Anyone who compares Newt Gingrich to John Kerry is showing his own ignorance.
Well, Gingrich compared himself to Kerry. He's the one who thinks he's "unfairly" targeted like Kerry.
Gingrich was in college and got student deferments. He has said time and again that he regrets this now. Said he wishes he had served. Romney was knocking on doors, in a polyester suit, pissing people off when he should have been serving his country. This deferment as a “minister” of his faith went on for three long years, long enough for the draft to be practically over when he made himself available. He has never said he regreted not serving in the military. He has three grown sons. Not a one of them have served a day in uniform. Romney has never said he regreted no serving in the military. Military service is high on Morman’s list of priorities. I can count the Mormans on one finger that I knew when I was in the military. A CO I had in Germany. Of course he didn’t drink or swear, didn’t even drink coffee, and he was an azz. Graduate of BYU, the works. We loved it when he would go on leave because the acting CO was a good ole Southern Baptist from Oklahoma, who got drunk with the enlisted folk and was a chain smoker.