What a joy to see Ron Paul take down Newt “Chickenhawk” Gingrich in front of millions of Americans. Slogging through fifteen Republican presidential debates was totally worth it just to witness this defining moment. Dianne Sawyer, who sounded like she was on Quaaludes, raised her eyebrows quizzically as she asked him if he stood by his previous characterization of Newt as a “chickenhawk.” Her tone implied she thought this a little harsh. Paul took this opening and ran with it:
“I think people who don't serve when they could and they get three or four or even five deferments – they have no right to send our kids off to war … I'm trying to stop the wars, but at least, you know, I went when they called me up.”
Ouch! Having drawn the first blood of this presidential gladiatorial contest, the good Doctor moved in for the kill:
“We have hundreds of thousands coming back from these wars that were undeclared, they were unnecessary, they haven’t been won, they’re unwinnable, and we have hundreds of thousands looking for care. And we have an epidemic of suicide coming back. And so many have – I mean, if you add up all the contractors and all the wars going on, Afghanistan and in Iraq, we’ve lost 8,500 Americans, and severe injuries, over 40,000. And these are undeclared wars.”
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Paul should find the facts before shooting his mouth off.
ReplyDeleteGingrich was married at 19 and in College. His older wife gave birth to their first daughter before he graduated thus the second deferment.
Are you really against deferments for fathers? I am not. He went on to get his Masters then Doctorate.
We did not draft every single person. The fact you had a valid deferment hardly makes you a chickenhawk. Now many others have falsified information to get deferments they are the chickenhawks. Clinton being the perfect example. Gets a deferment to enter the guard with no intention of doing so.