Tim Poe America’s Got Talent Scandal Erupts About National Guard
ST LOUIS (LALATE) – The Tim Poe America’s Got Talent scandal about Poe’s National Guard military service is prompting investigation. Tim Poe’s service in the Minnesota National Guard was announced during Monday’s taping of America’s Got Talent (NBC). But did Tim Poe lie to viewers about his military service?
On America’s Got Talent, Tim Poe made a series of assertions about the National Guard. First he said he served fourteen years. That’s not true, claims the National Guard. In a news statement by Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard, Poe didn’t serve fourteen years. “Sgt. Timothy Michael Poe served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from Dec. 3, 2002 until May 26, 2011″.
Next, on the show Poe told fans “I had volunteered for a team to go out and clear buildings and help out with the wounded. There was a guy who come up with a rocket-propelled grenade.” He added “I saw it coming down, and by the time I turned and went to jump on top of my guys, I yelled ‘grenade’ and the blast had hit me.”
Olson says that’s also untrue. “Sgt. Poe’s official military records do not indicate that he was injured by a grenade in combat while serving in Afghanistan in 2009, as he reports. The Minnesota National Guard can also confirm that he was not awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustained in combat.”
Third, Poe stuttered during the telecast. Poe’s ex-wife tells the New York Post that Poe has never stuttered before. “There were no combat injuries… I think he developed a ‘feel sorry for me’ stutter.†NBC is not yet commenting about the mater.
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on June 7th, 2012 at 10:53 am
Well it looks like it was just a matter of time, before the world would find out if Tim Poe’s story was a fake. He did a wonderful job on Americas Got Talent Monday night. I thought he could sing great without stuttering. Now it’s coming out that this was a feel sorry for me story. I don’t think he will be on AGT much longer. I never cared to watch AGT until my coworker at Dish told me how interesting the show is. Now I can watch it on my primetime records commercial free using my Auto Hop feature. Mostly all the shows I watch are recorded off PrimeTime Anytime, so now I have the freedom to either watch the commercials, or skip them thanks to the Auto Hop. I think its great being able to skip over the commercials without having to push any buttons. I won’t have to worry about wearing out the remote so soon.