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muriel_volestrangler

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1. Trump ignored jury duty; he got draft deferments and despises those who fought

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:58 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-report-jury-duty-5-summonses-article-1.2273062

n that conversation Trump did not mention he also received several deferments.
According to his Selective Service records, first obtained by the website The Smoking Gun through a Freedom of Information Act request, Trump received four student deferments between 1964 and 1968 while in college and an additional medical deferment after graduating.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-vietnam-draft-records-secret-documents-deferments/story?id=13492639

He's a man who thinks 'service' is something that other people have to do, for him, whether routine or life-threatening. He could be the worst person possible to be put forward as a presidential candidate. I think I'd even credit Sarah Palin with a better sense of duty than him.

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Let's not forget Trump's quote was not only about McCain. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 OP

Trump ignored jury duty; he got draft deferments and despises those who fought muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #1

It both worries and enlightens me skepticscott Jul 2015 #3

You said it. The movie, "Idiocracy" is looking more and more like a documentary with each catbyte Jul 2015 #12

Why I support Trump's comments about McCain AverageGuy Jul 2015 #16

But Trump doesn't care about those nameless servicemen either. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #17

In that sense, Trump was right..McCain has not done skepticscott Jul 2015 #18

I wonder what he thinks about those killed. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #2

Or what he thinks of those injured vankuria Jul 2015 #5

Good point. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2015 #19

Meglomanic! Chasstev365 Jul 2015 #4

Trump is as uncapable of understanding the realities of warfare and combat as sarge43 Jul 2015 #6

Reactionary aggression is all he has. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #15

He's a genuine Republican! dmosh42 Jul 2015 #7

In my mind, dpatbrown Jul 2015 #8

Are you still anti-war? awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #20

Yes, dpatbrown Jul 2015 #23

The logic is: the only good soldier is a dead one! ananda Jul 2015 #9

He would consider Bob Dole as a looser and Bill Clinton, Limbaugh and all the rightwing draft LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #10

"loser". Trumps lips are looser than a fat goose's anus. nt. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2015 #11

I've started calling him 'the mouth' oldandhappy Jul 2015 #13

Winers, losers. Trump would fit in with ancient Sparta: '(Come home) With your shield - or ON it'. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2015 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #21

rest assured, the GOP is working on a 'Donald Solution' HFRN Jul 2015 #22