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February 22, 2007
Air America's Thom Hartmann Tricked His Way Out of Vietnam
Err America continues to stagger through bankruptcy, but at least it has found a replacement for the obnoxious clown and would-be Senator Al Franken. Thom Hartmann now shoulders the burden of going up against El Rushbo in the prime noon–3 PM EST slot. As noted by fellow Oregonian Lars Larson, Hartmann counts among his qualifications having tricked his way out of serving his country during Vietnam.
Larson quotes a fawning puff piece from the Portland Oregonian:
...Hartmann joined the Air Force, thinking he could work as an engineer, thus avoiding dangerous duty. Quickly realizing he was wrong, Hartmann managed to flunk an end-of-basic training physical, earning a quick ticket back to civilian life.
Evidently, Hartmann used deception to flunk the physical. The Uniform Code of Military Justice has something to say about this:
Any person who […] procures his own separation from the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his eligibility for that separation […] shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
But don't expect this to prevent Hartmann from maligning President Bush's National Guard service.

Posted by Van Helsing at February 22, 2007 11:35 AM
Comments
So did Limbaugh. He claimed he had anal cysts.
Argument is moot.
Posted by: Voice of Reality at February 22, 2007 1:38 PM
No he didn't. But YOU are an anal cyst.
Posted by: Doug at February 22, 2007 1:51 PM
Never listened to Al Franken but I did just listen to Thom Hartmann. Wouldn't you know, he's another semi-psychotic left-wing moonbat with his own ideas of "how to run the world." More specifically, he said before the 2006 election that [the Republicans] had it "already set-up." Meaning that he was manic enough to think that the Republicans were going to win again. He also thinks that the media was and is working the elections. We know how that turned out. He also has that typical whiney condescending voice typical of his ilk. I wonder what kind of upper-middle class salary they’re going to offer this windbag over at Air Cuba (woops – Air America).
Posted by: Ghostrider at February 22, 2007 3:40 PM
Funny Doug! Lefties can't argue anything without thier precious moral equivalency.
Posted by: Chris at February 22, 2007 3:44 PM
Air America posts always seem to bring out the worst of the left-wing gene sewer.
Posted by: V the K at February 22, 2007 5:54 PM
Do you morbidly obese right wingnuts have any shame? You tricked us into a war which you then lost, distracting us from another war which you also lost (that's two), all the while bullying your way through as paragons of moral virtue when it turns out every last one of you is either a draft dodger, child molester or anti-gay closet homosexual!
America kicked you out with a 12 million vote plurality in the last election because of the nasty dirty tricks, corruption and lies that mark your every utterance. None of your policies work so you substitute distraction with your freak sideshow of nutbag issues hoping you can bully and buffalo your way past the voters again. Not any more! America has your number now, losers. Crawl back into your holes, and while you;re at it, lose that 500 pounds that earned you the label "conservative."
Posted by: gregrocker at February 22, 2007 6:45 PM
gregrocker;
Is it hard to use the keyboard while wearing a straight-jacket?
Posted by: KHarn at February 22, 2007 6:58 PM
Can you be more gay, than to call yourself "Thom"?
Posted by: ToddonCapeCod at February 22, 2007 7:45 PM
I always get a giant chuckle when ever you righties use desperate tactics to divert any attention from your Brigade of Chickenhawks. Let's see, we have Dick Cheney who used five deferments to escape Vietnam, and of course your beloved leader George Bush who used Big Daddy's connections to get into the National Guard where he made sure to let them know that he would NOT go to Vietnam. Little brother Jeb also avoided service. Joe Scarborough, Rush Limbaugh, Sen Trent Lott, Newt Gingrich, Tom Delay, Rep. Roy Blunt, and many more who are no longer serving in Congress since the voters kicked their sorry war mongering butts out last November. So long as you always seek to remove the splinter from your brethern's eye it will keep you from taking a long hard look at that beam resting in your own eyes won't it?
Thom Hartmann can run circles around you and any of your pathetic NeoCons when it comes to intelligence and knowledge. He went to Europe and Africa to work for improving healthcare. I can only assume that you are so jealous and envious all you can do is try and piss on him in order to make yourselves feel better. Typical MO of a major loser.
Posted by: Theda at February 22, 2007 8:12 PM
Liberalism and liberals are like the pod people or Stepford Wives of politics and society. They're always parroting the same drivel ad nauseum, almost to the letter. Some of them have an obsession to weight (or in this case obesity); others have the classic symptoms of BDS; most tend to rely on the word “truth” or the phrase “truth to power.” When combined with the corollary conspiratorial rhetoric that they have acquired from their left-wing dullard masters and bombastic peers they are able to quickly churn out another left-wing, cliche ridden, diatribe.
Posted by: Ghostrider at February 22, 2007 8:19 PM
You gotta wonder, if leftists are so concerned about health care in Africa, maybe they should have been spending millions on that instead of throwing it down the fiscal sinkhole of (Hot) Air (Against) America.
Posted by: V the K at February 23, 2007 3:47 AM
I know it's hard to filter thru all the anti-psychotic medications but how exactly is serving in the National Guard or obtaining a deferrment the same as lying your way out of active duty? Sorry maybe I could understand if I had some reeducation or got dropped on my head a few times.
Posted by: Bandit at February 23, 2007 10:09 AM
Whenever I see a high number of comments I always know the trolls are dropping by.
And I also know they will attempt to change the subject since they can't defend their stance...a la the first troll post.
Posted by: NudeGayWhalesForJesus at February 23, 2007 10:29 AM

