conjuay May 6 #12