In A Wartime Election

​Democrats:

* Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
* David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
* Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
* Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
* Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
* Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII. He lost an arm.
* John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Hearts.
* Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
* Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam.
* Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53.
* Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
* Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.
* Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII; Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
* Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars, and Soldier's Medal.
* Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.
* Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
* Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.
* Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
* Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
* Chuck Robb: Vietnam
* Howell Heflin: Silver Star
* George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
* Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received #311.
* Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
* Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
* John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
* Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.


Republicans

* Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage. Seven deferments. Seven.
* Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
* Tom Delay: did not serve.
* Roy Blunt: did not serve.
* Bill Frist: did not serve.
* Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
* Rick Santorum: did not serve. 
* Trent Lott: did not serve. 
* John Ashcroft: did not serve. 
* Jeb Bush: did not serve.
* Karl Rove: did not serve. 
* Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism.
* Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
* Vin Weber: did not serve.
* Richard Perle: did not serve.
* Douglas Feith: did not serve.
* Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
* Richard Shelby: did not serve.
* Jon! Kyl: did not serve.
* Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
* Christopher Cox: did not serve.
* Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
* Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.
* George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; got assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up for required medical exam, disappeared from duty.
* Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies. *And then confused the movies with real life.
* B-1 Bob Dornan: Consciously enlisted after fighting was over in Korea.
* Phil Gramm: did not serve.
* John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
* Dana Rohrabacher: did not serve.
* John M. McHugh: did not serve.
* JC Watts: did not serve.
* Jack Kemp: did not serve. "Knee problem," although continued in NFL for 8 years.
* Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.
* Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
* George Pataki: did not serve.
* Spencer Abraham: did not serve.
* John Engler: did not serve.
* Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
* Arnold Schwarzenegger: AWOL from Austrian army base.


Pundits & Preachers

* Sean Hannity: did not serve.
* Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')
* Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
* Michael Savage: did not serve.
* George Will: did not serve.
* Chris Matthews: did not serve.
* Paul Gigot: did not serve.
* Bill Bennett: did not serve.
* Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
* John Wayne: did not serve.
* Bill Kristol: did not serve.
* Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
* Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
* Clarence Thomas: did not serve. 
* Ralph Reed: did not serve.
* Michael Medved: did not serve.
* Charlie Daniels: did not serve.
* Ted Nugent: did not serve.
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Thu, Oct. 14th, 2004 11:58 pm (local)
campanabob dole- bitten on the right tricep by a rabid, venomous nazi soldier private 1st class fritz biesemeyer, causing life-long paralysis- priceless.
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 12:00 am (local)
akamuuYes, but he's been dead for years. I can't include him on this list unless he were to wave like a marionette would wave, if a marionette were to leave me.
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 12:09 am (local)
campanadreams come true with the levitra-cialis-viagra-pepsi cocktail. speaking of dreams coming true, bush dressed as howdy doody giving the peace sign while boarding a helicopter. in tears. in january.
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 12:12 am (local)
akamuuI like it. Only instead of the helicopter, what about a Greyhound Bus, Maybe he and Laura can share a row with Rose and The King of the Universe.
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 12:25 am (local)
campanait would be ironic if during his concession speech he suddenly became articulate and lucid.
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 01:25 am (local)
theryk: Yumping Yimminy!!!!I've never seen it quite that simply laid out. No wonder the right wing needs so badly to "prove something"....uhm, now that they are (Damnit all! Damn the luck!) too old to do it themselves....
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 09:07 am (local)
feygeleSource?
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 09:13 am (local)
akamuuwww.fark.com for the graphic. The military service records I picked up from somewhere on my friends list.
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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 11:45 am (local)
asthecrowflies: *sniffle*o-0 
am i not your friend anymore? or are we now Covert?

it was the Lovely Kitty Music, wasn't it...

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Fri, Oct. 15th, 2004 05:16 pm (local)
akamuu: Re: *sniffle*No. I rarely read the friends list akamuu anymore. What I mostly read is the insafemode list. On the occasions when I do read this friends list I get all confused about where to start, cause you know, I have already read half the entries on the other friends list, so I took all the names that were on both lists and removed them from akamuu If it's a big deal to people, I'll just start using a filter on thie account too, but it's so complimicated.

I actually loved the kitty music. warbly Dolly Parton songs in the shower, rock.
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 02:33 am (local)
asthecrowflies: Re: *sniffle*...so I took all the names that were on both lists and removed them from akamuu...

being Fundamnetally Disorganized myself, i completely get that - & i had a feling it might be something like that. i was pretty sure i hadn't pissed you off, since you're not really known to get mad about espresso, which is most of what i've been rambling on about lately, but one does never know...
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 08:57 am (local)
akamuu: Re: *sniffle*I HATE MOTHER F*N ESPRESSO!!!!

Actually, I do hate espresso, but not the people who drink it. Espresso = bandess. People who drink espresso = rockstars.

Was sad you weren't there on Friday night. I've got no idea when I'm going to make it out there again. spentpenny booked me & titoandshark for January. We're each doing a one man show. Should be an interesting juxtaposition. I haven't seen a lot of Sammy's material, but everything I've seen, I've really enjoyed.

I'm rambling, it's been a long f*n day. There will be an insafemode entry about it at some point. It involves me in short pants.
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Sat, Oct. 23rd, 2004 11:11 am (local)
kaaron: Re: *sniffle*... So I DID find it then. And I shouldn't have even had to ask!

I AM SO FUCKING GREAT! I AM KICKASS STALKER!

... my mother was slightly worried that I spent the morning hunched over the keyboard, looking mysterious. She asked what I was doing a few times and didn't look too pleased with the answer: "Stalking this guy." After the initial glare, I added "Not for sex, don't worry. He's gay."


YAY FOR MY COMPLETE LACK OF SUBTLETY!... or something.
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Sat, Oct. 23rd, 2004 11:17 am (local)
akamuu: Re: *sniffle*So you're sending the hookers then?
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 11:57 am (local)
asthecrowfliesActually, I do hate espresso, 

uh oh -

but not the people who drink it.

-whew!- the little machine makes a sterling good chai, too - i'll make you one of those some time =)

i'm really sad about Friday too - but there was no way i was going to make it out of the house - dude, it's Plaugue Season by me. trust me, it was for your protection that i didn't come out to play. i really wanted to see it too - i have a little Thing for collaborative work, esp. when it's music & po8ry. (but you know that already.) 

tell me more about the 1-man shows! fucking awesome, man. so you're going to be performing in Austin (at the slam, or did Hil find you a venue w/ the theater co. she's been working with?) - are you going to do that whole circuit? if you're going to stay in TX a little while, i highly endorse Corpus as a great venue.
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 04:10 pm (local)
akamuuAustin? No. Dave Mac scheduled me for a show in Worcester.

I meant pennyplayer not spentpenny. Oops. 

No Texas for me (or anywhere outside of MA) until I make some traveling money. Might not be for quite a while.

Sorry to hear about the plague. I had a nasty case of indignity this morning, but I had some chai (everything is so serendipitous lately) & it's all better now.
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 05:24 pm (local)
asthecrowfliesI meant pennyplayer not spentpenny.

while i am sad you will not be doin Austin, i am thrilled that you will be doing the reading here - make sure i getthe date - i'll definitely come to that (barring Plague)!
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 05:28 pm (local)
akamuuI'm now somewhat annoyed (not at you, I promise). I finally have some free time to sit down and read your manuscript, but I'm at Su's, and her computer DOESN'T HAVE FREAKING WORD!

Blah.

Luckily, I will not be working, but will be home on Monday to read it. I've already read the prologue, and loved it. I hope there's some way to work it in.
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Sat, Oct. 16th, 2004 05:34 pm (local)
asthecrowfliesdoesn't read Word? damn - i thought Bill Gates made that illegal...

does she have Acrobat? if she does, i can bus you a copy quick-like.

(i'm printing yours out tonight! squeeeeeeeeeeee! )