John McCain Slams Wealthy Draft Dodgers In Apparent Swipe At Trump

[trueblue2007]

John McCain Slams Wealthy Draft Dodgers In Apparent Swipe At Trump
“If we’re going to ask every American to serve, every American should serve.”

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) appeared to heap more criticism on President Donald Trump during an interview on Sunday, saying it was “wrong” for high-income Americans to dodge the draft during the Vietnam War.

“One aspect of the conflict, by the way, that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur,” McCain said during a segment on the draft that aired on C-SPAN 3 on Sunday. “That is wrong. That is wrong. If we’re going to ask every American to serve, every American should serve.”

While the senator’s comments didn’t directly reference Trump, the president is widely known to have received five deferments from the draft during the Vietnam War, four for education and one for bone spurs in his heels.

The New York Times obtained the president’s Selective Service records last August, and during an interview at the time Trump said the spurs had been “temporary” and “minor” and that over time, they “healed up.”

“They were spurs,” he told the outlet, although he noted that they were “enough of a problem.” He continued: “You know, it was difficult from the long-term walking standpoint.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-mccain-vietnam-draft_us_59ed46a6e4b0958c4682d1e8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

[Rollo]

1. Most excellent!

[demosincebirth]

2. Plantar facciitis I had them in my right heel and with the right treatment they went away. I'm sure

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he was told this by his "doctor."

[JI7]

6. what kind of treatment did you get ? i think i have it but i'm not sure

[napi21]

3. I agree 100% with McCain. It was wrong for the wealthy to get out of service. There had to be some

jobs they could have done. I'm all for everybody doing some service time. if they are conscious objectors, then they could serve in the Peace Corp. I think we should institute some mandate like that now.

[SunSeeker]

4. McCain is out of fucks to give.

He is of course right about the draft, but sadly, he will still vote for tax cuts for the rich, despite his patriotism.

[Hulk]

5. Well veiled, however.

These cowardly repuKKKes have one thing in common....they are afraid of the big bad tweeter-in-chief. Even mcGrumpy is afraid to say his name. NONE of them will attach his name as "the one who is insane" and threatening the whole country's future. NONE of them. Fook'n cowards. The ONLY ones willing to call him out by name are the damned few that are jumping ship. Party of cowards.

I just have to wonder how the Democrats would act if the table was turned??

[Maynar]

7. Four deferments for education?

I posit that was a waste of time. He didn't get no edjumacation.