XPost: calgary.general, can.general, can.politics
XPost: edm.general
From: shhh@donttell.org
In Don Wagner wrote:
>
> "Jon Flamming" wrote in message
> news:20050116231726483-0700@news.telusplanet.net...
>> In Don Wagner wrote:
>>>
>>> wrote in message
>>> news:1105911628.864007.140910@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>>> "Press your nose and make a buzzer sound" Glen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The question was: "How many Presidents have fought in combat in
>>>> the
>>>> last 200 years?"
>>>> .
>>>> The answer is still "zero". No Presidents have *ever* been in
>>>> combat.
>>>
>>> In no particular order
>>>
>>> Garfeild -- Colonel in the Civil War. May have been at the battle,
> Brigadeer, later Major General. Led a brigade at Middle Creek,
> Kentuckey
Ooooo...Battle of Middle Creek. Lucky for him he managed to avoid
Gettysburg.
>>> but may not have seen action. Wealthy family, you see.
>
> Right. Fatherless at 2. Canal boat horse driver. Wealthy my ass.
He did get into politics, right? Made it to a brigader, right? Sounds
like there was monied influence at work.
>
>>> George Bush -- The elder? Flew torpedo bombers in the Pacfic. Was
>>> shot
>>> down and recovered.
>
> The Elder
>
>>> Gerald Ford -- Who cares?
>
>>> U.S. Grant -- About the only real fighting he did was in the
>>> Mexican
>>> War. Commanded during the Civil War as a general, but generals
>>> never
>>> see action anyway.
>>
>>> Benjamin Harrison -- Another higher-ranking officer. Never really
>>> saw
>>> combat. Wealthy family.
>
> Born on a farm. Not wealthy. What does wealth have to do with it
> anyway?
Family owned land, therefore, wealthy. As for the wealth aspect of it,
it was well-known that wealthy families could assure that their sons
could serve in the Civil War, but never see combat, unless there was
some unforeseen circumstance. Hell, even during conscription, anyone
could get out of service if they paid $300. That where they got the term,
"Rich man's war, poor man's fight."
> As far as combat, he was a Colonel. Not unheard of for them to see
> combat
> in that era
>
>>> William Henry Harrison -- Ditto
>
> Say lots of combat against the indians.
Were you there?
>
>>> Rutherford Hayes -- Same
>
> Strange how he got wounded if, as you say, he never saw combat.
It amazing how getting any kind of injury means you're wounded in combat.
He likely fell out of bed and hit his head on the floor.
>
>>> Andrew Jackson -- Actually did fight and really did kill. One of a
>>> very few number.
>>> John F. Kennedy -- Some question as to his combat record. Likely
>>> commanded a PT boat because they were unlikely to see action. Just
>>> J.F.
>>> K's luck it didn't turn out that way.
>>
>>> A. Lincoln -- Really did fight.
>>
>>> William Mckinley -- Actually was an member of command staff.
>>> Secretary
>>> will a rank.
>
> A Private as a member of Command staff? He ended the war as a brevet
> Major
>>
>>> James Monroe -- he fought.
>>
>>> Theodore Roosevelt -- He said he did.
>
> So did the men he commanded
Paid to say that. Wouldn't you?
>
>>
>>> Zachery Taylor -- Fought, but who cares? It's Zachary Taylor.
>>>
>>> Nixon, Ford and Johnson were all in WWII and may or
>>> may not have seen combat
>>
>> Are you kidding? Only the media or the motor pool was shot at.
>>
>>>
>>> Jimmy Carter was in the Navy and may have seen service
>>> in Korea
>>
>> Was in the US Navy so little got so match as a scratch in Korea.
>
> Not sure what you mean here. He was in the Navy for 7 years.
And never got so much as a scratch - pretty obvious.
The one thing I've noticed in politics is that one's record on anything
is embellished. If someone fell out of bed, they were wounded in action.
If they wrote the orders, they lead the men in combat. Politicians
cannot be trusted under any circumstance.
>
> Don Wagner
>
>
>
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