1936 berlin olympics, there was jessie owen. adolf hitler had planned to use those games as proof of aryan dominance, but instead he was forced to watch as owen took the stand four times. in the 1960s, it was mohammad ali who refused to be drafted into the vietnam war on the grounds of being a conscientious objector. they say actually every time i enter the ring, in a way, i m going to the war. they say to me daily, you are a prized fighter, what s the difference? and i like to say to those critics of the press and the others that there is one hell of a lot of difference in fighting in a ring and going to war in vietnam. ali was later tried and convicted of draft dodging, stripped of his title. but we had these moments where sports and social protests have intertwined. in the 1990s, michael jordan was
in the 12 swing states most likely to determine the outcome of the election, president obama now leads mitt romney by eight points, 49 to 41%. that lead is unchanged from last month when the president led romney by eight points in the swing states. today, mitt romney made presidential campaign history. he is the very first vietnam war draft dodger who urged other men his age to go to vietnam instead of him. he is the first one of that particular rare species of vietnam draft dodger to speak to the veterans of foreign wars as a presidential candidate. romney did not begin his speech with an apology or explanation for his draft dodging, nor did he include an apology to the veterans of foreign wars for saying that his sons didn t need to consider joining the military during wartime because they were
mitt romney by three points among registered voters. in the 12 swing states most likely to determine the outcome of the election, president obama now leads mitt romney by eight points, 49 to 41%. that lead is unchanged from last month when the president led romney by eight points in the swing states. today, mitt romney made presidential campaign history. he is the very first vietnam war draft dodger who urged other men his age to go to vietnam instead of him. he is the first one of that particular rare species of vietnam draft dodger to speak to the veterans of foreign wars as a presidential candidate. romney did not begin his speech with an apology or explanation for his draft dodging, nor did he include an apology to the veterans of foreign wars for saying that his sons didn t need to consider joining the military
of that war and in favor of the draft. that particular perversion is unique to conservative draft dodgers. in fact, it may be unique to mitt romney who is the weirdest draft dodger who has ever won a major fly party nomination for president. now, don t get me wrong. i completely support draft dodging. it was a good and smart and indeed noble choice under the circumstances during vietnam and it helped speed the end of an unjust and illegal war. but honorable draft dodging required a certain consistency. no honorable draft dodger i know urged other young men to submit to the draft in his place. to go to vietnam in his place. to die in his place. i know of no one other than mitt romney whose conscious was so
war, the vietnam war, but he joined a demonstration in favor of that war and in favor of the draft. that particular perversion is unique to conservative draft dodgers. in fact, it may be unique to mitt romney who is the weirdest draft dodger who has ever won a major fly party nomination for president. now, don t get me wrong. i completely support draft dodging. it was a good and smart and indeed noble choice under the circumstances during vietnam and it helped speed the end of an unjust and illegal war. but honorable draft dodging required a certain consistency. no honorable draft dodger i know urged other young men to submit to the draft in his place. to go to vietnam in his place. to die in his place. i know of no one other than mitt