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To: Bill who wrote (817)	6/26/2006 10:18:16 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1513

Prominent Democrats With Military Records (* Go down the list, certainly Rangel qualifies as "leftwing" even if Kerry doesn't, and what about Harkin? Bonior? Those are some of the most leftwing leaders we have. But not a single rightwing leader has ever served in combat) Representative Jack Murtha (D-PA) - distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1990. (1) Representative David Bonior - Staff Sgt., United States Air Force 1968-72 (1, 2) Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle - 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72 (1, 2) Former Vice President Al Gore - enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of Saigon. Former Senator Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam (1, 2) Senator Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, World War Two (1, 2) Senator John Kerry, Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat (1) Representative Charles Rangel, Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea (1, 2) Former Senator Max Cleland, Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam (1, 2) Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953. (1) Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74. (1, 2) Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) - U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91 (1) Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - served as a U.S. Army officer in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons. (1) Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. (1, 2) Former Representative "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit. (1, 2) Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. (1, 2) Wesley Clark, Democratic Presidential Candidate - lengthy military career. As for liberal pundits, Randi Rhodes of Air America was a kicker on a Starlifter dropping tanks to Desert Storm. So we even have you beat on the radio. Has a single rightwing radio host ever served in combat? Or a single rightwinger who hasn't been indicted for serious crimes? I'm thinking North and Liddy.

To: Bill who wrote (817)	6/26/2006 10:22:30 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1513

Rightwing Leaders Military Records (* Duke Cunningham was the only one and he's in prison now for selling out his country) Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve. Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve (1). "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself." House Majority Whip Roy Blunt - did not serve Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist - did not serve. (An impressive medical resume, but not such a friend to cats in Boston.) Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, R-KY - did not serve (1) Rick Santorum, R-PA, third ranking Republican in the Senate - did not serve. (1) Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott - avoided the draft, did not serve. Rush Limbaugh - received deferrment for boil on his fat butt. Avoided the war. Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld - served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as an aviator and flight instructor. (1) Served as President Reagan's Special Envoy to the Middle East and met with Saddam Hussein twice in 1983 and 1984. GW Bush - decided that a six-year Nat'l Guard commitment really means four years. Went AWOL from Guard and lied about it. Said he'd "been to war as a fighter pilot" in his autobiography. VP Cheney - several deferments (1, 2), the last by marriage (in his own words, "had other priorities than military service") (1) Jeb Bush, Florida Governor - did not serve. (1) Condi Rice - did not serve Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve (1, 2) Here was your last one: Duke Cunningham - nominated for the Medal of Honor, received the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, fifteen Air Medals, the Purple Heart, and several other decorations Recently entered plea bargain on felony charges of bribery, etc. etc.