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Wabbajack_

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8. Why would anyone?

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:39 AM

Jun 2012

I don't care about his sons, they are adults, he is not responsible for them joining the army or not. We act like politicians can sign their kids up. Screw Romney's kids. And I won't fault anyone for not wanting to die in Vietnam, defending your own life doesn't make anyone a coward, but fuck him for being for the war at the same time, he's a hypocrite that's the point.

I''m thinking about my kids (I don't have any or know if I want any but if I did) living in an environmental wasteland watching US troops kill brown people in our name under orders from a plutocratic GOP President. That's what I'll be thinking about in Nov as I cast my ballot against the corporate fuck party.

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Why would any veteran support Romney? A veteran's response. [View all] pnwmom Jun 2012 OP

Thanks For Posting, k and r.. Stuart G Jun 2012 #1

Another one right here. russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #2

Not relevant... brooklynite Jun 2012 #3

John McCain was the 2009 GOP candidate, not Romney. pnwmom Jun 2012 #4

Wrong. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #5

If you believe that Independent voters are going to evaluate Romney's Vietnam situation... brooklynite Jun 2012 #11

The difference being leftynyc Jun 2012 #12

Bill Clinton was consistent. Clinton didn't support the Vietnam War... Drunken Irishman Jun 2012 #20

Romney faced a stark moral choice: save Viet Nam from Communism or dimbear Jun 2012 #6

Awesome post. Captures Romney's scummy hypocrisy coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #9

Add my name to those vets that jaysunb Jun 2012 #7

Why would anyone? Wabbajack_ Jun 2012 #8

Romney was all for the Vietnam war, provided it was n***ers, sp**s and poor coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #10

Romney's Mormon "Missionary work" is the very definition of IDIOCY: 66 dmhlt Jun 2012 #13

Romney's religious deferment was not because he was a CO. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #14

Romney has said that while in France he "longed" to be in Vietnam. What a crock. Nothing was pnwmom Jun 2012 #15

I don't think we are in a position to judge these kinds of decisions made by young men in the 60's. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #16

I'm not judging him for any decisions he made in the 60's except for his decision to rally pnwmom Jun 2012 #18

Mitt went to France to fight the Nazis. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #17

LOL. Yeah, that must be it. n/t pnwmom Jun 2012 #19