from: http://rackjite.com/

(because mom isn't here or SHE'D say these things)

me-thanks gloria!

The Chickenhawks



The real answer to limiting war to only those absolutely necessary is to create and enforce an international law requiring only men over 40 be allowed in the military.



Conservatives make great fun of President Clinton’s questioning the Vietnam War and questioning his own participation in that war. In short, being honest to himself and walking the walk of his own beliefs, at least for a time. On the other hand there were literally millions of dishonest, hypocritical, cowardly conservatives who supported the war; content to have others die for them while refusing to personally participate themselves. Here are just a few:



•
•Elliott Abrams - Sought deferment for bad back.

•John Ashcroft - Sought teaching deferment

•Richard Armey - Sought college deferment.

•Bill Bennett - Sought graduate school deferment.

•Pat Buchanan - Sought deferment for bad knee.

•George W. Bush - Family got him in the reserves.

•Dick Cheney - Sought graduate school deferment.

•Tom DeLay - - Sought college deferment.

•Newt Gingrich - Sought graduate school deferment.

•Phil Gramm - Sought marriage deferment.

•Dennis Hastert - Sought deferment to coach wrestling.

•Jack Kemp - Sought medical deferment while in the NFL.

•Rush Limbaugh - Sought deferment for ingrown hair follicle on his ass.

•Trent Lott - Sought college deferment.

•P.J. O’Rourke - Sought deferment, too stoned.

•Dan Quayle - Family got him into the Reserves.

•Pat Robertson - Father pulled him out of Korea as soon as the shooting began.

•Kenneth Starr – Sought deferment for psoriasis.

•John Wayne - Refused to volunteer for World War II.

•Vin Weber - Sought deferment for asthma.

•George Will - Sought deferment for graduate school.



61% of the men killed in Vietnam were under 21. 50% more draftees were killed while the draft was in effect than enlistees. Only 2% were college graduates. 75% of those killed were lower middle class or from families living below the poverty level. The result of the Vietnam War was not only 58,000 dead Americans, but 1 million North Vietnamese soldiers, 2 million Vietnamese civilians with another 4 million wounded. Those previously mentioned hypocritical cowards wished then, as they still do today, that all those figures were higher, much higher. Do not forget we dropped three times as much ordnance on Vietnam than we did in all theaters of war in World War II. So when these Chickenhawks feed you that bullshit about fighting that war with our hands tied behind our back, be sure to understand that they mean we should have instituted a full scale ground invasion into North Vietnam and on to China with projected other-than-me American deaths in the hundreds of thousands. Or we should have dropped megaton-class hydrogen bombs on major population centers throughout Southeast Asia.



The rationale for making nasty personal attacks on liberals, Democrats and the Clintons with impunity has been the catch phrase popularized by Rush Limbaugh, Character Matters. Indeed it does, as in Congress:



The Democratic leadership in the House and Senate:

House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt - Served in uniform, 1965-71

House Minority Whip David Bonior - Served in uniform, 1968-72

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle - Served in uniform, 1969-72

Ex- President of the Senate Albert Gore - Served in uniform, 1969-71



The Republican leadership in the House and Senate:

Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve.

Majority Leader Dick Armey- avoided the draft, did not serve.

Majority Whip Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve.

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not serve.








Keg heads



“If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied.” Rudyard Kipling



Dick Cheney (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded a deferment so not to have to go himself) had an inauguration party titled Salute to Veterans! It was hosted by Gerald McRaney (the actor who portrayed Major Dad, a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded a deferment so not to have to go himself). Featuring Tom Selleck (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded National Guard duty so not to have to go himself). Entertainment was provided by patriot and family values advocate Lee Greenwood (who has been divorced five times and has no link to the military) who sang God Bless the USA.



Surprise guests; Attorney General John Ashcroft (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded a deferment so not to have to go himself) and President George W. Bush (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded National Guard duty so not to have to go himself). There was also a tribute to John Wayne (who was the only celebrity of his time to flat out refuse to join the fight in World War II).



In the last election veterans preferred George Bush who avoided the draft, to Vietnam Veteran Al Gore who promised twice as much money to upgrade the Military and increase veterans benefits than George Bush. While there still has been no explanation for George Bush deserting his National Guard duty for over a year in a time of war. Something truly seems amiss, and I think I know what it is. There is way, way too much tap beer being drunk in America’s VFWs. Trust me on this, this is something I know about.