06-29-2012, 17:40
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Super-duper-douche. He's counting on the election getting here before the proof. July, August can be pretty hot.
Time is not on his side.
Can we help drag this out? 
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The clock is counting down fast for our "special douche"
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Candidate asked to apologize for Beret claim
By Bill Bowden , Amy Schlesing
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Democratic Party has asked 3rd Congressional District candidate Ken Aden to apologize for exaggerating his military record.
Aden, a Democrat running against Republican incumbent Steve Womack, admitted in a written statement Thursday that he “misspoke” when he said he served “with a Green Beret Unit,” but continued to assert that he earned a Special Forces designation.
The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, N.C., released academic records this week confirming that Aden never graduated from Special Forces training after failing it three times.
Aden was honorably discharged in December 2010 after serving in combat as a staff sergeant for the 82nd Airborne Division, the records show.
Additional documents that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette obtained Thursday from the National Personnel Records Center and U.S. Army Human Resources Command reinforced the finding that Aden can’t claim to be a Green Beret.
Not only does Aden’s military file not contain Special Forces training certificates, it also shows that he didn’t receive the Military Outstanding Service Medal, which he has claimed on his website and in public statements.
When asked to provide the certificate of that award earlier this week, Aden provided a poor-quality copy of part of a document recommending him for the award that had the medal misspelled. Aden said he didn’t have the entire document, although he has provided several other military documents.
Candace Martin, a spokesman for the state Democratic Party, said it was “unfortunate that he has overstated his military service.”
“He served. He saw combat and was discharged honorably,” she said. “So it is very unfortunate that his service may be overshadowed by the fact that he misspoke. We do feel that it would be appropriate for him to apologize for the misstatement, to military members.”
Martin said someone with the party called Aden but was unable to reach him as of Thursday afternoon. Aden also didn’t return calls from the Democrat-Gazette.
Vince Leibowitz, a consultant with Aden’s campaign, said in an e-mail Thursday that Aden hadn’t received the message from the state Democratic Party.
“Certainly, Mr. Aden is sorry for having misspoken concerning having been assigned to a Green Beret unit,” he wrote, adding that Aden had “served honorably in combat as a [Special Forces weapons sergeant], though with the 82nd Airborne and not a Special Forces Unit.”
According to U.S. Special Operations Command, Aden could not have deployed as a Special Forces weapons sergeant because he started but never completed the required training.
But Leibowitz said Aden “has nothing to apologize for” in regard to his claim that he was designated as a Special Forces weapons sergeant.
Aden has repeatedly said in interviews and statements that the designation of “18B” denoting a Special Forces weapons sergeant on his official military record, called a DD214, proves that he was a Special Forces soldier. He provided a copy of orders given to him when he was in training as proof of receiving that specialty.
The U.S. Army said the orders are not proof.
Janice Burton, deputy public affairs officer for the Army’s Special Warfare Center and School, said the orders should have been revoked when he failed the course. HOW IS THIS NOT ENOUGH INFO FOR THE SPECIAL FORCES NAYSAYERS THAT STILL SUPPORT THIS LIAR AND FRAUD?
“As I said yesterday, he is not a Green Beret. He was relieved for academic reasons,” she said Thursday. “He never finished the [18B] training. The orders were saying he was going to that course. In fact, he failed out of the 18B training. Twice.”
Leibowitz tried to discredit a Democrat-Gazette article about Aden’s record by saying that a reporter never called the Special Forces training program. He also said the Army was not allowed to release Aden’s academic records.
But Burton said Thursday that no one in her office has spoken to Leibowitz or Aden about media inquiries.
Also, Burton said, “This is public information. We’re not telling you anything that’s not out there in the public for anyone to request.”
Leibowitz countered that the U.S. Army isn’t reading its own records accurately.
“Unfortunately, it would appear that the Special Warfare Center has their facts wrong,” he said.
Burton said the person who filled out Aden’s DD214 should have checked to see if he graduated from Special Forces training. Without a graduation certificate, she said, the 18B designation is invalid. “In order to be a Green Beret, you must complete all phases of the qualification course,” Burton said. “And you would get a graduation certificate. He did not make it through that process.”
Aden said in a phone interview Wednesday and in a written statement Thursday that he has requested his “complete military file from the National Archives” but did not know when those records would be available.
All military records, however, are stored at the National Personnel Records Center in St.Louis. On Thursday the Democrat-Gazette requested that Aden’s military file be pulled and a complete list of his military education and all awards and honors be provided.
Mark Edwards, chief of media relations for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, released those records within three hours.
While records indicate that Aden appears to have exaggerated several elements of his military career, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it is not a crime. (It's a crime to all of the dead servicemen and living heroes in uniform for this liar and fraud to spew his BS and think no-one would ever call him on it.)
The court struck down a federal law making it a crime to lie about receiving the Medal of Honor and other prized military awards, with justices branding such false claims “contemptible” but nonetheless protected by the First Amendment.
The court voted 6-3 in favor of Xavier Alvarez, a former local elected official in California who falsely said he was a decorated war veteran and had pleaded guilty to violating the 2006 law, known as the Stolen Valor Act. The law, enacted when the U.S. was at war in Afghanistan and Iraq, was aimed at people making phony claims of heroism in battle.
A statement Aden issued early Thursday did not address academic credentials listed on his website that were incorrect. But later Thursday, Leibowitz sent an e-mail blaming the mistakes on the website designer who inputted the information.
The website was changed Thursday to say Aden “attended” Arkansas State University, Mid-South Community College in West Memphis and City Colleges of Chicago.
Aden’s website previously said that Aden had an associate of arts degree from ASU, though none of its campuses has a record of Aden taking classes.
Leibowitz said Wednesday that Aden took online courses through ASU and had accumulated enough credits for an associate degree. But that would be indicated in the school’s records, and it’s not, said Beverly Weems, graduation coordinator in the registrar’s office at ASU in Jonesboro.
Leibowitz said Thursday that Aden has requested his transcripts from ASU, and they will be provided to reporters as soon as they are available.
The website also previously said Aden attended the University of Chicago. A search of Aden’s academic records through student clearinghouse. org indicated that he attended Mid-South Community College in 2011 but not that he attended the University of Chicago.
Leibowitz’s Texas firm, The Dawn Group, designed the campaign website aden4arkansas. He said Thursday in an e-mail that “the material on the website was not written by the campaign, but by the website designer, and it is in error.”
The erroneous information has been on Aden’s website for more than six months.
“The campaign did not realize this error until it was pointed out by the media, and it will be corrected,” Leibowitz wrote in an e-mail. “In fast paced campaigns such as this, once static material such as this is put on the web, it typically gets far less attention than the dynamic parts of the website, such as press releases, etc.”
The Democrat-Gazette was unable to get verification of Aden’s academic record at City Colleges of Chicago on Thursday.
All documents listed in this story can be found at arkansasonline.com.
Front Section, Pages 1 on 06/29/2012
Print Headline: Candidate asked to apologize for Beret claim
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If Arkansas chooses to elect this POS, you deserve every decision he makes on the voters behalf.
Mr Liebowitz, we know you're reading this. The egg on the face of "The Dawn Group" is not edible, but it sure tastes good to us.
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06-29-2012, 18:16
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If Arkansas chooses to elect this POS, you deserve every decision he makes on the voters behalf.
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I wouldn't have voted for his Demwit ass, anyway.
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06-29-2012, 22:18
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Clearly, Ken Aden has not completed the SFQC, or been awarded the 18B MOS by SWCS. I suspect that SWCS and the Archives' records will reflect that.
He may have gotten the person who prepared his DD214 to put 18B on his record, but none of his subsequent assignments were to an SF unit, and the Cav unit he was assigned to has no slots for 18Bs.
IIRC, SWCS Student Records retains the class photos and orders for every class. I am sure that if he tells SWCS what class he graduated in, they can tell us if he appears in the class photo, or has his name on the orders for 18Bs. Their spokesman has already stated that Ken Aden is not a graduate and was in fact, relieved from the MOS portion of the course twice.
From a comparison of his claims to the actual records, it looks like he is a serial prevaricator, who has now resorted to letting his attorney deliver his falsehoods and half-truths for him.
Some people have no honor.
It would appear that several of them want to be elected to public office, and are willing to say whatever it takes to get there.
Tragic.
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06-30-2012, 05:55
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Questions About Candidate's Green Beret Claims
Jun 29, 2012
Military.com| by Bryant Jordan
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When asked by Military.com to provide a copy of the diploma given to each graduate of the Q-Course Leibowitz said Aden could not find it and would have to order a copy from the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, which houses veterans’ service records.
Word that Aden was embellishing his service record first broke on the blog ThisAintHell, according to retired Special Forces Master Sgt. Jeff Hinton, who regularly “outs” phony veterans on his own website, Professionalsoldiers.com.
Hinton said he began contacting his own sources in the Special Forces community and quickly learned that Aden wasn’t being honest about his Green Beret background.
“Ken Aden is just another example of a fraud using the Green Beret reputation for political gain,” Hinton said. “Aden, like many others, has been exposed by the real Green Berets. We are not fooled or amused and as Aden now knows, we are watching.”
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2...3317843&rank=1
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06-30-2012, 19:25
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Answering The Call Congr Candidate and Vet Ken Aden Answers Allegations of dishonesty
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Yup, kudos TS!!
Here's his Saturday afternoon sit-down explanation of events. The FFE was, well, effective:
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http://www.theprogressivecop.com/201...candidate.html
On a hot Saturday evening in late June, I sat down with Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional District Democratic Candidate Ken Aden at his Russellville office to discuss recent controversies surrounding his campaign. Just days before this interview, allegations were made by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Aden had been dishonest in how he had presented his military and educational background.
Aden’s office is reminiscent of just how historically dismal congressional races have been for Democrats in the 3rd District. The building-the use of which was donated by a county Justice of the Peace-itself is in near shambles. Termite damage is visible along a baseboard when you walk into the front door and the air conditioner inside struggles to keep pace with the 100 plus degree heat outside. One is left with the immediate impression that this candidate is not flush with corporate cash and that impression would be correct. Aden has made himself a viable candidate in a district where Bill Clinton was the last viable Democratic candidate and he’s done it running a pure grassroots campaign, refusing to accept any corporate cash.
In recent weeks, however, the Aden campaign has come under fire over allegations that Aden misrepresented his military service record. If the Aden campaign intends to remain viable in the heavily Republican 3rd District, Aden is going to have to answer the allegations directly and completely. Aden has publicly stated he has and/or will obtain all documentation to needed to prove his claims of military service and is dedicated to maintaining the appropriate level transparency needed to satisfy any doubts 3rd District voters may have about his credibility.
Aden will tell you that in the end, his campaign is not about military service records and it’s not about what functions he is or isn’t qualified to do on a battlefield. One look at the magnetic oversized campaign ads on Ken’s tan pickup truck that declare the campaign’s slogan “People First” will make clear to any would be naysayer that his is a campaign that is about putting the people first.
Joining the Army
According to your campaign website, you’re from Pine Bluff; a traditionally heavily Democratic area of Arkansas. Now, you’ve served three combat tours in the last ten years and you return to Arkansas and decide to run for Congress as a Democrat not from Eastern Arkansas but from the Republican bastion known as the 3rd District; do you just love a tough fight?
My sister used to own a small business in Russellville, so when I honorably discharged from the military, I moved here, the hometown of my wife Renea. It was while I was here that I came to appreciate the gravity of the situation the 3rd District is in. My father used to tell me that anything worthwhile is worth fighting for so I decided that here was the best place to make a stand for working-class progressive values.
You served in the Arkansas Army National Guard under the command of your Republican opponent before you transferred to active duty. Was Congressman, then Colonel, Womack’s leadership style the reason you decided to leave the National Guard?
No, that is simply not the case. Mr. Womack is a veteran as well. Politically we could not agree less, that fact is well known, but I would never disparage his military service. (That's because he didn't lie about it)
What prompted you to join the military?
I decided to join the military because I wanted to make a real tangible difference in this country and in the world. Like most young people, I felt that serving in the military would allow me to make that difference. The Army served to put me on the right track of success. Prior to my entry in the Armed Forces I was aimless for lack of a better word and even prone to landing in occasional trouble with the law. My service in the Army changed that, and I truly believe that it is the best thing to ever happen to me, aside from the birth of my daughter and marriage to my childhood sweetheart.
Tell me a little about your decision to your decision to go into Special Forces.
I decided I wanted to join the Special Forces because I saw it as an opportunity to challenge and improve myself as well as to further my service to my country. In the summer of 2005, I made the choice to try out for the Special Forces program. Unfortunately, I did not complete my packet in a timely manner and I did not attend the school in 2005. Instead, I went on to serve in another overseas deployment. Upon completion of said deployment, I finished my packet and was admitted into the Special Forces training program in 2008.
Special Forces
The article published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on June 28, 2012 says that you never completed Special Forces training which, understandably, must anger you. It also says that you were removed from training on three separate occasions for failing academically. Can you explain this to the voters?
That’s a great question and one that I believe needs to be addressed. A few weeks back I released a copy of my DD-214 to the media. In the MOS or job section of the document, it states what positions I held. Two of those positions were as follows: 11C3P (Indirect Fire Infantry) and 18B3P (SF Weapons Sergeant). I have also released various awards and evaluation reports that cite this. The current argument is that I should have never been allowed to carry that MOS of 18B3P forward. For the record, I have produced a copy of when this MOS was awarded. It is still recorded on my DD-214.
When I reached the fifth stage of my SF training program, I was assigned to SF medical sergeant specialty training. Within a few weeks it became clear to both myself and my instructors that the medical specialty was not for me and I was transferred to weapons sergeant specialty training instead. I went on to complete the weapons sergeant specialty training. I was awarded the 18B3P MOS.
At this current point and time I have sent in a request for all of my military records which will include documents related to this training which will include documents related to this training. The fault is my own for not having all the documentation readily available. I assumed that my DD-214, the “actual” discharge paperwork, would be enough for the media. Sadly, I was wrong.
The Democrat-Gazette has quoted Major Rebecca Lykins, public affairs chief at the U.S Army Special Warfare Center, as saying the “18B” entry, which signifies that you are Special Forces on your DD-214, was entered as a mistake. She says it shouldn’t have been recorded on the document because, she claims, you never finished the “Q” course which would qualify you as Special Forces and that you did not have a certificate of completion. Is Major Lykins telling us the truth?
It seems that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. I completed my training to obtain the MOS of 18B. That is why it is recorded on my DD-214. If it was entered by mistake, then I would not have been allowed to carry it forward and the installation management command would have not put it on the official discharge paperwork. They had the orders and the orders number and each of these numbers are tracked. MORE TAP DANCING AT THE LINK
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ETA: here's a thought - How about the constituents that supported Ken Aden with hard earned tax dollar donations sue him in Civil Court for soliciting donations based on many ....~ahem~ many lies, from education lies to military service lies. This stinks of Madoff.
Mebbe there's a way around "Stolen Valor" on the civil court side? Thoughts?
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06-30-2012, 20:50
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I love this answer
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The fact is that you can continue to hold an SF designation, such as 18B, and serve in other units.
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~Kenny Aden
Yup, Mother Army always spend thousands of dollars training a soldier just to send them back to the duece.
Come on Kenny, put the shovel down already.
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07-01-2012, 06:09
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Green Beret Kenneth Aden Running for congress liar and fraud
Professionalsoldiers.com is now in receipt of an "Apology Letter" from SFC David Pratt. It would seem SFC Pratt now understands the fraud that Ken Aden is continuing to perpetrate.
Ken Aden you are a liar and a fraud.
Ken Aden the United States Army Special Operations Command has answered, you are not Special Forces qualified.
Ken Aden dozens of real Green Berets have also said you are not one of us.
Ken Aden you base your being a Green Beret off of one mistake (or forged) 18B MOS entry on your DD-214, and that is not going to cut it.
You and I both know the records you say you sent for are not there, Ken Aden there is no Special Forces diploma nor is there one roster of you graduating the Special Forces Qualification course.
Another lie you continue to perpetrate if the lie that you failed due to an injury and the United States Army Special Operations Command has answered that also, you were an academic failure not a medical drop.
Continue lying to the sheeple Ken Aden, you have some of them fooled but you do not fool the real Green Berets.
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07-01-2012, 06:38
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Ken Aden has also perpetrated a crime in that he made a false official statement when he signed that DD-214 knowing that the 18B entry was in error.
For those who have never served and have such a document, when it is prepared by a personnel activity center (PAC) clerk, the servicemember is required to read it over for accuracy and seek to have it corrected before signing. To sign and date such an official document, knowing it is false, is a prosecutable offense.
Ken Aden is not only a liar, he has also commited a federal crime by making a false sworn statement. 
Keep making noise, Ken. People are now listening.
And so it goes...
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07-01-2012, 07:04
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Another Blog about Aden
Another Blog about Aden
Ken Aden's Problem is His Party's Problem
http://www.carrollconews.com/blogs/1250/entry/48428/
"Ken Aden, a candidate for Congress in the 3rd District, isn't the first guy to jump-up a resume. Specifically, he claimed to be a US Army Green Beret, and he wasn't, and he claimed to have attended the University of Chicago, and he didn't. He says he didn't lie, he "misspoke." I'll let you define "misspoke" any way you want..............."
His D base is washing away.
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07-01-2012, 08:32
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This was on my news feed today:
http://www.couriernews.com/view/full...ance=commented
Aden's military record under fire
by The Associated Press
11:47 AM, Friday, June 29 2012
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Military officials say congressional hopeful Ken Aden is not a Green Beret, despite the candidate's claims that he's qualified as a Special Forces soldier.
Aden is the Democratic nominee running against U.S. Rep. Steve Womack this fall. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Thursday ( http://is.gd/y8HiAZ ) that a review of Aden's military records show that Aden never completed the qualification course to become a Special Forces soldier.
The newspaper obtained the records through a Freedom of Information request.
Aden says he would have been a Green Beret — had he been assigned to a Special Forces group after graduation from what's known as "Q Course." But Aden says he was injured and instead transferred to a regular Army unit.
An Army spokeswoman says Aden didn't complete the Q Course because of academic reasons.
Read more: The Courier - Your Messenger for the River Valley - Ark candidate s military record under fire
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07-01-2012, 08:53
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07-01-2012, 09:01
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This was on my news feed today:
http://www.couriernews.com/view/full...ance=commented
Aden's military record under fire
by The Associated Press
11:47 AM, Friday, June 29 2012
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Military officials say congressional hopeful Ken Aden is not a Green Beret, despite the candidate's claims that he's qualified as a Special Forces soldier.
Aden is the Democratic nominee running against U.S. Rep. Steve Womack this fall. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Thursday ( http://is.gd/y8HiAZ ) that a review of Aden's military records show that Aden never completed the qualification course to become a Special Forces soldier.
The newspaper obtained the records through a Freedom of Information request.
Aden says he would have been a Green Beret — had he been assigned to a Special Forces group after graduation from what's known as "Q Course." But Aden says he was injured and instead transferred to a regular Army unit.An Army spokeswoman says Aden didn't complete the Q Course because of academic reasons.
Read more: The Courier - Your Messenger for the River Valley - Ark candidate s military record under fire
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Fact: That injury statement is also a Ken Aden lie.......
Ken Aden was and still is an academic failure not a medical drop from Special Forces training.
The real Green Berets know.
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Ken Aden Wade or is that Ken Wade Aden?????
Seems Kenny was a very busy boy. How many names do you have Ken Wade Aden? Did you misspeak that also? Some of the same "misspeaks" a year earlier......
Another of the “Crazy Ones” who think they can change the world: Ken Aden Wade
by David Esrati on November 1, 2011
in #Occupy, Stories you don't see in the Dayton Daily News
David Esrati and Ken Wade in front of Newcoms
Back in December of 2009 I wrote about a young US Army paratrooper who was going to transform our fair city of Dayton:
We listened to political neophyte (because he doesn’t want to be a politician) give an hour and 15 minute ramble on how the “real people” will bring “real results” to changing Dayton.
via Ken Wade an eternal optimist.
Citizens 4 Change came and went- as did Ken Wade, who returned to his native Arkansas, only to run for Congress.
For some odd reason- he was Ken Wade here- but now is Ken Aden in Arkansas. Here is some info from his bio:
Ken Aden, a native of Northwest Arkansas, believes it is time to put people first and politics last. He is the Democratic candidate for the Third Congressional District.
A former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, Ken decided to run for Congress because he wants to serve his community and do his part to create jobs and revitalize the economy of the Third District.
While deployed in Iraq, Ken founded Citizens 4 Change Dayton in 2009, a non-profit founded upon the belief that people from every economic background and walk of life can come together in some small way to create for themselves a better community and neighborhood.
In 2010, following his service in the U.S. Army, Ken returned to Northwest Arkansas to help care for his grandparents and founded Residents 4 Arkansas based on the non-profit model in Ohio.
Originally from Pine Bluff and raised in Eastern Arkansas, Aden chose to pursue a career in the military after graduating high school.
During Ken’s service in the U.S. Army he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and the First Infantry Division in support of combat operations.
Aden has been awarded the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Achievement Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Multinational Force and Observers Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge – among other medals, awards, and ribbons.
Ken has attended the University of Chicago and Mid-South Community College. He holds an AA from Arkansas State University.
Aden is a current member of the 82nd Airborne Association, the 1st Infantry Division Association, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
via Meet Ken | Ken Aden For Congress.
It’s still early in his race in Arkansas, and he’s running in a Republican district against an incumbent with money in the bank. But, he’s already taken up the call of the 99%
“I am a staunch and proud supporter of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. In fact, I helped folks here in Arkansas start an Occupy chapter in the Northern part of our state. This is a true grassroots movement made up of young people, veterans, students, and folks from across the middle class just like me who are sick and tired of irresponsible corporations buying politicians of both parties while many in the government stand idly by and give corporate America the keys to the proverbial candy store. It’s truly nauseating to know that so many politicians can be so easily bought, and not even loose an ounce of sleep over the fact that they are destroying everything which we hold dear. I firmly believe that more people need to become involved, and stand up for what is right! Corporate greed is the new pandemic in this country. The ratio of CEO pay to that of the average worker is a prime example of the kind of reckless behavior that corporations in this country are exercising on a daily basis. Just look at how many politicians Koch Industries has bought over the last ten years alone. As the next congressman from Arkansas I would support an amendment to destroy the destructive influence of Citizens United. The last time I checked, corporations are NOT and will never be real people.
via DownWithTyranny!: No Democrat Has Seriously Contested Arkansas’ Third District Since Bill Clinton In 1974… Until Now. Meet Ken Aden.
During his short time in Dayton, Ken managed to rally a few people to his cause. He refused to take a political side- claiming that Citizens 4 Change wasn’t a Democrat or Republican thing, he also swore off political aspirations.
It will be interesting to see if other Dems enter the race in Arkansas, and if Ken with his youthful idealism can make it past the primary.
One of the things I find fascinating is what does the voting public really want from a political neophyte in terms of qualifications? I supported a guy in Missouri who was a West Point professor, a Rotary Scholar and a decorated veteran, working on his PhD- who was running a well funded campaign against a lame incumbent. He got annihilated in the election.
I hope Ken does better in Arkansas, and I urge any of you who remember the effort this young man made in Dayton- to consider sending him a donation to say thanks for what he tried to do here.
He’ll need all the help he can get.
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07-01-2012, 09:21
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“I am a staunch and proud supporter of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. In fact, I helped folks here in Arkansas start an Occupy chapter in the Northern part of our state.
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That right there alone qualifies him as a world-class douchebag.
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07-01-2012, 09:24
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Ken,, You need to clean up your act..
Who wants to vote for a lying POSER & Communist sympathizer???
If you ever run into Ken...
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