Is it cool for a five time draft dodger to talk to military families about their sacrifice?

[Borillar]

This just in. trump has suffered a dislocated shoulder while patting himself on the back, and tweeting his accomplishments this Memorial day.

"Trump's somber tone contrasted with a self-promotional tweet earlier Monday in which he said fallen soldiers would be "very proud and happy at how well our country is doing today," citing the economy and low unemployment."

AP

You have to have a really big ego to run for President. Trump’s ego should be measured in parsecs.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Hillary's husband was such a notorious draft dodger that the KGB took notice when he was demonstrating against his own Country while a student in England. As a reward, Bill Clinton's commie friends gave him a free tour of mother Russia..

Wow, that's like Trump and Putin now!

 

[whitehall]

Why does the crazy half psychotic left play this game? You don't have to be a hero to be President, (you have to be a citizen though) all you have to do is get elected. What would Hillary have had to offer? There is no doubt that President Trump has a deep reverence for the Country and the Military and the audience can tell. How many times did you hear the chant "USA, USA" at rallies? I recall a photo of the the aftermath of one of Hillary's rallies where the venerable Stars and Stripes was thrown into the corner with the trash. That tells you everything you need to know about her phony hypocrite base.

 

[Pogo]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

 

[Auld Phart]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

wrong

List of Presidents of the United States by military service - Wikipedia

Ronald Reagan United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Forces Captain Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942).

 

[IsaacNewton]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

wrong

List of Presidents of the United States by military service - Wikipedia

Ronald Reagan United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Forces Captain Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942).

He was busy guarding New York, and Albuquerque.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

How is it not a spit in the eye?

He never sacrificed, and he passed tax cuts for himself and other billionaires while those families who sacrificed will have to foot the bill.

Is that because billionaires are special and deserve to be protected above all others?

How do you explain it?

It's Memorial Day, can you not be a total fucking douchebag for one day out of the year?

 

[Pogo]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

wrong

List of Presidents of the United States by military service - Wikipedia

Ronald Reagan United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Forces Captain Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942).

Ah, thank you for the clarification. I wasn't aware the First Motion Picture Unit counted as 'military service' but I guess somebody had to keep the world safe for Marilyn Monroe.

Whatever.

 

[westwall]

Trump is even more despicable on talking on Memorial Day as president than Bill Clinton.

The officer corps despises Trump, and less than 45% of the NCO and enlisted ranks like him.

So, much better than they felt about your hero, the obummer....

 

[Auld Phart]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

wrong

List of Presidents of the United States by military service - Wikipedia

Ronald Reagan United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Forces Captain Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942).

He was busy guarding New York, and Albuquerque.

more likely California and areas west.

Due to his movie history, he was involved in training movies and what the left would call propaganda movies.

Cadet Classification (Short)
Narrator
1943 For God and Country (Short)
Father Michael O'Keefe
1943 This Is the Army
Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan)
1943 The Rear Gunner (Short)
Lt. Ames (as Lieutenant Ronald Reagan)
1942 Beyond the Line of Duty (Short)
Narrator (voice)
1942 Desperate Journey
Flying Officer Johnny Hammond

 

[Desperado]

You tell me how Clinton and Obama avoided military service?
Funny I never heard any bitching about that during their terms

 

[ABikerSailor]

Most of the front line individuals in the military now are there NOT because of a draft so it's not particularly relevant. The people in the military chose to be there and they are there. Trump chose to not be there and he isn't there.

Yes, we have been an all volunteer military since 1974. However, Trump was dodging the draft BEFORE 1974. He didn't "choose to not be there", he actively dodged the draft.

 

[Auld Phart]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

wrong

List of Presidents of the United States by military service - Wikipedia

Ronald Reagan United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Forces Captain Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942).

Ah, thank you for the clarification. I wasn't aware the First Motion Picture Unit counted as 'military service' but I guess somebody had to keep the world safe for Marilyn Monroe.

Whatever.

Due to poor eyesight, he was excluded from overseas duty.

 

[ChesBayJJ]

Trump is the CINC. It is appropriate that he do so. Just as it was for Obama, Dubya or Clinton.

 

[Desperado]

Most of the front line individuals in the military now are there NOT because of a draft so it's not particularly relevant. The people in the military chose to be there and they are there. Trump chose to not be there and he isn't there.

Yes, we have been an all volunteer military since 1974. However, Trump was dodging the draft BEFORE 1974. He didn't "choose to not be there", he actively dodged the draft.

More power to him for avoiding the draft and staying out of the cluster fuck we called Vietnam.

 

[Auld Phart]

Most of the front line individuals in the military now are there NOT because of a draft so it's not particularly relevant. The people in the military chose to be there and they are there. Trump chose to not be there and he isn't there.

Yes, we have been an all volunteer military since 1974. However, Trump was dodging the draft BEFORE 1974. He didn't "choose to not be there", he actively dodged the draft.

Yawn.....

as did Clinton, Biden, Howard Dean, and a number of others.

 

[miketx]

How is it not a spit in the eye?

He never sacrificed, and he passed tax cuts for himself and other billionaires while those families who sacrificed will have to foot the bill.

Is that because billionaires are special and deserve to be protected above all others?

How do you explain it?

Only if it's the president because, you see, he's commander in chief of the military.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You tell me how Clinton and Obama avoided military service?
Funny I never heard any bitching about that during their terms

That is because Obama was born August 4, 1961. The military became an all volunteer force in 1974. In order to be drafted, the military would have had to draft a 13 year old kid or younger. No, Obama didn't "avoid" military service any more than anyone else has since we became an all volunteer service.

 

[MaryL]

How is it not a spit in the eye?

He never sacrificed, and he passed tax cuts for himself and other billionaires while those families who sacrificed will have to foot the bill.

Is that because billionaires are special and deserve to be protected above all others?

How do you explain it?

You make a valid point here. Donald Trump is the very person the song "Fortunate Son" was made about. But ironically enough, he is the commander-in-chief. So you just can't blow that off, either.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

All of these were a president, vice-president, or both: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dick Nixon, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Al Gore, and George W. Bush

They all served in the military, MarathonMike.

Point of correction: Reagan never served in the military.

During WW2 didn't he serve in the propaganda department making films and such?