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riverwalker

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5. yeah but

Reply to matmar (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:55 PM

Jul 2012

I bet one of his FIVE sons have served in Iraq or Aphganistan, right? No?
His father must have served in WW2 I bet, everyone fought in the big one. No?
Well, he must have an uncle who served then. No. Korea? Vietnam? No.
His grandfather must have fought in WW1, huh? Nope.
The Civil War? Spanish American War? Nope.

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Mitt Romney dodged the draft during the Vietnam War. [View all] matmar Jul 2012 OP

That's OK in the minds of the right wing war mongers. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #1

That doesn't describe the "True Believers", I know NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #14

Are the true believers you know also RICH liberal N proud Jul 2012 #15

Upper middle class NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #16

Yeah well w deserted and pretty much no one cared mucifer Jul 2012 #2

Does anyone have info on how many deferments he took? HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #3

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thnx. I can't remember how the terms of a deferment worked HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #12

Did he really tale a maid, butler and chauffeur? whathehell Jul 2012 #4

And his Mormon "mission" was spent in a Castle thelordofhell Jul 2012 #7

OMG. whathehell Jul 2012 #9

yeah but riverwalker Jul 2012 #5

One distant ancestor fought in Mendocino Jul 2012 #10

I served with a guy named Romney who claimed to be related to George Romney HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #11

That's why he went to France Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #8

Not just satisfied to dodge he also demonstrated IN FAVOR of the draft. retread Jul 2012 #13