You're right, calling Bush a chickenhawk is unfair. Let's call him a pussy instead.
--- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last night I saw part of Bill Maher's "Real Time" on > HBO (I can only > take it in small dribs and drabs). They had a > discussion > about "chickenhawks"...I understand the term to mean > people in > government who wage war without having risked their > own lives during > wartime. > > Part of the conversation centered on John Kerry > having served in > Vietnam and therefore NOT being a chickenhawk and > George Bush who > did not and therefore, it was suggested, WAS a > chickenhawk. > > But if the definition of chickenhawk rests upon the > risk to one's > life, let's examine some statistics regarding > professions and the > chance of entering that profession and being killed: > > [the following is from "World Almanac Book of Facts > ,1998", p. 181] > > Number serving during Vietnam War: 8,752,000 > Number of battle deaths: 47,393 > Number of battle deaths as a percentage of number > serving: 0.5% > > [the following are well-known statistics] > > Number serving as presidents in U.S. history: 43 > Number of death due to assassinations: 4 > Number of assassinations as a percentage of number > serving: 9.3% > > Thus, becoming president of the U.S., you have a > 2,300% higher > chance of being killed than serving in the military > during the > Vietnam War. > > Is it fair, then, to label George Bush a > Chickenhawk? > > Plus, George Bush DID serve during the Vietnam War. > Whether he was > at risk as much as others I cannot assess as I don't > know whether > there was a possibility his unit would have been > called up; but, > unlike Clinton, he did serve. > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > Yahoo! your home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
