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Walz ‘misspoke’ in saying he served ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says

Note: Walz wants to take YOUR "weapons of war" away.  

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday.

Walz’s military record has been heavily scrutinized by Republicans, including GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance, after Walz was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on Monday. Vance has accused the Minnesota governor of “stolen valor,” pointing to a video from 2018 circulated by the Harris campaign this week of Walz referring to weapons “that I carried in war” while explaining his support for an assault weapons ban.

“We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/walz-misspok ... 03939.html

@maineman  "stolen valor" Please don't bother trying to defend this CLOWN
 
 
 

*Huey » 10 Aug 2024, 3:23 pm » wrote: ↑

10 Aug 2024, 3:23 pm

 

“We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video.

@Blackvegetable  is getting moist.

*Nucleus » 11 Aug 2024, 7:49 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 7:49 am

“We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video.

@Blackvegetable  is getting moist.

If Walz was only carrying a semi automatic sports rifle in PREPARATION of going to war I guess they didn't trust him with a real weapon of war.
 

https://highlandcountypress.com/news/ha ... c.tab=0"As Republicans began scrutinizing the military record of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Harris campaign released a statement supporting the vice-presidential nominee, in part, by pointing to his time in Congress and claiming that “he chaired Veterans Affairs.”While the former congressman spent over a decade in the House, serving on Veterans Affairs and eventually rising to become the ranking member of that committee, at no time was he ever the chairman."

“When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him – a fact that he’s been criticized for aggressively by a lot of the people that he served with,” said GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance. A Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, Vance added, “I think it’s shameful to prepare your unit to go to Iraq, to make a promise that you’re going to follow through, and then to drop out right before you actually have to go.”
"A spokesperson for the Harris-Walz campaign did not dispute that the governor may have overstated his case when claiming he carried a weapon in combat."
 

*Nucleus » 11 Aug 2024, 6:51 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 6:51 am

Walz ‘misspoke’ in saying he served ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says

Note: Walz wants to take YOUR "weapons of war" away.  

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday.

Walz’s military record has been heavily scrutinized by Republicans, including GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance, after Walz was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on Monday. Vance has accused the Minnesota governor of “stolen valor,” pointing to a video from 2018 circulated by the Harris campaign this week of Walz referring to weapons “that I carried in war” while explaining his support for an assault weapons ban.

“We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/walz-misspok ... 03939.html

@maineman  "stolen valor" Please don't bother trying to defend this CLOWN

Republicans lie, democ rats misspeak. If you doubt me, consult the MSM. 
 

*Huey » 11 Aug 2024, 8:37 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 8:37 am

If Walz was only carrying a semi automatic sports rifle in PREPARATION of going to war I guess taheydidn't trust him with a real weapon of war.

He was issued one of these...


the Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle family of weapons produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Weapons patterned on the original ArmaLite AR-15 design



You were issued a phillips head and a tray.

Blackvegetable » 11 Aug 2024, 8:52 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 8:52 am

He was issued one of these...

the Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle family of weapons produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Weapons patterned on the original ArmaLite AR-15 design

You were issued a phillips head and a tray.

You posted two different rifles.  You gotta tell me which one he was issues.

Depending on the assignment I have been issued an M 16, a 9 mm, a .38 or a .45.  On UH 1Hs I flew with M60Ds,  On 58Ds I flew with 7.62 rockets, 50 Cal, Stinger, Heat Seekers, etc.

Your turn to post your experience with weapons of war.

When you complete the challenge at the below link you can try this again:

viewtopic.php?p=2581413#p2581413

 
 

@Blackvegetable  

In the Army it is called a cross tip screwdriver, not a Philips.  Philips is a brand, not a type.

*Nucleus » 11 Aug 2024, 6:51 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 6:51 am

Walz ‘misspoke’ in saying he served ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says

Note: Walz wants to take YOUR "weapons of war" away.  

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday.

Walz’s military record has been heavily scrutinized by Republicans, including GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance, after Walz was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate on Monday. Vance has accused the Minnesota governor of “stolen valor,” pointing to a video from 2018 circulated by the Harris campaign this week of Walz referring to weapons “that I carried in war” while explaining his support for an assault weapons ban.

“We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/walz-misspok ... 03939.html

@maineman  "stolen valor" Please don't bother trying to defend this CLOWN

Did he misspeak when he misrepresented his rank on his congressional challenge coin.

https://x.com/breeadail/status/1822647461044768885?s=46&t=HrILB_NTs7cZwvK81RuGVA

 

How much did it cost schools to put tampons in boys bathrooms. How **** stupid are you.

Blackvegetable » 11 Aug 2024, 8:52 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 8:52 am

He was issued one of these...

the Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle family of weapons produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Weapons patterned on the original ArmaLite AR-15 design

You were issued a phillips head and a tray.

I met a lot of CSM working in the TOC for 11 years, I never met one that wasn’t carrying a Colt M1911A1 pistol.

 

Cedar » 11 Aug 2024, 11:05 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 11:05 am

Did he misspeak when he misrepresented his rank on his congressional challenge coin.

https://x.com/breeadail/status/1822647461044768885?s=46&t=HrILB_NTs7cZwvK81RuGVA

@maineman  thinks this is fine.

*Nucleus » 11 Aug 2024, 11:48 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 11:48 am

@maineman  thinks this is fine.

It IS the highest grade he attained.

maineman » 11 Aug 2024, 11:56 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 11:56 am

It IS the highest grade he attained.

But it wasn’t the rank he retired, the coin was after he retired. 
 

Cedar » 11 Aug 2024, 11:59 am » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 11:59 am

But it wasn’t the rank he retired, the coin was after he retired.

so what?  he wore that insignia.  His challenge coin is not something official.
 

maineman » 11 Aug 2024, 12:02 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 12:02 pm

so what?  he wore that insignia.  His challenge coin is not something official.

sure they are. You fail again. Pathetic
 

I have an old USS Badger (FF-1071) ballcap and it has LT railroad tracks on it cuz that's what I was when I served on her. Am I impersonating an O-3 when I wear it?

*Nucleus » 11 Aug 2024, 12:05 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 12:05 pm

sure they are. You fail again. Pathetic

Care to show me where they are mentioned in the UCMJ or in US Code?

maineman » 11 Aug 2024, 12:07 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 12:07 pm

Care to show me where they are mentioned in the UCMJ or in US Code?

congress is official 
own it
 

*Nucleus » 11 Aug 2024, 12:05 pm » wrote: ↑

11 Aug 2024, 12:05 pm

sure they are. You fail again. Pathetic

Challenge coins are also exchanged outside the military. NASCAR,[33] the NFL, cadets of the Civil Air Patrol,[34] Eagle Scouts,[35]Canine Companions, and World Series of Poker all have their own challenge coins.[36] They are also becoming popular with police departments, fire departments, labor unions,[37] and fraternal organizations. In 2007, the Utah Symphony and Opera gave challenge coins to all of its staff and musicians, making it the first symphony organization in America to do so.[38] Franklin Public School in Ontario has a coin that is given to graduates, featuring its mascot 'Frankie'.[39] Many non-profits, especially those with connections to the military, give challenge coins to donors to acknowledge their support of the organization.[40][41] The FBI's Crisis Response unit was the first unit in the FBI to issue coins to unit members in late 1980s. Memorial coins can be used to commemorate fallen officers.[42]