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Hey, let's use the good ol' phrase ... LOCK HIM UP. Draft Dodger ?? (Original Post) trueblue2007 Jul 2018 OP
Jail to the Chief DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #1
Good one malaise Jul 2018 #2
When I was growing up in the 60s, draft dodger was a term of honor with many of us stopbush Jul 2018 #3
Trump's reasons were selfish and not ideological Power 2 the People Jul 2018 #4
All he wanted to do was screw around. EVIL pig of a man. trueblue2007 Jul 2018 #5

stopbush

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3. When I was growing up in the 60s, draft dodger was a term of honor with many of us
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 06:05 PM
Jul 2018

who were against the Vietnam War. It was term hurled at liberals by conservatives who backed that war.

Of course, that was before it became out-of-bounds to criticize the military and the troops, when we could still voice an opinion that wouldn’t be called “unpatriotic.”

Power 2 the People

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4. Trump's reasons were selfish and not ideological
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 06:33 PM
Jul 2018

He could have cared less how many of our boys were dying in an unjust war. His only concern was that he wasn't one of them.

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