MSNBCW The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell April 23, 2019
When i was a kid, had you to be a military veteran to run for anything. I mean anything. And they all were. The only person i can think of running for president when i was a kid in high school was Bobby Kennedy who was the only member of his family who didnt serve who was old enough to serve, didnt serve in world war ii. So its fascinating see that we then created this massive gap that was basically provoked by vietnam era where avoiding military service for the first time became the dominant approach to war. And so we had john kerry, but its been pretty rare to have the have military veterans...
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