From: "Mark" 

Cheney's statement that's what, 4 decades old? I guess I don't understand
why remembering Mr. Wizard can't just be done without throwing politics
into it.

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
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> "Richard B."  wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:49:56 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>I was one of those children in the 50s enjoying  'Watch Mr. Wizard'.
>>>Herbert
>>>was also a B-24 bomber pilot in WWII. Unlike Dick Cheney Herbert didn't
>>>have
>>>"better things to do" than serve his country when it counted
>>
>> Yeah but many choose the scum BillC over a real hero like Bob Dole so
>> it really doesn't matter where politics is involved.
>>
>> - Richard
>
> Gregory Boyington - war hero, CMH recepient  "Show me a hero and I'll show
> you a bum"  
>
> He did make a one person exemption for that statement - Joe Foss
>
> FWIW - my ire is directed at Cheney's statement and not that the decision
> of many not to serve
>

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