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Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
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Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:30:20 -0400, BAR wrote:
http://www.courant.com/news/politics...,2934547.story I guess you are too young to remember how the draft worked in that era. If you were enrolled as a full time student, you got that deferment unless you requested NOT to get it. People also got defrred for all sorts of other reasons. If you were an only child, I think that may have been grounds for a deferment. Then there was the lottery system. Many people got high lottery numbers and were never called. Some rich and powerful folks could get their kids into the Air Force reserve, guaranteeing they would never be shipped to Viet Nam. Heck, some of them didn't even complete THAT alternative service, but were never prosecuted. If you are depending on that to be a "problem" for Biden, you are really out of luck in a very big way. It's a complete non-starter. Rush Limbaugh bellowing about it as he eats more pills isn't going to make that into anything. |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:38:50 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:52:17 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:30:20 -0400, BAR wrote: http://www.courant.com/news/politics...,2934547.story I guess you are too young to remember how the draft worked in that era. If you were enrolled as a full time student, you got that deferment unless you requested NOT to get it. People also got defrred for all sorts of other reasons. If you were an only child, I think that may have been grounds for a deferment. Then there was the lottery system. Many people got high lottery numbers and were never called. Some rich and powerful folks could get their kids into the Air Force reserve, guaranteeing they would never be shipped to Viet Nam. Heck, some of them didn't even complete THAT alternative service, but were never prosecuted. If you are depending on that to be a "problem" for Biden, you are really out of luck in a very big way. It's a complete non-starter. Rush Limbaugh bellowing about it as he eats more pills isn't going to make that into anything. I don't think it was the II-S, even though that is what we crucify Cheney and the rest of the "chicken hawks" over. I bet they question the asthma. He must of got over it. He seems plenty long winded now. Excellent point (-: --Vic |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
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On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:30:20 -0400, BAR wrote: http://www.courant.com/news/politics...,2934547.story I guess you are too young to remember how the draft worked in that era. If you were enrolled as a full time student, you got that deferment unless you requested NOT to get it. People also got defrred for all sorts of other reasons. If you were an only child, I think that may have been grounds for a deferment. Then there was the lottery system. Many people got high lottery numbers and were never called. Some rich and powerful folks could get their kids into the Air Force reserve, guaranteeing they would never be shipped to Viet Nam. Heck, some of them didn't even complete THAT alternative service, but were never prosecuted. If you are depending on that to be a "problem" for Biden, you are really out of luck in a very big way. It's a complete non-starter. Rush Limbaugh bellowing about it as he eats more pills isn't going to make that into anything. So what was all of that oral effluent about Chenney? |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:38:50 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:52:17 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:30:20 -0400, BAR wrote: http://www.courant.com/news/politics...,2934547.story I guess you are too young to remember how the draft worked in that era. If you were enrolled as a full time student, you got that deferment unless you requested NOT to get it. People also got defrred for all sorts of other reasons. If you were an only child, I think that may have been grounds for a deferment. Then there was the lottery system. Many people got high lottery numbers and were never called. Some rich and powerful folks could get their kids into the Air Force reserve, guaranteeing they would never be shipped to Viet Nam. Heck, some of them didn't even complete THAT alternative service, but were never prosecuted. If you are depending on that to be a "problem" for Biden, you are really out of luck in a very big way. It's a complete non-starter. Rush Limbaugh bellowing about it as he eats more pills isn't going to make that into anything. I don't think it was the II-S, even though that is what we crucify Cheney and the rest of the "chicken hawks" over. I bet they question the asthma. He must of got over it. He seems plenty long winded now. Excellent point (-: --Vic No it isn't. Asthma was a disqualifier, and for many asthmatics, the ailment is one that in the majority of cases, "goes away" as one emerges from childhood-teenhood into adulthood. On the other hand, McCain's military service is an non-qualifier, except for those who think it has some meaning 35 years after the fact. What is important is McCain's health. I wonder what the longevity tables say about a 72-year-old man who has had four bouts of cancer? My guess is the odds are against him completing one term. |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
"hk" wrote in message . .. What is important is McCain's health. I wonder what the longevity tables say about a 72-year-old man who has had four bouts of cancer? My guess is the odds are against him completing one term. McCain's doctor for the past 16 years, an internal medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, disagrees. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...t_cancer_free/ Eisboch |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . .. What is important is McCain's health. I wonder what the longevity tables say about a 72-year-old man who has had four bouts of cancer? My guess is the odds are against him completing one term. McCain's doctor for the past 16 years, an internal medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, disagrees. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...t_cancer_free/ Eisboch Oh? The good doctor is predicting the next four years of medical history for McCain? |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "hk" wrote in message . .. What is important is McCain's health. I wonder what the longevity tables say about a 72-year-old man who has had four bouts of cancer? My guess is the odds are against him completing one term. McCain's doctor for the past 16 years, an internal medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, disagrees. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...t_cancer_free/ Eisboch Don't confuse the issue with facts from an expert in the field. |
Hey Harry, Biden Has A Deferment Problem
"hk" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "hk" wrote in message . .. What is important is McCain's health. I wonder what the longevity tables say about a 72-year-old man who has had four bouts of cancer? My guess is the odds are against him completing one term. McCain's doctor for the past 16 years, an internal medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, disagrees. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...t_cancer_free/ Eisboch Oh? The good doctor is predicting the next four years of medical history for McCain? Why not? You criticze him for age and health, forecasting doom and gloom. Who is more correct? The real answer: Nobody knows. |
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