On 2016-11-13 12:20 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/13/2016 12:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-11-13 11:30 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>>> No children of Repubs ever went to war? Did not know that. Many Dems
>>>>> went to school to become teachers to avoid the draft. Now you see the
>>>>> results in our liberal school systems.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well let's start with George Dumbya, he avoided going to Viet Nam...
>>>>
>>> Since when does serving in Viet Nam mean you're qualified to be
>>> President? My father served two tours. He was also in WWII (enlisted
>>> at age 17) and a Korean war vet. He was a career Marine, a good
>>> soldier. I loved my father but no, I wouldn't have voted for him for
>>> President.
>>>
>>
>> There were news reports a dozen or so years ago about the small number
>> of federal politicians who had family members in the military.
>>
>> I was struck by the hypocrisy of Republican groups who smeared John
>> Kerry over his war record. The man had volunteered for service and
>> volunteered for the more hazardous Swift Boat duty. He was was awarded
>> medals for bravery and he was wounded. He was quite candid about his
>> wounds being minor but using the three wound rule to get out because he
>> did not like what was going on. Meanwhile, the Republican's guy had
>> managed to get assigned to a unit that was unlikely to be sent over to
>> Vietnam and apparently found a way to get out of that.
>>
>>
> Okay... but it's such OLD HISTORY now. Just as my father served as a
> Marine on a Navy Ship in WWII, the U.S.S. General M.L. Hersey.

It's not old history. Vietnam was 50 years ago, but the hypocritical
smearing of a decorated veteran's war record by the supporters of
someone who managed to opt out was less than a decade ago.