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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:57 AM Original message |
Dean volunteered for OCS active duty, volunteer physical failed |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 05:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Trust this story not to be |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. Please. Give it up. The country knows he sought deferment. |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Didn't happen and the proof was in the NY Times. |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Dean on Hardball: Were you hoping to be deferred? Yes |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Like pulling teeth |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Not too many people wanted to go to Vietnam... |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Dean was rated 1-Y after the fact. |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. He went from a 2-S before the physical and 1-Y after n/t |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. 2-S is the student deferment - 1-Y is the change in status weeks later |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Is there any difference? Either way he got a new draft classification... |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Dean very well could have been off tob active duty training |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. No - He still had one year of student deferment left (2-S). |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 08:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Wrong. Covered. That letter... |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 08:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. If you don't believe your own candidate - I can't help you... |
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TLM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Where does it explicitly state Dean volunteered for the military ... |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Where did it say he was inducted? |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:17 AM Response to Reply #40 |
60. Dean was volunteering for Officers Candidate School |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:22 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. No he didn't - No matter how many times you stomp your feet n/t |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:35 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Hey... I respond with evidence and quotes, you respond with that |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. My dad enlisted one year early (actually it was two I think) |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. No - Option three only if he couldn't get a medical deferment... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:14 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. That would be the whole point |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. I don't blame Dean for deferment - just the dishonesty of the thread n/t |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:28 AM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Nothing but facts in this thread...you just don't like the facts. |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. As Dean stated, ..... |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
54. *deleted* |
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retyred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. So was he lying when he "said" he was seeking a deferment? |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Doesn't matter. Your whole post moot now. |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Now you're disagreeing with what Dean said? n/t |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Nope, just disagreeing with NY Times layout of story |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Here's my best guess... |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Silly Wabbit...student deferments were eventually dropped for Vietnam. |
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bearfartinthewoods (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 05:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. now that is just not fair at all |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Dean thought about Officer Candidate School if he did not get deferred... |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's when he volunteered |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. He did not volunteer - He did not have to upon receiving a medical... |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The change in selective service status came afterward. |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. No read the timeline post above... |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. Dean SOUGHT to volunteer? Did he volunteer or not? |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Dude, if you fail to disclose potential problems... |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The UCMJ is strict about lying about entrance information |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 08:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
27. "costly and difficult to get actual copies of x-rays"??? I have MRI shots |
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TexasSissy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Someone paid for them, and they aren't cheap. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:09 AM Response to Reply #32 |
57. Actually, my insurance (which I'd assume Dean had, too) paid for it... |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. Ah, thanks for starting this thread. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. The bottom line: Dean told the truth and was deferred. |
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slinkerwink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. and it's stupid to say Dean should've lied so he could've gone to vietnam |
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Scott Lee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. But a really humorous length his opponents will go to, you have to admit! |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Or the humorous lengths Dean supporters will go to convince... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:11 AM Response to Reply #41 |
58. Nobody said he "volunteered". Hell, he was at a draft physical... |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:15 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You should complain to the person who started this thread |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:32 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I HAVE read the posts. It's not reasonable, however, to group all |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:45 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Actually, you didn't read the article. |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:40 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. No, he wasn't at a draft physical. Read the article. |
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DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. mouse7 - were you of draft age in Vietnam? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Deleted message |
DancingBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 03:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I've alerted the mods |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. This whole thread is flame bait..... |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 05:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Truth hurts... |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 05:39 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Unless it's phony like Dean volunteering for the miltary n/t |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Or some Dean supporters are willing to come up with any... |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. This thread should be locked because the subect line is not true. |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
67. The NY Times article says different. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. 10:1 This Thread is Gonna Be Locked Anyway |
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fob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 06:55 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Semantics can save the thread |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:50 AM Response to Reply #51 |
68. Thanks :) I'll accept that criticism. |
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mouse7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-25-03 02:59 AM Response to Reply #45 |
69. It is when one follows up thought with action |
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mot78 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
49. Can someone save this? |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-23-03 07:32 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Best to use it now. Let's nominate the best person, okay? |
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