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tooblue · 11-15-2007, 05:08 AM

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/...ica/romney.php

il Padrino Ute · 11-15-2007, 06:22 AM

Nice read. Thanks for posting.

Tex · 11-15-2007, 01:29 PM

It's interesting that the French were so uppity about the Americans being in Vietnam, given that it was the French who got us into Vietnam in the first place. Idiots.

Yes, I served my mission in Germany.

Indy Coug · 11-15-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

It's interesting that the French were so uppity about the Americans being in Vietnam, given that it was the French who got us into Vietnam in the first place. Idiots.

Yes, I served my mission in Germany.

If there's one thing the French know how to do, it's how to get us involved in wars.

hyrum · 11-15-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tooblue

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/...ica/romney.php

So Dad flip-flopped on the war. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

As for the "deprivation" as a missionary, it pales in comparison to McCain's life difficulties at that time.

YOhio · 11-15-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hyrum

So Dad flip-flopped on the war. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

As for the "deprivation" as a missionary, it pales in comparison to McCain's life difficulties at that time.

Where was the "deprivation" assertion made?

hyrum · 11-15-2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

Where was the "deprivation" assertion made?

Bottom of page 1:
"The son of a car company chief executive who later became governor of Michigan, Mitt Romney called his mission an "instructive" first experience of deprivation."

HuskyFreeNorthwest · 11-16-2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by hyrum

So Dad flip-flopped on the war. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

As for the "deprivation" as a missionary, it pales in comparison to McCain's life difficulties at that time.

Romney's dad flipped because he went to Vietnam and saw how America was being lied to back home.

If Mitt was more like his dad he might be worth voting for.

YOhio · 11-16-2007, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by hyrum

Bottom of page 1:
"The son of a car company chief executive who later became governor of Michigan, Mitt Romney called his mission an "instructive" first experience of deprivation."

For the reason you identified I think it was a silly choice of words by Romney, however true it may be.

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