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Originally posted by titmowse
"I got a young man named George W. Bush into the Texas National Guard ... I got a lot of other people in the National Guard because I thought that was what people should do when you're in office, and you help a lot of rich people." Recalling a recent visit to the Vietnam Memorial, Barnes added, "I looked at the names of the people that died in Vietnam, and I became more ashamed of myself than I have ever been, because it was the worst thing I ever did, was help a lot of wealthy supporters and a lot of people who had family names of importance get into the National Guard. And I'm very sorry about that, and I'm very ashamed."
- Former Texas Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes
http://video.buzzflash.com/barnes/Ba...Patriotism.mp4
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Yes, almost everyone with money and or influence dodged the draft, including more then 1 president... If it is your biggest requirement that a president serve in vietnam, then you should vote for kerry. Because that is the only thing Kerry can claim in this election and that is why he spent he Democratic Convention pointing that out and ignoring his record for the last 20 years...
But, the problem is... even for people that think serving honorably in the Vietnam War is more important then issues... Is that John Kerry came home while his troops where still fighting. And when he saw all the protests and disgust for the war here. He didn't stand up for his troops he stabbed them in the back and called them rapists' and murders....
Not only that, there are claims that he went to Paris, to talk to the vietnamese before the war was over. Newt Gingrich said he verified this with a Sr. Nixon Adminstrator... Someone that would know... Not only after that, there are claims that he left POW's to be tortured and murderd more in Vietnam when he was on or leading the Senate Committee overseeing the return of these hostages. (These are only claims, haven't been proven yet) But, does any of this surprise you giving his record. He don't want national security. He wants to depend on the world for our national security. Which would be great if there werent terrorist that hate us so much they are willing to attack our citizens anywhere and everywhere.
When people talk about terror, liberals claim then are trying to use fear for politcal gains. This simply is not true. I am not afraid of terrorist. I am afraid of John Kerrys ideas to make us dependent on Nations with their own agendas...