WATCH: Tim Poe "America's Got Talent" Audition (VIDEO) | Stutter Singing

tosenheejk

His story is very touching. Brings tears to my eyes. He was a good singer with a nice voice. At the same time he was no better or worst then a lot of other country singers. But even if he was not a good singer. It would be really hard to say no to him.

Ultimate1999

awesome performance tim has my vote all the way to the end to take the winners circle, goodluck i will be watching you climb to the top, way to go !!!!!!!!!

Tasha

So got tears in my eyes

matt

I would pay money too see him sing!

Suemac52

Wow – this guy was amazing. His story was really sad and what he has been through unbelievable. Once he got a handle on his nerves, I loved his voice and emotion. This guy deserves to win because he has talent and is not an embarrassment to America like a lot of them that went through. Great job Mr. Poe. Thank you and God Bless

MikaoSil

…I know this sounds suckish so berate me all you’d like if you don’t agree but…did anyone find it suspicious that he 1. didn’t stutter while singing and 2. didn’t stutter while talking to Nick after his thing. It’s just that my father was in Iraq as well, a true hero and a great person overall except for a few flaws, and I don’t want to see another human being gratified for something falsified like that. I love country music and I love America more, but there’s also those who will do anything for their 15 seconds. It may be just a nerve thing like he only stutters in a calm mood or something, not sure…but if he is faking, this man would go from instant legend to america’s most hated pariah, maybe even more than Ms. Casey Anthony.

GarryS

James Sabyan posted on Facebook page.. “Timothy Poe is a liar. I was his Squad Leader in Afghanistan and the things he is claiming NEVER happened. He was sent back to the states because of issues which were completely unrelated to his time in Afghanistan. In the few weeks that he was there he never cleared buildings, he was never exposed to direct hostile fire, he never even left the base! Our unit had people who were legitimately wounded and one who lost his life. Poe’s claims are a direct slap in their face.”

Poe’s ex-wife, Kelly Poe, posted.. “I was married to him from 1999-2004. Know him since 1996, and have a son with him. Something needs to be done about these lies and all the others too.”

Overload43

Okay, some are saying on other sites that Tim was never hurt in Afganistan and that his stutter is a big act. Well, the service injury ought to be easy to check if you don’t believe him. But I stutter from a mouth disease. While going through speech therapy to try to help this problem, I remarked to my therapist that I noticed that I did not stutter when I was singing. She said it is true. While my disease has paralized part of my tongue, and although I only stutter when I eat certain things that activate the open sores in mouth, you use different muscles in your tongue when you sing than you do when you talk. Thus you can certainly sing without stuttering even if you do so when you talk. I also know that being very nervous can cause the stuttering to be worse, and the relief he felt after the audition could certainly account for the fact that he didn’t stutter for a short period of time afterwards. For you doubters, look it up!

People Sux

I knew people were gonna try & say he was lying. I don’t think so. Funny how the same people that spend so much time to post comments can’t take a little time to do some research on what they comment on. Found this right away http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Charity-helps-disabled-veterans-get-back-into-the-workforce-155855655.html

none

that article happeneded AFTER America’s Got Talent, so chances are he is lying…

Guest

I seriously doubt that the show would air something without checking it out first…….

my love

He is a truely wonderful man. I know him personally and yes his stuttered gets worse with nerves, but that was caused from his experiences over there.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1378834813 Cr Sabathne

I don’t know about the legitimacy of a war record or not. . .

He may or may not be faking that part, and the stutter, and all of it. . .or not. . .I don’t know.

What I do know is that stuttering has odd patterns and it is not uncommon at all for a stutter to resolve when someone is singing, or emotionally flooded, or whatever. The brain connections for music and speech are different, so whether or not he’s full of it, the timing of the stutter isn’t really legitimate evidence one way or another.

I’ll look forward to seeing a copy of his DD214, ERB, PERSTEMPO or medical documentation if it gets released, and if he’s fake, I’ll be as bitter and cutting as anyone. But the paper will be the evidence–not the stutter.

JohnJ

Mel Tillis, Carly Simon, Michelle Williams, B.B. King, Marc Anthony…all singers who stuttered. Try searching “stutter singing” and you find a ton of background research and articles on why people who stutter may not do so while singing. As for the rest of the what may or may not have happened in Afgahnistan I can not say. What I can say is that I was on active duty for 5+ years before I myself was injured, I know plenty of “Tim Poe”s. His story is not that remarkable sad as it is but the fact is that in 2009 alone there were 2143 US soldiers injured in Afghanistan which is about 6 a day. There is a Sgt First Class James Sabyan in the MN National Guard but if he was a “squad leader” then he really did something wrong because as a Sgt First Class he should have been a platoon sergeant. I am more likely to believe that one of those 6 a day was Poe than an E-7(the third highest enlisted rank) was in charge of a squad (the second smallest unit in the Army).

Joshua Vandekamp

His story is false, he never did the things he’s claimed to have done. The mn guard is in the middle of putting together a official statement, to show his lies. On fb the defenders of freedom page will also be posting an official statement to debunk poe’s false tales. This is no hero, he is a thief of valor.

Joshua Vandekamp

He was promoted after they returned hero, he is a platoon sgt and is an e7. They returned 2 years ago, that’s a lot of time to be promoted since jerk off. The defenders of freedom will be posting an official statement tomorrow on their fb page to debunk the lies of Poe. America’s got talent has also been notified, along with the commanding officers of the brigade which he served. Some stories are just that, stories.

JohnJ

I found his information under DVIDS from Nov 2009 @ Camp Leatherneck listed as SFC so don’t get bent toward me about it.

Lisa

He didn’t studder after singing!

Graysonneal

“If anyone watched America’s got talent… Tim Poe is a lying fake who played the ‘disabled vet card’ to gain entry to the contest. He was in my unit 114th transportation company in 09/10 in Helmand province Afghanistan … He was sent home for an ear infection and some back problems because he did t like his vest and the heat.! Now he lied to America and got on AGT saying he was hit with an rpg which broke his back and cause a tbi which now causes him to stutter! He never saw combat ! He if fucking over ALL disabled vets and the mn national guard and his old unit. He thought because the unit is in Minnesota and he was in Texas that no one would find out…. Guess what you lying sob.!!!!? it was on national tv.! They are calling a press conference! Members of your old unit contacted everyone … Including the stolen valor act ! Burn bitch”

Wnd_warrior_08

Look at the comments at the bottom of the article….Just sayin’

http://www.facebook.com/arcairsoftjewel Jewel Ciappio

Just check the purple heart recipient database. I did. He never got one. He is a liar.

Yellowink89

Members of his old unit are saying he lied, and apparently the unit is taking action. Only time will tell who’s telling the truth.

Jonidollar01

Have you ever heard of the “great” country singer Mel Tillis? Educate yourself before you put anyone down, please..

angryinfantry

what a piece of shit. People like that should be shot

Smileforever80

His story is false! He is from my old unit and I can assure everyone that there are there are now hundreds of people that are going to be fighting his story and against him. To falsify an injury and such a story that he told is not going to be taken lightly. I talked to him less than a year ago and he didn’t have a stutter. He has enraged veterans like myself everywhere.

Smileforever80

Well they didnt check it out. Just wait there is gonna be something big on this.

Brittanyjustice31

when ppl sing their voice changes listen to odell sing, i can hardly understand her when she talks and when she sings its totally different, or even ozzy osbourne

SSGMom

He is a fake and a phony. He was barely in Afghan before being medivacced out for ear problems. He was with the Minnesota’s National Guard with the 114th Transportation Company. They lost one member and true hero, George Cauley. I was not deployed with him, but I am friends with many in the unit since our deployment to Iraq. I can assure you that they are VERY angry and trying to get the news out there.

Thecrowingchild

knowing what i know about stuttering problems. a person with a stutter wont stutter when the vocals are changed from their normal speaking patterns. also when they are less nervous they wont stutter, so after singing to the huge crowed he probably felt more comfotable. however….this is when a person is born with a stutter. an injury i dont know. i would think an injury it would be permanant….but who knows. there are A LOT of people claiming they served with him in the army and this stutter is total bs and he is making it up. he never got hit by a gernade and was only in the army for 30 days. so who knows. we will see as the show goes on.

SSGMom

JohnJ, He was promoted. I am not sure of his DOR. The Minnesota National Guard has a different way of promoting. I deployed in 2004 as a Specialist, in the middle of the deployment, I was promoted to SGT. I was not given any more duties or responsibilities because everything was being done by capable SGTs. In 2009 I deployed to Iraq as a SGT and squad leader, My SSG came a couple of months in the deployment. If a soldier is at the top of the promotion list, they take the next available promotion regardless of where that job is held (home in MN). It does not mean they immediately take on the job of PLT SGT. They may have to wait until they get home. I hope I explained the process well enough.

I was deployed with both Sayban and Vandekamp in Iraq, OIF III. You won’t find more honest and hard-working soldiers.

I am sorry for your injury. Thank you for your service.

trekkerjay

Singing does help people who stutter… Mel Tillis, renowned country singer, can also sing even though he stutters. Look him up online…

JohnDoe

Truth has been revealed. He is indeed a liar. Returned home from Afghanistan without seeing a day of “war”. Poor kid got out on an ear infection and some back problems. He was never hit by an RPG.

zazu101

Tim Poe is a liar!

kansassunflower0

If this is true and he has made up this story shame on him !!! He should make a public apology to all our service men and women and should do some community hours at the VA hospital. Then he will see the horrors of what our real vets have endured in harms way of Afghanistan & Iraq war. His wife should attend a few support groups for the widows of soldiers that have lost their lives in the battle of seas and see the reality of her part in these lies they have created to gain votes for such a senseless show. God bless our troops, God speed and thank you for all you have sacrificed

Someone086

how dare you say something as horrible as that! you should be the one who gets shot!!

AmandaConroy

he is not married to that woman. he is engaged to her. his second wife is my sister-in-law. he is a liar and i am enraged! MY husband is in the Persian Gulf serving along with many other men and women that ACTUALLY go and serve!!! Tim is a liar! and he didn’t “just” start singing in speech therapy! he was in a band for YEARS in MN! he is from MN! not texas! i can’t NOT wait for his sorry ass to be HUMILIATED PUBLICLY!!!! SHAME ON AGT FOR NOT DOING MORE BACKGROUND ON PPL LIKE THIS TOO!

AmandaConroy

Further, his ass spent ONE night in Afghanistan before being sent to Germany for a damn ear infection! And refused to go back claiming “mental problems”!

He called my sister-in-law CRYING when he landed overseas before flying to Afghanistan initially!! He had managed to avoid getting deployed so many other times. His platoon HATED him because he was such a PUSSY and always managed to get out of deployments! Finally, he was MADE to deploy, and while you can’t fake an ear infection, after it was treated, he REFUSED to go back!!

This man is a liar! And shame on his girlfriend for going along with this shit! He has humiliated my sister-in-law, his daughter (my niece), and his first wife, and his son!

Everything he said on AGT is a LIE!!!!

Larsonjer2000

You are correct Sir,
This man is a fake. He went home from Afghanistan for an ear infection. Was only there for a couple weeks. I wish I could talk to the people from America’s got Talent. I talked to this poser on a Patriot Ride in Minnesota where he is from. He was wearing Iraq Vet patches. Well, he never went there either. After I told him where i served the peice of shit then changed his story to his company was there.

Someone80

So, what you are saying is you are going to defend someone who lies about serving our country, fakes a stutter to get your sympathy, and is sitting in TX laughing that all you people fell for his poor me story?

Dragondance143

I’ve read a bunch of posts and now seen the video. I can say this, even though he does a really good job with the stutter, it is a fake stutter. you can tell by his first reaction when Nick says that he didn’t stutter at all in the one sentence at the end. he is first surprised out of fear but quickly plays it off by seeming surprised of joy. If you don’t believe me see what ppl in his unit were posting about him on Facebook and on other sites and blogs. not that many ppl would say those things about them if they weren’t true. he should be made To go on live tv or live on AGT and publicly apologize. In my opinion he is a disgrace to the service and has made ill the badge a lot of us have worn and those that still do.

HSmith516

Talking and singing are using 2 different parts of the brain

j dare

Get a life jackass!

j dare

WTF??

Frogger44

Tim Poe you are a disgrace to those that actually gave their lives!! You just lied on national TV to make people feel sorry for you!!! I don’t know how you can live with yourself; soon the rest of the world will know the truth about you!!!!

Hustle

His story is fake!! Quote from a friend – Whitney U———.. “Timothy Poe is a disgrace to the US Military! He was deployed with Abrielle’s father and close friends to Afghanistan in 2009.. He was not injured in acombat mission! His story is fake; how low can a person be by making up astory when they lost a fellow soldier in Oct 2009. I stood by this company(114th Transportation) day in and day out and will not sit back and see him tell his story which is Bullshit!!!!”
sad stuff this guy would bs through to get a moment of limelight.

AmandaConroy

i need to amend the aforementioned: he IS from texas. he was in the mn national guard when he married my sister-in-law. that is possibly the one and only thing he told the truth about on the show.

Bobby

“If anyone watched America’s got talent… Tim Poe is a lying fake who played the ‘disabled vet card’ to gain entry to the contest. He was in my unit 114th transportation company in 09/10 in Helmand province Afghanistan … He was sent home for an ear infection and some back problems because he did t like his vest and the heat.! Now he lied to America and got on AGT saying he was hit with an rpg which broke his back and cause a tbi which now causes him to stutter! He never saw combat ! He if fucking over ALL disabled vets and the mn national guard and his old unit. He thought because the unit is in Minnesota and he was in Texas that no one would find out…. Guess what you lying sob.!!!!? it was on national tv.! They are calling a press conference! Members of your old unit contacted everyone … Including the stolen valor act ! Burn bitch”

In addition:
James Sabyan posted on Facebook page.. “Timothy Poe is a liar. I was his Squad Leader in Afghanistan and the things he is claiming NEVER happened. He was sent back to the states because of issues which were completely unrelated to his time in Afghanistan. In the few weeks that he was there he never cleared buildings, he was never exposed to direct hostile fire, he never even left the base! Our unit had people who were legitimately wounded and one who lost his life. Poe’s claims are a direct slap in their face.”

Poe’s ex-wife, Kelly Poe, posted.. “I was married to him from 1999-2004. Know him since 1996, and have a son with him. Something needs to be done about these lies and all the others too.”

Guest

A few things to keep in mind…

I never heard him say in the clip he was deployed with the Minnesota 114th transportation division, nor does the WFAA story indicate such. The only evidence of this are a handful of people who claimed to have served with him. As it stands now, they have just as little evidence as Tim Poe does. Why would a man from Texas enlist with the Minnesota national guard?

As for the purple heart records, you have to register to be in that database, so if you’re not registered, you’re not there.

Why are these accusations direct quotes, typos and everything from other sites? One of them even used quotation marks. I hear a lot of people repeating like 3 people’s supposed first hand accounts.

What would he have to gain from lying about something so easily disproven? Even if he were medevac’d with an ear infection, there should be a record of it somewhere. All we have currently is hearsay.

And why, 18 hours later, have no major news organizations come out with this information? This is the kind of thing they would just eat up, and at the first sign of any doubt about the validity of his story, they’d investigate it to within an inch of its life.

I will pass judgement when all the facts are in, thank you very much. I’m definitely an “innocent until proven guilty” kind of guy.

Tasha Kreger

You need to go onto Facebook and look at Stolen Valor and you will see the truth about Tim Poe.

Terry Sr

Your right educate yourself. Tim Poe was never in combat, or got wonded. Educate yourslef. Stolen Valor.

Someone80

He was deployed with Minnesota because he lived here for many years. He was married to my best friend. His daughter is with her. What is it you would like to know? The members of his unit who lost a soldier that tour cannot comment on all of the websites with this story. I am guessing that’s why they are pulling quotes from other sources. He is gaining fame and hoping that people would not call him out on this. You will have to ask him when the truth comes out why somone would be so stupid. There are records of his being medevac’d and I am sure in the next few days you will see/hear of them. I am sure they are investigating this story to make sure they have all the necessary information.

Terry

SFC James Sabyan was his PLT SGT. Tim Poe is lieing and I know this becuase I was his Supply NCO. You need to go to Stolen Valor and read what is being said. Look into it and then you should say you are sorry to SFC Sabyan on the best NCOs in Army.

http://www.facebook.com/DvlDawg Glen Saunders

Nobody is concerned with his stutter. He’s a fake wounded warrior. He was not wounded as he claims……played the ‘disabled vet card’ to gain entry to the contest. One person wrote, “He was in my unit 114th transportation company in 09/10 in Helmand province Afghanistan … He was sent home for an ear infection and some back problems because he didn’t like his vest and the heat! Now he has lied to America and got on AGT saying he was hit with an RPG which broke his back and cause a TBI (traumatic brain injury) which now causes him to stutter! He never saw combat! He was with the MN National Guard and his old unit in Minnesota is calling a press conference!” James Sabyan posted on his Facebook page, “Timothy Poe is a liar. I was his Squad Leader in Afghanistan and the things he is claiming NEVER happened. He was sent back to the states because of issues which were completely unrelated to his time in Afghanistan. In the few weeks that he was there he never cleared buildings, he was never exposed to direct hostile fire, he never even left the base! Our unit had people who were legitimately wounded and one who lost his life. Poe’s claims are a direct slap in their face.” There are additional comments being posted to NBC and other sites.

Guest

Tim Poe was also in a band for years. He has always been a singer. Just google the Minnesota based band called Crawlspace. You will clearly see pictures of him as their lead singer years ago while he lived in Minnesota. He was in fact in the Minnesota National Guard, and was sent to Camp Shelby Mississippi to train for the 134th Redbull deployment to Iraq in 2005. Upon training he severly injured his back and was sent to Medical Hold.

Anonymous

This man is a disgrace to my husband who is in Afghanistan now for the 3rd time and to all the people he fights alongside. SMH what a disgrace. people who deployed with him tell the real story here : http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=30262

Slurpeedew2

Mel Tellis was a great country singer,he also stuttered,just not when he sang

Duncan826

I also gave a reference to Mel Tillis as a stutterer with a Million Dollar Singing voice……ITA with you…….Do research first…….

Julia_moran14

What song is this??? He sung it beautifully

Coots

Mel Tillis shuddered all the time during speech but as he sang it basically disappeared and he had a long career in music so it’s not that rare

Julia_moran14

What song is he singing???

Julia_moran14

Plus who really cares if he made up the story he is a great singer regardless….

CamL

If you were is squad leader and this is a sham how about instead of posting in forum boards you take it public show your true identity and bring this man in the light of a liar. It’s easy to post anything online and not be able to back it up. If your so honorable don’t hide behind your keyboard.

Guest

I just did. I googled “minnesota band Crawlspace” and “crawl space” I got a link to a heavy metal band out of Rochester on soundclick.com. Did an image search and nothing about that band, but some about the band based out of Georgia and quite abit about the band based out of Australia. Can you give me a specific website, please?

Guest

He is a great singer, that isn’t the issue. The issue is that he has made up a huge disgraceful lie about fight for you and all of America. The fact that he lied on national tv about something like this is so disrespectful to all who’ve served past and present. Stolen Valor is a crime and he should’ve just let his talent speak for itself. He is a wonderful singer and always has been, he did not need to pull out the pitty card.

soldier mom

What? I care. My son served in his unit in Afghanistan. My son cares. All soldiers care. Julia, do you have your head in the SAND about what our soldiers go through?

You

Julia …you’re a moron

soldier mom

He was in the Duluth-Chisholm unit with my son. He did not get off the base in Afghanistan – saw no “action”.
You obviously have not been in the military. There is a chain of command to be followed before anything can be released – first Duluth, then Minnesota National Guard, and then the highers up. There is that, um, issue of confidential medical records? The guy grew up in MINNESOTA.

My son e-mailed before Poe’s tv signing gig a benefit held in Texas for soldiers. My son was appalled then — He is astounded and appalled now.

Too many soldiers have been truly hurt in these wars. A soldier from Poe’s unit was killed. Poe has no honor in my book.

Guest

All I’m saying is that before I will believe someone is lying, I need proof to that effect. Apart from a handful of guys saying he was with the 114th, there’s no mention of it anywhere. For that matter, there’s no proof the served in it, either. A quick check on link’d in shows about 5 Tim Poe’s who have military service listed in their profile. Could it have been one of those?

An if you can go to multiple websites to cut and paste stuff, you can type an original. My guess is that the vast majority of them don’t know either Tim Poe or a single member of the 114th and are just trolling. Even if he did leave with an ear infection, he may have been redeployed with another unit later and still be telling the truth.

As for your best friend… My fiance went through an ugly divorce from her ex before I met her. I love her dearly, but I still don’t believe everything she says about her ex, because I know it’s tainted with her personal feelings.

I’m not saying Tim’s not making this whole thing up. All I’m saying is that SOMEONE is lying and until there’s some credible evidence to prove who it is, I won’t make any judgements.

soldier mom

what was that about????

Timothy Poe SUCKS!

I have a friend who is in annual training right now. I told her about this and she spoke with the people above her. “Blood is boiling” is the comment I got back her. This man is 100% fake and will more than likely be exposed by the proper people in no time. He should be ashamed of himself!

Minnesota National Guard

STATEMENT FROM THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD

~~ Attributable to Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, Spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard ~~

Sgt. Timothy Michael Poe served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from Dec. 3, 2002 until May 26, 2011, and performed as a supply specialist.

His military records indicate that he served with the Minnesota National Guard in Kosovo from Oct. 10, 2007 until July 15, 2008, and was deployed to Afghanistan from July 28, 2009 to Aug. 30, 2009.

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.

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Guest

Can you link the source? I checked the Minnesota national guard and there’s nothing on there. I also did a google search for Timothy Poe and Lt. Col. Kevin Olson and come up with nothing.

Dave

Did you miss the guy’s actual name posted right there? No one is hiding. Tim Poe is a lying tool, and will be summarily exposed as such.

David

Good for you. You found a news article with the same dubious claims, and an additional dubious one about his supposed service (and wounding) in Iraq. That’s evidence of nothing, since news organizations regularly get hosed by these kinds of lying valor thieves. So Tim Poe, by his own account, should have two purple hearts. I’m sure many will be anxiously awaiting proof of such.

guest

This is the band: http://www.myspace.com/crawlspacenoise

Guest

Well American Idol Jermaine Jones was kicked off in the MIDDLE of their show, so what does that tell you…

Jasonbeck_71

SFC Sabyan was not an E7 when he Deployed, he was an E6 Squad Leader. He was promoted during the deployment and there were no PSG positions to be filled at that time.. btw your a smaktard…the most common unit in the Army

Dragondance143

Are you saying you have to register yourself to be on that purple heart database? cause that is what it is sounding like you are saying. if that be the case then you are sorely mistaken. your name goes up the chain of command and they decide whether or not you have earned the purple heart.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=696672774 Nicki Fellenzer

He is a FAKE, folks! How can you possibly support this jackass?

http://thelibertyzone.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/tim-poe-how-dare-you/

ACo2/1INF

Im sure being an E-6 in the National Guard he can call a press conference anytime he wants. Instead of talking about one mans honor why dont you put down everything your doing and go serve. If you like your comfy life then shut your mouth and thank the man for bringing light to the story. Have some respect idiot.
Sincerely,
Infantry Combat Vet

LCrew

John, would you mind providing me with a link to that DVIDS info? Thank you so much!

LCrew

STATEMENT FROM THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD

~~ Attributable to Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, Spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard ~~

Sgt. Timothy Michael Poe served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from Dec. 3, 2002 until May 26, 2011, and performed as a supply specialist.

His military records indicate that he served with the Minnesota National Guard in Kosovo from Oct. 10, 2007 until July 15, 2008, and was deployed to Afghanistan from July 28, 2009 to Aug. 30, 2009.

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.

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Also, I think we will see the networks jump on this soon. I just hope like hell they make sure to note this is one bad apple and not make it appear as though a lot of Soldiers are this way.

LCrew

Who cares? You seriously asked that question? Who cares? I’ll tell you who cares. Families who have lost loved ones in the god forsaken country. Soldiers who have lost limbs, eyes, been burned, etc. Americans like me who are so thankful for those who choose to serve. Holy smokes, lady. Are you serious? Let me guess. You don’t even know where Afghanistan is, right?

sigmapiox

I served overseas 3 tours. When I search the purple heart database for soldiers that i know recieved purple hearts, they dont show up. so maybe its not the most accurate.

Wldmustanggt

His story give us all courage, inspiration, but his singing make us accept, strong and love…

wife #2

2nd wife here…There was one before me. Shannon was #3 actually. He is not actually from TX either. He bounces around once people catch him in lies. He was born in California, spend most of his time growing up in Louisiana. Wound up in TX while selling magazine subscriptions after he went AWOL the first time from Fort Drum NY in 95 or 96. That’s how he told the story to me when I met him. I didn’t know there was a wife before me either when he got me wrapped up in his lies. Oh the things we have learned. Hopefully #4 will figure it out before they get married later this month. It really sucks that his son is old enough to know that anything out of his father’s mouth is a lie. Good thing he really doesn’t care. He also says that his dad have never ‘thrown a ball with him’ like Tim talks about in his video.

guest

He lived in Texas and ran away to Minnesota after his wife at the time had him arrested for domestic violence.

guest

This was just posted on facebook by one of my friends……….

Holy smokes, everybody on my facebook, Tim Poe is a dam liar, he went on America’s got talent and claimed war hero, I was “deployed” with him the whole two weeks he was in country, he did nothing of the sort of what he claims! He is a fraud! Studder, no by close!

I went to school with George Cauley and yes we do consider him a hero.

Just the facts

This guy is a fraud who makes other Soldiers look bad. He was NEVER injured in Afghanistan. Dozens of Soldiers who served with him overseas have come out to accuse him of stolen valor and there is a scheduled press conference from the MN National Guard ( who he belonged to ) to release that all miltary records show that there is no record of him ever being injured nor ever being awarded a purple heart.

Anonymous

Wildmustanggt, apparently you’re reading challenged? The guy’s a poser, or in English, a fake.
There is this, about Lt. Col. Olson,
Lt. Col. Kevin Olson
Minnesota National Guard
Director of Public Affairs
651-268-8949 Office
651-775-4392 Cell
kevin.olson@us.army.mil E-mail
http://www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org Website
This is the Officer who released the statement referenced in the post from 4 hours ago.

Leash

For all of you that keep saying that they do background checks, how did Jermaine Jones on American Idol get away with it until mid way of that show? The same thing could be happening with America’s Got Talent. Ya never know.

Lauren

My wife’s cousin served with this so called vet, which they stated that he got sent home cause he had an ear infection and was just a pansy that NEVER got injured in war. I hope that the military takes legal actions on this guy. He is a disgrace to a real vet either wounded or not wounded.

AmandaConroy

well damn. so EVERYTHING he said was a lie. i thought shannon was wife #2. and you were wife #1. so you are the wife that shannon likes who lives in tx then? i heard you were furious that he put your son on tv also. tim is a real sicko. no normal person would go on national tv and tell lies like that. the military should court marshal his ass. he can’t keep telling lies like this!

AmandaConroy

and where is wife #1?

AmandaConroy

http://www.agtnews.com/controversy-soldiers-say-war-hero-tim-poe-is-a-fraud?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=controversy-soldiers-say-war-hero-tim-poe-is-a-fraud

Read this article for all you believers in Tim Poe’s bullshit story. It is the press release from the MN National Guard with other commentary from AGT. I don’t blame any of you for believing his lies. If I didn’t know him, I would believe him too.

AmandaConroy

just found this article and it includes the press release from the mn national guard:

http://www.agtnews.com/controversy-soldiers-say-war-hero-tim-poe-is-a-fraud?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=controversy-soldiers-say-war-hero-tim-poe-is-a-fraud

Anonymous

Whatever!! The man served at some time or another for his country. You jealous dipshits want to persecute this guy? How noble of you. How about you fight for women’s rights or the acceptance of gays in the military. Oh no, but you are going to make a fuss about some guy on AGT. Seriously, I’m sure that someone in your neighborhood is on the streets right now, someone is hungry, someone is trying to figure out how to pay their bills. SO why not put your Nancy Drew skills to use and help those that really need it. Help them find a way to make life work instead of watching AGT and gettting all hot and heavy on this weird blog I somehow found myself on!!

Tick tock…let’s decide…..continue to sleuth for our wonder people badges or get out there and feed some kids.

Someone80

You are an idiot. He didn’t serve this country! Did you read the articles? HE LIED! He is a piece of shit who is claiming to have fought for our country. Do you know the freedoms you have everyday? Ya the people who actually fought for those are pissed off right now. And it’s not about some guy on AGT it’s about people who are man enough to claim they fought for our country who didn’t. I’m guessing since you’re not pissed off that you haven’t and don’t fight for our country. Guess what? I don’t either but I also don’t blow off some guy who lies on national t.v. and slaps all our couragous servicemen and women in the face. So shut up and if this is your stance than stay the hell off these “weird blogs” you have found yourself on.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=696672774 Nicki Fellenzer

You’re a moron! He’s playing the injured vet card to get attention and spitting in the face of every single service members who saw real injuries and who really suffered for his country. There are plenty of people with rich, beautiful voices out there who aren’t using fraud to garner sympathy for themselves. You’re too stupid to understand that, moron. Those of us who actually served get it.

Womyn42

Mel Tillis was a huge stutterer….. but he never stuttered when he sang…. you should look him up.

Rmysupply

He is a complete liar! You should do a little research before you support him! I was in the 114th Trans. Co. ….. He is a liar.

Tiptonoif

It’s not the fact of who he is. He is a really good singer. He just shouldn’t have used his injury, whether legit, or fake, to get on that stage. It’s a talent competition, not a “who has the toughest history” show.

Rmysupply

Good for Mel, that is a great story. Tim’s is NOT! It never happen. Just wait and see..the truth will come out soon enough!

Kriste

You Served Radio has an exclusive interview with Sgt Poe. He has admitted to lying about receiving a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He also admitted he embellished about RPG incident in A’stan.

His interview begins at about 105:53: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved/2012/06/06/episode-196–eric-blehm-chad-robichaux-toby-nunn-1

Paulitics8

Fake ass mother fucked sent home from the stan with a ear infection.

Paulitics8

Stolen valor.

military mom

if you know anything about the military, you should know there is protocol for the press. Even Poe the Slimeball should know that. My son served. He served with Poe. You should be appalled as a vet.

military mom

The Minnesota National Guard has issued a press release that he was not injured. Poe’s story of his injury keeps changes. He was in a transportation unit. Transportation units do not go into buildings to clear them. I know. My son served with Poe — if you can call it “service” on Poe’s part after what he has done.

Top

Kinda think Aco2 /1Inf (which I never saw written like that)before popping off at the jaws should research Poe and be as pissed as any REAL Vet would be.Of course if you know little about the military you would act like ACo2/1INF??????????

Nicki

I served, and I deployed. His unit replaced mine in Kosovo in 2007. A phone call to his unit verified that he is a fraud. Just because something negative comes out about a vet, doesn’t mean it’s false and doesn’t mean that people are out to attack him and the military.

Kaylynn71

Brain injuries work in mysterious ways. I work with people who have sustained tramatic brain injuries. I once worked with a young man who had a terrible speech imparement after suffering a TBI in a car accident. He also suffered from horrific night terrors….but when he was yelling in his sleep….his speech was as plain as day. Difficult to explain….but still a fact.

Kelly…….

I worked this man in Red Wing Mn. from around 2001 to 2003 or 2004 which makes him not serving…. He is a liar and a discrace to the honorable men and women in the service!!! I knew when I met him he was a talker……… So so sorry for this…. Tim you hurt alot of people, including your fiance’ if she wasn’t in on the gig………. sooooo sad!! A former co-worker!!!!!!!!!! JUST DISCUSSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KZJY2DIO5QJOF5A4JLBDIZMLRM Jeremy G

If a person is in a talent competition, I care about talent, not morality.

Kelly….

I know that part of this is true, I used to work with him in RED WING…….. He is a liar and it makes me sick to my stomach since I thought we were friends at the time. I had my doubts with his stories, like you do with any new person you meet……

Tatummranch

What a joke this guy is a complete fake and fraud and he made Howard and the other judges looks like idots. Pretty funny though that he thought no one would check out his background and story.

Tatumranch

This guy is going to be the most hated man in America along with his girlfriend. She put on a pretty good act as well.

Blaqpeerlgirl

FOR one EVERYONE who wears a damn uniform serves the country. Whether they have been deployed or not. I myself have been serving for years never been deployed but scheduled to deploy next year. Yes that man was wrong for lying if he did but I don’t care how long he was there he still wore that uniform and whether any of you like it or not or how wrong it may seem he STILL served our country. Us as soldiers are still human with feeling and flaws. We aren’t machines. I’m not only applaud by how most of you are making the situation worse by going back and forth about it and who is wrong or right but as many of us speak right now there are STILL people dying. Yes I am appauled by the story but more by us as Americans trying to judge that man. I’m not justifying ANYTHING but look at yourselves. none of us can do anything legal about it. I’m pretty sure the right people are taking action but until then every body just shut up. Justice WILL be served, let it happen the way it needs to

ARHarleyBabe

Google his name!!! HE WAS A FAKE!!!! How could someone do something like that!!!

ARHarleyBabe

Google his name!!! HE WAS A FAKE!!!! How could someone do something like that!!!

ARHarleyBabe

Google his name!!! HE WAS A FAKE!!!! How could someone do something like that!!!

Nicki

That makes you morally questionable as well.

Our core values include honor and integrity. Obviously you don’t care about those either.

Yupper22

Know him personally huh? He’s never had a stutter. Experiences? What experiences? He wasn’t even over there long enough to get any experience. He didn’t discover his “talent” while singing in the shower to help his “stuttering” either. How would I know? I’ve seen him perform with his old bandmates aka Crawlspace. I also personally know him… He never earned a Purple Heart, but my husband did! Lying about Valor is a punishable CRIME! He has always been a person who twists the truth, and this time it has bit him in the ASS and I hope he gets what’s coming to him because what he did is disgraceful! Ask him how he got out of his other deployment ;)

Anonymous

Hey Cam do you have reading comprehension skills? The poster above was “quoting” from someone else.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GBXUDXGGQ5OV3YCAJUZTH2BV4I Mike

Your instincts were dead on !!!

RD5k

http://webpages.charter.net/crawlspace/bio.htm Here’s Tim in his band called Crawlspace, if I’m not mistaken Tim clearly stated that he learned from singing in the shower from the advice of his therapist. This page shows Tim in photographs and being in a band. I present it to you for you to decide! ~ RD5K

guest

your are an asshole like him

RD5k

http://webpages.charter.net/crawlspace/bio.htm – Here’s Tim in his band called Crawlspace. This page shows Tim in photographs and being in a band. I present it to you for you to decide! ~ RD5K

RD5k

http://webpages.charter.net/crawlspace/bio.htm – Here is Tim in a band called Crawlspace. Check out the pictures for yourself.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

The judges dont pick the contestants. The show puts them in front of the judges, the judges just critique them. They dont know their stories. Like on American Idol with that Jermaine guy who got kicked off. Randy, Steven and Jlo didnt have anything to do with checking his background. Its the producers who end up looking like idiots. The judges are just there to give their comments

SLP

As an Speech pathologist- it’s actually pretty common that people who stutter don’t stutter during singing because the anatomy used to produce voice are more relaxed during song. I don’t know this man so I have no clue his case but it’s also the case with most people who stutter that practiced speeches (aka his story) will produce less disfluencies (moments of stuttering) than spontaneous speech. Also, people who stutter have increased disfluencies when they are nervous. I hope this helps- again I don’t know him but I do work with children who stutter and this is just my experience.

Loulu

What Tig Notaro did was worse even. Shame on them both.

pissed off 11b

and if you actually read the story it says he was shot in iraq in 2005, which he was never deployed to, and injured in afghanistan in 2009 when an rpg hit his vehicle. i remember on the show he said he saw the rpg and attempted to dive on top of his guys. you cant dive on top of people in a humvee. his story is filled with so many holes that if you know anything about the military you would know this guy is faking. i spent 10 months in iraq last year, and our unit lost 2 good soldiers, its a shame that this guy is going around claiming this bs

Signet134

STATEMENT FROM THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD.

~~ Attributable to Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, Spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard ~~.

Sgt. Timothy Michael Poe served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from Dec. 3, 2002 until May 26, 2011, and performed as a supply specialist.

His military records indicate that he served with the Minnesota National Guard in Kosovo from Oct. 10, 2007 until July 15, 2008, and was deployed to Afghanistan from July 28, 2009 to Aug. 30, 2009.

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.

Kandy

To be put on the purple heart database you have to register that you recieved one. My great uncle recieved on after being KIA in WW2 and when I looked him up he wasn’t in there. I looked more into it and it tells you what you have to have to register the name of the person.

LeadsngrUbiqts

cant argue with that. the page is there… lead singer of Crawl Space booking dates in 2006. he looks pretty comfortable in front of that mic.

Sad 4 Him

http://webpages.charter.net/crawlspace/bio.htm

His band in Minnesota ! See news – Tim’s back from his deployment …..
Check out the year …… something does not add up

sad 4 him

http://webpages.charter.net/crawlspace/bio.htm

Dadufur

He fakes the stutter to gain sympathy from an injury, that why you think he’s amazing when he sings, but he sux! Actually, I think his lies are a felony and the Army and Natl Guard should prosecute him…

Dadufur

He fakes the stutter to gain sympathy from an injury, that why you think he’s amazing when he sings, but he sux! Actually, I think his lies are a felony and the Army and Natl Guard should prosecute him…

http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/ZAWFAXDPNURKX56KN25Q73P3LA mic

Learn to read moron!

http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/ZAWFAXDPNURKX56KN25Q73P3LA mic

Julia you misspelled moron

http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/ZAWFAXDPNURKX56KN25Q73P3LA mic

Watch Ed Norton in Primal Fear and then watch Poe’s “performance” before he sings his song.
Eerie similarities. I’ll bet he watched that film many,many times!

Sally Elizabeth Scott

HI, Gareth Gates who came second (to Will Young) in the first Idols talent comp. (in England) stuttered badly. But, never when he sung. I interviewed him (in Johannesburg, some years ago) and sometimes he stuttered and sometimes not. It depended how nervous he was. Not that I can vouch for Timothy Poe, I know nothing of him, but I thought this might interest you. Sally Scott, Durban South Africa

son of a real veteran

He should not be compared to Mel Tillis as Mel didn’t lie about his speech issue. Mel didn’t sing in a metal band called Crawlspace from Minnesota. Mel didn’t lie about his military activities to get the sympathy of the crowd and the judges. Mel’s ex-wife isn’t claiming he never stuttered. Your story will fall apart when people search the internet. He got more than his 15 minutes of fame, now a lifetime of disgrace. http://webpages.charter.net/crawlspace/bio.htm Tim Poe Vocals…..way back in 2006 hmmmm that band performed in the shower?

son of a real veteran

With his “Injury” he forgot he was a heavy metal singer

Allie2026

What the hell?????? He was singing with this band back in 2006 and he is listed as their current vocalist. I thought he said he only began singing to help with his stutter that was a side effect of an injury he got in 2009. Oh wow, his story is unravelling at the rate of knots. I suspect he is a pathological liar, which is a mental illness. The stutter is clearly faked.

guest

I like your comment. It seems that everyone is just so mean to each other, just such negativity. Can’t you say how you feel about things without being mean? The person that made the comment about not stuttering when singing is just wrong, Yes I have heard Mel Tillis sing and talk, he has a bad stutter when talking but is a great singer.

rachel krissinger

I bet the studder is real.Alot of things leave your vocals while singing.This guy is a twit! He has a fine voice.He was off in quite a few spots but the voice is still there.He didn’t need to lie to get ahead on the show.The lie is just too much.What a shame,cause people are always going to remember the lie over that really fine voice.

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