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==Stolen honor==
==Stolen honor==
Blumenthal is well known for lying over the course of many years that he fought in the [[Vietnam War]], having received no less than five deferments.<ref>https://youtu.be/fk2-mcwxZpo</ref> Blumenthal is known for lecturing others on the importance of telling the truth despite shamelessly doing the opposite.<ref>Singman, Brooke (October 2, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh-clash-reopens-stolen-valor-allegations-against-sen-blumenthal Kavanaugh clash reopens stolen valor allegations against Sen. Blumenthal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 2, 2018.</ref> The senator was called out by [[Donald Trump]] in an October 2018 rally by the nickname “Da Nang Dick”,<ref name="President Trump On Da Nang Dick Blomenthal"/> with Da Nang being a province in [[Vietnam]] and “Dick” being a nickname for “Richard”. Even the liberal “fact-checking” websites [[Snopes]] and [[PolitiFact]] admitted that [[President Trump]]'s assertions were “mostly true”.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/richard-blumenthal-vietnam/ Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service?]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/04/donald-trump/donald-trump-sen-blumenthal-lied-about-his-service/ Donald Trump stated on October 2, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.]</ref>
Blumenthal is well known for lying over the course of many years that he fought in the [[Vietnam War]], having received no less than five deferments.<ref>https://youtu.be/fk2-mcwxZpo</ref> Blumenthal is known for lecturing others on the importance of telling the truth despite shamelessly doing the opposite.<ref>Singman, Brooke (October 2, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kavanaugh-clash-reopens-stolen-valor-allegations-against-sen-blumenthal Kavanaugh clash reopens stolen valor allegations against Sen. Blumenthal]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 2, 2018.</ref> The senator was called out by [[Donald Trump]] in an October 2018 rally by the nickname “Da Nang Dick”,<ref name="President Trump On Da Nang Dick Blomenthal"/> with Da Nang being a province in [[Vietnam]] and “Dick” being a nickname for “Richard”. Even the liberal “fact-checking” websites [[Snopes]] and [[PolitiFact]] admitted that [[President Trump]]'s assertions were “mostly true”.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/richard-blumenthal-vietnam/ Did Senator Richard Blumenthal Misrepresent His Military Service?]</ref><ref>[https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/04/donald-trump/donald-trump-sen-blumenthal-lied-about-his-service/ Donald Trump stated on October 2, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.: Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.]</ref>
==Communism==
Blumenthal spoke at an awards ceremony hosted by a Communist Party od Connecticut whose leaders used the event to recruit potential members to the organization.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senator-blumenthal-delivered-speech-at-communist-party-awards/</ref> Blumenthal, one of the wealthiest members of the Senate, presented certificates of special recognition to three winners of the "Amistad Award," given annually by the Connecticut People’s World Committee, an affiliate of the [[Communist Party USA]] and the Marxist People’s World news site. The event was held in celebration of the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Connecticut/<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/former-police-chief-sen-blumenthal-helps-ct-communist-party-celebrate-anniversary-of-communist-party-usa/</ref> Blumenthal used his speech at the ceremony to tout Democratic legislative policies, including Joe Biden's [[Build Back Better]] Act, according to the Yankee Institute, a free market think tank in Connecticut.<ref>https://yankeeinstitute.org/2021/12/13/state-senator-kushner-u-s-senator-blumenthal-highlight-connecticut-communist-partys-amistad-awards/</ref>
Blumenthal was introduced at the event by Lisa Bergmann, a Communist Party member who blamed corporations for the "imperialism that exists in our world that is undermining the labor and environment." Bergmann and her fellow communist emcee, Ben McManus, issued invitations at the ceremony to join the Communist Party. "If you are not already part of the Communist Party, we invite you to participate and contribute and join," Bergmann said after Blumenthal's speech. "There's more and more people talking about socialism in this country as it becomes more and more clear that capitalism is not going to work for our future."
"I’m a member of the Communist Party, I love it. I think it’s an amazing organization," said Bergmann, who serves as an organizer for the Young Communist League USA.
McManus echoed Bergmann’s remarks, inviting ceremony viewers "to join the Communist Party in this epic time as we make good trouble to uproot [[systemic racism]], retool the war economy, tax the rich, address [[climate change]], secure voting rights, and create a new socialist system that puts people, peace, and planet before profits."
Blumenthal’s wealth is so vast—one estimate puts it at $100 million—that he has sometimes been unaware of all of his investments, including in a real estate development company linked to the government of the [[Peoples Republic of China]]. Blumenthal said he was unaware of his investment in U.S. Shanghai LLC., which is listed on his annual financial disclosure, until contacted for comment by the ''Washington Free Beacon''.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/democrats/blumenthal-speaks-at-communist-party-awards-ceremony/</ref>
==See also==
==See also==