The Chickenhawk Hall of Shame, The New Hampshire Gazette list

[siligut]

http://www.nhgazette.com/display/?id=87

Name: Willard Mitt Romney
Rank: Chickenhawk First Class with Distinguished Fleeing Cross
Date-Of-Birth: March 12, 1947
Home State: Michigan
Missed Opportunity: Vietnam War
Excuse: None to speak of
Preferred Activity: Trying to talk people into becoming Mormons
Occupation: Climbing ambition's greased pole

When your daddy's a Governor and a Cabinet Secretary, it's amazing how your odds of being drafted diminish.

Of course Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is on the list too.

The List: http://www.nhgazette.com/chickenhawks/

[annabanana]

1. lol.. And he was "Trying to talk people into becoming Mormons" while he was

IN FRANCE!


. . . .too rich, all the way 'round. . . .

[rocktivity]

2. For one horrible moment, I thought they'd gotten rid of the logo

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But whew, here it is:

Legend has it that this was NOT originally the work of a Gazette reporter, but of someone who published it on his web space through an ISP owned by the Gazette. They liked it so much, they offered him a free lifetime account in exchange for running it on NHGazette.com!


rocktivity

[siligut]

4. Good to know, I am impressed

I wanted more of the story on Mitt and found the site, for the first time, this morning.

[libinnyandia]

3. To tell the truth, most veterans would consider themselves very lucky not having to be on the

front line with them.

[siligut]

5. Well, there is that . . .

But it is their support of sending others to war that makes them Chickenhawks, not just their "opting out" of serving themselves.

[sarge43]

11. Yup.

Chickenhawks love war as long as they or their spawn don't have to be in one.

[libinnyandia]

13. They are selfish. When you're in a battle you don't want selfish people next to you.

[siligut]

14. They think their lives are worth more

They think they are better than everyone else, people like that can be spotted in any teamwork situation, but when life is at stake . . .

[Faygo Kid]

6. He protested FOR the draft, then dodged it in France

Of course, none of his five sons would ever think of serving, either. To die in GOP wars is the responsibility of other people's children, and certainly not those of his wealth and "class."

He's a fraud and repugnant. That's him on the right.

[tabasco]

9. It really doesn't get more chickenshit that that

The power of money - that pays for propaganda that convinces working people to vote for these assholes - is destroying this country.

[pinboy3niner]

15. Just a chickenhawk Fortunate Son...

...all too obscenely eager to send other mothers' sons and daughters to war.

&feature=related

Fortunate Son
Recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Written by John Fogerty

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! yoh

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no no no

[HillWilliam]

7. Kick, oh kickety-kick

and bookmarked.

[Overseas]

8. It is an amazing list.

So many more Democratic legislators served in the military than did Republicans.

And so many hawkish pundits did not serve.

[braddy]

17. Here are the numbers for Congressional veterans, by party, as of 1/7/2011

In the Congress it looks like republicans at 64 on that date, and Democrats at 26. http://republicans.veterans.house.gov/sites/republicans.veterans.house.gov/files/112th-Congress-House-Military-Vets1.pdf

In the Senate Democrats outnumber republicans 14-12. http://nationaldefensepac.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/veteranscampaign.org-Veterans_in_the_Senate_111th_Congress-1.pdf

[polly7]

10. Wow. That is quite a list.

He's in good company, most of the attack Iraq warmongers are on it too ... quelle surprise.

[KinMd]

12. I thought Nugent was "Braveheart"

I mean he could have slammed the door in the Secret Services face if he's so brave.

[braddy]

16. Romney and the draft

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The Mormon church was authorized to issue their own deferments, and of course Mitt got one, he also was sent to France as his dad was running as the anti-Vietnam war candidate for president in the republican primary.

No Romney (meaning Mitt's direct male line, not just anyone named Romney, of course) has ever served America in uniform, including his five healthy sons, and his father in WWII.

One of Romney's many reversals is that he now says that he "longed" in many ways to be serving in Vietnam.

Of course about 70% of the men who served in Vietnam were volunteers, unlike WWII, when about 70% of the serving were draftees.

None of Romney's direct line has ever been captured by the draft, or by an impulse to volunteer, seems weird when we are talking about 170 years of family history.

[siligut]

18. The Mormons I spoke with reasoned that they weren't going to risk their lives for the USA

Mormons have a history of wanting to take over the US government, they feel that the US government has been unfair to them.

Thank you for the history of the Rmoney chickenhawks.

[braddy]

19. Utah has a very low enlistment rate

Utah ranks about 47th-48th, in enlistments per capita, yet you will see Mormons portrayed as a kind of super patriotic religion.

[siligut]

22. We see Mormons portrayed as all kind of good, they have a PR machine

Appearances and public image are very important to them, the reality of who they are is so much different. I lived and worked in Salt Lake City, I know.

You are quite knowledgeable, thank you for chiming in on this discussion.

[freshwest]

20. That's quite a piece there. Thanks.

[freshwest]

21. Buncha lying scumbags corrupting us for half a century and selling murder.