In 1979, Mr. Harkin, then a congressman, participated in a round-table discussion arranged by the Congressional Vietnam Veterans' Caucus. "I spent five years as a Navy pilot, starting in November of 1962," Mr. Harkin said at that meeting, in words that were later quoted in a book, Changing of the Guard, by Washington Post political writer David Broder. "One year was in Vietnam. I was flying F-4s and F-8s on combat air patrols and photo-reconnaissance support missions. I did no bombing."..That clearly is not an accurate picture of his Navy service. Though Mr. Harkin stresses he is proud of his Navy record--"I put my ass on the line day after day"--he concedes now he never flew combat air patrols in Vietnam....From Someone Who Knows about Phony Military Claims, Formerspook.blogspot.com, 10/4/2007 citing The Wall Street Journal, "Candidate Harkin Stretches The Truth" by James Perry, 8/19/2004
It's a funny thing about falsely claiming to have been in combat. People who were there get resentful. They have good reason to be. They also know more about absolute moral authority, not to mention the illusion of absolute authority, than the average fake who sits in a political office. But don't hold your breath waiting for Katie Couric to bring Sen. Harkin's real record up. Thanks to Formerspook for that catch!
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