Deferment Dick!
A bs reader, Larry H, is apparently as fed-up with Bush and Cheney's hypocritical critiquing of Kerry's military service as I am.
This is most likely not news to the keen readership of pure bs, but it was news to your humble author.
We've looked at the Gop's dissembling as found on Annenberg's Fact Check, and FAIR, where it is noted that: "Cheney [is] now criticizing Kerry for having essentially the same position Cheney advocated back in 1991."
Additionally, the flap over whether Kerry's injuries were serious enough to warrant the issuance of three purple hearts is campaign mud-slinging at its worst. Here are Kerry's military records posted online.
Since Dick "I had other priorities" Cheney lead much of the charge, let's look at just what Dick was doing while he could have been serving his country.
Tim Noah at Slate does the heavy lifting. Cheney's various student and familial deferments haven't received much press. Not nearly enough as he is Bush's point man on Kerry's record.
Hat tip to reader Larry H for the Slate piece.
For a more comprehensive look at the 5 deferments Cheney received, we hand off to America Coming Together, who in addition to adding color to Cheney's non-service record, asks the obvious: "Who is Dick Cheney to question John Kerry's fitness to serve as Commander in Chief?"
Who indeed?
"5 Deferments Dick" is out stumping - Kerry bashing - for George "Still A Missing Year" Bush. The irony is most likely lost on these people.
I wonder why Cheney loathes military service so much? Does he hate everyone that served in the military, or just Kerry?
I need to know.
Neither 'The Shirker' nor 'The Smirker' have any place in calling anyone's service record into question.
This is most likely not news to the keen readership of pure bs, but it was news to your humble author.
We've looked at the Gop's dissembling as found on Annenberg's Fact Check, and FAIR, where it is noted that: "Cheney [is] now criticizing Kerry for having essentially the same position Cheney advocated back in 1991."
Additionally, the flap over whether Kerry's injuries were serious enough to warrant the issuance of three purple hearts is campaign mud-slinging at its worst. Here are Kerry's military records posted online.
Since Dick "I had other priorities" Cheney lead much of the charge, let's look at just what Dick was doing while he could have been serving his country.
Tim Noah at Slate does the heavy lifting. Cheney's various student and familial deferments haven't received much press. Not nearly enough as he is Bush's point man on Kerry's record.
Hat tip to reader Larry H for the Slate piece.
For a more comprehensive look at the 5 deferments Cheney received, we hand off to America Coming Together, who in addition to adding color to Cheney's non-service record, asks the obvious: "Who is Dick Cheney to question John Kerry's fitness to serve as Commander in Chief?"
Who indeed?
"5 Deferments Dick" is out stumping - Kerry bashing - for George "Still A Missing Year" Bush. The irony is most likely lost on these people.
I wonder why Cheney loathes military service so much? Does he hate everyone that served in the military, or just Kerry?
I need to know.
Neither 'The Shirker' nor 'The Smirker' have any place in calling anyone's service record into question.
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