While mogul / reality TV star Donald Trump continues his cocktease of jumping into the 2012 presidential race, there's already sketchy issues shadowing him.First, his service during Vietnam...or lack thereof, courtesy of The Smoking Gun. The Donald credits a "high draft number" to keeping him out of combat, though they chalk that up to five student and medical deferments.
The campaign trail, and even the trail leading up to it must make memories fuzzy. During a TV interview, Trump said, “I actually got lucky because I had a very high draft number. I’ll never forget, that was an amazing period of time in my life. I was going to the Wharton School of Finance, and I was watching as they did the draft numbers and I got a very, very high number and those numbers never got up to.” No mention of "deferment" anywhere in there at all.
In fact, his number (356) was drawn during the December 1969 draft lottery, some 18 months after he'd graduated Wharton. Though if he has memories of things a year and a half before they happen, he should be president! Here's the Trump draft dodge timeline:
The campaign trail, and even the trail leading up to it must make memories fuzzy. During a TV interview, Trump said, “I actually got lucky because I had a very high draft number. I’ll never forget, that was an amazing period of time in my life. I was going to the Wharton School of Finance, and I was watching as they did the draft numbers and I got a very, very high number and those numbers never got up to.” No mention of "deferment" anywhere in there at all.
In fact, his number (356) was drawn during the December 1969 draft lottery, some 18 months after he'd graduated Wharton. Though if he has memories of things a year and a half before they happen, he should be president! Here's the Trump draft dodge timeline:
June 1964 - Trump gets a Class 2-S student deferment while attending Fordam University
December 1965 - Trump gets his second Class 2-S student deferment
November 1966 - Trump is reclassified reclassified as 1-A, "available for military service"
December 1966 - Trump get his classification switched back to 2-S
January 1968 - Trump gets his fourth Class 2-S student deferment prior to graduation for the University of Pennsylvania
July 1968 - Trump is again classified as as 1-A, available for service
October 1968 - Trump's classification was switched to 1-Y, which meant he was qualified for military service “only in time of national emergency.” This is due to an Armed Forces physical examination that netted a "DISQ” result (though it is not clear why he did not pass).
February 1972 - Trump's classification changes to 4-F, which takes the place of the abolished 1-Y classification, covered those not qualified for military service.
Given Trump's comments against the Chinese, you'd have at least thought he'd fought a land war in Asia, but even without going to Vietnam, ol' Donny still has it in for that region of the world. "China is raping this country," he said, pointing out that the United States has fallen short on technology and innovation. That quote coming from the official Donald Trump Obama Birth Certificate Credit Tour.
What exactly is the implication though for helping a rapist? Because what is not in that quote, or addressed by Trump - just like his draft situation, are some contradictory things. Like his menswear line is made in China. Now, don't you think that's something he ought to know about his own company if he's going to get on a pedestal and make a issue of foreigners getting their hooks into the U.S.?
Clearly he's jockeying for a Republican nod, as they love to complain about how our country is losing jobs and power against foreign competitors, yet they're responsible for selling out the country to increase their own profits with the cheap foreign labor. No wonder they're the party with harsher immigration policies - it's not about keeping aliens out of our country and from our jobs, but more to keep aliens working in their home countries!
What exactly is the implication though for helping a rapist? Because what is not in that quote, or addressed by Trump - just like his draft situation, are some contradictory things. Like his menswear line is made in China. Now, don't you think that's something he ought to know about his own company if he's going to get on a pedestal and make a issue of foreigners getting their hooks into the U.S.?
Clearly he's jockeying for a Republican nod, as they love to complain about how our country is losing jobs and power against foreign competitors, yet they're responsible for selling out the country to increase their own profits with the cheap foreign labor. No wonder they're the party with harsher immigration policies - it's not about keeping aliens out of our country and from our jobs, but more to keep aliens working in their home countries!
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