From Raw Story. :
The film American Sniper, based on the story of the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle, is a box office hit, setting records for an R-rated film released in January. Yet the film, the autobiography of the same name, and the reputation of Chris Kyle are all built on a set of half-truths, myths and outright lies that Hollywood didn’t see fit to clear up.
Here are seven lies about Chris Kyle and the story that director Clint Eastwood is telling
Like many of us, I have some Facebook friends that are, to put it mildly, Pro-NRA. I can’t believe how they go on about what a “war hero” this guy was. I haven’t read the book or seen the movie, but I think the obviousness of that fake baby is a good metaphor for his stories. And his bragging about picking off looters from a water tower? Last I checked, vigilantism isn’t something go bragging about.