Flip 4: "It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam."
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Flop 4: "I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there."
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Mitt managed to avoid serving in Vietnam through a series of deferments. Although he protested in support of the war Mitt "Richie Rich" Romney obtained 4 deferment like so many Republican chicken hawks did during the Vietnam war. Like so many members of the ruling class, Romney favored sending poor and middle class kids to Vietnam but lacked the balls or the patriotism to walk the walk but he sure did talk the talk.
Yes, you heard that right. Not only did Mitt Romney protest in favor of sending other people’s children to die in Vietnam, even as he avoided service himself, he then complained about how those dying Americans made it “tough” for him while he was in France avoiding service.
Romney had no desire or intention to wear the uniform of any branch of the US military. He's doing what he does best lying.
Huffington Post Reports "His 31-month religious deferment expired in early 1969. And Romney received an academic studies deferment for much of the next two years. He became available for military service at the end of 1970 when his deferments ran out and he could have been drafted. But by that time, America was beginning to slice its troop levels, and Romney's relatively high lottery number – 300 out of 365 – was not called."
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Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no Senator's son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the tax men come to the door
Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
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It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no
Yeah, some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no military son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no, no
Not only is Romney a coward and a tax cheat he's an asshole the same as his supporters.
