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Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING

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To: jlallen who wrote (19793)8/25/2002 5:23:06 PM
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I sometimes can't access links posted here, either. I wonder why that is. This one I tried again, and it worked for me.

nhgazette.com

The most interesting columns are of course "conflict avoided" (Vietnam usually) and "lame excuse." I used "fixed font" but it didn't do anything.

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Name Employer Year Born Relevant Conflict Avoided Lame Excuse Preferred Activity

Bush, George W Citizenry 1946 Vietnam A.W.O.L.
Cheney, Dick Citizenry 1941 Vietnam "had other priorities"

Barking Head Brigade
Name Employer Year Born Relevant Conflict Avoided Lame Excuse Preferred Activity
Hume, Britt Faux TV 1943 Vietnam
Keyes, Alan Faux TV 1950 Vietnam Harvard
Limbaugh, David Radio? 1952 Vietnam National Guard
Limbaugh, Rush Radio 1951 Vietnam anal cysts
Matthews, Chris MSNBC unk Vietnam Peace Corps?
Reagan, Michael Radio? unk Vietnam

The Bureaucratic Battalion
Name Position Year Born Relevant Conflict Avoided Lame Excuse Preferred Activity
Abraham, Spencer Energy Sec. 1952 Vietnam Harvard Law
Abrams, Elliott State Dept. 1948 Vietnam bad back college, grad school
Bolton, John State Dept. 1948 Vietnam
Card, Andrew High-Level Flunky 1947 Vietnam
Evans, Don Commerce Sec. 1946 Vietnam Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Hutchinson, Asa Drug Tsar 1950 Vietnam
Perle, Richard Bureaucrat unk Vietnam
Pitt, Harvey Bureaucrat unk Vietnam Law school
Stockman, David Budget-Boy 1946 Vietnam
Thompson, Tommy Bureaucrat 1947 Vietnam National Guard
Walters, John Drug Tsar unk Vietnam
Wolfowitz, Paul Bureaucrat unk Vietnam

JAG
Name Position Year Born Relevant Conflict Avoided Lame Excuse Preferred Activity
Ashcroft, John "Justice" 1942 Vietnam teaching business ed
Kennedy, Arthur Judge of sorts 1936 Vietnam lawyering
Olson, Ted Solicitor General unk Vietnam
Scalia, Antonin Associate Justice Vietnam
Starr, Ken Persecutor 1947 Vietnam psoriasis
Thomas, Clarence Tool 1948 Vietnam

The Politicians Platoon
Name Franchise Year Born Relevant Conflict Avoided Lame Excuse Preferred Activity
Armey, Dick US House (R-Tex.) 1940 Vietnam attending college
Barr, Bob US House (R-Ga.) 1948 Vietnam
Bartlett, Roscoe US House (R-MD) 1926 WWII
Bauer, Gary None 1946 Vietnam
Blunt, Roy US House (R-Mo.) 1950 Vietnam
Bush, Jeb Gov. - Fla. 1953 Vietnam
Chambliss, Saxby US House (R-Ga.) 1943 Vietnam bad knees running
Craig, Larry Senator (R-Idaho) 1945 Vietnam
DeLay, Tom US House (R-Tex) 1947 Vietnam attended grad school
Engler, John Gov. - Mich. 1948 Vietnam "too fat," by 8 lbs.
Gingrich, Newt ex-US House (R-Ga.) 1943 Vietnam attended grad school
Giuliani, Rudy ex-Mayor, NYC 1944 Vietnam
Gramm, Phil Senate (R-Tex.) 1942 Vietnam marriage deferment
Hastert, Dennis US House (R-Ill.) 1942 Vietnam bad knees wrestling coach (huh?)
Hutchinson, Tim Senate (R-Ark.) 1949 Vietnam
Jackson, Henry Senate (D-Wash.) 1912 WWII
Keating, Frank Gov. - Okla. 1944 Vietnam
Kemp, Jack ex-US House (R-NY) 1935 Vietnam bum knee football
Lott, Trent Senate (R-Miss.) 1941 Vietnam cheerleader
McConnell, Mitch Senator (R-Ky.) 1942 Vietnam lawyering
Nickles, Don Senator (R-Okla.) 1948 Vietnam cushy Guard slot
Quayle, Dan Veep 1947 Vietnam National Guard
Racicot, Mark Party Boss 1948 Vietnam Law School
Reagan, Ronald Prez 1911 WWII Hollywood
Romney, Mitt None yet 1947 Vietnam BYU
Souder, Mark US House (R-IN) 1950 Vietnam
Stone, Roger Consultant 1952± Vietnam
Weber, Vin Politician 1952 Vietnam
Weld, William ex-Gov. - Mass. 1945 Vietnam

The Propaganda Platoon
Name Employer Year Born Relevant Conflict Avoided Lame Excuse Preferred Activity
Ailes, Roger Faux TV 1940 Vietnam
Barnes, Fred Cable unk Vietnam
Bartley, Robert Wall St. unk Korea?
Blitzer, Wolf CNN 1948 Vietnam
Buchanan, Pat Syndic. 1938 Vietnam bad knee
Buckley, Christopher Unk. 1952 Vietnam
Feder, Don Syndic. unk Vietnam law school
Forbes, Steve News Baron 1947 Vietnam
Gottlieb, Alan Syndic. unk Vietnam National Guard
Hannity, Sean Faux TV unk post-Vietnam
Harvey, Paul Syndic? 1918 WWII
Kristol, William Vanity Press unk Vietnam
Medved, Michael Syndic? 1948 Vietnam see "instead" taught 3rd grade
Olasky, Marvin U-Texas J-School 1950± Vietnam
O'Reilly, Bill Faux TV 1949 Vietnam
O'Rourke, P.J. Self-Amused 1947 Vietnam
Rivera, Geraldo Faux TV 1943 Vietnam
Snow, Tony Faux TV unk Vietnam
Spielberg, Steven La-La Land 1946 Vietnam
Stallone, Sylvester La-La Land 1946 Vietnam private girls school
Stein, Ben Comedy Channel 1944 Vietnam attended law school
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Propagandist unk Vietnam
Wayne, John Propagandist 1907 WWII
Will, George Propagandist 1941 Vietnam Divinity School
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