http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/10766/the-great-orange-satan-vs-tancredo<snip>
According to Tancredo's Wikipedia page
Which as we all know is never the be-all and end-all but at least it has no flags:
Fellow Republican State Treasurer Mike Coffman refused to share the stage with Congressman Tancredo at a pro-war rally for the Iraq war in 2003 because of Tancredo's failure to serve in Vietnam. Mike Coffman is a former Marine who was deployed to the first Persian Gulf conflict more than a decade ago. After leaving a Colorado capitol stage in what he described as a personal protest Coffman said "I just didn't feel (Tancredo) had the moral authority to send other young people off to war when he was not willing to go himself." In 1970 after Tancredo's student deferments ran out, he appealed his 1-A draft status, which would have put him at the top of the list for draft eligibility during the Vietnam War. Tancredo was then given a 1-Y status, which put him at the bottom of the list after he reported that he had been treated for mental illness as a teenager. Tancredo said he was diagnosed with depression when he was 16 or 17 and received medication for five years for panic attacks and bouts of anxiety and depression. Because of Tancredo's draft record, Coffman said he specifically asked organizers of the rally whether Tancredo would be speaking.<76>
I didn't really feel it was a cheap shot. Tancredo walked into it by arguing vet's health care with a veteran. I didn't serve either, but if I tried to tell a veteran what was good for him or her, I would expect to be put in my place also.
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