Subj : Re: Ethics test To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 04:30:55 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > Trouble wrote in > news:Z5udnd3WIsXgW77eRVn-hg@comcast.com: > >> John Iwaniszek wrote: >> >>> Trouble wrote: >> >>>> Clinton signed up for ROTC, but then left the country, went to >>>> Russia, joined the British Communist party and organized other >>>> US draft dodgers for anti-war demonstrations. >> >>> he never joined the Communist party, you ninny. >> >> Namecalling John? not a very strong one, but still >> >> Sorry, the exact organization was the British Peace Council, > > > OK. Joining The British Peace Council = Joining the Communist > Part. This is the same level of idiocy as the'wingers who claimed > that the 100,000+ pre-Iraq War anti-war marchers were socialists > because ANSWER was involved in organizing and sending some > marchers along with the rest of the grannies, mothers, fathers, > homeowners, students, soldiers, workers, and children. > > In other words, this is a simplistic and extremely offensive > McCarthyite smear. > > > setup by >> the British Communist Party where he organized pro-communist >> anti-war rallies so he wasn't a member of the communist party he >> was a member of a group started by the BCP, funded by the WCP, >> which in turn was funded by the KGB. He wittingly or unwittingly >> supported their agenda, sounds like splitting hairs to me. >> >>> And he visited Russia. so what? >> >> And who paid for the trip? Who did he meet with? > > > He was a student? What do you think he was doing? Meeting with > Breshnev to discuss nucliear footwear. More McCarthyitism. You > are using some very antique innuendo with virtually nothing to > back it up. > > >> >>> and he avoided the draft in the Vietnam War: good for him! >> >> says you, though Carter pardoned all draft dodgers, I doubt the >> people who were drafted and went to vietam would be so flippant >> and cavalier >> > > Yes, because we must never give up a fight and should always honor > the fallen by killing some more. Sorry. As an American we all > have a right to make these judgements for ourselves. And I am > quite certain that there are Vietnam vets who would have > encouraged avoiding service at all costs and would have been > perfectly willing to give anyone a pass, even a drunken frat-boy > like Bush, if they did what ever it took to get out of going to > Vietnam. You keep using the phrase "frat-boy". Is there something in particular about this that bothers you? I was never in a fraternity but a lot of my friends were. They were still pretty regular guys. .