JoeB131
Diamond Member
And Newt was a draft dodger.
Debatable... When the Army started seriously drafting people in 1965, Newt was already 22 years old. He had already been married for 3 years at that point, and had a two year old daughter. The military didn't want married guys and they didn't want guys much older than 19. They simply required too many accomedations on the military's part.
True, there was a technical draft in 1961 when he first became eligible... and the Army inducted very few people at that time. They didn't need them.
Now let's compare that to Mittens. He first became eligible in 1965. He got student deferments and then got a position preaching to French people. (Seriously a Frenchman and a Mormon locked in a room, trying to out-annoy each other. There's a joke in there somewhere.)
There was a lot more active draft dodging on Romney's part than Newt's.
I should also point out that because Mitt's Daddy was a wealthy governor, his kid wasn't ever in any danger of being drafted. This was the unfairness that ticked a lot of people off. Only the poor working class kids got drafted. Newt missed by timing, Mitt missed by his position.
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