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Gephardt the Chickenhawk
Backcountry Conservative ^
| August 10, 2003
| Jeff Quinton
Posted on 08/11/2003 2:18:51 PM PDT by AJ Insider
Gephardt the Chickenhawk
A regular occurrence in the blogosphere revolves around liberals calling President George W. Bush a "chickenhawk" because he served in the Air National Guard (in their opinion to avoid service in Vietnam) and has been ordering American forces into combat.
If service in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam era while supporting any war since then makes someone a "chickenhawk", why haven't these liberals stuck the same label on Dick Gephardt?
According to his bio, Gephardt served in the Air National Guard from 1965-1971 following law school. I'm not saying I agree with the label for Bush or Gephardt, but if it applies to one it should apply to both.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airnationalguard; bush; gephardt; iraq; vietnam
To: AJ Insider
The whole chickenhawk label is pointless. All Americans are allowed to have an opinion about war and peace -- not just those who have served in combat.
Otherwise, our Revolution would never have happened (which, come to think of it, might be just what liberals really wish for).
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posted on
08/11/2003 2:36:15 PM PDT
by
68skylark
To: 68skylark
I thought "chickenhawk" was a term applied to pedophiles...
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posted on
08/11/2003 2:43:24 PM PDT
by
bruin66
(Free Martha!)
To: bruin66
It's applied to both men chasing young boys AND to hawks on defense who dodged the military in their youth.
Of course, the reason it isn't applied to Gephardt is that he's a Democrat. By liberal definition, they can never be hypocrites nor can they be accused of being for wars (even if they start them or vote for them).
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posted on
08/11/2003 3:24:15 PM PDT
by
LenS
To: AJ Insider
If service in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam era while supporting any war since then makes someone a "chickenhawk", why haven't these liberals stuck the same label on Dick Gephardt?Because he isn't a big hawk? Duh.
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posted on
08/11/2003 6:03:06 PM PDT
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: xm177e2
He supported the action in Iraq, which has the libs hanging the label on Bush.
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