If you are a vet, and even if you're not a vet, you have every right to bash on his military credentials. In fact those who never served are more honorable than those who deserted like Bush or those who violated their oath and went to the Gulf.
If you haven't served, you have the same rights as those who did. Our rights weren't earned for us by those in the military. We were born with them. --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I stand correct. Thank you for your service Steven. Wanna > bash Bush on his military service. Just fine by this moderate Bush > supporter, henceforth. > > If you're a Vet, you have every right to bash Bush on his military > credentials or lack thereof. > > If you've never served, you have little if any right. > > --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" > <linnabary51@> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <ericdondero@> > > > > > > And spare us the "Bush is a deserter crap, please..." Bush > served. > > > As far as I know you did not. It's one thing for Honorably > > > Discharged Vets like myself and Paul Ireland to denigrate Bush's > > > service, (If Ireland does on this Forum he has every DAMNED Right > > > to, cause he served 4 years in the Navy!), quite another for > > > individuals like yourself who never served to bash Guardsman. > Sure, > > > the Guard is not quite like being on Active Duty, but it's > entirely > > > honorable service. > > > > > > > USMC, 71-74; Honorably discharged (medical, scars to prove it) > > > > BTW, Bush did not complete his service. Not that it was uncommon > in those > > days for a member of the Guard to skip his last few months. I'm > sure it is > > only a coincidence that he disappeared the same month the Guard > instituted > > drug testing. > > > > > Interesting factoid I heard the other day: Do you realize George > W. > > > Bush is the ONLY US President in our entire History to have > piloted > > > a Jet Fighter? Think about that for a second. Bush's Dad, No. > > > Eisnehower, No. Nixon, No. Reagan, No. Certainly not Clinton. > > > And Carter, who had a respectable service record as an Officer in > > > the Navy served mostly on Subs. > > > > > He is no slouch. He is also the first POTUS to get a Masters. He > ain't > > stupid. > > > > And Carters service was pretty rigorous. Slackers don't serve on > subs. > > > > Wasn't Daddy Bush shot down over the Pacific? I seem to remember > a photo op > > with the > > Japanese pilot that shot him down. I could be wrong. > > > > > To call Bush a "Top Gun" is a stretch. But it is kind of cool, > that > > > we have a Commander in Chief who actually piloted Jet Fighters. > > > > > > > It is also irrelevant. Those that did not serve have every right > to > > criticize a POTUS that sort of served. > > Just like I can criticize Clinton's war mongering even though he > (and most > > of Bush's cabinet) got handy little > > deferments to stay out of 'Nam. > > > > PEACE > > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > > Franklin County Libertarian Party > > (614) 891-8841 > > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent > revolution > > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> 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/
