{"id":17878,"date":"2010-03-09T07:16:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T12:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=17878"},"modified":"2010-03-09T08:40:20","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T13:40:20","slug":"another-phony-in-politics-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=17878","title":{"rendered":"Another phony in politics? Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of our readers sent me this email last night;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Please help us out with this turd. I have tried contacting the local media, to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>We (a bunch of crusty azz Marines on a forum) have been birddogging this POS since last year, when we found him telling tall tales to civilians and been chasing him around on the internet since.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They&#8217;re talking about this guy Joel David (Duke) Schechter who is running for the Arizona Senate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/26650_1256797541577_1278773617_30734056_8324695_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17879 aligncenter\" title=\"26650_1256797541577_1278773617_30734056_8324695_n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/26650_1256797541577_1278773617_30734056_8324695_n.jpg\" alt=\"26650_1256797541577_1278773617_30734056_8324695_n\" width=\"239\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/26650_1256797541577_1278773617_30734056_8324695_n.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/26650_1256797541577_1278773617_30734056_8324695_n-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he&#8217;s claiming he earned on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Duke-Schechter-For-AZ-Senate\/282130181306#!\/photo.php?pid=1031338&amp;op=1&amp;o=global&amp;view=global&amp;subj=282130181306&amp;id=1034947471\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-awards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17880\" title=\"joel-schechter-awards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-awards.jpg\" alt=\"joel-schechter-awards\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-awards.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-awards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-awards-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yup, that&#8217;s five, count &#8217;em FIVE, Purple Hearts. A Silver Star, two Bronze Stars for valor. USMC Parachutist wings and a Combat Action Ribbon. And, oh, Sergeant rank. All of which don&#8217;t show up in the FOIA from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pownetwork.org\/phonies\/phonies511.htm\" target=\"_self\">POW Net<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-foia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17881\" title=\"joel-schechter-foia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-foia.jpg\" alt=\"joel-schechter-foia\" width=\"500\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-foia.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-foia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joel-schechter-foia-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what those other things are in that picture, but it really doesn&#8217;t matter does it?<\/p>\n<p>His political statements are in line with my political beliefs, but who can trust this liar?<\/p>\n<p>COB6 says he recognized that Schechter is really Harry Mudd from Star Trek right off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.roddenberry.com\/media\/upload\/image\/crazy%20villains\/harry%20mudd.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Mudd\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our readers sent me this email last night; Please help us out with this &hellip; <a title=\"Another phony in politics? 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