BARF!
This was a setup by some leftist puke. This is a common question that the anti-war/anti-American “progressives” ask to try to do damage to Republican candidates. Of course, ABC can be counted on to quote everything Mitt said accurate as they’re paragons of unbiased reporting and would never perpetuate leftists tactics and attacks to damage a Republican candidate. /sarc
BTW, I was in Edwards draft lottery class, got a low number and did serve, although the war was over by the time I reached active duty.
I am neither for or against mitt at this point, but i think this is a total loaser of a response. Just plain crap.
It just begs the question, what did Chelsea Clinton do for America? After all, when she was a “first child” we taxpayers made sure she saw the world on our dime every time there was a school holiday. How has she repaid us? How has she used these experiences to improve this country?
Oh, I forgot. She’s a Democrat. Never mind./s
Best answer would have been:
“They are adults ... ask them, next question”
This stuff just kills me.
Less than Five (5) Percent (%) of all living Americans have served in the United States military.
I supposed next week, we will get a op/ed demeaning Mormons that haven’t served, that have kids that choose not to serve, and how thats a ‘bad thing’ in a candidate....(eyes rolling)
Sheesh, this makes talking about Jeri Thompson’s cleavage seem ‘intelligent’.
I don’t get it. What is Romney supposed to do — order his adult sons to enlist in the military?
Does the civilian mayor have the moral authority tell the chief of police to go fight crime in the city?
Do I have to be a policeman to know it’s a good thing to fight crime?
Same thing on the national scale. Writ big.
Sheesh. This is the most vapid argument ever by the left. It was old two election ago. It’s time for a Republican with guts to shut these people up with an argument similar to that above.
Why is Ann Coulter the only one man enough to put small brained lefties in their place?
I am not a Mitt fan by any stretch of the imagination but i’ll stand with him on this one. The children of candidates are adults and their own choices should not be political issues. Judge a candidate based on what he himself will do.
As a Mom of an active military veteran, do I have to thank Romeney’s son for his “service?” < /sarcasm>
For many of the elites, service to the country is something others do.
The only answer is, "We have a volunteer military; no one is in it who didn't sign up on their own accord. It follows that not being a veteran is not a political disability - so what is the point of the question?"
So the sons are hiding behind Daddy’s skirt.
So?
It's not like they are sitting home playing video games or causing trouble. They are serving.
In this case, they are serving their faith before country. But still, they serve a higher calling. I wish all youth did one or the other, frankly.
Yet how many youth serve neither their faith or their country?
Well, to name just a few of those youth who served neither: Ronald Reagan's kids, Bush's kids, Fred Thompson's kids? I am sure it is pretty common among all the candidates. So what? Perhaps each family finds their own way to support not only their faith, but their country too and vice versa.
I found an interesting blurb on it. It seems while Utah is dead last in military enlistment right out of high school. The Mormons rank near the top in high quality enlistments of those who chose the military as a life-long career:
An Associated Press article (27 December 1999,Salt Lake Tribune) reported that Utah ranks last among all states in the proportion of young men and women signing up for military services (according to military figures). The military recruiters attribute this partially to the state's healthy economy and high proportion of young people attending college, but primarily to the choice of Utahns to serve as missionaries for the Church. The age group that the military prefers to recruit from is "also the prime age group for Mormon men to go away on church missions. And in a state that is predominately Mormon, most young men turn to the church and away from recruiters."
On the other hand, Utah ranks fourth highest among all states in the proportion of "high-quality" enlistees. Only Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota recruits outscored Utah.
Mitt, did your sons register with the Selective Service when they turned 18, or wait until you joined the NRA?
Sorry, Mittster, to equate working on your daddy’s campaign with putting your life on the line in Iraq to fight terrorism is an insult. You owe an apology to our brave men and women.
And my opinion doesn’t mean that everyone needs to be in the military or that candidates should not run if they or their families don’t serve. I’m just saying that whay Mitt said is insulting.