Romney's (non) military record faces new scrutiny

[flatdawg]

STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — On a stage crowded with war heroes, Mitt Romney recently praised the sacrifice "of the great men and women of every generation who serve in our armed services."

It is a sacrifice the Republican presidential candidate did not make.

Though an early supporter of the Vietnam War, Romney avoided military service at the height of the fighting after high school by seeking and receiving four draft deferments, according to Selective Service records. They included college deferments and a 31-month stretch as a "minister of religion" in France, a classification for Mormon missionaries that the church at the time feared was being overused. The country was cutting troop levels by the time he became eligible for the draft, and his lottery number was not called.

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Another chicken-hawk neocon... just what this once great country needs.

[TPSprayduster]

STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — On a stage crowded with war heroes, Mitt Romney recently praised the sacrifice "of the great men and women of every generation who serve in our armed services."

It is a sacrifice the Republican presidential candidate did not make.

Though an early supporter of the Vietnam War, Romney avoided military service at the height of the fighting after high school by seeking and receiving four draft deferments, according to Selective Service records. They included college deferments and a 31-month stretch as a "minister of religion" in France, a classification for Mormon missionaries that the church at the time feared was being overused. The country was cutting troop levels by the time he became eligible for the draft, and his lottery number was not called.

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Another chicken-hawk neocon... just what this once great country needs.

ok, what does that have to do with the cost of tea in china?

[mrmcwhipit]

Nice another mud slinging liberal has joined us here at DV. I guess thats how they do business.

Avoid the issues and get in the gutter.

[82Corp.]

And B.O did? NOT!

[parmenio]

Are you serious? Is this all you RP/obama supporters have? GET REAL!

[yota691]

Didn't realize Military service was a requirement to serve as President!! I guess in a few more decades this excuse will no longer be valid!! And your last comment

Another chicken-hawk neocon... just what this once great country needs.

This Country is still the Greatest, don't know why you feel it was "ONCE" that is something Mrs O states!!

[flatdawg]

ok, what does that have to do with the cost of tea in china?

Oh, I don't know... maybe the fact that he is pushing for a war with Iran.

[flatdawg]

Nice another mud slinging liberal has joined us here at DV. I guess thats how they do business.

Avoid the issues and get in the gutter.

Libertarian, not liberal. Been here nearly a year longer than you whipit.

This Presidential candidate supports invading another country (Iran), but wouldn't go to war when his country needed him.

Seriously, that's not a legitimate issue?

[flatdawg]

This Country is still the Greatest,

Greatest at what? Making war? Spending and borrowing money? Imprisoning it's own people at a rate seen in no other country in the world? I could go on and on.

For this country to be great again, we must realize, at this time it is not the "greatest".

[TPSprayduster]

Oh, I don't know... maybe the fact that he is pushing for a war with Iran.

well you should be back on the porch with the puppies. RPers at it again to cause havoc and try to take over but those days are over champ. Military service is not a requirement to be President.

[Man_Kind]

Nice another mud slinging liberal has joined us here at DV. I guess thats how they do business.

Avoid the issues and get in the gutter.

Well put my friend !

[dinar_stud]

huh??

Edited August 13, 2012 by dinar_stud

[flatdawg]

Military service is not a requirement to be President.

I'll agree.

And four deferments of military service for willard makes him look like a chicken-hawk for supporting an invasion of Iran.

Being a (former) military man yourself, I find it hard to believe you could support a man for President that didn't have the balls to serve his country when he could have.

Well... at least he has 1 fewer deferments than d!ck cheney.

[TPSprayduster]

I'll agree.

And four deferments of military service for willard makes him look like a chicken-hawk for supporting an invasion of Iran.

Being a (former) military man yourself, I find it hard to believe you could support a man for President that didn't have the balls to serve his country when he could have.

Well... at least he has 1 fewer deferments than d!ck cheney.

back on the porch Fdawg, where you belong with the puppies or in the wading pool with the guppies.

[LDJ]

Bill Clinton didnt serve in the Military. but that didn't upset anybody. Another Democratic BS issue, Symbolism over Substance. The only substance demo's spread smells and is hard to get off your shoes when stepped in.

[flatdawg]

back on the porch Fdawg, where you belong with the puppies or in the wading pool with the guppies.

Yet another reply with no substance.

[flatdawg]

Bill Clinton didnt serve in the Military. but that didn't upset anybody. . The only substance demo's spread smells and is hard to get off your shoes when stepped in.

Upset me that he ran off to England instead of joining the military in times of war, then did his little thing in the former Yugoslavia.

Another Democratic BS issue, Symbolism over Substance

I think this should be an issue for all Americans. The man wants to invade a country, but yet had no balls to go to war for his country when he had the chance.

There is no correlation between calling willard a chicken-hawk and being a Democrat. In fact, I am a Libertarian.

You do know that there are more than two political parties in this country, right?

[TPSprayduster]

Upset me that he ran off to England instead of joining the military in times of war, then did his little thing in the former Yugoslavia.

I think this should be an issue for all Americans. The man wants to invade a country, but yet had no balls to go to war for his country when he had the chance.

There is no correlation between calling willard a chicken-hawk and being a Democrat. In fact, I am a Libertarian.

You do know that there are more than two political parties in this country, right?

Libertarian, so Gary Johnson is going to need your help. Not Romney. Keep yelling from the nose bleed seats flat dog.

[wpsmit]

Bill Clinton didnt serve in the Military. but that didn't upset anybody. Another Democratic BS issue, Symbolism over Substance. The only substance demo's spread smells and is hard to get off your shoes when stepped in.

He!l Barry won't even allow the country to see his draft registration (probably a forgery)

[cris]

Libertarian, so Gary Johnson is going to need your help. Not Romney. Keep yelling from the nose bleed seats flat dog.

Dont even bother with this guy buddy,

This particular brand of 'Libertarian' is the real Chickenhawk....

Calling for r3volution in his own country, while systematically

opening the door to Communism across the world.

Whats that sound like to everyone?....Yep thats right, destroy

the Country from within....Every policy is geared towards that end,

they like to couch their rhetoric in terms that, at first blush, may seem

reasonable, but in the end, its the same kind of destruction that

the Marxist Communists & Socialists would like to see here.

Notice he implies that our Nation is not & should not be the

Greatest? Maybe we should be knocked down a peg or two ....

Who else uses these kind of phrases?....I'm beginning to wonder if

he was in the service at all.....Probably not, unless it was the service

of his master.....Chaos.

Edited August 13, 2012 by cris

[flatdawg]

Libertarian, so Gary Johnson is going to need your help. Not Romney. Keep yelling from the nose bleed seats flat dog.

Romney will be needing all the help he can get. Why else would he go overseas to solicit campaign donations?

Although it would be great for America, I don't expect Governor Johnson to win the coming election.

However, I will sleep better for the next four years knowing that I supported Johnson, not the lesser of two evils.

How 'bout you?

[Deathmonkey]

He!l Barry won't even allow the country to see his draft registration (probably a forgery)

I actually was going to post in defense of Romney, but I read this horrible post. You were kidding right? Obama was 12 when we "officially" started to end our involvement in the war, and 13-14 when Saigon fell. How in the hell would he of been registered for the draft?

[wpsmit]

I actually was going to post in defense of Romney, but I read this horrible post. You were kidding right? Obama was 12 when we "officially" started to end our involvement in the war, and 13-14 when Saigon fell. How in the hell would he of been registered for the draft?

Perhaps you should educate yourself before you blast someone's post Deathmonkey!

The Selective Service System wants you to know that the requirement to register for the military draft did not go away with the end of the Vietnam War. Under the law, virtually all male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are ages 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.

more....... http://usgovinfo.abo.../a/draftreg.htm

need more?

http://www.sss.gov/default.htm

[dinar_stud]

He!l Barry won't even allow the country to see his draft registration (probably a forgery)

Is that a constitutional requirement or is it another of the birther BS I have read about??

How about the letter from the Selectiove Service System to Zullo???

2012-05-10 – Letter – SSS to Zullo – Flahavan

How about the Selective Service System letter to Arpaio

I love the part that says quite clearly

This Agency has no evidence that President Obama’s 1980 registration is not authentic. However, if you have any credible evidence to the contrary and believe that a Federal crime has been committed, we suggest that it be turned over immediately to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to pursue.

Its there and has been verified, but since it is not a Constitutional nor is it a legal requirement to become president you point is moot.

Edited August 13, 2012 by dinar_stud

[Deathmonkey]

Perhaps you should educate yourself before you blast someone's post Deathmonkey!

The Selective Service System wants you to know that the requirement to register for the military draft did not go away with the end of the Vietnam War. Under the law, virtually all male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are ages 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.

more....... http://usgovinfo.abo.../a/draftreg.htm

need more?

http://www.sss.gov/default.htm

I misunderstood you. Since the topic was on Romney's Vietnam service, I thought you were commenting on Obama in the same time period.