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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (68255)	10/11/2005 1:56:19 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Tom Brokaw raised the issue in Des Moines Monday during the candidates nationally-televised debate. Brokaw asked Dean, "If you had any reservations about serving, why not just, having left the letter at home, and said, 'Examine me; see what you think'? Why take the letter?" Dean never really got around to answering Brokaw's question. "Look, I did not serve in Vietnam," Dean said. "I was given a deferment by the United States government because they did not feel they wanted me in the Army. Dick Gephardt didn't serve in Vietnam. Joe Lieberman didn't serve in Vietnam. John Edwards didn't serve in Vietnam. None of us up here except for General Clark served in Vietnam, and Senator Kerry. I told the truth. I fulfilled my obligation. I took a physical. I failed the physical. If that makes this an issue, then so be it." ...for Dean to say he "fulfilled" his "obligation" sounds awkward. He agreed to show up for his mandatory physical, but that's about it. Then he went skiing.

To: American Spirit who wrote (68255)	10/11/2005 1:57:06 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Dean went for his armed services physical in New York in 1970. He brought x-rays and a letter from his orthopedist with him, noting a back problem (he had an unfused vertebrae). Dean was given a 1-Y classification, meaning he would only be called to serve in the event of an extreme national emergency. Relieved, Dean graduated from Yale and lived the life of a ski bum in Aspen, hitting moguls despite his back troubles. In the summer months, Dean worked odd jobs that required strenuous physical activity, including pouring concrete.