Rep. Rangel and Senator Kerry's disparaging comments with regard to soldiers are JUST WRONG. Today's soldiers are among the most intelligent... [MORE]

James Pickart

Dec 1, 2006 02:05

The ONLY reason Rangel wants a draft is to get people into the military that don't want to be there... [MORE]

Mike S

Dec 5, 2006 07:42

I served in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer. I'd have to say the educational level and social background... [MORE]

Steve Scott

Nov 30, 2006 08:25

Why doesn't Mr. Rangel form a commission and find out why New England and New York in particular don't bare... [MORE]

Kris B.

Nov 29, 2006 18:09

Interesting, but where do you come up with your conclusions? You state "children of Republicans are doing the the majority... [MORE]

Stephanie

Nov 30, 2006 16:23

It's a well documented fact that children on an overwhelming scale follow their parents beliefs in politics. It's not a... [MORE]

Kris B.

Dec 4, 2006 20:36

Everything you wrote as fact is actually pure conjecture. My parents are Republicans and all three of their children are liberal... [MORE]

Stephanie

Dec 6, 2006 15:53

Rep Charles Rangel's "un-botched joke" implies that there are only two kinds of people who would defend their country: those... [MORE]

Miguel Guanipa

Nov 29, 2006 16:34

The all volunteer military is a great working idea. The armed services actually get the people who want to join.... [MORE]

Kris B.

Nov 29, 2006 14:55

Mr Rangel: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. I served 10 years with some of... [MORE]

Dave G

Nov 29, 2006 12:18

Mr Kerry was implying that by Bush being a dumbass, he ended up getting America stuck in Iraq. Had he... [MORE]

Maxwell Y

Nov 29, 2006 12:12

62% of all Presidents have served in the military. Contrast that with the 9% of Democratic Congressmen and Senators who... [MORE]

Kris B.

Nov 29, 2006 18:18

When I graduated from high school in 1981 (GPA 3.25) I was working as a dishwasher and making $1 more... [MORE]

TiJon

Nov 29, 2006 11:51

Rangel is an ignorant ass just like the rest of the Democrats. I have spent 14 years in the U.S.... [MORE]

Brian L Payne

Nov 29, 2006 10:44

Learn to spell, mr edumacated..."collage?" [MORE]

OBSERVER

Nov 29, 2006 21:47

I served 28 years in the U.S. Navy; retired in 1997. If the military would accept me, I go over... [MORE]

Frank Slaby

Nov 29, 2006 10:33

"If a young fellow has an option of having a decent career, or joining the Army to fight in Iraq,... [MORE]

Mike S

Nov 29, 2006 09:50

Rangel served well in the military during his time, but the dynamics of the armed services have changed since the... [MORE]

Kris B.

Nov 29, 2006 09:32

I've heard plenty of liberals blaming rich Republicans for not sending their kids into the military. How come many Democrats... [MORE]

Kris B.

Nov 29, 2006 14:43

Neither of those elitists could ever understand why my bright, intelligent son who attended the public school's gifted and talented... [MORE]

Jaye D.

Nov 29, 2006 09:23

Jaye D: How can you say Rangel and Kerry have a 'pure hatred of the military'? That is just stupid. Why... [MORE]

Stephanie

Nov 29, 2006 14:08

Mr Rangle is a poseur... if you hear him speak, he knows nothing of poverty. By his most recent actions... [MORE]

Bonfire

Nov 28, 2006 23:34

"Mr. Kane, a former Air Force intelligence officer, said his study found that 97% of military enlistees were high school... [MORE]

Statistician

Nov 28, 2006 20:20

Rangel is right. The vast majority of people are not going to choose the military, or even consider it, as a... [MORE]

T. vanRoste

Nov 28, 2006 20:12

I'm a college student who's been pretty lucky scholarship-wise, and plenty of my friends are headed into the military as... [MORE]

Kat

Nov 28, 2006 18:17

"No bright young individual wants to fight just because of a bonus and just because of educational benefits." "Once we... [MORE]

tuxedobob

Nov 28, 2006 14:17

Most of these comment talk about their brave friends, relatives, or neighbors that serve, but if you haven't serve you... [MORE]

Joe

Nov 28, 2006 13:45

Oh, here we go.... let someone seem to defame the young soldiers of America, and a flood of numbskulls crawls... [MORE]

Randall H.

Nov 28, 2006 13:44

I find it odd that Mr. Rangle can make such statements and declare that they are factual. The truth is... [MORE]

Tony D.

Nov 28, 2006 13:06

Chucky is just showing how he feels about this country. And when he's given facts that dispute his claim he... [MORE]

travis

Nov 28, 2006 12:59

and wrong. He never said that "everyone in the military is stupid". Nor did he say "everyone that is intelligent won't... [MORE]

Bill

Nov 28, 2006 12:56

Think very carefully about what Mr. Rangel said, and then compare it to what Timothy Kane said. You will see... [MORE]

Tony

Nov 28, 2006 12:56

Usually the most obvious explantion is the right one. What about those of us who chose not to fight, what... [MORE]

Chris

Nov 28, 2006 12:50

Mr. Rangel, What about the 4400 cadets such as myself at West Point? Do you think we are here and will... [MORE]

Cody

Nov 28, 2006 12:23

Opening up your mouth like this is a stupid thing to do for someone in public office but he is... [MORE]

Jeff E

Nov 28, 2006 12:14

If you are 18 years old and have money to go to to college, or any other prospects, you do... [MORE]

Stephanie

Nov 28, 2006 12:13

Anecdotal evidence is not taken as fact in a court of law or in the court of public opinion. The... [MORE]

Kris B.

Dec 4, 2006 20:48

no where did I suggest that my opinion was fact. [MORE]

Stephanie

Dec 7, 2006 15:41

Militaries ever since the dawn of history have used the lower classes as pawns in their struggles... this shouldn't be... [MORE]

kevin

Nov 28, 2006 12:10

3/4 of all our Presidents in history were at one time in the military. I guess they didn't have a... [MORE]

Kris B.

Dec 5, 2006 09:57

If a young Patriot in this country wants to help his country, he can serve in the military, he can... [MORE]

Kevin Hogarth

Nov 28, 2006 12:06

I spent seven years in the INFANTRY.I had finished a few years of college already, but most of my comrades... [MORE]

Joe Smith

Nov 28, 2006 12:03

Rep. Rangel proposed a draft because he wants to make the decision to go to war more difficult. I agree... [MORE]

Ned Balzer

Nov 28, 2006 11:54

I just finished my undergraduate degree in Journalism and have joined the U.S. Army as a firefighter. Rangel's comments are... [MORE]

John

Nov 28, 2006 11:50

Rangel's district is in the primarily lower- and lower-middle-class Harlem, where I live. The best analysis of his intentions here... [MORE]

Steve

Nov 28, 2006 11:35

As a veteran when I first read Rangel's remark I was furious, now I'm just filled with pity. Rangel cannot... [MORE]

Carl Hyngstrom

Nov 27, 2006 22:32

I attended the Univ. of Pennsylvania (Ivy League), as did my wife. We were both in Army ROTC. Penn is... [MORE]

James Brothers

Nov 27, 2006 20:43

Mr Rangle must be living in a hole. Not only did we have good Americans like Pat Tillman, he is... [MORE]

Vince Padia

Nov 27, 2006 16:32

Rangle also mentioned that he was subjected to having spent time in the armed services - and now he's a... [MORE]

Larry Schmitt

Nov 27, 2006 14:31

Yeah, Charlie, I don't doubt that YOU don't believe someone would actually fight for his country. And you a former... [MORE]

James Bridge

Nov 27, 2006 16:12

Mr Rangle, My son is a college graduate who chose to go into the military for patriotic reasons. Obviously, you are... [MORE]

Doug

Nov 27, 2006 13:57

My brother-in-law who has a business degree quit his civilian job to join the Army, turned down a desk job... [MORE]

Ted A.

Nov 27, 2006 13:56

First of all, Rangel was drafted into the Army during the Korean War. And his desire to re-instate the draft...

John E. Kraft

Nov 27, 2006 10:53

Tell the Hon.(Sarc) Mr. Rangel that some of us have chosen to defend our country, ANYWHERE we are needed. I... [MORE]

Ed Brault

Nov 27, 2006 10:09

It may well be that Mr. Rangel is wrong, but it is so very interesting how all of these Think... [MORE]

Joe

Nov 27, 2006 09:28

My son is on his second tour to Iraq. I don't need idot's like Rangel telling me or anyone about... [MORE]

Bill Dockery

Nov 27, 2006 08:21

Are we proud to have him in a leadership position in our government? I am appalled. A young neighbor just... [MORE]

EstherT

Nov 27, 2006 08:20

We get the government we deserve. New York gets Rangle. His pure hate for the men and women of the... [MORE]

Larry Parrish

Nov 27, 2006 07:58

I am not commenting one way or the other on the potential efficacy of Rangle's proposed draft, or what I... [MORE]

Active Duty Officer

Nov 29, 2006 07:46

I have a nephew in Iraq and it just infuriates me the this supposed leader of the house can denigrate the... [MORE]

Janet Rager

Nov 27, 2006 07:21

Mr. Rangel is wrong. My husband being the perfect example. He received his PhD in Genetics from UC Berkeley, completed... [MORE]

Pamela F.

Nov 27, 2006 08:19

Charles Rangel never lets the facts interfere with his rhetoric. He listens to empirical evidence, and merely sluffs it off.... [MORE]

Richard D. Kvies

Nov 27, 2006 06:10

I will in no way argue that there aren't bright, intelligent, and educated people in the military. I have known... [MORE]

Marci T

Nov 28, 2006 12:59