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As part of his 100 day plan to change America, John Kerry will propose a comprehensive service plan that includes requiring mandatory service for high school students and four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of national service.

A draft wouldn’t sit well with many college students who were polled at random on Wednesday in Springfield. "I'm not for the draft," said one. "It would be very scary and difficult to accept,” said another. It also wouldn’t sit well with some parents. "I'm not going to send them off to war,” said Valerie Griffin. “It's ridiculous. If they choose to go to the military, that's their choice." Griffin opposes the idea of her sons being sent off to war as mandated by the government, a concern sparked by an e-mail message. "I was panicked," she said. The e-mail...

This is a great article I wanted to pass on to everyone. I don't post often, so I hope this comes through loud and clear. Hope that President Bush brings this up tomorrow night or at least in one of the three debates!

Britt Hume just teased that they are picking on another CBS error being dogged by the Blogosphere

The Democrats are blaming others for legislation that they are promoting. There are only two bills in congress that seek to require military service. Both of these proposals are written by Democrats. Legislation in the 108th Congress Concerning the Selective Service or Mandatory Military ServiceTerminate Selective Service System -- HR 487 -- Ron Paul -- Republican Terminate registration unless Congress makes it mandatroy, keep the Selective Service System -- HR 4746 -- Major Owens -- Democrat Mandatory Service -- S. 89 -- Ernest Hollings -- Democrat Mandatory Service -- HR 163 -- Charles Rangel -- Democrat If you look at...

(CBS) CBS News continues an election-year series titled "What Does It Mean To You?" focused on where the presidential candidates stand on major issues and how a vote for one or the other candidate might affect average people's lives. In this report, CBS News Correspondent Richard Schlesinger looks at what President Bush and Sen. John Kerry say about the possibilities of reinstituting the military draft. Beverly Cocco has spent most of her life protecting children in Philadelphia. She spends most of her time worrying about other people's kids. But as Election Day approaches, it's her own two grown sons who...

“There is always a possibility of the draft returning,” said activist Sam Anderson. “For Black, Latino, Native American, Asian and poor white youth, there is a powerful economic draft that forces our children into the military with promises of discounted higher education, benefits, job skills development and travelling the world. The shrinking civilian job market with sweatshop labor conditions helps create this economic draft. “Hence, the proposed draft legislation does not have to be passed to ensure a multimillion populated standing army for the protection and promotion of imperialism and white supremacy.” As the 2004 presidential election looms, published reports...

CBS News is now trying to cover up their failure to identify Beverly Cocco as a chapter president of “People Against the Draft.” The following line has been added to the “transcript,” since I first read it and linked to it earlier today...

KERRY’S SECRET DRAFT PLANS FOR AGES 18-26. MEN AND WOMEN. NO COLLEGE EXEMPTIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE CIRCULATED AROUND ASAP. Subj: U.S. Military Draft expected to start under John Kerry - READ this Importance: High Subject: Military Draft expected under John Kerry If there are children in your family, READ this. John Kerry has now called for increasing the U.S. military by 40,000 troops, probably in order ``to match its new missions'' in the war on terror and homeland security.” http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=71000001&refer=us&sid=apQHTegvEtDo This includes sending more troops to Iraq. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-04-18-kerry-nbc_x.htm Kerry has gone on record as stating that ”As President, John...

The DemocRATS, led by the despicable Charley Rangel, are pushing the idea that a second term for President Bush means that there will be a mandatory draft. They are advancing that idea across the nation in emails and particularly trying to scare college students. Not surprisingly, CBS did a piece with a Bush supporter who will turn on him if she thinks there will be a draft that affects her sons. But here is truth. If John Kerry is elected, we are certain to have a draft. It is not idle speculation. I have talked to several in the military,...

Part of 100 days Plan to Enlist One Million Americans in National Service A Year On September 11th, 2001, America experienced the most terrible and deadly attack in its history. John Kerry believes we need to think big and do better and get more young Americans serving the nation. As part of his 100 day plan to change America, John Kerry will propose a comprehensive service plan that includes requiring mandatory service for high school students and four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of national service. http://web.archive.org/web/20040210043828/www.johnkerry.com/issues/natservice/

Five weeks before the election, CBS decided to give legitimacy to Internet rumors by devoting a "What Does It Mean to You?" segment to "fears" of a supposedly Bush-supporting mother that President Bush will impose a military draft. Dan Rather intoned: "A mother worries her son will be drafted. Does she have good reason?" Richard Schlesinger focused his piece around how the mother "is petrified about a military draft, and she's not alone. Mass e-mails are circulating among worried parents." Schlesinger pointed out how both Bush and Kerry deny that they'd institute a draft, but the mother is "not buying...

The Democrats have had a fine time this month spreading urban legends about the prospect of a reintroduction of the military draft during a second Bush term. Not only have they and their associates started a shadowy e-mail campaign, but several of their party leaders accused Republicans of hiding a "secret plan" to restart the draft, despite the numerous denials from the GOP -- and the fact that the only people to actually propose a new draft are two Democrats, Charles Rangel and Fritz Hollings. CBS helped out, again, by again treating rumors as fact and basing an entire news...

For months now, left-leaning interest groups have been trying to scare America's young people into believing that the Bush Administration is eager to bring back the draft if President Bush is reelected. For the most part, this story has been spread by word-of-mouth and through the internet--rumors in other words. Up until this month, CBS News has shown no interest in a story that has basically no basis in fact. That changed last week after Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry was asked about the rumors. He seemed to give them little credence, but refused to outright disown them, saying only...

Tonight CBS was at it again. They ran a story about the draft and never referred to SB 89 by Fritz Hollings (SC-D) and HR163 - Charles Rangel (D-New York), Jim McDermott (D-Washington), John Conyers (D-Michigan), John Lewis (D-Georgia), Pete Stark (D-California) and Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii). I have already emailed CBS evening@cbsnews.com and complained. The transcript follows: The Issues: Reviving The Draft PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28, 2004 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/28/eveningnews/main646055.shtml (CBS) CBS News continues an election-year series titled "What Does It Mean To You?" focused on where the presidential candidates stand on major issues and how a vote for one or the other...

Forward this to all you know and if they want, they can look it up. See what do all the people who are proposing we bring back the draft have in common and ask yourself, these guys want to bring back the draft, who are they voting for?S.89 Title: A bill to provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F. (DEMOCRAT...

September 28, 2004 20:41:03 EDT Daniel Irvin Rather must be a masochist. You'd think that in the midst of the terrible publicity he is currently getting for working closely with a partisan Democrat bent on bringing down President Bush that Dan Rather would have the good sense to lay off the liberal bias for a while. But common sense seems to be in short supply at CBS News these days. Three weeks after he denounced the internet as being "filled with rumors," the embattled CBS anchor ran a story on his Tuesday "Evening News" program hoping to stir up fear...

(CBS) CBS News continues an election-year series titled "What Does It Mean To You?" focused on where the presidential candidates stand on major issues and how a vote for one or the other candidate might affect average people's lives. In this report, CBS News Correspondent Richard Schlesinger looks at what President Bush and Sen. John Kerry say about the possibilities of reinstituting the military draft. Beverly Cocco has spent most of her life protecting children in Philadelphia. She spends most of her time worrying about other people's kids. But as Election Day approaches, it's her own two grown sons who...

National Service Plan Highlights "Service for College" Initiative As President, John Kerry will call on young people to help strengthen America's security and address unmet community needs. In return, he believes we should offer young Americans and their families the opportunity for a college education. A Kerry Administration will offer Americans the chance to earn the equivalent of their state's four-year public college tuition in exchange for two years of service. If service members decide not to go to college, their award can be used for job training or to help start a business. John Kerry will set a national...

Daniel Irvin Rather must be a masochist. You'd think that in the midst of the terrible publicity he is currently getting for working closely with a partisan Democrat bent on bringing down President Bush that Dan Rather would have the good sense to lay off the liberal bias for a while. But common sense seems to be in short supply at CBS News these days. Three weeks after he denounced the internet as being "filled with rumors," the embattled CBS anchor ran a story on his Tuesday "Evening News" program hoping to stir up fear of an impending military draft....