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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 11:06 AM
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Look what the Rethugs did to a disabled Vietnam combat veteran who stood up to Bush in 2002
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKFYpd0q9nE

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001034

Senate Years of Service: 1997- 2003
Party: Democrat

CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max), a Senator from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Ga., August 24, 1942; grew up in Lithonia and graduated from Lithonia High School 1960; graduated from Stetson University, DeLand, Fla. 1964; received a Master’s degree from Emory University 1968; served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain 1965-1968; wounded in combat in Vietnam; member of the Georgia state senate 1971-1975; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor 1974; consultant to Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs 1975, professional Senate staff member 1975-1977; appointed administrator of United States Veterans Administration by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, and served until 1981; Georgia Secretary of State 1982-1996; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996, and served from January 7, 1997 to January 3, 2003; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2002.

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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-15-09 11:27 AM
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1. I wrote a meltdown rant about Max during the recent Presidential campaign...
I was sick and tired of hearing about what a "war hero" John McCain was and I let loose.
It ain't for the faint of heart so proceed with caution.


http://journals.democraticunderground.com/givemebackmycountry/20
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