"I didn't serve in Vietnam. I don't want to make a Blumenthal mistake here," he said according to a pool report. "Our attorney general from Connecticut, God love him."Blumenthal, who is running for the US Senate, repeatedly claimed that he served in Vietnam, which he did not. He lied.
Later, he said, "I have a bad habit of saying exactly what I think."
Red State phrases it well: "It's enough to make you wonder whether the White House wants the Democrats to keep Dodd's seat."
Now to the funny part. Or I should say, the funnier part. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committe posted the Biden gaffe on its web site...It's since been pulled. Here's a screen shot:
CNN has video of the Bidenism.
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