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 Roadsmith
 
posted on October 15, 2004 09:19:20 AM new
This just came today from a friend in Florida:

"I have often thought that those who have experienced war are less likely to commit us to another war. GW is just playing with 'toy soldiers.'"

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> Subject: Do you see a pattern here?

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> Democrats

> * Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.

> * David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.

> * Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.

> * Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.

> * Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.

> * Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII.

> * John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Hearts.

> * Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.

> * Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam.

> * Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53.

> * Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.

> * Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.

> * Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII; Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.

> * Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars, and Soldier's Medal.

> * Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.

> * Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.

> * Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.

> * Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.

> * Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57

> * Chuck Robb: Vietnam

> * Howell Heflin: Silver Star

> * George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.

> * Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received #311.

> * Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.

> * Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953

> * John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.

> * Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.

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> Republicans

> * Dennis Hastert: did not serve.

> * Tom Delay: did not serve.

> * Roy Blunt: did not serve.

> * Bill Frist: did not serve.

> * Mitch McConnell: did not serve.

> * Rick Santorum: did not serve.

> * Trent Lott: did not serve.

> * Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.

> * John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.

> * Jeb Bush: did not serve.

> * Karl Rove: did not serve.

> * Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked Cleland's patriotism.

> * Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.

> * Vin Weber: did not serve.

> * Richard Perle: did not serve.

> * Douglas Feith: did not serve.

> * Eliot Abrams: did not serve.

> * Richard Shelby: did not serve.

> * Jon Kyl: did not serve.

> * Tim Hutchison: did not serve.

> * Christopher Cox: did not serve.

> * Newt Gingrich: did not serve.

> * Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.

> * George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; got assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up for required medical exam, disappeared from duty.

> * Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies.

> * B-1 Bob Dornan: Consciously enlisted after fighting was over in Korea.

> * Phil Gramm: did not serve.

> * John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.

> * Dana Rohrabacher: did not serve.

> * John M. McHugh: did not serve.

> * JC Watts: did not serve.

> * Jack Kemp: did not serve. "Knee problem," although continued in NFL for 8 years.

> * Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.

> * Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.

> * George Pataki: did not serve.

> * Spencer Abraham: did not serve.

> * John Engler: did not serve.

> * Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.

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> Pundits & Preachers

> * Sean Hannity: did not serve.

> * Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')

> * Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.

> * Michael Savage: did not serve.

> * George Will: did not serve.

> * Chris Matthews: did not serve.

> * Paul Gigot: did not serve.

> * Bill Bennett: did not serve.

> * Pat Buchanan: did not serve.

> * John Wayne: did not serve.

> * Bill Kristol: did not serve.

> * Kenneth Starr: did not serve.

> * Antonin Scalia: did not serve.

> * Clarence Thomas: did not serve.

> * Ralph Reed: did not serve.

> * Michael Medved: did not serve.

> * Charlie Daniels: did not serve.

> * Ted Nugent: did not serve. (He only shoots at things that don't shoot back.)

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