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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts) Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:10 AM Aug 2012

If Romney as a conscientious objector during Vietnam War, has he changed his mind again?

He has used the system to his advantage over and over. Now he wants to say all options are open on Iran, or will he use his conscientious objector rule again. Bain purchased companies, loaded them in debt and left the pension fund underfunded in which the government agency has had to bail out.

He can not be trusted. I sure do not like having the pension fund raider and for VP he has the Ryan budget which wants to cut medicare and social security, this is an administration doomed to bankrupt the US as he has bankrupted companies in the past. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

http://www.realromneyrecord.com/cases/gst-steel

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If Romney as a conscientious objector during Vietnam War, has he changed his mind again? (Original Post) Thinkingabout Aug 2012 OP

Romney was never a conscientious objector alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #1

I think he demonstrated FOR the Vietnam war. djean111 Aug 2012 #2

He wasn't a conscientious objector. He was a Mormon missionary. That had a special draft brewens Aug 2012 #3

Willard wasn't a C.O. during the Viet Nam war. He SUPPORTED the draft, but took a deferment Siwsan Aug 2012 #4

That's not how he got his deferments. Apparently riding a bike around France was "religious service" HopeHoops Aug 2012 #5

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

1. Romney was never a conscientious objector

Reply to Thinkingabout (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:15 AM

Aug 2012

He was fervently and publicly pro-war. He never argued for CO status. His exemption was religious, but not CO.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

2. I think he demonstrated FOR the Vietnam war.

Reply to Thinkingabout (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:16 AM

Aug 2012

He was not a conscientious objector, he just used going to Paris to spread Mormonism as an excuse to not actually go. Because he was too important, and meant for bigger things.

I would love to see Obama get Mitt to say that in a televised debate.

brewens

(13,622 posts)

3. He wasn't a conscientious objector. He was a Mormon missionary. That had a special draft

Reply to Thinkingabout (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:16 AM

Aug 2012

exemption for some reason. He could be pro war and still avoid going himself that way.

Siwsan

(26,292 posts)

4. Willard wasn't a C.O. during the Viet Nam war. He SUPPORTED the draft, but took a deferment

Reply to Thinkingabout (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:17 AM

Aug 2012

to do 'missionary work', in France. Serving his country just wasn't on his wish list. To me, he is cut from the same bolt of cloth as people like Ted Nugent and Dick Cheney. And, yes, even W, because his so-called Military service was a joke.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

5. That's not how he got his deferments. Apparently riding a bike around France was "religious service"

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Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:37 AM

Aug 2012

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