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foodcoma85 t1_j1dy40d wrote

Reply to comment by Sir_FartyFartsalot_ in Is Joe Lieberman as well-liked as Chris Murphy? by Sir_FartyFartsalot_

There’s always the right wingers who hate him and constantly spew their talking points, but Blumenthal wins overwhelmingly every election and for years he was CT’s AG.

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JHolm915 t1_j1e1dw8 wrote

Those talking points are valid, he claimed false military status about a war where most the people were drafted and actually had a very tough time if they made it out alive and even then, because of conditions, have many medical issues. That was horribly disrespectful on his part especially after having 5 draft deferments and then only admitting he was wrong when his service record was released in the media. He also married into money and wouldn't be anywhere without his wife's families financial backing(their NYC real estate portfolio includes the Empire State Building to give you a scope of the money involved). He has done some good as attorney General, but since becoming senator hasn't done much for us. He conveniently will always show up for photo ops with things he had nothing to do with though.

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Ok-Freedom7931 t1_j1foth0 wrote

Serious question… does anyone actually care about any of that? I mean should he lose a primary, obviously. But do people in CT really care if he’s rich and didn’t deserve it…. That’s like half our state.

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JHolm915 t1_j1fpn5t wrote

Exactly the problem that people don't, those are the types that will sell their constituents out for their rich buddies every chance they get. Our state is one of the ones that throws out subsidies and contracts to undeserving corporations like crazy and people are too dumb to realize it and keep voting the people responsible in. Just look at the eversource situation, and then look at how much they have received in storm relief and various other forms of government aide, not too mention the complete lack of oversight.

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foodcoma85 t1_j1g28ia wrote

He wouldn’t be there unless he was directly involved. Here’s a list of things he’s done, and I’ve filtered it down to only things that have become law and he was sponsor or co-sponsor. https://www.congress.gov/member/richard-blumenthal/B001277?q=%7B%22bill-status%22%3A%22law%22%7D

As for the vet thing, he was at least a marine reservist. Compare that to notable rugged tough men Trump, who faked a foot injury, and Ted Nugent, who pissed his pants to fake disability. He shouldn’t have associated himself with those who actually deployed to Vietnam, but he did serve in some capacity, and the work he’s done as Senator for the military has been commendable. He’s one of the Senate’s biggest champions for protecting our troops.

As for the money thing, I really don’t care much about how rich his family is or was, because of the quality of his service to the nation. No reasonable, objective person would describe Blumenthal as someone who only got where he is because of money, because of his performance as AG and now Senator.

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pelliosophelus t1_j1gf6ce wrote

Blumenthal. He’s awful. And I’m a hard core lefty. He’s exactly the type we need to lose if we want to win. Smarmy, gamey, he’s like a bad circus barker who speaks in hushed tones.

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JHolm915 t1_j1g4kly wrote

Trump and Ted Nugent had nothing to do with this conversation and neither of them stood in front of cameras and claimed to be in Vietnam as Blumenthal did. Bringing them up is just a diversion tactic that a lot of you love when assuming anyone who criticizes the left is of a certain political bias and mindset. When you look at the scope of effort the left has put into Trump compared to actually solving the issues they should be focusing on it's really asinine that we still have to hear his name in the media every other day when he can simply be ignored at this point. Ted Nugent can stick to making music and I don't care about anyone in the entertainment industries politics. I also don't own a gun, never have, and have no aspirations to if that was one of your assumptions. Blumenthal also only became a reservist as simply another ploy to dodge the draft and he never left the country. One of my family members though was drafted from college(one of Blumenthals deferment reasons) and dropped on the frontlines.

You realize he sponsored 1 of those pieces of legislation and the rest he was simply a cosponsor. Big difference in the two things, one is writing and proposing it, the other is tacking your name on the end.

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