Were on a mission from God. - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:11 pm: - lenoard - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:22 pm: I have an idea take all the republican candidates fo r Governor put them in a sack shake it up really good. - Micky Finn - Friday, Jan 28, 22 @ 9:13 am: I used to think Rezin was a moderate. And it needs to be an all hands on deck situation, whereas the current governor wants to look the other way and make it a political football and all that. Its mandatory. - Grandson of Man - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:48 pm: Sullivan is throwing down a strong marker for other GOP candidates.
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate's Past Comes Back To Haunt Him - He Founded They would send them harassing e-mails, or theyd get a phone number and post that up on YouTube, and people would be calling it really late.. - Ryan - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 12:16 pm: Campaigning in a publicly funded police car? - walker - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 3:07 pm: This guy might have some talents.
Kristin Davison Returns to Illinois to Help Elect Jesse Sullivan - DuPage - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:15 am: Maybe all he could afford to pay for was one ad. - Arsenal - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:49 am: I gotta admit I find this guy interesting, but until he can actually put his petitions on the street, I feel like I should ignore him. Its very weird that Baileys home-grown true believers and Sullivans glitzy national consultants have both decided to let Irvin define the issues in this race. We all heard the same kinds of comments about Trump, Rauner and Pritzker and they all turned out- - opps- - never mind. In fact, he had served as a private in the Army, gone AWOL in Germany, and received an other than honorable discharge. - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 4:48 pm: To seal the stolen valor/pro military bonafides, we need some icing on the cake, Sullivan riding in an M1 Abrams tank, ala Michael Dukakis, October 1988. But not in defense of Sullivans specious claims about his own record. - Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:55 am: ===You cant use law enforcement officers in their uniforms, in their cars, in a political campaign ad.===. - The Fellow Edgar - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:48 am: What is Sullivan doing in this race exactly? There is a saying in the Theater, Will it play in Peoria?. Yeah, I was wondering about that. Lets go save Illinois. and Sullivans former supervisor emphasized the personal risk Jesse faced, saying: The location the HTS team (and Jesse) was assigned to in 2012 was extremely hostile and volatile the patrols the HTS team participated in were often targeted by insurgents with improvised explosive devices, rifle fires, and mortars., Lt. Gen. H.R. I stole valor. Bob Ford, a former marine in his seventies, was harassed in front of a crowd by two men who were suspicious because his belt buckle appeared too ornate for his rank. Thats why Republicans are fighting for the chance to finish second in the general election, and why 47ths proposed ad for Jesse is the right call. Grifters lie about being war heroes, then steal money from women they meet on dating sites. Foleys opponent in the Republican primary was Rick Jowers, a mild, approachable sheriffs deputy with a handlebar mustache. I would give it a A, in that if is very focused on a key element of Republican Politics, and tugs at the hearts of the fearful. While Sterner and other early stolen-valor researchers worked largely behind the scenes, Shipleys videos were as much about his life as about the men he exposed. I have entire National Guard units that spend their weekends watching my videos on a big screen in an auditorium, seeing what Don is doing, Shipley said. Joey Gibson. That means he doesnt really want there to be a United States., Adding Sullivans problem is that he hasnt addressed this line from his announcement speech. Should any who are not entitled to these honors have the insolence to assume the badges of them they shall be severely punished, he wrote. Do County Sheriffs police vehicles not count for some reason? Help Illinois Colleges And Universities Go Green. If they say theyre fully pro-life, theyll lose, because this is a pro-choice state. - Rudys teeth - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 11:26 am: Sullivan, as an outsider and a man of faith who wishes to protect and serve, is running for the wrong office. So far, I am not impressed one bit. =And then also the kids in schools and keeping them out of school= - Rich Miller - Friday, Jan 28, 22 @ 8:45 am: ===how are people in the National Guard supposed to do that? McMaster, US Army (ret.) It wasnt illegal to lie about a medalit was only when you pinned it on your lapel that you broke the law. Not the job of the guard to be our daily police force. Bart Kendrick, whose family has lived in the county since the nineteenth century, takes particular notice of vehicles. As someone who, you know, you began with the commercial being on the civilian intelligence side over in Afghanistan, you see the power of our military and their abilities. . Vaccines have been required for schools, the military, and some employers for a long time. They served their country, now they have to get a normal job, maybe they have P.T.S.D., maybe theyre not getting help from the V.A. A flashy memo isnt enough to hide Sullivans baggage in the home stretch, no matter how hard he tries. - Sir Reel - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:09 pm: And then a candidate takes a hard right on the way to the Republican primary. It has since been revealed that during his time as a student at St. Louis University back in 2006, he founded the magazine One World. A Montana countys battle shows how faith in public learning and public space is fraying. Allegations that gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan's petitions contain hundreds of fake signatures are untrue and a "political stunt" by McHenry County businessman and Republican rival. The yard was weedy; the windows were covered with aluminum foil. The Washington Free Beacon reported that Jesse Sullivan was running a non-profit in San Francisco, California before he threw his hat into the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary back in September. Otherwise, he should correct the misleading language on his website.. If a candidate hedges, theyll lose evangelicals and a bunch more of the base and ultimately lose. - Joe Bidenopolous - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:58 pm: Everyone knows this, including Republicans, who will have no chance of claiming theyre anything other than pro-life for the general election. Foley repeatedly invoked his time in the Army. Im respectful, like all military people are. Jowers seemed thrown by his opponents tough-guy posturing, and offered a different vision for law enforcement in the county. But Schimpf, a former state senator, actually welcomed Sullivan into the fray, saying, another robust campaign spreading the message that J.B. Pritzker is undeserving of reelection is good news for the Illinois Republican Party.. The interview is linked, Jesse did not claim to be a veteran. Jowers withdrew from the race and resigned his job with the sheriffs department. This was pre-social media, and it started going kind of viral, Whitley said. Pam Sterner overheard her husband and Cottone ranting about the current laws toothlessness. And these top-down mandates from Governor Pritzker who thinks he knows best. Even the man of faith bit seemed forced. Umm, Jesse, I hate to be the one to tell you but we lost in Afghanistan. Through games of Sunday, scoring is up when compared to March and April of 2022. That is a crisis that is 750, was the most lives we lost of our soldiers over in Afghanistan was the worst year of the war over there. Richard Irvin wont say where he stands on this issue. - Brr Cold - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 3:26 pm: LOL. Veterans from across the state also published an open letter this morning, saying, Every veteran who served in combat served alongside Department of Defense civilians. Be sure to wear a mask on public transportation. Got it. You cant use law enforcement officers in their uniforms, in their cars, in a political campaign ad.
Sullivan denies charges of signature fraud on primary petitions If you bought season tickets to see a team and thought that the team would make your dreams come true because of your investment or that the players would be there forever, sorry. With the US Supreme Court about to finally rule against abortion, Illinois voters need to know where their politicians stand on the most important issue of our lives. But Sullivan should probably stop digging holes that hell eventually have to fill himself. After claiming in his campaign launch that he led combat patrols in Afghanistan, it was revealed thathe was a civilian contractor, never active duty, and not a veteran. I think he just got caught up in the moment, Sheriff Joy said. Foley was not on the list. Jowers released a statement, apologizing for misleading the community and claiming that he had distorted his record because he had been upset and angry at a certain personpresumably Foley. You want to pair that with his hollow words on public safety, you might have something. In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary. The Silicon Valley angle took hold in segments of the mainstream media. Larry Mitchell Hopkins . Adding The final version of the TV spot is here. Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Schimpf has mostly followed Ronald Reagans 11th Commandment and avoided speaking ill of his Republican opponents. - vern - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:51 am: At this point hes gonna need the National Guard to get his petitions done. I dont like the man of faith being called to serve. After Bart buried her, he reviewed his security-camera footage to identify the culprit, then spent several nights perched in a tree with a pistol until he got his revenge. Theyve got our backs. Marc Feldman, a psychiatrist who specializes in factitious disorder, a diagnosis that is given primarily to women who feign or produce illness or injury for emotional gratification, sees stolen valor as a less-studied offshoot of the same syndrome. - Arsenal - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:06 am: ==Sounds a lot like the Irvin Campaign commercials.
GOP governor candidate Jesse Sullivan should stop digging holes he'll Con men posing as military heroes trade on the respect and deference granted to veterans, using claims of service to win investors confidence, receive veterans benefits, or secure government contracts. and then talking up Jesse Sullivan, who says, Im an outsider and a man of faith called to protect and serve. At least Paul Schimpf knows he is running for an agency directors job. I felt I was doing something really pretty dirtyleading this woman on to help her incriminate her husband so the F.B.I. He has outlined the actions of a dictator. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Mr. Sullivans words are those of a person who fundamentally does not understand democratic governments and basic civil rights. Im from a rural county in central Illinois, and it is this kind of talk that makes rural Illinoisans dislike anything north of I-80. After The Hunt for Red October, everyone was a submariner, Don Shipley, who investigates fake Navy SEALs, told me. But, in his majority opinion in Alvarez, Justice Anthony Kennedy had suggested another way forward.
Republican Jesse Sullivan wants to shift focus from the coronavirus to - Back to the Future - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:51 pm: The downside to being a woefully unprepared and woefully unqualified candidate- - -. Theyve got your back, but whos got your video? When Walter Washington Williams, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the Confederate Army, died, in 1959, President Eisenhower called for a national day of mourning. He should take pause to consider how many civilians the United States killed in Afghanistan and now many civilians were detained, imprisoned, and even tortured without due process by the United States during our occupation of Afghanistan. Somebody who was rational. Operation Stolen Valor is a year-old federal law enforcement effort that has resulted in a dozen cases under investigation in the Pacific Northwest, with fraud totals of more than $1.4 million. Shipley admits that he sometimes broke the platforms rules against releasing individuals personal information, but he contends that he was deplatformed for political reasons: he had been digging into the background of Nathan Phillips, a Native American veteran who appeared in a viral video with a student from Covington Catholic High School. - Steve Rogers - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:55 am: =Other than showing that 6 sheriffs from counties most Illinoisans have never heard of=. - Trolling Troll - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:30 am: Wasnt one Carhartt Billionaire enough for Illinois? - Ron Burgundy - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 1:33 pm: To add, of course Sullivans attempt to introduce himself - and overplaying it - left him wide open for an attack like this from an opponent with the credentials to make it. He struck me as sincere, Shumway said. Last year, a Montana judge required that, as a condition of their parole, two men who had falsely claimed veteran status must stand at the Montana Veterans Memorial with placards that read I am a liar. - Tobor - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:18 am: - Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:20 am: Also why is it that the GOP seems real excited to have armed troops showing up at peoples doors, so long as it is not in their neighborhood? - Proud Papa Bear - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 9:17 am: C. Its hard to spice up bland. More than a quarter of Pontiac's inmates are seriously mentally ill, Mississippi River flooding continues in Northwest Illinois, Pritzker says he doesn't expect major movement on Mayor-elect Johnson's tax ideas, *** UPDATED x1 *** Elections have consequences, *** UPDATED x1 *** Full Danville City Council votes Tuesday on ordinance to outlaw abortion medication, instruments. If you want to keep peoples attention, you start cursing., When the phone calls became routine, he and Diane travelled to a half-dozen states, sometimes staking out phonies houses and confronting them on camera. - Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 12:13 pm: On the use of public resources (uniforms and marked vehicles) in the ad, I too find it distasteful and wonder if it might be unlawful. Burkett began FOIA-ing with abandon. Seems like we need an honest debate on which side of American best suits our group survival. Three weeks later, Military Phonies published the results of its investigation, concluding that Foley was indeed an Army veteran but that his career was much less lite than he had claimed. Accompanying that trust was mounting anxiety that it could be abused. On Reddit, civilians share stories of getting called out for wearing military-themed hoodies, and worry about whether theyre stealing valor by wearing camouflage pants. My guard unit was about half civilian police officers and the other half was largely college students using the guard to afford college (aged 18-21). - Steve Rogers - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:20 am: When it takes 200 words to say something you could say in 20 words, you really have a communication problem. On his campaign Facebook page, he displayed his medals: a Silver Star, for valor in combat, and a Purple Heart. The memo was produced by afirm founded bythe same consulting group working for Sullivans campaign and that late leadhasnt been confirmedby any other polling. The better move would be to change the subject. Monday, May 9, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller, * Background is here if you need it. underscored the importance of DOD civilians to the overall effort, saying, Civilians who volunteered to serve at the front in Afghanistan were critical to protecting our nation from jihadist terrorists who use mass murder as their principal tactic in a war against all civilized people. It had been passed by Congress as an effort to stem instances where people falsely claimed to have . Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller, * WGN Radios John Williams interviewed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan. He was just a good old country boy who wanted to help you. Most stolen-valor cases dont involve master criminals but, rather, average men who want to be treated as if they were extraordinary. Im on time, like all military people are. Justwhat? will run this same ad with different faces. My wife is a big fan of Fifty Shades of Grey, so I wrote some books in that vein for our fortieth anniversary, and they sell more than all my other books combined, he told me, sounding a little abashed. People falsely claiming to have served in Vietnam often used the war to explain some failure or trauma in their personal livestheir homelessness or their struggles with addiction. Might be time to concentrate on getting a running mate. Press release. - Retired and Still in Illinois - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:48 am: The idea of using the NG in this manner is ludicrous. I do think there was a role for the NG and the State Police during the looting and riots that Chicago residents were facing. I mean when PQ won his election, didnt he lose just about all the states counties (except for a couple)? Ad Choices. They amass millions of views and are re-aired on Fox News and on the program Tosh.0. They tend to follow a standard template: the accuser confronts a suspicious stranger in uniform in a big-box store or a mall food court, barraging him (or, rarely, her) with questions about where and when he served. Traditionally many are local and state cops in their day jobs so Sullies deployment takes real cops off their street to do his manhunt. I dont want anyone near any levers of power who refuses to protect their citizens during a pandemic. There was no evidence that he was an Airborne Ranger or a sniper, that he had received a Purple Heart or a Silver Star, or that he had been wounded in combat. Kevin Prohaska. - Arsenal - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 11:41 am: D. Dont continue to talk about your opponents attack. Robert Hayes .
After more than two decades with the Navy, he worked as a contractor for Blackwater in Afghanistan and Pakistan, then ran Extreme SEAL Experience, a camp where civilians paid more than two thousand dollars for a week of simulated SEAL training. . Saying he was called to protect and serve in this context implies that he is/was a police officer. /s. Nice Irish ballot name, good hair and a nice jawline. - Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:39 pm: Why do interviews with Republican candidates sound like 1980s exchanges between Gene Okerlund and Jesse The Body Ventura? Just before my visit, one of the familys cats was killed by a raccoon. One issue mentioned by others is the ethics of using uniformed police with their government funded vehicles in the ad. He was a darn good deputy, Terry Joy, who had been the sheriff of Callahan County since 2013, told me. The accused mumbles nonsensical answers before slinking off, exposed and humiliated. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed. Why not use pictures of Irvin with Dems? Is Irvin also this strongly opposed to pandemic mandates? More than a quarter of Pontiac's inmates are seriously mentally ill, Mississippi River flooding continues in Northwest Illinois, Pritzker says he doesn't expect major movement on Mayor-elect Johnson's tax ideas, *** UPDATED x1 *** Elections have consequences, *** UPDATED x1 *** Full Danville City Council votes Tuesday on ordinance to outlaw abortion medication, instruments. Sorry. As for the mask mandates, just add him to the long list of Republicans who are pro-COVID. - 47th Ward - Monday, May 9, 22 @ 12:15 pm: Last bit of free advice for Sully. So, I asked, how could Sullivan have led combat patrols?
Operation Stolen Valor | Northeastshooters.com Forums A 2012 profile of Sullivan in the State Journal-Register mentioned that his team, left the British military unit stationed in the area with recommendations for strengthening the local police force and reopening a school., When I questioned Sullivans campaign about this seeming rhetorical contradiction, they acknowledged that he was an Army civilian without veteran status who nevertheless led and participated in combat patrols in Afghanistan.. Documenting and debunking fakers has become easier as more of our lives have moved online. GOP governor candidate Jesse Sullivan should stop digging holes hell eventually have to fill himself. More than a quarter of Pontiac's inmates are seriously mentally ill, Mississippi River flooding continues in Northwest Illinois, Pritzker says he doesn't expect major movement on Mayor-elect Johnson's tax ideas, *** UPDATED x1 *** Elections have consequences, *** UPDATED x1 *** Full Danville City Council votes Tuesday on ordinance to outlaw abortion medication, instruments. I came out swinging so hard at these guys on the Internet that I brought on flocks of these junior G-men who have nothing to do but patrol Walmart and accost people, he said. Basically, there were three of usmyself, Jug Burkett, and a couple out of Missouri, Doug Sterner, who calls himself an accidental stolen-valor researcher, told me. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. An agent at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service told me that most cases of stolen valor dont involve career criminals. David Gentry. There is good reason to believe that a similar fate would befall other false claimants.. In the evening, the truck had been replaced by a patrol car. Like Burkett, Sterner verged on the obsessive. Stupid and illegal. He prides himself on being atrue conservativeand apolitical outsider,but hispast work for a Democratic candidateand aleaked photoof him wearing an Obama shirt years ago tells a different story. - northsider (the original) - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:01 pm: - Excitable Boy - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:02 pm: If Sullivan wants to play soldier so bad why doesnt he just join the military and spare us the theatrics? Open the bag the first one out would be the candidate would save a lot of money not to mention popcorn. I am not a veteran. Its only early until its late. - Back to the Future - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 12:22 pm: The comments by Retired and Still in Illinois reinforces my thought that using the NG in chasing down violent offenders is not a very good idea. Hes losing. Unfortunately for him, voters know the truth and theyll remember it at the ballot box next week., By providing your cell phone number you consent to receive recurring text message updates from the Democratic Governors Association, including by automated text messages. - The Dude Abides - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 10:15 am: Ill give it a C-. Its a really bad habit and Ive seen it fatally backfire more than once. He made one little mistake and look what happened. But when Shumways wife, Marcia, Googled Jowerss siblings, she discovered that they had died more than a decade after his military service. ==. - Excitable Boy - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 1:28 pm: - commercial being on the civilian intelligence side over in Afghanistan, you see the power of our military and their abilities. On the Reddit boards, people will talk about what makes them suspicious that someone is not a real vet, Kristiana Willsey, a folklorist at the University of Southern California who studies military narratives, said. The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, written in part by Pam Sterner, was introduced the year that millions of filmgoers watched Wedding Crashers, in which Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilsons characters lie about being Purple Heart recipients. Schimpf was born on an Air Force base in the Metro East, graduated from Annapolis Naval Academy, then graduated from law school and served 20 years in the US Marines, serving as the chief American adviser to prosecutors in Saddam Husseins trial.
U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Sullivan today announced some of the results of "Operation Stolen Valor," a year long effort to investigate and prosecute those who lie about their military service for financial gain or other reasons. Hes hiding behind millions of dollars given to him by a Chicago billionaire art collector. A Fire Started in Waco. When a relative unknown named Jesse Sullivan jumped into the race earlier this month with a nearly $11 million out-of-state-funded campaign war chest, state Sen. Darren Bailey and businessperson Gary Rabine both called him a member of the San Francisco/Silicon Valley "elite" because that's where his business was located and where much of his It almost reinforces what the actual veterans say in Irvins ad. Well, he doesnt, I would end those on day one. Sterner helped expose him as a liar, but he was frustrated that there was no criminal penalty. The 37-year-old Sullivan who made himself an instant contender in the four-man GOP gubernatorial primary with a $10.8 million campaign fund fueled by out-of-state donors said that's . It doesnt make sense.. Ive asked the campaign about the use of law enforcement vehicles in the campaign ad. Jim Calhoun. Well, prosecutors discretion is an age-old tradition, and frankly quite a bit of the Bill of Rights is aimed at limiting the states ability to jail its citizens, so despite the LOL and double question marks, Id suggest that the answer to your question isnt quite as clear cut as you think. In Foleys public filings, he listed the neighboring house as his residence. Throwing the guard at addressing violent crime is a recipe for disaster (recall Kent State). Sullivans campaign pushed back hard on the out-of-state angle, insisting he was a Petersburg guy who had made lots of influential business friends in California and other states. It is the 13th largest county in the state. For a pretend soldier he doesnt know his history very well. Thirty Years Later, Its Still Burning. What? Well do a FOIA, and were very specific about the information we ask forwhat units they may have been in, what awards they couldve had, the time they served, what their discharge rank was, and their combat history., Ed Caffrey began following stolen-valor Web sites when he was on active duty in the Air Force. When he shared his anxieties, Cottone told him that, if a person was lying about his service, he was often lying about more substantial things, too. I note that several of the sheriffs do appear in street clothes, so maybe they checked it out and were warned beforehand. And which side best fits the need for human sacrifice. And I mean- with his money, he still absolutely has plenty of time to get the signaturesfor now. The liar inevitably starts calling him sir. I took lessons from Patton, Shipley said. Im not cop-trained, Im military-trained, he said, during a debate in Cross Plains, in January. Behind the Oklahoma City bombing and even the January 6th attack was a military-style assault in Texas that galvanized the far right. - Henry Francis - Tuesday, Mar 29, 22 @ 11:07 am: I was not dismissing those 6 counties. Illinois is a pro choice state. That would be a good question for a serious candidate. Then people started bringing up the comments that Jowers had made during a debate with Foley. Support Renewable Energy Credits. Mocked up buildings and opposing forces. No money down, no payments until next year. Ill look around to see if its elsewhere. Researching potential phonies was once a lonely enterprise; now there are a dozen Web sites, message boards, and Facebook groups that provide instruction and crowdsource the work. It went big really kinda quick, he said. When Rambo came out, everyone was a Green Beret. - Just Me 2 - Thursday, Jan 27, 22 @ 11:24 am: What if my local school district actually cares about the health of the kids, their teachers, and their families (such as grandparents) and decided to require masks locally?