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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK - 2004 R.J. article. |
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Written by Steve Sanson
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Wednesday, 26 July 2006 |
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Candidate runs afoul of veterans
Group calls Republican Assembly hopeful's claim of endorsement a lie
By ERIN NEFF REVIEW-JOURNAL
Assembly candidate Ed Gobel might run a veterans museum, but veterans are
fleeing from his candidacy as Republican for District 1.
On his Web
site, Gobel claims to have the support of Veterans in Politics, an endorsement
the organization gave to his Democratic opponent, Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
"That's
just a lie," said Steve Sanson of the 13-year-old group. "We never endorsed him,
nor is he a part of Veterans in Politics. He's slandering our name."
Gobel insisted
he did get an endorsement from the group and said there are two Veterans in
Politics groups.
"Maybe we have to sue them," Ed Gobel said, referring
to Sanson's group.
Sanson, who served in the Marine Corps from 1985 to 1991 and
in the Army from 1992 to 1998, is concerned Gobel is hiding
something.
"We have
requested his DD-214 (military discharge paper), and he has not provided any
evidence to even show that he's a veteran," Sanson said.
Gobel has refused to
sign a Privacy Act release for the Review-Journal to obtain his military
records.
The issue has come up because the local Vietnam Veterans of
America Chapter 17 has questioned the service and medals Gobel claims.
Sanson said his group endorsed Kirkpatrick because she committed to help
veterans, seniors and the disabled.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 August 2006 )
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