r/StLouis • u/ReneDiscard Illinois commuter • Aug 10 '21

SLU study: Eric Greitens is the GOP frontrunner for Missouri Senate seat

https://www.kmov.com/news/slu-study-eric-greitens-is-the-gop-frontrunner-for-missouri-senate-seat/article_a4e59042-fa2e-11eb-81b4-6b673b70295a.html?block_id=985911
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u/codextreme07 Aug 11 '21

I’m not defending Grietans but he didn’t lie. He had a SEAL trident so he was a deal by definition. He just never deployed as one. It’s misleading sure, but I wouldn’t call him a traitor.

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u/CaptainJingles Tower Grove South Aug 11 '21

Yeah this isn't actually a case of stolen valor.

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u/Cannonballblues62 Aug 11 '21

Yes a Traitor who supported Trump while knowing of his criminal behavior … that is more than enough for me and most Americans .

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u/CaptHayfever Holly Hills/Bevo Mill Aug 11 '21

Or at the very least, that's not why he's a traitor.

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u/Cannonballblues62 Aug 11 '21

I read he bounced out and ended up in a administration duty … paper pusher .

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u/codextreme07 Aug 11 '21

The guy got selected for a prestigious White House fellowship. I wouldn’t call it bouncing out. It’s a big deal, and helpful if you want to get into politics. It’s very opportunistic, but I won’t blame a guy for being ambitious

What blows my mind about Grietans is he has the resume of a guy who would run as a Democrat. I even attended fundraisers for his charity that were largely him courting the democratic base in STL. I know they were trying to get him to run for Congress in the democratic side.

He very clearly flipped flopped Bc he knew with his background, and the states politics he’d have an easier time as a republican. He exposed himself as a person who was just interested in power.

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u/stlkatherine Aug 11 '21

I am embarrassed to say that I voted for him. I heard him on "The Art of Manliness". How can we let downstate voters know that he is a POS? Not what is news worthy, but he is just thisclose to "stolen valor". I can't get past my disgust, I'm ate up with it. He is worse than Hawley IMO.