ANDY MARTIN: Mark Kirk is again misusing Navy uniform in a TV ad

Illinois Corruption fighter Andy Martin says Mark Kirk’s latest TV ad once again has Mark Kirk falsely claiming he was in combat wearing a flack jacket. Kirk was previously admonished by the Department of Defense for using military uniforms as costumes in his political campaigns. Kirk traveled to war zones as a congressman on a congressional junket; Kirk then tried to “double dip” by also claiming his congressional junkets as “reserve training” periods.


Corruption fighter Andy Martin says that that Mark Kirk is again misusing a military uniform in his latest TV ad

Andy exposes Kirk’s latest lies and use of military garb as a costume in his political campaign

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF FRIDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO

Andy Martin says Mark Kirk is becoming increasingly bold about resuming his lies about military service

Martin says Kirk is misusing a military uniform in Kirk’s latest campaign ad, after being warned not to use Navy gear as political props

Martin will ask Secretary of Defense Gates to block Kirk from misrepresenting his Navy service

(CHICAGO)(October 29, 2010) Illinois corruption fighter Andy Martin will hold a Friday news conference in Chicago to announce he is again asking the Pentagon to prevent Mark Kirk from misusing military uniforms. In his latest TV ad Kirk falsely portrays himself as a combat veteran; Kirk’s ad has him in a flack jacket, as Kirk seeks to mislead voters by making inflated claims about his Navy service.

“Kirk was told to stop using Navy uniforms as costumes for his campaign,” Martin says, “And he is ignoring that order. In his latest ad Kirk appears in a flack jacket, when Kirk was not on active duty in any war zone. Kirk went to war zones as a congressman on a junket, not as a combat warrior. Mark Kirk has mental problems with his endless pathological lying abut being someone who (Kirk falsely claims) told Chuck Sweeny of the Rockford Register-Star that he ‘fought in two wars.’

“Kirk seems to think he can ‘take ownership’ of his lies and by confessing to a crime simply erase his unlawful activity. That is simply not the case. You can’t work at a bank for 20 years, for example, and embezzle money, and then claim you worked at the bank for 20 years and have ‘banking expertise.’ Kirk’s persistent abuses and fraudulent military claims have nullified his service. Why are veterans’ organizations and the American Legion allowing this scam artist to continue misusing military insignia?

“Navy officers are proud men and women. They should be disgusted with Kirk’s misuse of the uniform.

Martin is asking the Secretary of Defense to block Kirk’s latest lies.

Martin originally exposed Kirk as a military imposter in January of this year, see www.MarkKirk.us

October 29th news conference details:

WHO:

Internet Powerhouse and Illinois anti-corruption crusader Andy Martin

WHERE:

Sidewalk news conference, SE corner of Huron and Wabash,
Chicago (weather permitting)

WHEN: Friday, October 29th 2:00 P.M.

WHAT:

Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin says that Mark Kirk’s latest TV commercial violates restrictions placed on Kirk by the Pentagon

MEDIA CONTACT:(866) 706-2639; Cell (917) 664-9329

-----------------------------ABOUT ANDY: Chicago Public Radio calls Andy Martin a “boisterous Internet activist.” Andy is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He promotes his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com
Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” www.ContrarianCommentary.com. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative and analytical experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSAwww.facebook.com/AndyMartin Andy's columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.
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ANDY MARTIN: Mark Kirk is defaming Greek-Americans with his efforts to smear Alexi Giannoulias

Illinois corruption fighter Andy Martin says Mark Kirk’s efforts to link Alexi Giannoulias to the financial problems of the European Union are scurrilous. Martin says Kirk is engaging in “ethnic McCarthyism” by seeking to link Alexi Giannoulias to economic difficulties in Greece.


PALM BEACH [CHICAGO] NEWS CONFERENCE: Sunday, September 5th

Andy Martin says Mark Kirk’s efforts to demonize Alexi Giannoulias by connecting Giannoulias to financial problems in Greece are ethnic scapegoating

Martin says the slimy politics of Pat Brady and Mark Kirk is going to backfire in the Greek-American community

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Andy Martin
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“Factually Correct, Not Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUNDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN PALM BEACH

Andy Martin says Greek-Americans should send Mark Kirk a message: The Republican Party will be boycotted as long as it is led by racist drunks and punks such as Pat Brady and Mark Kirk

Martin says Kirk’s attempts to demonize Alexi Giannoulias by connecting Giannoulias to economic problems in Greece is nothing but ethnic McCarthyism.

Martin says he is taking the lead in “taking down” Kirk because Illinois’ Greek-American leaders are afraid to stand up and condemn the bigotry of the Republican Party

(CHICAGO)(September 5, 2010) Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin will hold a Palm Beach news conference Sunday, September 5th to accuse Mark Kirk of being “racist, repulsive and repugnant” for attacking Alexi Giannoulias based on the financial crisis in Greece.

“Mr. Kirk and his slimy patron, the drunken brawler Pat Brady, have been attacking Alexi Giannoulias as a Mafioso. They have now begun to demonize Giannoulias for problems in Greece having nothing to do with Giannoulias:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/02/
alexi-giannoulias-mark-kirk-greek_n_703230.html

“I do not support Alexi Giannoulias, have never spoken to him, and have no connection with his cmampaign. But my mother’s parents immigrated form Greece, and they came to the Chicago area about a hundred years ago to work on building the railroads. My fmaily was invoved in foundng some of the earliest community association of the Greek-American commnity. F mylate Uncle Bill Vasiliou was still alive he would be outraged by Kirk’s demagogery.

“Where are Illinois’ ‘usual’ Greek-Ameircan leaders? Are they afraid to stand up for Greece? Are they political hypocrites? If so they are cowards, and they are no better than Mark Kirk.

“I am not an ‘ethnic’ poltiican and I usually run away from appeals based on parentage. But I was baptised in the Greek Orthodiox church and I will not allow Kirk to conduct his slimy polticis and to denigrate Greek-Americans with his malignat campaign tactics.

“If anyone should be consdiered an agent of a foreign governent, it is Mark Kirk. Kirk takes campaign cash to be a mouthpiece for the Israeli military junta in Tel Aviv. It is Kirk who sabotaged Ameirca’s foreign policy interests for campaign cash, not Alexi Giannoulas. Kirk is the one who lied about ‘weapons of mass desrtruciton’ in Iraq the same way he lied about his own military career. Kirk drew us into a war that virtually bankrupted ordinary Americans, damaged our economy and cost thosuands of damaged and dead troops.

“Kirk has a lot of nerve bragging about his Navy service, where he has spent two decades doing little more than enjoying buggery. Kirk’s attempt to link Giannoulias to the financial problems of the European Union are laughable. Kirk’s compaprisonof his disgracvefuil embarrassment to the nacvy, with Giannoulias’ basketball playins is a complete non sequitur. Kirk is a disgrae to Ameircan to the navy uniform, and to the republican Party.

“Kirk’s anti-Greek smears are desperate acts by a desperate man who was exposed as America’s greatest liar, and the biggest embarassment to the U. S. Navy in years.

“Spain has similar financial problems to those in Greece. I don’t see Kirk insulting Hispanics. Ireland is a financial mess. Should we blam Pat Brady for being a drunken fisticuffer and hold him accountable for Irelands economy? Not at all. Even I won’t blame Brady for Ireland’s prblems. Brady has enough problems of his own. He’s in bed with Mark Kirk.

“The bottom line: bgoh Kirk and Giannoulias have been rejected by Illinois voters. Both men are flawed in different ways. But they should make their cases to the voters without engaging in ehtnic smears. Kirk’s anti-Greek behvauior is an embarrassment to the Republcian Party, locally and nationally.

“If Mr. Kirk expects to continue to represent the reopublcian party, ansd e may decide to step down ater we dump more dirtonhim in a few days, he should not inslting Greek-Ameircans and stop tryignto link Giannoulias to the naitonof Greece. If he keeps it up, Kirk is going to be very unhappy whenI expose his unsvaiorty links to Israel.

“Greece has been aloyal friend to Ameircan, through Wirld war II, Krea and in the Cold war. Tyo see Kirk smearing Greece to gain a few votes from neanderthanl voters tells you what kindof a senator Kirk would be:” divisive, coirrupt and totally withotu nay moral scruples.

“Kirkis a despciablehiman beign whio devastated and destroye dhis wife,andleft her an emotional basket case. Our investigaiton of the Kimberly Vertoli ragedy is continuing, as oa are out other forthcomign exposes onKirk;s unfitness to hold any publicoffice.

“I was theperson who expose Kirk’s milutary lies and I exposed him as a nacvy imposter long before thenaitonal media did so. Weer have more dirt, and we aimto see that the Illinosipubklic knows who Kirk really is. He is a sick, sick man,” Matin will charge.

Martin is on vacation visiting relatives in Florida and also meeting with supporters to plan the 2012 defeat of Barack Obama.
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September 5 news conference details:

WHO:

Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin

WHERE:

Sidewalk news conference, in front of 95 N. County Road, Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach Post Office)

WHEN: Sunday, September 5th 12:00 P.M.

WHAT:

Andy Martin says Mark Kirk is defaming Greek-Americans with his constant criticism of Greece. Martin calls Kirk “racist, repulsive and repugnant”

MEDIA CONTACT:(866) 706-2639; Cell (917) 664-9329

WEBSITE: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com

E-MAIL: AndyforUSSenator@aol.com
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ABOUT ANDY: Andy Martin, who Chicago Public Radio calls a “boisterous Internet activist,” is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He promotes his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com
Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” http://www.contrariancommentary.com/. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative and overseas experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSAwww.FaceBook.com/AndyMartin Andy's columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com.
ContrarianCommentary.typepad.com[NOTE: We try to correct any typographical errors in this story on our blogs; find our latest edition there.]

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com © Copyright by Andy Martin 2010