Bush is the first sitting President to appear in a military uniform.

[Swede]

When he landed on the "Mission Accomplished" aircraft carrier.

[hobbit709]

1. And it was a uniform

he wasn't qualified to wear-in more ways than one.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

9. Not too long ago there was an article in The New Yorker or

Vanity Fair that discussed at length Chucklenuts propensity to play dress up - that is what they called it - dress up. Every jacket he wears has that damn 43 on it (like a first grader on the first day of school and can't remember his teacher's or his parents' names - he can't remember that he is 43, 4 - 3, damn it!), he has the cowboy boots, the belt buckles, the hats. He has a military jacket for every branch of the military - and has no hesitation to wear they every chance he gets. He looks like a two-bit, tin horn South American dictator (sorry to all legit two-bit, tin horn South American dictators). I'm willing to bet he has the presidential seal tattoo on his ass so Condi will have a special spot to kiss.

The boy loves him some dress up, much easier than playing the real thing. He has been a fake his entire life and nothing will change between now and the day he kicks the bucket. Of course, that cod piece will go down in infamy as his biggest costume of all. Although, him and Hassert wearing hard hats and lab coats looked like Tweedledee and Tweedledum was beyond stupid and fricking hilarious if it weren't so sad and pathetic. I'm thinking he is still trying to make up for the days when he was a lad and he wanted a Cisco Kid costume and Babs said no.

[WinkyDink]

49. Pretty much aligns with his 2-year-old personality .

[AzDar]

2. Ironically, also the only President to dodge military service...

(of which I'm aware).
God, what a loser.

[jody]

14. Sorry but Clinton used available deferments to avoid military service. n/t

[newspeak]

18. yes, Clinton used deferments like Cheney

unlike Cheney, I bet, Clinton did not believe in the war!!!! Apparently, he decided that if his number was called, he would serve.

[jody]

21. I agree with you. I was merely stating a fact. n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. You said "to avoid military service."

That's opinionating.

[jody]

43. No, that's a fact. n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

44. No, it's not.

[jody]

45. Suggest you read the summary at the link below that says,

"That Bill Clinton went to great lengths to avoid the Vietnam-era draft, that he used political connections to obtain special favors, and that he made promises and commitments which he later failed to honor, are all beyond dispute."

Urban Legends re Bill Clinton and the draft.

The web has numerous statements by Clinton confirming that he tried to avoid the draft because he did not agree with the war in Viet Nam.

Among the more infamous statements by Clinton's is, " No government really rooted in limited, parliamentary democracy should have the power to make its citizens fight and kill and die in a war they may oppose, a war which even possibly may be wrong, a war which, in any case, does not involve immediately the peace and freedom of the nation." See Bill Clinton's Draft Letter.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

46. LOL

Those sneaky Rhodes Scholars.

:eyes:

[AzDar]

32. Yes, he did. But in his defense, he didn't try to LIE about his service;

he admitted it was a war he "despised and objected to".
He also rescinded the deferment in 1969, iirc.

[jody]

47. Agree. n/t

[AlinPA]

3. Military costume. Rove made him look more stupid than he usually is.

[acmejack]

5. Is that actually possible?

Oh wait, Commander Codpiece! I withdraw my question.

[City Lights]

6. Agreed. Costume all the way.

Including the sock.

[azurnoir]

4. He thought it was

Halloween, time gets fuzzy when your nose is numb.

[patricia92243]

7. Are you sure? Washington or Ike maybe? n/t

[hobbit709]

10. Nope! The CiC is civilian

both resigned their commissions before serving.

[jody]

17. Are you certain that Ike resigned his rank of General of the Army?

I answered my question.

QUOTE
Regulations concerning the rank of General of the Army state that any officer holding the position will remain on active duty for life. It was for this reason that Dwight Eisenhower resigned his commission to serve as President of the United States, since the office of president can not legally be filled by an active duty U.S. military officer. Eisenhower's rank was later commemorated on the signs denoting Interstate Highways as part of the Eisenhower Interstate System, which display 5 silver stars on a light blue background.
UNQUOTE

:hi:

[Benhurst]

11. No, both Washington and Ike knew the symbolic importance of

not wearing a uniform to stress civilian control over the military.

To be fair though, neither of them came into office by way of a coup.

[dicknbush]

26. No IKE never wore a uniform while president

At least I can't remember ever seeing him in one except of course as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.

[rubberducky]

8. God, how the chimp wanted to be "top gun"!!!!!

[JuniperLea]

13. He does have much in common with Tom Cruise... n/t

<>



http://www.tomcruiseisnuts.com/

[FUGW]

12. I love what G. Gordon Liddy said on Hardballs

"he's wearing his parachute harness, you know -- and I've worn those because I parachute -- and it makes the best of his manly characteristic. You go run those -- run that stuff again of him walking across there with the parachute. He has just won every woman's vote in the United States of America. You know, all those women who say size doesn't count -- they're all liars. Check that out."
Check it out. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604270005

[MichiganVote]

16. Or Coulter's remarks to Matthews....

COULTER: "It's stunning. It's amazing. I think it's huge."

(I mean, he's landing on a boat at 150 miles per hour. It's tremendous. It's hard to imagine any Democrat being able to do that. And it doesn't matter if Democrats try to ridicule it. It's stunning, and it speaks for itself.)

God, these people pain me....

[FUGW]

19. I love this quote.

"CADDELL: Well, first of all, Chris, the -- I think that -- you know, I was -- when I first heard about it, I was kind of annoyed. It sounded like the kind of PR stunt that Bill Clinton would pull. But and then I saw it. And you know, there's a real -- there's a real affection between him and the troops."
It must be hard work coming up with that B.S.

[MichiganVote]

31. Sounds like he was sucking on a lemon

[FUGW]

24. Matthews "Check it out. The women like this war."

"Women like a guy who's president. Check it out. The women like this war. I think we like having a hero as our president."
I'm speechless.

[MichiganVote]

30. You know I have yet to talk to a female who views * as a hottie

[newspeak]

39. so, what has * done that is so heroic

just because his PR mouthpieces keep telling us how he's like FDR, Truman, Churchill--portrays him like a cowboy, then a military pilot--who's probably afeared of horses and planes (that's flying them). You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

[Exultant Democracy]

15. Chimp has zero class

[newspeak]

20. well, who else has worn a uniform?

Mussolini, Franco, Saddam? How many leaders can we name?

[Captain Hilts]

27. Churchill wore them also. nt

[newspeak]

35. well, Churchill has quite a military history

in WWI he was part of the Admiralty and in WWII he was not only PM, but Defense Minister. In his younger days, he was a Liberal PM and many of the social changes in England are attributed to Churchill.

[Jed Dilligan]

37. Not to mention fighting in the Sudan, 1898

I believe he was an officer in the Horse Guards.

[AngryAmish]

40. Queen's Lancers

according to "Prisoner of the Mahdi"

[newspeak]

41. yep, you're right

and * is no Churchill!!!! Did you know his mother was American and his grandfather was a Duke?

[FUGW]

28. Castro, Qaddafi, Hitler

[newspeak]

33. forgot

General DeGaulle-but he was a general.

[jmowreader]

36. Tojo did too

Hideki Tojo was Japan's leader during World War II. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes and hanged.

[Sparkly]

23. I can recall lots of little costumes they've put him in.

From that snazzy grey jacket a few years ago (I think it was Marine) to the bomber-types -- all with the special little logo and/or "George W. Bush, President." :puke:

I can't wait until they give him epaulets and a little hat, too.

(Actually, he'd look just like an organ grinder's monkey.)

[acmejack]

25. I got perrier in my nose!

Bad Sparkly!

[Sparkly]

29. lol

:spank:

[The Gunslinger]

34. You mean costume. nt

[patricia92243]

38. Does Bush know that his codpiece is a running joke? I know that he did not

know it at the time, but since then does he know it? Anybody ever heard?

[FUGW]

42. Caddell said "when I first heard about it, I was kind of annoyed."

"It sounded like the kind of PR stunt that Bill Clinton would pull."
Then what happened, he realized BushCo was trying to appeal to idiots and thought oh what a great idea.
Than Caddell said "I was originally appalled, particularly when I heard he was going in an F-18. But -- on there -- but the -- but you know, that was --"
Than he realized the idiots aren't going to know the difference so it's ok. What the hell is wrong with these people.

[Golden Raisin]

48. Hypocritical, draft-dodger Bush

wore a cheap, theatrical costume on the aircraft carrier and his wearing it was and is an insult to our troops. Has Bush even bothered to attend a funeral yet of any American soldier he sent to their death in Iraq? If so, did he wear a military uniform?

What about George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses Grant? Did they all eschew military uniforms when in office?