what the world needs now

senate candidate mark kirk is acknowledging that he falsely claimed to have received the united states navy's intelligence officer of the year award after his opponent's campaign started challenging kirk's resume.

kirk, a five-term republican representative, said his official biography misidentified the award.

kirk did not win the intelligence officer of the year prize in the late nineties but did receive the rufus taylor intelligence unit of the year award for outstanding support provided during operation allied force.

the award was given to the unit that kirk led in aviano, italy, rather than to him individually.

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okee. i don't understand how this guy managed to be elected to the house five times. i don't understand why his party would let him run for the senate. i don't understand why he would think the public would want a guy like him representing us. i won't understand if he succeeds in obtaining a senate seat.

but what boggles my mind the most is how a man can't say outright that he lied. last week, some politician -- and no, i can't remember his name, but i remember his face enough to say that he'd had way too much sun and too much partying in his younger years and all that had taken a toll -- said he mispoke. this week, it's you and your misidentified? yall obviously think we're stupid. and i guess, since some group of people did elect you to the house five times and your party is allowing you to run for that senate seat, we -- and i don't include myself here -- must be.

and just so i'm clear...your unit won that award, right? not you. did you yourself receive any individual medals while serving our country?

the world needs fewer people like you and your misspeaking friend, sir. stop trying to be the model.