John W. wrote:

> Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote in message news:<2oeg1iF9p3diU7@uni-berlin.de>...
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>>mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
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>>>Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>John W. wrote:
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>>>>Yeah, Bush should have done something academic like going abroad and
>>>>organizing protests against his own country while not inhaling, of course.
>>>
>>>
>>>Sorry. Are you saying shirking of duty is OK, if the proper political
>>>party is involved?
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>>I am saying nothing of the kind. I was mocking John's notion of "academic."
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> Since the original reference was to Clinton ("... after 8 years...")
> then 'academic' applies. And I figure anyone who at the very least has
> actually gone to war (regardless of how long and under what
> circumstances) stands much higher in my regard than a man whose
> morality and patriotism guided him to party and pick up chicks under
> the guise of being a military pilot.

Which partying and chick-picking up would that be?

BTW, I notice that you spin not being able to afford cable as being a 
good thing since you are untainted by the mainstream, broadcast media. 
Have you noticed the different degrees of scrutiny that the mainstream 
media have given to Bush's service (a record on which he is not running) 
and have given to Kerry's service (a record on which he is running 
exclusively)?

"When are you going to answer our questions, George Bush? When are you 
going to release those records? When are you? Huh? Huh? Huh?"

"I served with John Kerry, but I have questions about..."
"Shut that man's mouth! How dare you question his patriotism?!"

John Edward's said, "If you have any question about what he's made of, 
just spend three minutes with the men who served with him then and who 
stand with him now"
http://tinyurl.com/7xkja

Too bad the mainstream, nonbiased broadcast media won't let me spend one 
minute with the Swiftees, let alone three.

- Kevin