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17-10-04, 11:09 AM | #1 |
my name is Ranking Fullstop
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Hawks, Chickenhawks, & Doves
this kind of an odd list, considering the Dems are steotyped as doves and the GOP are the hawks:
Democrats: a.. Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71. b.. David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72. c.. Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72. d.. Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade. e. Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam. f. Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, WWII. g. John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat 3 Purple Hearts. h. John Edwards: did not serve. i.. Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea. j. Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam. k. Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-1953. l. Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74. m. Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve, 1979-91. n.. Fritz Hollings: Army officer in W.W.II, receiving the Bronze Star seven campaign ribbons. o. Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCS, Bronze Stars, & Soldier's Medal. p. Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star & Legion of Merit. q. Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart. r. Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine inVietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V. s. Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star. t. Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57 u. Chuck Robb: Vietnam v. Howell Heflin: Silver Star w. George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII. x. Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received 311. y. Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy. z. Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953 aa. John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCS & Air Medal with 18 Clusters. ab. Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg. ac. Wesley Clark: U.S. Army, 1966-2000, West Point, Vietnam, Purple Heart, Silver Star. Retired 4-star General. ad. John Dingell: W.W.II vet ae. John Conyers: Army 1950-57, Korea Republicans a.. Newt Gingrich: did not serve. b. Dennis Hastert: did not serve. c. Tom Delay: did not serve. d. House Whip Roy Blunt: did not serve. e. Bill Frist: did not serve. f. Rudy Giuliani: did not serve. g. George Pataki: did not serve. h. Mitch McConnell: did not serve. i. Rick Santorum: did not serve. j. Trent Lott: did not serve. k. Dick Cheney: did not serve: Several deferments, the last by marriage. l. John Ashcroft: did not serve: Seven deferments to teach business. m. Jeb Bush: did not serve. n. Karl Rove: did not serve. o. Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism. p. Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve. q. Vin Weber: did not serve. r. Richard Perle: did not serve. s. Douglas Feith: did not serve. t. Eliot Abrams: did not serve. u. Richard Shelby: did not serve. v. Jon Kyl: did not serve. w.Tim Hutchison: did not serve. x. Christopher Cox: did not serve. y. Antonin Scalia: did not serve. z. Clarence Thomas: did not serve aa. Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as aviator & flight instructor. ab. George W. Bush: six-year Nat'l Guard commitment (in four). ac. Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies. ad. Gerald Ford: Navy, W.W.II ae. Phil Gramm: did not serve. af. John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. ag. Bob Dole: an honorable veteran. ah. Chuck Hagel: two Purple Hearts & a Bronze Star, Vietnam. ai. Duke Cunningham: nominated for Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Silver Stars, Air Medals, Purple Hearts. aj. Jeff Sessions: Army Reserves, 1973-1986 ak. JC Watts: did not serve. al. Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer. am. G.H.W. Bush: Pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese. an. Tom Ridge: Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam. Pundits & Preachers a. Sean Hannity: did not serve. b. Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.') c. Bill O'Reilly: did not serve. d. Michael Savage: did not serve. e. George Will: did not serve. f. Chris Matthews: did not serve. g. Paul Gigot: did not serve. h. Bill Bennett: did not serve. i. Pat Buchanan: did not serve. j. Bill Kristol: did not serve. k. Kenneth Starr: did not serve. l. Michael Medved: did not serve. so who's better qualified to send someone else's kid off to fight? |
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