Vote For Bush or Die!

[dmadman43]

Originally posted by ThAnswr
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Isn't it funny that the two men who made every effort not to fight in a war are so eager to send other people's sons to war?
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Well, doesn't this make a wonderful soundbite. As a matter of fact, I may've heard it on one of the various rightwing talk shows a time or two.

Of course, just because you hear something on rightwing radio doesn't make it so or doesn't tell the complete story.

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

Here's the real story.

Abraham Lincoln served in The Black Hawk War of 1832. He served 3 30-day enlistments which gives him 90 days more war experience than George Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, John Ashcroft, and other Bush administration chickenhawks too numerous to mention.

http://www.geocities.com/old_lead/abe.htm

As for FDR, he was born in 1882. So let's see which wars he could've participated in.

The Spanish-American war occured in 1898 which would make FDR 16 years old at the time. Too young.

The US entered WWI in 1917 which would make FDR 35 years old. Too old. In addition, in 1917, FDR was married and the father of 5 living children with one having died in 1909.

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Franklin_D._Roosevelt#Education_and_Marriage

So, it appears that rather than FDR choosing not participate in a war like George Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, John Ashcroft, and other Bush administration chickenhawks too numerous to mention, there was no war when FDR was of the age to participate.

Again, unlike George Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, John Ashcroft, and other Bush administration chickenhawks too numerous to mention.

Impresssive. By that I mean, I didn't realize you were so easily sucked in. But, as usual, you totally missed the point.

We also seem to conveniently overlook Kerry himself tried to get out of going to Vietnam by seeking a deferrment to study in, of all places, Paris. He then volunteer for Swift Boat duty because at the time they weren't used for combat. And before you say this is some "right wing" TP, all this can be found in Kerry's own diaries.

So, spare me your righteous indignation.

Given you apparent desire that a president have military experience, and I then logically conclude you voted for GWH Bush in '92 and Dole in '96?

 

[dmadman43]

Originally posted by nuke
Didn't the current administration already make a terrible mistake when they chose to ignore the intelligence warnings about an attack against the US?
Wasn't that the pre 9/11 mindset? Ignore, ignore, ignore-go on vacation, ignore, ignore, ignore.

I suppose the same could be said of the previous adminstration as well. As the 9/11 commission report pointed out.

 

[ThAnswr]

Originally posted by dmadman43
Impresssive. By that I mean, I didn't realize you were so easily sucked in. But, as usual, you totally missed the point.

We also seem to conveniently overlook Kerry himself tried to get out of going to Vietnam by seeking a deferrment to study in, of all places, Paris. He then volunteer for Swift Boat duty because at the time they weren't used for combat. And before you say this is some "right wing" TP, all this can be found in Kerry's own diaries.

So, spare me your righteous indignation.

Given you apparent desire that a president have military experience, and I then logically conclude you voted for GWH Bush in '92 and Dole in '96?

There you go again, Strawman.

You're throwing around so much straw, you ought to start singing "If I Only Had A Brain".

Well, whattyanno, here's a little accompaniment:

http://www.internetweekly.org/iwr/parody_dubya_scarecrow.html