Was Bush Wrong About Alito's Father? (Phony baloney, plastic banana..etc.)

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Tuesday :: December 06, 2005

Was Bush Wrong About Alito's Father?

Jeralyn Merritt

When announcing Judge Sam Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court, President Bush said: "I'm sure, as well, that Judge Alito is thinking of his mom, Rose, who will be 91 in December. And I know he's thinking about his late father. Samuel Alito Sr. came to this country as a immigrant from Italy in 1914. And his fine family has realized the great promise of our country."

London Yank at Daily Kos checked out the elder Alito's military records (available online) for WWII. Samuel Alito of Mercer, New Jersey was born in 1914 in New Jersey. There are codes on the data set for "Nativity" as well as "Citizenship" so there is no possibility of error here - unless Sam Sr. lied when he enlisted in 1938 to serve his country.

Go here (original article has link) and type in serial number 32186682. It appears that Sam Alito enlisted on 3/14/41 as a private. He was born in New Jersey in 1914. At the time of his enlistment, he was single and a teacher.

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Here's my favorite part:

"...some colleagues and friends of the elder Mr. Alito, who died in 1987, said they had never heard some of the stories his son has recounted, including the episode about his support for the black student and the fact that his father immigrated from Italy as a child. Some of the elder Mr. Alito's colleagues said they first learned that he was born in Italy when President Bush mentioned it in announcing the nomination."

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Funny that they knew the man so well but had never heard those stories...

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/013324.html

Must've had the Pretzeldent's speech vetted by those same guys that left the "16 words" in that State of the Union address...

[LibDemAlways]

1. Alito's grandparents were most likely

immigrants. What I find interesting is how Alito let the lie about his father's birthplace go rather than later issue a brief statement correcting the record. No one would have cared except that it would have demonstrated that he's a straight shooter interested in the truth. Apparently not. The story about the black student probably came right out of the WH lie factory, too.

[Benhurst]

2. There is no way Alito could have issued a statement correcting

the record. To have done so would have questioned the veracity of The Leader, who is infallible.

The truth is whatever The Great One says it is. After all, he speaks directly with God.

[Johnyawl]

3. you need to read the article again...

...these lies didn't come from the WH, these are stories told by Alito. It's the son who's been making up these stories for some time now, to boost his own credibility. "My father was a poor immigrant" makes his own success more dramatic.

[Benhurst]

4. Ah, that makes me feel better.

This means Alito, himself, is a proven liar and worthy candidate for a seat on the BushAmerican Supreme Court.