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CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Military
« on: August 09, 2024, 05:46:49 am »

CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Military
Opinion by Nicole Silverio • 1d •


CNN anchor Jim Acosta on Wednesday corrected Democratic Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith live on-air as she falsely suggested vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance never served in the military.

Smith said she was “unaware” of Vance serving in the military in an attempt to praise presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s service in the Army National Guard. Acosta pointed out that Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. and served time in the Iraq War.
 
“Well here is Tim Walz who enlisted when he was 17 years old. He served in the National Guard for 24 years and I’m not aware of any military service that J.D. Vance has ever served, so let’s just make the comparison there,” Smith told Acosta.
“Well, he was in the Marines,” Acosta interjected, to which Smith accepted.

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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2024, 05:48:06 am »
 Did Acosta have some kind of honesty epiphany to correct her lie? :shrug:
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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2024, 05:58:34 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on August 09, 2024, 05:48:06 am
Did Acosta have some kind of honesty epiphany to correct her lie? :shrug:
Probably did not want to be deluged by corrections from Marines, serving and otherwise, who would set the record straight for a brother Marine, for starters.
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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2024, 10:59:50 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on August 09, 2024, 05:48:06 am
Did Acosta have some kind of honesty epiphany to correct her lie? :shrug:

Maybe a Stopped Clock event, maybe what @Smokin Joe suggested, plus or minus a CNN exec or three not wanting the predictable email and text-message deluge.
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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2024, 11:42:23 am »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on August 09, 2024, 10:59:50 am
Maybe a Stopped Clock event
With regard to CNN, actual news reporting happens about three times a year, so it does appear to be a stopped clock event, indeed.
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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2024, 12:25:56 pm »
I think Smith knew, and figured the gaslighting and lies would work 100% of the time.
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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2024, 12:35:30 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on August 09, 2024, 12:25:56 pm
I think Smith knew, and figured the gaslighting and lies would work 100% of the time.

Smith's lie was carefully weasel-worded for plausible deniability:

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... I’m not aware of any military service that J.D. Vance has ever served ...
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Re: CNN’s Jim Acosta Corrects Democratic Senator Who Falsely Suggested JD Vance Never Served In Mili
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2024, 04:52:13 am »
She is a typical Democommie.  Truth is NEVER part of their equation.

Their rank and file are so damn dumb, they would believe anything.
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