Being a "draft-dodger" is not the same as being a "chickenhawk". What makes a person a "chickenhawk", whether before or after "conscription" (draft) was ended, is their support of war - which is what makes them "hawks" -, but only for others, not for oneself - which is why they are known as "chicken". ( So liberals who opposed the war and service in it for everybody, not just themselves, were not "chickenhawks".
Mitt Romney, with his five model chickenhawk sons, the Senate leaders Mitch McConnell & Jon Cornyn, and the Republican leadership of the House :Speaker John A. Boehner. Majority Leader Eric Cantor & Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.
[ "Chicken Hawks" are people who are enthused about their country engaging in WAR – which is why they are called "hawks", – but who make sure that their own butts are nowhere near the fighting – which makes them "chicken-hawks" . – ]
Republican conservatives attacked President Clinton for having questioned the Vietnam War. But while liberals like Bill Clinton were avoiding service for themselves, they didn't want anybody else to risk their lives in what they viewed as a senseless war. Republican "chickenhawks", on the other hand, promoted this war as a great cause, one in which other young men in America should expose themselves to injury and/or death.– So you can call liberal Democrats "chickens", if you like; but it usually takes a conservative to be a "chickenhawk".
For those who still don't get the difference, think about the difference between Roman Catholic priests who boast about their celibacy, while secretly having women on the side, and other clergymen who marry openly. The sexual activities of Catholic priests are viewed as especially shmeful because of their profession to be "holier than thou" celibates.
Conservative Republicans who chose not to serve in the military wouldn't be called "chickenhawks" if they didn't profess to be such great patriots and lovers of the military.
Here are some of the higher profile, holier than thou, dishonest hypocritical, cowardly conservatives who supported the war and argued in favor of other young Americans going off to fight and die in Vietnam, while "conserving" their own precious draft dodging hides stateside
Republican chickenhawk U.S. Senators :
Although Sen. Lindsey Graham claimed to have been a war vet, he was a lawyer in the National Guard who served only in South Carolina.
Republican chickenhawks in the Executive & Judicial branches :
Republican chickenhawk mouthpieces :
Mitt Romney, with his five model chickenhawk sons, the Senate leaders Mitch McConnell & Jon Cornyn, and the Republican leadership of the House :Speaker John A. Boehner. Majority Leader Eric Cantor & Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.
[ "Chicken Hawks" are people who are enthused about their country engaging in WAR – which is why they are called "hawks", – but who make sure that their own butts are nowhere near the fighting – which makes them "chicken-hawks" . – ]
Republican conservatives attacked President Clinton for having questioned the Vietnam War. But while liberals like Bill Clinton were avoiding service for themselves, they didn't want anybody else to risk their lives in what they viewed as a senseless war. Republican "chickenhawks", on the other hand, promoted this war as a great cause, one in which other young men in America should expose themselves to injury and/or death.– So you can call liberal Democrats "chickens", if you like; but it usually takes a conservative to be a "chickenhawk".
For those who still don't get the difference, think about the difference between Roman Catholic priests who boast about their celibacy, while secretly having women on the side, and other clergymen who marry openly. The sexual activities of Catholic priests are viewed as especially shmeful because of their profession to be "holier than thou" celibates.
Conservative Republicans who chose not to serve in the military wouldn't be called "chickenhawks" if they didn't profess to be such great patriots and lovers of the military.
Here are some of the higher profile, holier than thou, dishonest hypocritical, cowardly conservatives who supported the war and argued in favor of other young Americans going off to fight and die in Vietnam, while "conserving" their own precious draft dodging hides stateside
Republican chickenhawk U.S. Senators :
- Mitch McConnell (KY), the current Republican leader in the U.S. Senate.
- Dan Quayle (IN), the Republican V.P. under G.H.W. Bush.
- Bill Frist (TN), the former Republican leader in the U.S. Senate.
- Trent Lott (MS), the former Republican leader in the U.S. Senate.
- John Ashcroft (MO). Seven deferments, to teach business.
- William Cohen (ME) (who became Sec. of Defense for Clinton).
- Spencer Abraham (MICH)
- Lamar Alexander (TN):
- "Jim" Bunning (KY):
- "Norm" Coleman (MN):
- "Tom" Coburn (OK):
- Jon Cornyn III (TX):
- Larry Craig (ID):
- John Engler (MICH):
- Phil Gramm (TX):
- Judd Gregg (NH):
- Timothy Hutchinson (ARK):
- Jon Kyl (AZ) :
- Don Nickles: (OK)
- Marco Rubio (FL):
- Rick Santorum (PA):
- Alan Simpson (WY):
- Richard Shelby (AL):
- Fred Thompson (TN):
Although Sen. Lindsey Graham claimed to have been a war vet, he was a lawyer in the National Guard who served only in South Carolina.
- former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – sought graduate school deferment, (too smart to die).
- former House Speaker Denny Hastert.
- former Majority Leader Dick Armey.
- former Majority Leader Tom Delay.
- Speaker John A. Boehner.
- Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
- Kevin McCarthy, Majority Whip.
- former Leader Roy Blunt.
- Jack Kemp. "Knee problem," although he continued to play in NFL for 8 years.
- David McIntosh (COFOUNDER OF FEDERALIST SOCIETY).
- Darrell Issa– did serve, Army Captain (1976-1980)
- Bob Ney
- David Dreier
- Asa Hutchinson
- Christopher Cox
- "Joe" Barton
- John Mica
- Bob Barr
- "Charlie" Bass
- Roscoe Bartlett
- Walter Jones
- John M. McHugh
- Tom Tancredo
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Joe Scarborough
- JC Watts
- Vin Weber
- Mark Souder
- U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (GA). "Bad knee" He unseated tripelegic Democratic war hero Max Cleland by questioning his patriotism!
- Banker Pat Toomey, who did not serve became was chosen by the G.O.P. to prevent former Adminal Stupak from becoming U.S. Senator (PA).
Republican chickenhawks in the Executive & Judicial branches :
- Haley Barbour, former Gov. of Miss., possible presidential candidate in 2012, former head of the Republican National Committee
- Mitt Romney, former Gov. of Mass. and since presidential candidate
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gov. of Calif.: AWOL from Austrian army base.
- Marc F. Racicot, former Gov. of Montana and attorney general, Bush reelection chairman and former head of the Republican National Committee
- George Felix Allen =Former Virginia governor, former U.S. Senator and candidate in 2012
- Bill Weld (Gov. of MA)
- Mel Thomson (Gov. of NH)
- Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.
- Kenneth Starr : sought deferment (for psoriasis).
- Bill Bennett : sought graduate school deferment, (too smart to die).
- Ted Olson, (Starr's assistant, and since Solictor General)
- Lee Atwater, former chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Michael Steele, GOP party chairman
- John Edgar Hoover, Mr. FBI
- Karl Rove.
- Paul Wolfowitz.
- Richard Perle.
- Douglas Feith.
- Eliot Abrams.
- Ari Fleischer.
- Andrew Card.
- Ken Adelman.
- Wayne LaPierre.
- Don Evans.
- Michael Ledeen.
- Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
- Frank J. Gaffney, Jr..
- John Bolton.
- Rudy Giuliani.
- George Pataki.
- Frank I. Luntz.
- Grover Norquist.
- David Alan Stockman.
- Roger Stone.
- Emmett Tyrrell, Jr..
- Gary Bauer.
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Antonin Scalia
- Samuel Alito
Republican chickenhawk mouthpieces :
- Rush Limbaugh – sought deferment (because of a cyst on his tail end).
- Ben Stein, actor, comedian, commentator, activist, etc.
- (Rush's conservative brother) David Limbaugh.
- George Will – sought graduate school deferment, (too smart to die).
- Pat Buchanan – sought deferment (for bad knee).
- Pat Robertson – his US Senator father got him out of Korea as soon as the shooting began.
- James Taranto = Propagandist at the Wall Street Journal
- Sean Hannity (FOX)
- Bill O'Reilly: (FOX)
- Glenn Beck (FOX)
- Steve Doocy (FOX)
- Brian Kilmeade (FOX)
- Chris Wallace (FOX)
- Brit Hume (FOX)
- Roger Ailes (FOX)
- Carl Cameron (FOX)
- Matt Drudge.
- Ron Kessler = propagandist
- Marvin Olasky = propagandist
- Joe McQuaid = propagandist
- Steve Forbes
- Michael "Savage" Weiner
- Paul Gigot
- Bill Kristol
- Ralph Reed
- Michael Medved
- Charlie Daniels
- Jerry Falwell
- Alan Keyes
- Ted Nugent
- Chris Matthews
- Neil Boortz
- "P J" O'Rourke
- Paul Harvey
- Tony Snow
- Donn Tibbetts
= Union Leader reporter - Dinesh D'Souza
