Mittens: "One of my two regrets in life, is not serving in the Military"

[Thrill]

"I would of loved to do that"

Man this guy is a damn fool. He's a joke

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. What's the other regret? That he's pissed away more money

on this campaign than a whole town of people earn in a lifetime?

[Meldread]

2. There is still time Mittens! Quick! Someone get him a uniform!

I believe in making dreams come true.

;)

[Duke Newcombe]

3. People are fools for serving in the military?

Did you mean this?

Duke

[Duke Newcombe]

No problem, Mr. Romney...

...W probably has the same regret, too...

OUCH!

Duke

[Thrill]

6. No

Its just a stupid thing to say. If you wanted to serve in the military, you would of done it. Its certainly not something you regret not doing. Sure this Millionaire guy now regrets not going to the military. He's such a phony.

[Big Blue Marble]

7. Duke, calm down, it is a joke.

His saying that he regrets it now when he is running for to be the Republican nominee sounds hypocritical.

[Duke Newcombe]

11. Possibly a joke...

But (a) with the seemingly strong anti-military bent of DU and in this very thread, taking the comment seriously isn't out of line, and (b) some people I know honestly have expressed similar regret, and they were real about it. Just saying...

Duke

[Big Blue Marble]

18. We were just having a laugh at Willard's expense.

Most of us here support our military men and women. We just do not like them being used
to support the imperial causes of the NeoCons.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. Something wrong with being "anti-military"?

:shrug:

[SammyWinstonJack]

25. No but mittens is a fool if he thinks any see this as anything more than pandering.

IOW he'll say anything for votes. Get it?

[gratuitous]

35. No, no, no

It's not Republicans who will say anything for votes, it's Democrats, silly! If Republicans are guilty of anything (and they never are), it's that they tell the truth too much.

For penance, please review the Right Wing Talking Points.

[Virginia Dare]

31. No, they're fools for purposefully avoiding it..

and then saying later that they regret it when they're running for President just to pander and seem "commander-like".

I vote this the most reactionary post of the day.

[Big Blue Marble]

4. What do think the other one was?

I laughed out loud when he said that.

Ya, really, I am sure you regret it.

[Ravy]

28. He went to see Gigli. nt

[Duke Newcombe]

30. This is shared by all n/t

Duke

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. One of my greatest regrets is serving in the military.

4 years of doing nothing, nada, zip, of any worth to society or humanity.

[TheUniverse]

8. That's strange, the best decision I made in my entire life is not joining the military.

[Prefer]

21. Even stranger - The best decision I didn't make in my entire life was joining the military

- because I never even considered it

[Stephanie]

9. How old is he?

I think it's not too late. And why didn't he counsel his sons to sign up?

[Duke Newcombe]

13. Whether he did or did not...

...isn't an issue since (a) children are not slaves that do our bidding, and (b) we have an all volunteer force.

Can't we find a new talking point? And how does that change _his_ "regret"?

Duke

[Stephanie]

17. How very odd.

Mittens has so many sons, you'd think at least one of them would have fellow-feeling with his Pops, the military regretter. You'd think he would have urged them all to serve in the Great Cause That Is Iraq. Why would you not want to talk about this?

[Duke Newcombe]

19. Because...

(a) It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, and (b) whether he did or not is unknowable and irrelevant.

I can think of many more salient questions he needs asking--ones that directly affect your life and mine. I simply prefer to concentrate on those.

Your mileage varies, obviously.

Duke

[Stephanie]

20. Candidate hypocrisy is always a good talking point.

And Mittens has given us a big opening.

[Virginia Dare]

33. If Mittsy brought it up, then it's relevant...

as well as knowable. His statement brings up many questions. Why does he regret not serving? Why didn't he serve in the first place? Why doesn't he encourage his kids to?

[ruggerson]

10. "The other is leaving the planet Kolob before the summer was over"

[Duke Newcombe]

14. Hmmm....

A question: was that a ridicule of Mormonism? I ask for informational purposes only.

Duke

[trumad]

26. First off Duke...

You characterization of DU being anti military is pure bullshit. And this Vet should know...

And making fun of mormonisim--- that's a bad thing?

[Duke Newcombe]

29. all righty, then...

Posts 5 and 7 answer your first "question" and..

...if you don't see intolerance and religious bigotry as a bad thing, there's no point in discussing this further with you.

:wtf:

Duke

[trumad]

37. Why is it a bad thing to knock around some crazy Mormons.

I read post 5 and 7 and I have no idea what you are talking about. There are a boat load of vets on DU and we've always made sure to give anyone shit who disses the military. Thing is--- it hardly ever happens. So--- you're fucking make up shit when you say DU has a anti-military bent.

[MonkeyFunk]

12. And he got a deferment

so he could spend two and a half years in France, annoying people.

[SeattleGirl]

15. Well, he does have, what, five sons who are definitely of age to go.

Come on, Mittens! Send those big, strappin' boys of yours over to Iraq. Make us proud! :crazy:

[calimary]

16. Yeah, I'm sure you would have loved getting one of your legs shot off,

Mr. Men's Wearhouse.

If you hold it in such high regard as such a noble pursuit, why aren't you directing even one of your FIVE healthy, able-bodied, eligible sons to enlist? Hmmmm, mitty??? Shitty mitty, if you ask me.

[Kahuna]

22. Did he squeeze out a tear? What a phony. nt

[Byronic]

23. Sorry, I'm still shaking my head

at Romney's "It's called Global Warming not American Warming" comment.

And also the most remarkably pandering moment I have ever seen, when he went to Michigan, created an on-the-spot economic policy change just for his audience, and then abandoned it for the other states after Michigan was won.

Just add this one to the long list. Mitt is just extraordinary.

I would have liked to have seen Obama or Clinton wipe the floor with him in November.

[robbedvoter]

24. I bet. When they run, they always love "to have done it" And they always...didn't

[Mass]

32. Which is why none of his 5 sons are serving in the military?

[Virginia Dare]

34. Oh, don't worry they'll regret it too in about 30 years..

when they're running for something...:eyes:

[Armstead]

36. One of my regrets too --- NOW when it's safe to regret the past

As someone who was Grade A Chuckroast for the draft during Vietnam, I can teell you that i sure as hell didn't regret escaping it at the time.