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C Moon

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65. "Congressman King avoided the draft with "2S" deferments in 1967, 1968 and 1969."
Wed Jul 12, 2017, 12:39 PM
Jul 2017

"Congressman King avoided the draft with "2S" deferments in 1967, 1968 and 1969. Nine days after receiving his third deferment, President Richard Nixon signed an amendment to the Military Service Act of 1967 that created the draft lottery. Under the new lottery system, draft deferments were still allowed. Because he had been receiving deferments under the old draft system, King was still shielded from being drafted in the lottery system as long as he maintained his deferments and stayed in school."

Bring It Me. Jul 2017 #1
Beat me to it! Coventina Jul 2017 #39
Steve King is the King of the Republican Scum olegramps Jul 2017 #62
A veritable fifth column, those guys. sandensea Jul 2017 #104
YES! BRING IT... yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #63
Who is going to believe anything they say now after proof of all the fake news they put out before? nikibatts Jul 2017 #83
Yes! Owl Jul 2017 #111
Yes. Bring it. n/t susanna Jul 2017 #136
LOL DarthDem Jul 2017 #2
I say bring it on too. What foolishness. Not wanting to get to the bottom... brush Jul 2017 #17
+1 onetexan Jul 2017 #75
The repuglican cockroaches (I like that, sorry cucarachas!) don't want the government to govern. erronis Jul 2017 #82
Exactly! brush Jul 2017 #102
Have at it, Hoss PJMcK Jul 2017 #3
Steve King of Iowa? Mr. Racist himself? Moostache Jul 2017 #4
That's a tall order...... SergeStorms Jul 2017 #131
Call his bluff. Reinvestigating Hillary will swing more independents away from the GOP Freethinker65 Jul 2017 #5
Wow! The Democrats made us do it! Eyeball_Kid Jul 2017 #6
Obstruction of Justice bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #7
Oh, yes not fooled Jul 2017 #41
the problem is that there are 1000 radio stations pushing this and king is certainot Jul 2017 #119
Agree. Totally! dhol82 Jul 2017 #126
My thoughts also, he must be admitting the Trump family is corrupt. Thinkingabout Jul 2017 #72
Let's put it out there!!! Media, are you woke? nikibatts Jul 2017 #84
Imagine the optics of Hillary acing yet another 11-hour interrogation JaneQPublic Jul 2017 #8
Oh woe is trump then. nt irisblue Jul 2017 #40
Yes, the same POTUS that whined NewJeffCT Jul 2017 #54
Isn't that a form of blackmail? shraby Jul 2017 #9
Malicious prosecution jberryhill Jul 2017 #12
Go for it! This dude's asshole rating is sky high... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #10
Try it, sucker! muntrv Jul 2017 #11
That is a statement of desperation for an act of pure retaliation. gordianot Jul 2017 #13
Hey Stevie, you left off "B-B-B-BENGHAZEEEEEEEEEE!" muntrv Jul 2017 #14
In the words of a prominent Republican... regnaD kciN Jul 2017 #15
I believe he was talking to an empty chair. AJT Jul 2017 #28
Talking to Steve King... 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #80
Right out of the manual of 8th grade bullying. SpankMe Jul 2017 #16
They've been investigating Hillary Clinton for decades and have found nothing. George II Jul 2017 #18
He just wanted his headline rsdsharp Jul 2017 #19
don't know why but onethatcares Jul 2017 #20
Which one turbinetree Jul 2017 #24
don't have the correct dialogue but onethatcares Jul 2017 #25
Or when they are at the toll booth turbinetree Jul 2017 #26
Were gonna need a shit load of dimes! GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #42
On the one when he says Hedley Lamarr turbinetree Jul 2017 #46
I believe you mean this one (non-PC as only Mel could get away with)... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #61
Let's be sure to use that line against him when he's up for reelection flibbitygiblets Jul 2017 #21
Western Iowa exboyfil Jul 2017 #43
since he is also talking about eliminating food stamps, some of his supporters just MIGHT niyad Jul 2017 #68
Western Iowans: if hospitals and post offices close, they'll blame Obama and HRC emulatorloo Jul 2017 #78
Everyone has limits. I choose to believe there is a core of decency in most people...but then nikibatts Jul 2017 #85
We are really not that gerrymandered exboyfil Jul 2017 #96
Sadly, IA isn't really gerrymandered. progressoid Jul 2017 #97
Yep. progressoid Jul 2017 #99
Now That's Just Plain Stupid Of Them..... global1 Jul 2017 #22
I hope you're right, but not fooled Jul 2017 #45
Bring it. yardwork Jul 2017 #23
That prick should be expelled from congress asap. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #27
Another lunatic in chump's cabal. gademocrat7 Jul 2017 #29
Keep in mind that King is merely doing the bidding of his backwards constituents. LonePirate Jul 2017 #30
Go for it Renew Deal Jul 2017 #31
Have at it. Forty years of Clinton investigations have never turned up anything. Squinch Jul 2017 #32
And even if they do, meadowlander Jul 2017 #98
What an asswipe. This is extortion. Go for it, HRC been investigated and nothing found. iluvtennis Jul 2017 #33
BENGHAZI!!!111 jpak Jul 2017 #34
Half of this country will condone or commit treason to get their way, therefore we really Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #35
that is fucking hilarious. barbtries Jul 2017 #36
unimaginative losers Deb Jul 2017 #37
First Democratic Witness: Donald John Trump, Jr. no_hypocrisy Jul 2017 #38
Oh God, please. Please let their 2018-strategy be Clinton-bashing. PLEASE! DetlefK Jul 2017 #44
+1 (n/t) FreepFryer Jul 2017 #50
Nice try, Stevie NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #47
They call blame the Clintons Turbineguy Jul 2017 #48
He'll go on Mueller's dark money financial investigation list for that little attempt at obstruction FreepFryer Jul 2017 #49
do it, you racist POS steve king. Let the country see exactly what your gutter party is still_one Jul 2017 #51
Actually, I fear this kind zentrum Jul 2017 #52
The Steele Dossier started with anti-Trump Replublicans csziggy Jul 2017 #107
Thanks for the important zentrum Jul 2017 #109
What a piece of crap! Bromwell Jul 2017 #53
Republicans, Liars, crooks, thieves..... now LakeArenal Jul 2017 #55
Hillary will chew these weakling up and spit them out just like she's done for the last 30 years Snake Plissken Jul 2017 #56
o dearie dearie me! whatever shall we do? struggle4progress Jul 2017 #57
LOL! Have at it dipshit! KPN Jul 2017 #58
These idiots couldn't convict Hillary even if she HAD done something TlalocW Jul 2017 #59
Oh yeah, throw us into that briar patch! Mad_Mongol Jul 2017 #60
Please proceed. n/t Still In Wisconsin Jul 2017 #64
"Congressman King avoided the draft with "2S" deferments in 1967, 1968 and 1969." C Moon Jul 2017 #65
Investigate King, he is sure to have many skeletons in his closet. Thinkingabout Jul 2017 #74
To complete the picture: "He did not graduate." FreeStateDemocrat Jul 2017 #106
I saw that on Wiki, but I didn't see why I should add it... C Moon Jul 2017 #112
Wait. Whut? LOLz SammyWinstonJack Jul 2017 #66
Please, Rep. King, keep on making yourself less and less relevant. L. Coyote Jul 2017 #67
Desperation is sad. Nitram Jul 2017 #69
A scary thought because we've "been there, done that" ad nauseum. maddiemom Jul 2017 #70
Let's do this, Steve, you gigantic boil on the a** of Congress! BadgerMom Jul 2017 #71
I try not to hate others but.... Edina Jul 2017 #73
Losers. C_U_L8R Jul 2017 #76
What have the Russians got on HIM? Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2017 #77
To what end? Mr. Ected Jul 2017 #79
who cares what steve king thinks or says? The american people don't beachbum bob Jul 2017 #81
Neah neah-neah neah neah booga booga booga. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2017 #86
Ahem... Mr.King: Ms Clinton is NOT the President Puzzler Jul 2017 #87
I thought this was satire. louis-t Jul 2017 #88
They can order up investigations but they'll have to wait until the present ones are over. Heh heh.. ancianita Jul 2017 #89
"These kind (sic) of things"---These trifling matters of TREASON and OVERTHROWING OUR VOTE. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #90
Now if he threatened to investigate Daenerys Targaryen, I'd pay attention. tclambert Jul 2017 #91
Basic rule when investigating organized crime. briv1016 Jul 2017 #92
that would make them look stupid & not bother or even interest most of us yurbud Jul 2017 #93
Go ahead asshole CanonRay Jul 2017 #94
We are doubling down. truthisfreedom Jul 2017 #95
Steve King is just an A-hole mdbl Jul 2017 #100
Asshole! Republicans are always such assholes! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2017 #101
I love that the news is talking "trump Jr emails" te he. Oh the irony! riversedge Jul 2017 #103
How ridiculous is this going to get??!! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #105
King does not seem to realize that it is the NEWS companies that are keeping this alive csziggy Jul 2017 #108
Do it! I dare you! UCmeNdc Jul 2017 #110
Some people just aren't worth the foul flesh that houses their bodies. Guilded Lilly Jul 2017 #113
That's ridiculous. Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2017 #114
So his threat is MurrayDelph Jul 2017 #115
If they had anything they would have used it by now Astraea Jul 2017 #116
Bring it. sellitman Jul 2017 #117
How about a special surtax on the rich greymattermom Jul 2017 #118
Great idea RainCaster Jul 2017 #127
lol we dems are shaking in our boots--NOT KRISITNA Jul 2017 #120
It's really a matter of priorities elias7 Jul 2017 #121
Assholes like Steve King...... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2017 #122
The news media are eager to have the RW loons Progressive dog Jul 2017 #123
That's about as un-American as it gets. SusanaMontana41 Jul 2017 #124
"What I'm saying is this, that the Comey investigation - now him picking the special counsel on top red dog 1 Jul 2017 #125
Mr. King explain to the taxpayers... Owens Jul 2017 #128
Ooooooo!!! FEAR!! And desperation to be going after Hillary like this AgadorSparticus Jul 2017 #129
it's the get clinton industry AmandaRuth Jul 2017 #130
Perhaps... cannabis_flower Jul 2017 #132
The GOP is indistinguishable from an old-school organized crime syndicate Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #133
A big who cares...they will look like horses asses... Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #134
Go ahead and waste more money Iplayoneontv Jul 2017 #135
In case we weren't sure America is a banana republic, SusanaMontana41 Jul 2017 #137
I doubt that will win the GOP many votes Blue Idaho Jul 2017 #138
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