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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:56 PM Original message |
WW2 Draft Dodger Gets a Statue in OK City |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Don't you know? He had other priorities during WWII. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Is the statue wearing make up? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 08:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Gen. MacArthur wore make-up. nt |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Indeed, MacArthur was a full on fop who really liked "looking pretty"... |
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Help me help Earth (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's a little harsh, |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. No, it wasn't harsh enough |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. More complicated than that. 34 year old father of four in 1941, |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Was he drafted? n/t |
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Help me help Earth (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. No, he wasn't elegible. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. They changed the eligibility standards as the war went on. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Are you sure about elegibility? My |
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Help me help Earth (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Not totally, but that's what I've heard. nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. At the end of the war, those with three or more kids got discharged first. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yes he was; read Gary Wills' "John Wayne's America" for a detailed examination... |
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BDW1964 (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. Draft Dodger no |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. No draft dodger, but a service avoider |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Sorry, but you have fallen for the PR... |
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BDW1964 (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-04-07 04:32 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Lmao |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. At least they did not picture him as |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
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