Who Answers The Call?

Some through provoking stats I came across today. They make you wonder. Democrats are always accused of lacking in patriotism for the USA. But who defends it when the call comes?



Democrats:



Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.

David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.

Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.

Al Gore: Enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.

Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.

Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII.

John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Hearts.

Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.

Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam.

Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53.

Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.

Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.

Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII; Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.

Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars, and Soldier's Medal.

Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.

Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.

Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.

Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.

Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57

Chuck Robb: Marine Corps -- Vietnam

Howell Heflin: Silver Star

George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.

Bill Clinton: Did not serve.

Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.

Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953

John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.

Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.





Republicans:



Dick Cheney: Did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.

Dennis Hastert: Did not serve.

Tom Delay: Did not serve.

Roy Blunt: Did not serve.

Bill Frist: Did not serve.

Mitch McConnell: Did not serve.

Rick Santorum: Did not serve.

Trent Lott: Did not serve.

John Ashcroft: Did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.

Jeb Bush: Did not serve.

Karl Rove: Did not serve.

Saxby Chambliss: Did not serve. "Bad knee." (This is the man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism. Cleland is a triple-amputee due to war wounds received in Vietnam.)

Paul Wolfowitz: Did not serve.

Vin Weber: Did not serve.

Richard Perle: Did not serve.

Douglas Feith: Did not serve.

Eliot Abrams: Did not serve.

Richard Shelby: Did not serve.

Jon Kyl: Did not serve.

Tim Hutchison: Did not serve.

Christopher Cox: Did not serve.

Newt Gingrich: Did not serve.

Don Rumsfeld: Served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.

George W. Bush: Failed to complete his six-year National Guard; got assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up for required medical exam, disappeared from duty.

Ronald Reagan: Due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role. Making movies.

B-1 Bob Dornan: Consciously enlisted after fighting was over in Korea.

Phil Gramm: Did not serve.

John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.

John M. McHugh: Did not serve.

JC Watts: Did not serve.

Jack Kemp: Did not serve. "Knee problem," although llater continued in NFL for 8 years.

Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.

Rudy Giuliani: Did not serve.

George Pataki: Did not serve.

Spencer Abraham: Did not serve.

John Engler: Did not serve.

Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: AWOL from Austrian army ZZZbase.





Pundits & Preachers:



Sean Hannity: Did not serve.

Rush Limbaugh: Did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')

Bill O'Reilly: Did not serve.

Michael Savage: Did not serve.

George Will: Did not serve.

Chris Matthews: Did not serve.

Paul Gigot: Did not serve.

Bill Bennett: Did not serve.

Pat Buchanan: Did not serve.

John Wayne: Did not serve.

Bill Kristol: Did not serve.

Kenneth Starr: Did not serve.

Antonin Scalia: Did not serve.

Clarence Thomas: Did not serve.

Ralph Reed: Did not serve.

Michael Medved: Did not serve.

Charlie Daniels: Did not serve.

Ted Nugent: Did not serve. (He only shoots at things that don't shoot back.)





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