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Oddman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:23 PM
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The Republicans Must Be VERY Proud! I'm Sure They Support Our Troops!
George W. Bush - National Guard back when service there meant you did not see combat. Even so, went AWOL for a year.
Dick Cheney - did not serve.
John Ashcroft, Attorney General - did not serve.

Don Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense - served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor.
Rep. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Rep. Tom Delay, House Majority Leader - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Rep. Roy Blunt, House Majority Whip (MO) - did not serve
Dick Armey, Former House Majority Leader - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Sen. Bill Frist , Senate Majority Leader (TN) - did not serve.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, Majority Whip, (KY) - did not serve.
Sen. Rick Santorum, (PA), third ranking Republican in the Senate - did not serve. (1)
Trent Lott, Former Senate Majority Leader (MS) - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Jeb Bush, Florida Governor - did not serve.
Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Bill Bennett, (author of Why We Fight), did not serve.
Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice, did not serve.
Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice, did not serve.
Phil Gramm, former Senator. Did not serve.
Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense, did not serve.
Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy, did not serve.
Rep. Henry Hyde, (IL) did not serve.
Jack Kemp, did not serve.
Sen. Don Nickles, (OK) did not serve.
J. C. Watts, Former Congressman, (OK), did not serve.
Bill Simon, did not serve.
Saxby Chambliss, did not serve.
Marc Racicot, avoided the draft despite a lottery number of 23. see http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=3182&issue=98

Right-wing preachers and pundits

P. J. O'Rourke (author of Give War a Chance), did not serve.
Bill Kristol, editor The Weekly Standard, did not serve.
Bill O'Reilly, Fox News celebrity, did not serve.
Sean Hannity, Fox News celebrity, did not serve.
Wolf Blitzer, CNN Newsman. Did not serve.
David Horowitz, Right Wing media hit man. Did not serve.
Mike Savage, Right Wing media hit man, did not serve.
George Will, columnist, did not serve.
Pat Robertson, politician/preacher, His US Senator daddy got him out of Korea when war began.
Ralph Reed, did not serve.
Jerry Falwell, preacher/politician, did not serve.
Ken Starr, did not serve.
Gary Bauer, politician/preacher, did not serve.
Alan Keyes, did not serve.
Roger Ailes, Fox News President, did not serve.
Rush Limbaugh, did not serve


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BlueCollar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:27 PM
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1. add KLIF570 radio (Dallas,Texas)
talkshow hosts Greg Napp and Darrell Ankarlo to the radio list...
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Oddman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:28 PM
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2. Great! Keep em coming!
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:31 PM
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3. so how did you get this info
i am saving it. is there anyplace where it has the left. whether they all didnt serve or not i dont care, i just am interested
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Oddman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:35 PM
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4. Here is the main link
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 09:14 PM
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6. thank you so much
this is just amazing look at this comparison. man i am printing these out and handing it out to all the yee haw gun totin tabacco chewin repug in this town that mouth off to me. starting with my father and brother, actually, father is in the description but he is a repug

thank you so much
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 09:13 PM
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5. compare to the democrats
Edited on Fri Apr-23-04 09:26 PM by seabeyond
Bill Cinton- avoided draft

House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt - Served his country in uniform, 1965-71
House Minority Whip David Bonior - Served his country in uniform, 1968-72
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle - Served his country in uniform, 1969-72
Former Vice President Al Gore - Served his country in uniform, 1969-71; recipient of Vietnam Service Medal
Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Congressional Medal of Honor, Vietnam
Daniel Inouye... Democrat... Congressional Medal of Honor, World War Two
John Kerry... Democrat...Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
Charles Rangel...Democrat... Bronze Star, Korea
Max Cleland... Democrat... Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam
Howell Heflin... Democrat... Silver Star
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.


Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. http://www.afji.com/mags/1997/Jan/VietVets.html
Ambassador "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Democratic congressman, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit http://www.af.mil/news/Apr1997/n19970414_970430.html
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: served in combat with the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. http://www.house.gov/mthompson/bio.html

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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 09:19 PM
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7. Can I camp out here and wait for the inevitible freeper to show?
And say BILL CLIONTON!!!!!

Everybody look! Bill Clinton!!!



Because, God, I know its coming...


Pathetic, freepers are...
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 09:25 PM
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8. thanks for that
i have no need to keep info out to make dems look better. geez i dont need to and not my way. there, is this better. i think it is. thanks for the reminder.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 09:27 PM
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9. Awww... I was hoping you wouldn't do that
I wanted a flame war!!!

But, you know, its just sad that they are so damn predictible.
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jorno67 Donating Member (906 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 10:02 PM
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10. You can't have a
flame war with someone who will not serve.
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sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 02:46 AM
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12. But be careful--they can push buttons.
Meet George W. Jetson....
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Oddman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 01:00 AM
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11. posted by someone at conservativeunderground.com
ouch! They is mad . . .
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