Brent Bozell -- Dissing Clinton and pretending Chimp's a hero

[Sparkly]

Just sent this note to Brent Bozell in response to his complaints about Clinton comparing his "draft-dodging" to the Chimp's "service." (At least I think I sent it, but I don't know if the form worked.)

http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/mailto/newsmail.asp

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Mr. Bozell, what part of the phrase "could have gone to Vietnam" do you not understand? Or is it the term "avoided it" that's difficult for you?

Here is the quote from Clinton's speech I heard you discussing today with Miles O'Brian:

"During the Vietnam War, many young men—including the current president, the vice president and me—could have gone to Vietnam but didn’t. John Kerry came from a privileged background and could have avoided it too. Instead he said, send me."

You seem to think it was audacious of President Clinton to compare his actions during that time to Mr. Bush's actions. In fact, President Clinton is quite correct: both could have gone, and both avoided it. They made the same choice, through different sets of options.

The National Guard, as you certainly look old enough to remember, was a way to avoid going to Vietnam. The Viet Cong wasn't in Texas or Alabama, Mr. Bozell, and Mr. Bush chose not to risk his life. There's nothing wrong with that, is there? (Although how Mr. Bush got into the guard, skipping over a lengthy waiting list, remains unanswered, as do many other questions about his behavior.)

No one who went to Vietnam, however, was sure they'd come back. That is why it's rather extraordinary, and extremely admirable, that a young man with privilege and a degree from Yale made the choice to risk his life by going to Vietnam -- the opposite path of most people at that time, the opposite path of George W. Bush.

You say Clinton can't compare his own choices with Bush's, but in truth, they made the same choice. I say you can't compare Bush's choice with Kerry's. Those were opposite choices, plain and simple.

Sincerely,

[buycitgo]

1. but wait! there's more

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2078602&mesg_id=2078602

great response, btw

you should send him another, and ask him why he bothered with the disingenuosness, when he's already resorted to BALD FACED LYING

[Sparkly]

2. Oh geez, I only caught the few seconds about Vietnam

I missed all that.

What a colossal jerk.

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. Brent Bozo works for Pat Robertson

Therefore, truth is completely expendable as long as you can convince the sheeple that God's on your side.

Shit, the man dyes his fucking beard :eyes:

[bryant69]

4. Good letter

Bozell drives me nuts. He's their big "Librul media" guy, but all he has is anecdotes.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[stopbush]

5. Why does Bozell always look like he's holding in a load of burrito-

inspired diarrhea? Seriously. Does the man ever smile?

[buycitgo]

6. he walks like he's holding a potato chip in his crack, and

trying not to, uh, crack it!