Maybe all those who served in Viet Nam (and don’t feel betrayed by Kerry) should vote Democratic while all those who didn’t serve in V.N. should vote for Bush.
Comment by Richard Arnone — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 6:14 pm
What will Kerry say about John Edwards, who also did not serve in Vietnam?
Comment by Mark — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 7:47 pm
Kerry took an undergraduate student deferment. So did Bush. Either both were dishonorable or neither were dishonorable. Bush entered the Texas Air National Guard. IIRC, Kerry entered the Naval Reserve. Either both were dishonorable or neither were dishonorable.
I’m sure there’s a 527 editing the footage as we speak.
Comment by Paul — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 8:01 pm
Seeing as to how Kerry sought a deferment and then, when he couldn’t get it, joined the navy, some interesting questions arise:
1. What was Kerry’s draft status? Best I recall, there was a lottery, my number was 300 something and I was not likely to be drafted. What,pray tell do you suppose Kerry needed a deferment for? Was he set to be drafted into the ARMY? I don’t recall the navy having the draft in those days when I joined.
2. IF Kerry was likely to be drafted, then joined the navy to avoid the Army, did he then attempt to evade the war?
Maybe I’m wrong here, my memory may have failed on how the draft worked, but…I surely do not believe the navy was drafting people. If not, perhaps Kerry is even more hypocritical than he actually appears to be.
Maybe it’s just the limitations of my pubic school education, but I seem to remember learning in high school Civics class — I know, they don’t even teach such neanderthal Americanism anymore — that the very reason the founding fathers provided in the Constitution that the popularly elected president was the Commander-in-Chief of the military was to assure that the armies of the Republic would always be accountable to the people. Can John Kerry really not grasp that any citizen, regardless of whether they have served in uniform or not, has a right and a duty to question anyone who would campaign to serve in the highest office in the land, and as the Commander-in-Chief of our military?
Comment by No Citizen Soldier — Saturday, September 4, 2025 @ 10:55 am
Randall,
See my post from today (Sat 9/4) entitled “On Deferments and Cogent Arguments” to at least partially, and perhps completely, answer your question.
Maybe all those who served in Viet Nam (and don’t feel betrayed by Kerry) should vote Democratic while all those who didn’t serve in V.N. should vote for Bush.
Comment by Richard Arnone — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 6:14 pm
What will Kerry say about John Edwards, who also did not serve in Vietnam?
Comment by Mark — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 7:47 pm
Kerry took an undergraduate student deferment. So did Bush. Either both were dishonorable or neither were dishonorable. Bush entered the Texas Air National Guard. IIRC, Kerry entered the Naval Reserve. Either both were dishonorable or neither were dishonorable.
Comment by Dave Schuler — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 7:58 pm
I’m sure there’s a 527 editing the footage as we speak.
Comment by Paul — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 8:01 pm
Seeing as to how Kerry sought a deferment and then, when he couldn’t get it, joined the navy, some interesting questions arise:
1. What was Kerry’s draft status? Best I recall, there was a lottery, my number was 300 something and I was not likely to be drafted. What,pray tell do you suppose Kerry needed a deferment for? Was he set to be drafted into the ARMY? I don’t recall the navy having the draft in those days when I joined.
2. IF Kerry was likely to be drafted, then joined the navy to avoid the Army, did he then attempt to evade the war?
Maybe I’m wrong here, my memory may have failed on how the draft worked, but…I surely do not believe the navy was drafting people. If not, perhaps Kerry is even more hypocritical than he actually appears to be.
Comment by Randall — Friday, September 3, 2025 @ 11:39 pm
Maybe it’s just the limitations of my pubic school education, but I seem to remember learning in high school Civics class — I know, they don’t even teach such neanderthal Americanism anymore — that the very reason the founding fathers provided in the Constitution that the popularly elected president was the Commander-in-Chief of the military was to assure that the armies of the Republic would always be accountable to the people. Can John Kerry really not grasp that any citizen, regardless of whether they have served in uniform or not, has a right and a duty to question anyone who would campaign to serve in the highest office in the land, and as the Commander-in-Chief of our military?
Comment by No Citizen Soldier — Saturday, September 4, 2025 @ 10:55 am
Randall,
See my post from today (Sat 9/4) entitled “On Deferments and Cogent Arguments” to at least partially, and perhps completely, answer your question.
S
Comment by Steven Taylor — Saturday, September 4, 2025 @ 1:22 pm
Kerry’s House of Ketchup #25
Kerry speaks. We’re now in the nasty part of the campaign. Democrats have had enough of the successful attacks…
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