From: fred@johnd.tamu.edu (Fred Seals 5-2298)
Subject: Re: Clinton, draft dodger. YUP!
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
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Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:34:27 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.180900.24779@novell.com>, bboerner@novell.com (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:
|> In article <1992Sep1.120949.7529@afit.af.mil> jswitzer@afit.af.mil (Chip Switzer) writes:
|> >I am not going to argue the merits of either of these people's "war
|> >record", but I would like to discuss this double standard the Democrats
|> >have on these two.  It was OK for Clinton to do anything legal to 
|> >avoid being drafted, yet Quayle is not afforded that right?
|> 
|> Well, I don't know if having family connections applying pressure is
|> all that legal.  But suppose it is - here's how I look at it - would I,
|> or most other young men without the benefit of wealth and pull be able
|> to pull off what he did?  If not, is that right?
|> 
|> Brendan
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I don't know how many Viet Nam era people are out there but let me inform those of you who
aren't how draft boards worked during this time.  Draft Boards were local.  They were made
up of "community leaders"  who were put on the boards as political favors.  If your family
had connections you could use it to get into the National Guard or Coast Guard or get other
favors.  Right or Wrong you could do it.  There were numerous legal ways you could avoid
service,  there were numerous legal ways you could avoid Viet Nam, there were numerous legal
ways you could avoid fighting if you were sent to Viet Nam.

Many people used many different ways to avoid serving in the war, however, only one is running
for president.  Only one is asking Americans to give him the ability to send people to war.
Only one is asking to be trusted with control over the largest war making enterprise in the
world.  Only one is asking to be allowed to order my son to be drafted.  It is only his actions
that should be judged.  It is only his words that should be considered.

Let us look at the difference between Dan Quayle and Bill Clinton:

Dan Quale:

1)	Did he avoid going to Viet Nam?				Yes
2)	Did he lie to his draft board?				No
3)	Did he lie to get into ROTC?				No
4)	Did he say he "loathed" the military?			No
5)	Did he base his actions on how it would impact
	his future "political viability"?			No
6)	Did he dodge service to his country?			Yes			


Bill Clinton:

1)	Did he avoid going to Viet Nam?				Yes
2)	Did he lie to his draft board?				Yes
3)	Did he lie to get into ROTC?				Yes
4)	Did he say he "loathed" the military?			Yes
5)	Did he base his actions on how it would impact
	his future "political viability"?			Yes
6)	Did he dodge service to his country?			Yes


These two people are different.  There service to America is different.  There
motivations are different.

Do you really want someone who "loathed" the military and who makes decisions based
on "political viability" as Commander in Chief?



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He did inhale.  He lied about the draft.  He did sleep with Flowers. 
He did cheat on his wife.  He will raise taxes.  He will put people out of
work.  He is LIBERAL.

You can not be one kind of man and another kind of President.

Bush/Quale 92

Fred Seals

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