[sr4402]

They are all voting for George W. Bush, a man they concede joined the National Guard to avoid the draft.

I doubt this statement. The vets probably said they would vote for him even if he did what the reporter said and the reporter spun the words. Sorry, I'm not buying this reporters spin.

[anniegetyourgun]

What he means is they "conceded" to the writer's set-up question on the matter. It probably went like this: "Do you concede that joining the NG was one way to avoid the draft?"

[Fenris6]

I doubt this statement. The vets probably said they would vote for him even if he did what the reporter said and the reporter spun the words. Sorry, I'm not buying this reporters spin.

Agreed. I was interviewed by a NY Observer reporter outside the VPs house when we were protesting Gore. He quoted me three times out of context, added a southern drawl dialect to embelish my words, claimed I was "wearing a hood" (he either didn't know what a baclava was or was deliberately referencing the KKK for his audience). I promised him before the interview that, as a former Marine, if he twisted my comments I would track him down and shoot him.

[R. Scott]

I imagine some Viet Nam Vets might vote for Hanoi John, but haven’t met any yet.