Mitt Romney - Vietnam War Draft Dodger
2012 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave a speech about how greatness should be measured by sacrifice, but does this conflict with his draft dodging during the Vietnam war? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur explains.
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Added: Jun-16-2012 Occurred On: Jun-15-2012
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Are you kidding me???? ALMOST EVERYONE WHO'S IN POLITICS TODAY GOT DEFERMENTS AT THAT TIME!!!!!! Clinton skipped out and went to Oxford for fucks sake. Breaking news Cenk, man landed on the fucking moon. Granted it's not respectable for anyone who flogs for war to run away from it when its their time. But this is absolutely nothing new and republican and democrat alike have both done this bullshit. Clinton totally high tailed it and when he was president he had deployed the military more times t More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe Grim (760.00) 
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@The Grim yeah but Clinton wasn't a war monger.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bylastnamefirst (236.36) 
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@lastnamefirst Actually clinton was sending our military to many hot spots around the world while at the same time disarming it
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe Grim (760.00) 
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@The Grim shhhhhhh keep facts out of this.
1993-1995 - Bosnia. Operation Deny Flight: On April 12, 1993, in response to a United Nations Security Council passage of Resolution 816, U.S. and NATO enforced the no-fly zone over the Bosnian airspace, prohibited all unauthorized flights and allowed to "take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with [the no-fly zone restrictions]."
1993 – Macedonia: On July 9, 1993, President Clinton reported the deployment of 350 U.S. soldiers More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bygammyland (511.32) gammyland View Channel Send Message
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@gammyland LOL i thought about throwing that in there too.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe Grim (760.00) 
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@The Grim Where did you get that garbage from? Yes, we went on many missions during the Clinton administration but he was not disarming us. If anything he was focused on getting soldiers off food stamps and welfare. He thought it was shameful to have American soldier in such a state of poverty. He built modern barracks for us so we were living in rat-infested roach laden building from the 1940s. that is what clinton did.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bymabutoo (203.66) 
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when clinton was hit with this,and he actively dodged the draft,and every librial defended him,now its rommny turn...and the same libs are using it against him,its played out politics
no one should be surprised that any man of age tried to get out.it makes the ones who chose to go,real men
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bydiablokid (560.00) 
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@diablokid Clinton isn't a war monger like Romney so there is no comparison.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bylastnamefirst (236.36) 
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@lastnamefirst look,i could give a fuck about rommey,but last time i checked..hes never made 1 order to the military,no bomb..no bullet...im pretty sure cliton has
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bydiablokid (560.00) 
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@lastnamefirst
He's not a warmongerer because he's not a reactionary republican.
But he did kill alot of people when Clinton decided to bomb Serbia.
And Clinton carried out numerous military operations around the world, and he agreed on the raid in Waco, Texas where American children were killed by GOVERNMENT FORCES.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByOrwellian_Society (466.00) Orwellian_Society View Channel Send Message
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@Orwellian_Society How many US troops were killed during those missions?
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bylastnamefirst (236.36) 
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@diablokid he wants to go to war with Iran. What else do you need to know. ::Shakes head::
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bylastnamefirst (236.36) 
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That son of a bitch. Fuck mitt Romney
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByShoeBombz (15.80) 
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mitt romney is clearly the type of guy that most conservatives in america identify with and idolize
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByLostSomewhereInSpace (2537.20) 
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@LostSomewhereInSpace no, it's just that he's the chosen dickhead that the media/establishment approves of.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByFine_Just_Fine (2051.12) 
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@Fine_Just_Fine
Unfortunatley better than the dickhead that no one approves of
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByAhhyoou (281.50) 
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So tel us all what service Obama did you dumb fat Turk???
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByFreejay (4146.96) 
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@Freejay
CIA.
His family is CIA, Obama served the interests of these people like it or not and continues to do it to this day.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByOrwellian_Society (466.00) Orwellian_Society View Channel Send Message
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@Orwellian_Society
Served the interests of the people??
HAhahahahahahahahaha
YOu cant be serious???
What, like getting America in 5 trillion more debt?
Bailing out companies that will just go broke again?
Attacking other countries like Sibya, that are of not threat to America?
Taking the Muslim Brotherhood off the terrorist list, and trying to lie to the poeple saying they are moderate now??
The list is endless!
And sorry to tell you, but his family is Kenyan!.....nothing to do with CIA.
The More..
Posted Jun-17-2012 ByFreejay (4146.96) 
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Missionary work for the Mormon church in France.
And he has the interest of the American people at heart?
That is the problem with the draft. Well off people and those with
connections can squirm out of it. Of course, same can be said of our
justice system, education system, healthcare...
Uhmm, I mean FREEDOM FREEDOM RED WHITE AND BLUE HURRAH!
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByBoondoggles (186.12) 
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Anyone who votes for Romney has an extra chromosome.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bylastnamefirst (236.36) 
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@lastnamefirst O'bummer.
Posted Jun-16-2012 By19deltaCAVscout (168.60) 
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Who gives a shit... nobody cares about draft dodgers anymore - people want to have work! JOBS = MONEY. Debt + debt + debt = screwed. Obama, Romney whatever - just get someone in the White House who knows what to do and not just blame Bush for another 4 years.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Byngc 1350 (116.18) ngc 1350 View Channel Send Message
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@ngc 1350 This guy
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByShoeBombz (15.80) 
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@ngc 1350
I agree get someone in the White House who knows what to do.............but if that's the case then Mitt fucking Romney is the LAST person you'd want there.
I'm not an Obama fan, but I'll take him for another 4 years over Romney and the fucked up, retarded, cockblocking utterly useless Republicans anyday.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByJohn_Matrix (648.34) 
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@ShoeBombz good luck to you on that, millions of Americans Romney's age didn't go to Vietnam because they went in different directions, my father was 4f and went to college, his brother in law joined and eventually went SF for two tours.
If anything it was the people that support Barack Obama that pissed on them...So go for it, let's bring up the Vietnam debate in the midst of jobless, foreclosures, mountains of spending and debt and a Socialist in the White House more similar to Ho Chi Minh a More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bysinglelife (838.62) singlelife View Channel Send Message
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@John_Matrix Your not an Obama fan, yeah right...seminar commentor is what you are.
Are you breathing, awake...Did you see what Obama did to us yesterday...? But you would take him for 4 more years because you hate Republicans so much more.
My guess is your a Ron Paul supporter who hates war, Bush and Republicans, your basically an Occupy Wall Street drone in a Ron Paul dress.
Im no fan of Mitt, but there is no way in hell any American who awake can look at 6 trillion more in debt and actuall More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bysinglelife (838.62) singlelife View Channel Send Message
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@John_Matrix
Sorry but $500million dollars being thrown away for companies like Solyndra is not a small error. Money does not grow from trees even though is paper. President Obama needs to lean that - he has no frigging clue how an economy works. Even the communist in China know better than to fuck around with billions of dollars. This ain't pre-school for Obama it's time for the Saviour to get out of the White House. Don't be suprise if one of those new Amnesty ILLEGAL immigrants replace you a More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 Byngc 1350 (116.18) ngc 1350 View Channel Send Message
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I'd say lets see Obamas draft records but I imagine 'Mr.Tranperancy' had those sealed too.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByRob8729 (867.42) 
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@Rob8729 well he does not want to start another war... but seriously aren't you fucking tired of these wars... and for what so assholes like bush can make money while to poor unprivileged dumb fucks who sign up not only waste their youth but when they come back to the country they served and be treated like shit!
Posted Jun-17-2012 Bynapster835 (71.70) 
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It's a fact that never seem to come up in the GOP primary that Mitt Romney failed to answer when his country needed him to serve. I guess I am of the age where that is still considered a disqualifier for the position of Commander in Chief.
If this is not enough to convince the GOP not to make this clown their candidate then go ahead and make him your nominee, but just know and be warned. We have not forgotten Mitt Romney and once the official debates come out so will his past. This is only More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bymabutoo (203.66) 
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@mabutoo What about Clinton, he did the same exact thing. He went running to Oxford as his number was being called to go to Vietnam. Did you forget that?
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe Grim (760.00) 
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@The Grim Clinton did it so that makes it alright? Where is your outrage against Romney, since you are SOOOOO against Clinton doing it(even though Clinton isn't running for anything)it must be eating you alive that Mittens has done the same thing.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bycdlcrash (349.80) 
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@The Grim, Clinton had a go on the hot seat over it too. Now it's Mitt's turn to burn.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bycorgi_o_ner (147.12) 
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@corgi_o_ner He did you're right, and he was elected and it never turned out to be the deal breaker, therefor it shouldnt be the deal breaker here either.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe Grim (760.00) 
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@cdlcrash No Clinton only ran for and became president you jackass. I guess you just skipped over my post before where I said its totally dishonorable to run from the draft like Romney and Clinton did. But Cenk in all his partisan ways is throwing this out there and it didn't work against clinton and it shouldn't work against romney. I guess you;re a selective reader.
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe Grim (760.00) 
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But that's nothing new, Bullies tend to be cowards that think they're bigger than everyone else
Posted Jun-16-2012 ByThe_Illuminati (1096.72) 
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Another chicken hawk "patriot" that turns out to be nothing but a pud paddling pro war draft dodger.
Yeah, he'll probably win, America, for some reason, seems to love it's chicken hawk presidents.. till the lies are revealed, yet again, and the body bags start coming home filled with more young bodies bound for Arlington.
Posted Jun-17-2012 Bymichael567 (1983.70) michael567 View Channel Send Message
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Alright Young Turd; how many draft deferment did our sitting Vice President Joe Biden have? Rommeny had four..Joe Biden out did him with FIVE. Our gaffe prone VP had not 1, not 2 not 3 not 4...but FIVE. Our draft dodging VP had FIVE deferments then a medical disqualification for asthma. Then Bill Clinton used a bit of subterfuge if not outright lying and fraud to evade the draft. The same Bill Clinton who "loathed" the military and in a letter to an Army colonel at the University of A More..
Posted Jun-16-2012 Byrakkasans (234.38) 
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And all this proves is that Mitt Romney is still a draft dodger. Crying about Clinton( who isn't running for anything by the way) Or Biden ( who seemed according to you to have a medical condition at the time) doesn't change the fact that he is a draft dodger.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bycdlcrash (349.80) 
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@cdlcrash Biden received five deferment THEN a medical disqualification. Biden is running for office, know what the fuck you're talking about before showing your ass.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Byrakkasans (234.38) 
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@rakkasans Still a chicken hawk, they're all chicken hawks & they can still toot the horn & the false patriots start to dance, not for country but currency.
Posted Jun-16-2012 Byrozza2012 (403.18) 
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@rakkasans
That's your argument? Mitt Romney is not a coward because you were able to locate someone who is MORE of a coward?
Posted Jun-16-2012 Bylivewire242 (480.08) 
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@livewire242 So are all the people, literally millions of people, who received draft deferments all cowards? Is that your interpretation? My argument is don't call out one person who took a legal deferment(s) at the time and ignore a vice president who took the same and even more deferments. If you're going to shoot a broadside then apply it equally. Is it really that hard for you to see...really?
Posted Jun-16-2012 Byrakkasans (234.38) 
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Sweet. The left spent the whole war helping the enemy win because they said it was a shitty war but hold any Republican accountable who didn't go. I didn't see any of you hippies lining up for Airborne training.
Posted Jun-16-2012 BySpecialEd (496.64) SpecialEd View Channel Send Message
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@SpecialEd--So Very True!!!!!!
Posted Jun-17-2012 Bymenotrustemuslims (247.44) 
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