Politician Inappropriately uses Veteran’s Initiative to Promote his Political Campaign

Golden has never served in the military

HAZLET - Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden is facing steep criticism from veterans after using a Veteran focused social media initiative to promote his political campaign for re-election. Golden has never served in the military in any capacity.

During a day of political campaigning, signs labeled #OnDutyForSheriffGolden were passed out to fellow politicos, including Golden himself. The group posed on numerous occasions and spread the photos throughout social media, a clear attempt to grasp on to the support for the veteran focused initiative for political gain. Because of the political maneuver, Golden was met with heavy criticism by local veterans for his willingness to abuse the veteran focused initiative for personal and political gain.

In 2014, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, began a social media initiative for veterans using the title #OnDutyForJoni. Supporters would pose for photos on their social media webpages using the title #OnDutyForJoni as a call for support of Ernst and other veterans serving at home and overseas.

Golden is facing the most competitive challenge to his re-election he has seen in the near decade he has spent in the Sheriff’s Office. His opponent, U.S. Army Colonel Jeff Cantor joined fellow candidate U.S. Army Captain Vincent Solomeno in the veterans focused social media initiative by having their supporters pose online while they served overseas this year.

“I know political campaigns get dirty, but this is beyond the pale. How can we trust a sheriff to protect us who is willing to do whatever it takes to score political points, even if it means co-opting a veterans’ initiative for his own gain? It’s disgraceful.” Vietnam Combat Fighter Pilot Veteran, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Ray Dothard commented.


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Picture from Jeff Cantor for Monmouth County Sheriff  Facebook page

LMFAO Acronym; Epic Fail On The Part Of Christie PAC

I know this has been all over the progressive blogosphere this week but I feel compelled to post it just
in case anyone might have missed it. Earlier this week Governor Christie announced that he had created a political PAC in order to explore raise funds for a potential presidential run in 2016.


I know a lot of time and energy goes into campaign messaging and choosing a name for a political PAC is no different. A campaign wants to make sure that the message sent to potential campaign donors and those that vote in the primaries reflects a clear vision of what the candidate wishes to convey. In Chris Christie's case it's his tough guy Jersey persona and perceived leaderships skills as compared to that of President Obama's.



Chris Christie named his new PAC: LEADERSHIPMATTERSFORAMERICA.Org

On the surface it's not such a bad name, it conveys a notion of strength for the candidate and the vision of an America that has been lead down the wrong path by a president who has been weak leader in both foreign and domestic policy (neither of which has been the case however).

There is a problem though, Christie hasn't been a very good governor. As stated above, his popularity is all based on his tough guy, Jersey attitude, not his governing or leadership skills. That is why pretending that Chris Christie is qualified to be president makes a lot of us want to laugh.

Sort of like the acronym for his PAC does.

LMFAO

(Laughing My F*** Ass Off)