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In reply to the discussion: Sanders' stance on Vietnam continues to disappoint [View all]randys1
(16,286 posts)108. Rather have a guy who stood against the war and didnt want others to have to go than
someone like Cheney or W or any con running who will GLADLY send your son to die but will NEVER fight or have their family fight.
Yet here we are again, attacking one of our two great candidates instead of attacking the terrorists on the other side
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Scuba
Dec 2015
#8
Rather have a guy who stood against the war and didnt want others to have to go than
randys1
Dec 2015
#108
The hippie bashing op wasn't successful so now you're using the draft dodger smear?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#4
And I've seen you rec threads with links to racist and anti-Semitic websites.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#12
Nice attempt at deflection. Do you not remember rec'ing those threads?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#16
Replying to you isn't "hijacking" the op just because you don't like what I'm asking.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#20
It's your claim so it's your responsibility to prove it. Better get busy!
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#39
"the one who asserts has a burden of proof to justify or substantiate that claim"
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#63
Proof please: "Bernie didn't run for President sooner because of how the draft dodger status"
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#66
Proof please: "Bernie didn't run for President sooner because of how the draft dodger status"
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#70
Proof please: "Bernie didn't run for President sooner because of how the draft dodger status"
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#73
Burden of proof is on you, but it's too late now. Thanks for playing. :)
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#81
Word salad-your claim:"Bernie didn't run for President sooner because of how the draft dodger status
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#98
Wow. You really believe the right wing didn't smear Bill as a draft dodger?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#121
Maybe, like some of us, he believed What the Democratic candidates said during the campaigns.
hobbit709
Dec 2015
#41
Wrong, the op brought up sources first in post #11, that makes it relevant to the topic at hand:
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#79
Keeping enemy-lists, enemy-links, holding-grudges and doing deep searches, off-site strategizing ...
NurseJackie
Dec 2015
#86
Don't forget the 'Liberals promise free stuff to buy votes' talking point.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#105
Everyone I knew was against the Vietnam War - BECAUSE OUR FRIENDS WERE BEING DRAFTED FOR A WAR
in_cog_ni_to
Dec 2015
#19
He got a college deferment, Sanders did also, Sanders got a marriage deferment, Clinton
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#178
Another poster calling him a draft dodger. Link to Bernie getting a "child deferment"?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#193
What a shock, so do Republicans when they call Bill Clinton the same thing.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#23
What a bizarre post. Who would argue that Republicans don't call Bill a draft dodger?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#122
"Exilain (sic) why Bernie didn't challenge Clinton in 1992 and 1996"?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#135
Your argument- if one can call it that- here makes less than zero sense.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2015
#194
Right? They claimed Bernie didn't run against Bill Clinton because of his "draft dodger status".
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#198
Well calling liberals draft dodgers seems to be in vogue again, maybe it's a retro thing?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#201
I think you should just admit what it is about Sanders that is bothering you.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2015
#219
Whenever I hear someone say "draft dodger" this is the image that pops into my mind:
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#50
"stalker" is a term self-pitying people use on discussion boards, grave dancer.
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2015
#114
Better to object to war than have the blood of innocents on your hands. nt
RedCappedBandit
Dec 2015
#199
Yes it was, but it backfired on her. The greatest page shows the backlash was swift and fierce.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#190
Aging, do you not realize there is something in between conscientious objector and...
Nitram
Dec 2015
#67
Has Bernie ever clarified his particular brand of conscientious objection during...
Nitram
Dec 2015
#159
yet another reason to support Bernie! Hillary is hawk, no thanks, we don't need to rush to war.
bowens43
Dec 2015
#49
As a Millenials , I want a commander in chief that will not create more Vets simple
Truprogressive85
Dec 2015
#52
Just playing devil's advocate, it could be argued that because Viet Nam was not a declared war, that
still_one
Dec 2015
#53
The main reason I like Bernie is that I think he is far less likely to send to troops to war.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2015
#82
Can you believe that people are still calling liberals draft dodgers?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#128
And the 90's! Remember how they tried to smear Bill Clinton using the same talking points?
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#144
Your post brought tears to my eyes for the raw pathos and honesty of its
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2015
#188
Truly despicable and desperate. Good luck washing away that slime you have covered yourself in...
AzDar
Dec 2015
#111
We had warhawks a pleanty in the the Bush Admin who never went to war.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2015
#142
Snopes documents Slick Willie's YEARS of deception/manipulation to dodge the draft.
Divernan
Dec 2015
#153
you might want to sit down for this, but most people consider Vietnam a bad move
MisterP
Dec 2015
#154
I have no problem with what Bernie did. Nor with what Bill did. But I suspect some people will.
onenote
Dec 2015
#157
You're welcome! They are alerting on posts that link to threads so I didn't want to risk it.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#192
Being opposed to fighting stupid, destructive wars is a feature, not a bug.
backscatter712
Dec 2015
#170
Ah the irony, I remember the attacks on Bill Clinton's avoidance of service. John Kerry said this at
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#173
Thanks for the reminder, Blue, although I doubt the op will read them.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
#191
Always happy to offer the information, the OP can't bear the facts and will never
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#221
I think many are missing this: "What say DU. Campaign issue or not? Positive or negative?"
ucrdem
Dec 2015
#177
Any Clinton supporter posting this without mention of Bill and what he faced is either ill informed
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#180
A quote from Pat Buchanan at the '92 GOP convention regarding Bill Clinton:
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#183
Yeah my millennial daughters don't care about Vietnam in the slightest that war was long over
Kalidurga
Dec 2015
#231