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kenfrequed

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37. What is interesting...

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2012, 02:24 PM

Jun 2012

Is that this year it won't even be discussed.

Though there might be some strange quixotic angle played where the right pretends that Romney was somehow wise for having known that Vietnam was bad for him and that President Obama was too young to recall how bad it was.

Other than that they have nothing to gain.

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Obama avoided Vietnam Draft... [View all] Fearless Jun 2012 OP

!!! BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #1

Now that's funny. What was Mitt's reason? Old and In the Way Jun 2012 #2

Cause he likes to be on top. n/t BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #5

DUzy candidate! rocktivity Jun 2012 #20

LOL! lunatica Jun 2012 #34

Missionary work in some french girl's home bedroom am sure. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #10

He REALLY wanted to go but toddwv Jun 2012 #14

re: He REALLY wanted to go but clang1 Jun 2012 #25

He LONGED xxqqqzme Jun 2012 #35

There were Catholic nuns in France who needed to be converted to Mormonism blm Jun 2012 #19

What would you expect from a man who, when asked by his country for his service, said ... 66 dmhlt Jun 2012 #30

The wine country of Bordeaux, actually...nt Pat Riot Jun 2012 #32

I got into an argument with a rightie on another site over this - hahaha. jillan Jun 2012 #3

did they think Obama should have signed up? rurallib Jun 2012 #8

I hope they didn't want him to sign up jmowreader Jun 2012 #26

How do we reason with people who throw this BS out there???? Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #4

We could take the opposite tack from the 'Obama equals Chuck Norris' posts. randome Jun 2012 #6

The real question is ... neeksgeek Jun 2012 #7

Lmao!!!! hrmjustin Jun 2012 #9

LOL!! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2012 #11

He was a cute kid at 8 Auggie Jun 2012 #12

ALL of his kid pictures are cute....he was just a CUTE kid! TheDebbieDee Jun 2012 #15

I think Obama avoided the draft during Granada TNLib Jun 2012 #13

Granads's what? mwooldri Jun 2012 #18

re: Granads's what? clang1 Jun 2012 #27

That's the same deferment I got. progressoid Jun 2012 #16

Kenya fought the Shifta War against Somalia at that time, so he was busy! Lars77 Jun 2012 #17

Sounds close to the war Nugent was fighting in his pants. freshwest Jun 2012 #22

At least he wasn't making poo in his pants like Ted. Shows the maturity level right there. Still, freshwest Jun 2012 #21

I first saw this line and I was getting set to do battle. 47of74 Jun 2012 #23

I know libodem Jun 2012 #38

Too funny!!!!! That Colbert.... nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #24

He's got some nerve. donheld Jun 2012 #28

Tee Hee... GTurck Jun 2012 #29

I heard Obama avoided the draft by putting on a sweater. nt valerief Jun 2012 #31

I'm surprised the right hasn't tried to use that against him anyway. Arkana Jun 2012 #33

Draft Avoidance bb7132 Jun 2012 #36

What is interesting... kenfrequed Jun 2012 #37