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The rest of the year … Six times a Vietnam War draft dodger has run for president (Bill Clinton twice, George W. Bush twice, Donald Trump twice) and five times has been elected.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Such statements are unacceptable from anyone, let alone a draft dodger seeking to be the commander-in-chief.
—Matthew Paul McCaffery, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Where to watch: SBS on Demand While The Men Are Away
Set in World War II, this new Aussie series follows an Italian immigrant who hires a draft dodger and her Indigenous farmhand to help run her family farm while the men are fighting in the war.
—Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2024
On the subject of national security, irony of ironies, Trump’s a draft dodger who speaks ill of our veterans.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Charlie has a run-in with John Wayne and quietly threatens to out him as a draft dodger, in another touch that has present-day overtones; Charlie doesn’t like chest-thumping manliness from those who didn’t do their share.
—New York Times, 8 May 2021
The other draft dodger instantly fled with no supplies or equipment.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2021
Please lock this draft dodger up in his war room in the basement in the White House without his phone for the next two months.
—Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Such statements are unacceptable from anyone, let alone a draft dodger seeking to be the commander-in-chief.
—Matthew Paul McCaffery, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Where to watch: SBS on Demand While The Men Are Away
Set in World War II, this new Aussie series follows an Italian immigrant who hires a draft dodger and her Indigenous farmhand to help run her family farm while the men are fighting in the war.
—Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2024
On the subject of national security, irony of ironies, Trump’s a draft dodger who speaks ill of our veterans.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
Charlie has a run-in with John Wayne and quietly threatens to out him as a draft dodger, in another touch that has present-day overtones; Charlie doesn’t like chest-thumping manliness from those who didn’t do their share.
—New York Times, 8 May 2021
The other draft dodger instantly fled with no supplies or equipment.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2021
Please lock this draft dodger up in his war room in the basement in the White House without his phone for the next two months.
—Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
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“Draft dodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draft%20dodger. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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