Dick Abuses the Office


You are the first class to enter the Academy following the attacks of 9/11. And I'm guessing that more than a few of you were inspired to military service by that attack on our country. In these four years, the war on terror has influenced the course of study at our service academies, and it will define much of your career leading American sailors and Marines.
Dick felt no such compunction to sign up and assist his comrades in the fight against "Communism" in Vietnam. His hypocrisy is astounding.
On compromise:
"Confrontation fits our strategy. Polarization often has very beneficial results. If everything is handled through compromise and conciliation, if there are no real issues dividing us from the Democrats, why should the country change and [vote us into office]?" --The New Republic, June 3, 1985
On patriotism:
"I had other priorities in the '60s than military service." -- The Washington Post, April 5, 1989
On the importance of education (specifically, his at Yale):
"I flunked out." -- The Washington Post, April 3, 1991
On style:
"I don't tend to pound on the podium and drool." --AP, October 10, 1994,
Deferments:
From 1963 to 1966, Cheney received five deferments: four student deferments while attending the University of Wyoming and one for having a child. "I had other priorities in the '60s other than military service," Cheney told a reporter in 1989.
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