{"id":29801,"date":"2012-05-03T12:23:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T16:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=29801"},"modified":"2012-05-03T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T16:23:22","slug":"paul-campaign-refused-to-cooperate-with-armys-investigation-of-thorsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=29801","title":{"rendered":"Paul campaign refused to cooperate with Army’s investigation of Thorsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sporkmaster sent us links to the Associated Press<\/a> story that the Ron Paul campaign refused to cooperate with Army’s investigation of Jesse Thorsen<\/a> who appeared at a Ron Paul campaign in his ACUs to endorse the candidate;<\/p>\n

Documents obtained by the AP indicate that the investigation was hindered by the Paul camp\u2019s refusal to participate with the Army. According to information in the AP story, the military investigator made \u201cnumerous calls,\u201d left many \u201cmessages and voice mails\u201d all of which went unanswered by Paul representatives in Iowa.<\/p>\n

The investigator from Thorsen\u2019s unit, the Dubuque, Iowa-based 389th Combat Engineer Battalion, Bradley Borgos, writes in a memo included in the cache of documents obtained by the AP: \u201cMultiple attempts were made to contact the Ron Paul campaign. Further time was requested to seek out a response. Despite multiple attempts, no one from the campaign responded to my inquiries.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another AP report in the Washington Post<\/a> hints that this wasn’t the only incident that provoked his commander to punish Thorsen;<\/p>\n

The documents show Borgos recommended Thorsen be reprimanded, and that his commanders bar him from re-enlisting when his contract expires because of the violation and criminal history. Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Matthew Baker agreed to the reprimand but rejected further discipline.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, I’m guessing that Ron Paul only supports some of the troops, because the investigator is certainly one of the troops and executing his official duties. The Paul campaign says they’re “looking into” the situation. Yeah, no abated breath here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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