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In reply to the discussion: Nancy and Lee Greenwood [View all]

MineralMan

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12. It's no surprise that Trump loves Greenwood and his noxious song.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 12:29 PM
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Lee Greenwood avoided serving in Vietnam. He skipped the draft by marrying his teenage girlfriend after getting her pregnant. So, he got a "family deferment." Trump had "bone spurs." Never even had to get a draft physical. His own doctor wrote it down. Deferred! Getting deferred kept you from being shot at. It was very convenient. Very convenient, indeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Greenwood

But, he can sing loudly about how proud he is to be a Merkin. He knew he was free from serving in the military. Convenient, isn't it. The rest of us in his generation were subject to the draft. Some, like myself, enlisted in the military for four years to avoid the risk of getting drafted into the Army. We were called "draft dodgers," too, oddly enough.

But Lee Greenwood's proud to be a Merkin. So Stand the Fuck Up, Lee and thank your lucky stars your girlfriend got knocked up as a teenager. Yes, indeed.

What a patriot you are, Dude!

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Nancy and Lee Greenwood [View all] orangecrush Yesterday OP
Thanks. I have always loved Nancy Ritz (and Sluggo) (n/t) wyn borkins Yesterday #1
Very welcome orangecrush Yesterday #2
KNR niyad Yesterday #3
Very few tunes trigger my "I hate that fucking song" response like that one... Wounded Bear Yesterday #4
Thanks orangecrush Yesterday #6
I personally love that John Oliver discovered that a "God Bless Canada" exists. Initech Yesterday #11
Yup right up there with mulepissin' justaprogressive Yesterday #5
Barry Sadler orangecrush Yesterday #7
Greenwood. Another "sunshine patriot" as Tom Paine would call them. paleotn Yesterday #9
Well said. orangecrush Yesterday #10
Or, to quote National Lampoon's Billboard listings . . . hatrack Yesterday #13
This message was self-deleted by its author PCIntern Yesterday #8
It's no surprise that Trump loves Greenwood and his noxious song. MineralMan Yesterday #12
Well said. orangecrush Yesterday #14
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