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One thing that stands out is that there is no indication that ANYONE in the Romney clan's 165 yr history in this country has EVER served in it's armed forces
The only apparent exemption is one relative, on a maternal great-grandmother's side, who enlisted in the Union Army in NY during the Civil War, only to promptly desert and flee back to the Utah territory when his unit was deployed to the SW US (guess he couldn't afford a wagon! )
But, except for that dubious fellow... Nothing. Nada, zilch, zero.
Not Mitt. Not his five sons. Not brother Scott (not sure about Scott's seven kids by three wives-no, not all at the same time ) Not Mitt's dad (before you start in with " Yeah, but he was a wheel at AMC.. Helped war effort blah blah... MY dad was a wheel at Fischer Body at the same time, and he quit, enlisted, fought, then came back to his job )
Hell, even Obama has at least ONE vet in his family history (maternal GF), and 9/10ths of his relatives aren't even Americans!
How the hell do you raise as many kids as the Romney clan has, through a period when the nation has fought at least 10 armed conflicts, without any one of them enlisting, or at least being drafted, FFS?
Not sure what conclusion to draw from this, except, it is safe to say that serving the country militarily is not now, and never has been, a priority in the Romney family (and that is putting it mildly )
If anyone has info to refute this, like Mitt has a cousin in the Air Force, or a nephew in the Coast Guard, anything, please let me know!
One thing that stands out is that there is no indication that ANYONE in the Romney clan's 165 yr history in this country has EVER served in it's armed forces
....and this is pertinent why?
Oh...because everyone in Obama's family (including himself) HAVE served?
Mitt Romney has had no control over whether anyone in his family other than himself has served. The fact that Obama's maternal grandfather served means nothing. He had no control over that.
The only thing that's relevant is whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama have ever served. And neither of them have.
I don't care if Romney's family has served or not, but I do care that he can't seem to open his mouth without insulting our ALLIES, that he knows zip about foreign policy and that Ryan's addition to the team does nothing to correct that problem, that he thinks RUSSIA is our greatest threat, and that he wants to expand the military OVER and BEYOND the budget we maintained during two wars but he can't explain WHY.
Why do you think he did not even mention the military in his speech at RNC? The guy wants to be the CIC, and it is wartime, and he doesn't even mention them? Also, during the vietnam he purposely avoided serving his country, by staying in a mansion in France. I don't know if it has to do with his faith, or personal views, but he just seems to resent the military.
I don't care if Romney's family has served or not, but I do care that he can't seem to open his mouth without insulting our ALLIES, that he knows zip about foreign policy and that Ryan's addition to the team does nothing to correct that problem, that he thinks RUSSIA is our greatest threat, and that he wants to expand the military OVER and BEYOND the budget we maintained during two wars but he can't explain WHY.
He's a disaster waiting to happen.
Not near as big a ''disaster'' as is currently happening, genius.
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