Saturday, November 07, 2009

ANOTHER GOP CHICKENHAWK

Markos Moulitsos calls out out krazy Tom Tancredo on his lack of military service in a war he supported and little Tommie can't take it and walks off the show. It's pretty amazing how many chickenhawks are in the GOP. For reference purposes, here's the source about little Tommie and Vietnam:
Firebrand Tancredo puts policy over party line
By Anne C. Mulkern
Denver Post Staff Writer
Posted: 11/27/2005 01:00:00 AM MST
Updated: 09/04/2006 12:34:55 AM MDT

Born in 1945, "Tommy" Tancredo grew up in an Italian neighborhood in north Denver. His parents, he says, were apolitical.

As a Republican student activist, Tancredo spoke out in favor of the Vietnam War. After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado in June 1969, he became eligible to serve in Vietnam. Tancredo said he went for his physical, telling doctors he'd been treated for depression, and eventually got a "1-Y" deferment.

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