Subj : Re: Ethics test
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Tyler Trafford
Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 04:18:14

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Nick wrote:
> Jim Larson wrote:
>> John Iwaniszek wrote:
>> 
>>> Clinton had an academic deferrment.  He didn't dodge the draft any
>>> more that Cheney did with his family deferrment, he was never
>>> drafted to begin with.  He was studying abroad.   What's magic about
>>> using a deferrment at a US school? 
>> 
>> Yes, he did nothing illegal. However, it is hardly as cut and dried
>> as that: 
>> 
>> http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/politics/clintondraft.asp
>> 
>> (Pardon the source, but it's a decent summary.)
>> 
>> If you're going to apply a critial eye to Bush's ROTC service (or
>> lack thereof), it's only fair that the same level of scrutiny be
>> applied to Clinton. His behavior during the period was not entirely
>> exemplary. 
>
> Bush is a republican and therefore evil while Clinton, being a
> democrat, is incapable of wrongdoing.  

For those of you keeping score at home, here's the the synopsis:

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/03/03lbar.phtml
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Tyler Trafford

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