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In reply to the discussion: Chatter saying Pence may resign since the Flynn flip [View all]karynnj
(59,503 posts)In fact, Gore may have been the first of many Democrats who served honorably in Vietnam who had their service minimized as not enough. In his case, it was that he was in a non combat position and that he was in Vietnam less than a year - implying he pulled strings to return early rather than the truth, he served state side first and had less than a year left when he went to Vietnam. https://www.snopes.com/politics/military/gorevietnam.asp There is the Snopes - note that even on this, there are comments that argue that he was exaggerating in his campaign - just because of pictures shown. (Note the similarity to the way the RW lied on both Kerry and even Cleland AND how the media would not openly call these entire smear operations lies.)
Note that the Democrat was not compared to his opponent, but to some mythical ideal - and where the Democrat came close - like with the events that led to Kerry's two prestigious medals - they claimed the NAVY's account was a lie and written by the nominee (because the military always lets 26 year old junior officers to do so )