is donnie two scoops the person to be lecturing anyone on patriotism?

[dherd]

The deferment was one of five Mr. Trump received during Vietnam. The others were for education.

Back in 1968, at the age of 22, Donald J. Trump seemed the picture of health.

He stood 6 feet 2 inches with an athletic build; had played football, tennis and squash; and was taking up golf. His medical history was unblemished, aside from a routine appendectomy when he was 10.

But after he graduated from college in the spring of 1968, making him eligible to be drafted and sent to Vietnam, he received a diagnosis that would change his path: bone spurs in his heels.

.... Mr. Trump said the bone spurs had been “temporary” — a “minor” malady that had not had a meaningful impact on him. He said he had visited a doctor who provided him a letter for draft officials, who granted him the medical exemption. He could not remember the doctor’s name.
Asked to provide The Times with a copy of the letter, which he had obtained after his fourth student deferment, Mr. Trump said he would have to look for it. A spokeswoman later did not respond to repeated requests for copies of it.

“I had a doctor that gave me a letter — a very strong letter on the heels,” Mr. Trump said in the interview.Dr. Bornsteinbu made no mention of the bone spurs but did note the appendectomy from Mr. Trump’s childhood.

The diagnosis resulted in a coveted 1-Y medical deferment that fall, exempting him from military service as the United States was undertaking huge troop deployments to Southeast Asia, inducting about 300,000 men into the military that year.

The deferment was one of five Mr. Trump received during Vietnam. The others were for education.

Mr. Trump’s public statements about his draft experience sometimes conflict with his Selective Service records, and he is often hazy in recalling details.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-draft-record.html

 

[ohio herd]

The deferment was one of five Mr. Trump received during Vietnam. The others were for education.

Back in 1968, at the age of 22, Donald J. Trump seemed the picture of health.

He stood 6 feet 2 inches with an athletic build; had played football, tennis and squash; and was taking up golf. His medical history was unblemished, aside from a routine appendectomy when he was 10.

But after he graduated from college in the spring of 1968, making him eligible to be drafted and sent to Vietnam, he received a diagnosis that would change his path: bone spurs in his heels.

.... Mr. Trump said the bone spurs had been “temporary” — a “minor” malady that had not had a meaningful impact on him. He said he had visited a doctor who provided him a letter for draft officials, who granted him the medical exemption. He could not remember the doctor’s name.
Asked to provide The Times with a copy of the letter, which he had obtained after his fourth student deferment, Mr. Trump said he would have to look for it. A spokeswoman later did not respond to repeated requests for copies of it.

“I had a doctor that gave me a letter — a very strong letter on the heels,” Mr. Trump said in the interview.Dr. Bornsteinbu made no mention of the bone spurs but did note the appendectomy from Mr. Trump’s childhood.

The diagnosis resulted in a coveted 1-Y medical deferment that fall, exempting him from military service as the United States was undertaking huge troop deployments to Southeast Asia, inducting about 300,000 men into the military that year.

The deferment was one of five Mr. Trump received during Vietnam. The others were for education.

Mr. Trump’s public statements about his draft experience sometimes conflict with his Selective Service records, and he is often hazy in recalling details.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-draft-record.html

I am curious if you served in the military? By the way, can you remind me of Bill Clinton's deferment record while you are at it.

 

[extragreen]

How many military on here who personally received enemy fire that endangered your life?

 

[CockyHerd]

Both were draft manipulaters. As was "W" and many of the rich, famous or politically connected of that era.

Ali is the best example of someone who stood up for what he believed and at the time, he paid a price for it.

One significant difference would be that Clinton and W never denigrated an American hero by saying they preferred heroes that "weren't captured".

 

[ohio herd]

Both were draft manipulaters. As was "W" and many of the rich, famous or politically connected of that era.

Ali is the best example of someone who stood up for what he believed and at the time, he paid a price for it.

One significant difference would be that Clinton and W never denigrated an American hero by saying they preferred heroes that "weren't captured".

sorry Bush was in the Texas Air National Guard from 1968 -1972.Are you suggesting that those who served in the Reserves aren't real soldiers?He received an honorable discharge from the Air National Guard in 1973 to attend Harvard Business School.

 

[CockyHerd]

sorry Bush was in the Texas Air National Guard from 1968 -1972.He received an honorable discharge from the Air National Guard in 1973 to attend Harvard Business School.

Yes he was but you should probably check his record. He wasn't exactly distinguished in his service.

Not looking to argue, just making a point.

 

[dherd]

I am curious if you served in the military? By the way, can you remind me of Bill Clinton's deferment record while you are at it.

president Clinton did not try to start a race war. neither did president Clinton EVER attack anyone's patriotism.

president Clinton actually got things done to improve America. unlike trump who has to play to his Nazi base
to distract from the fact that he has failed at every legislative attempt he has made.

president Clinton also did not have to ask Russia to help into the white house.

ARE YOU TIRED OF LOSING YET?

 

[ohio herd]

president Clinton did not try to start a race war. neither did president Clinton EVER attack anyone's patriotism.

president Clinton actually got things done to improve America. unlike trump who has to play to his Nazi base
to distract from the fact that he has failed at every legislative attempt he has made.

president Clinton also did not have to ask Russia to help into the white house.

ARE YOU TIRED OF LOSING YET?

LOL : how is the Russia invistigation coming along? Talk about inflamatory rhetoric. Calling every Trump supportor a nazi is a new low for even you.

 

[GreenDuke]

Both were draft manipulaters. As was "W" and many of the rich, famous or politically connected of that era.

Ali is the best example of someone who stood up for what he believed and at the time, he paid a price for it.

One significant difference would be that Clinton and W never denigrated an American hero by saying they preferred heroes that "weren't captured".

Do you really believe only the rich and connected received deferments. Millions of poor and average guys received student, and other, deferments, I was one of those, my name was then in the lottery and thankfully I had a high number and was never called. If called I would have surely joined but I had no desire to be in the military. I knew many who served in SE Asia, many who received deferments, and sadly a few who served and were killed.

 

[dherd]

PROBLEM IS ALL THESE REPUBLICANS -CHANEY/BUSH/TRUMP WHO ARE BIG
ON WAVING THE FLAG AND FLAG LAPEL PINS, AND ACTING LIKE SOME BAD ASS
WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY ANSWER THE NATIONS CALL
WEASELED OUT. THEY HAD NO PROBLEM STARTING WARS AND SENDING TROOPS
INTO BATTLE THOUGH. AND WORST OF ALL TRUMP AFTER REFUSING TO ANSWER
THE CALL HAS THE GALL TO CALL ANYONE UNPATRIOTIC. TRUMP IS THE MOST
UNPATRIOTIC, UN- AMERICAN I KNOW. IS THERE ANY WAY HE COULD POSSIBLY BE
A BIGGER JERK?

YOU REPUBLICAN REALLY KNOW HOW TO PICKEM - I THOUGHT BUSH WAS AS BAD
AS IT COULD GET, BUT TRUMP MAKES BUSH LOOK GOOD.