Vietnam Avoider John Edwards Calls Swiftvets 'Liars'

NewsMax.com ^ | 8/24/04 | Carl Limbacher

[kellynla]

You cannot legitimately call people who chose not to enlist when there was no draft "draft dodgers."
well guess what, if you knew your history, you would know that there indeed was a draft during the Viet Nam war and Edwards "dodged the draft" somehow...let me know when you catch up on your history... off to lunch...enjoy the rest of your day

[clamper1797]

Don't feel bad ... My lotto number was 7 and I got my draft notice 2 weeks AFTER I had left for boot camp.

[Howlin]

I lived that "history" so I know what I'm talking about.

Edwards was subjected to the 1972 draft; his number was 178.

Only around 700 men were called that year.

Now are you insisting on calling him a "draft dodger?"

[MeekOneGOP]

See this group of Swift Boats patrolling together? They are NOT SERVING together!!! Only the ones on the SAME BOAT are serving together! Each group of personnel on each boat know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the personnel on the other boat, PERIOD !! If they say they do, they are Republican LIARS !! Unless the one talking is a DemocRAT. Then he is telling the truth, of course.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Cheney was in his thirties in 171 he would not have been drafted.

[justshutupandtakeit]

1971

[kellynla]

so I know what I'm talking about
evidently not since on your previous post you stated that there was no draft...

you're really wasting my time...
cya

[Howlin]

My point was, he wasn't a DRAFT dodger.

I can see I'm wasting your time; on your agenda. Go right ahead and judge everybody.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

I don't believe Cheney called the Swifties liars...that is the difference....

[ZChief]

I, too, dreaded the draft lottery. I was born June 30, '53 and my lottery number was 142. I remember my buddy calling me on the phone to tell me that lottery was being broadcast on the radio. I had missed some of the program and after listening to the remainder I realized I had missed hearing my number drawn. I had to wait until the next day for the afternoon newspaper (we didn't get the morning edition). Needless to say I was waiting by the mailbox for the paper boy to arrive. When I opened and read the results I discovered that I was number 12. Man, did that hit me hard. I knew I was going to be drafted and go off to war. I dropped the paper and walked like a zombie to my bedroom and laid down staring at the ceiling. My uncle came in a few minutes later with the paper to point out there were 2 dates with the number 12. I had to wait til the next day to call the paper about the discrepancy. They were a little puzzled by my concern until I pointed out how important it was to me personally. Needless to say it was a misprint. They left out the 4 in 142. I don't know about everyone else but I had tracked the draft orders close enough to figure that I was pretty safe with little fear of getting drafted. I, too, was scared to death about the war. The single thing that I feared the most was the punji (sp?) sticks.