Youthful indiscretions (Wizbang)

(Author�s note: I didn�t feel like bothering to look up precise birth dates and dates of events. Therefore, all ages cited herein are +/- 1 year.)

Age of Theresa Heinz Kerry when she called Ted Kennedy a �perfect bastard� and the Democratic machine �putrid:� 37

Age of John Forbes Kerry when he testified before Congress about witnessing and participating in war crimes in Viet Nam: 28

Age of George W. Bush when he left the Texas Air National Guard: 27

Age of Ted Kennedy when he drove a car off a bridge, swam ashore, then desperately tried to cover it up and distance himself while a young woman spent several hours drowning in the back: 37

Age of Bill Clinton when he wrote his famous �I loathe the military� letter to the ROTC to avoid fulfilling his obligation to serve: 23

Age of Monica Lewinsky when she begins her affair with President Bill Clinton, age 49 at the time: 21

Age of John W. Hinckley, Jr. when he shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan: 28

Age of Lee Harvey Oswald when he shot and killed President Kennedy: 24

Age of Adolf Hitler when he wrote �Mein Kampf:� 34

Age of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is named the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: 28

Age of Audie Murphy, most highly decorated American in World War II, when he retired from the Army after winning 33 medals, including being awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor: 21

Res ipsa loquitur.

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Comments (7)

Somebody's been drinking th... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by TC-LeatherPenguin | July 31, 2004 2:10 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

TC-LeatherPenguin:

Somebody's been drinking the hunter S. conspiracy juice.

Posted on July 31, 2004 02:10

ah yes, the energy of youth... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Jane | July 31, 2004 2:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jane:

ah yes, the energy of youth....

Posted on July 31, 2004 02:24

This all makes me feel so i... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Professor Chaos | July 31, 2004 2:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Professor Chaos:

This all makes me feel so insignificant. Here I am, in my mid-30s, and I haven't even killed a date or committed any war crimes yet. What a slacker I am ...

Posted on July 31, 2004 02:48

(Pssst. Hey, Chaos? Kill an... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by TC-LeatherPenguin | July 31, 2004 3:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

(Pssst. Hey, Chaos? Kill any cats and THIS too can be yours.)

Posted on July 31, 2004 03:23

Don't trust anyone over....... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Christopher Cross | July 31, 2004 2:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Christopher Cross:

Don't trust anyone over....28?

Posted on July 31, 2004 14:06

I am trying to figure out t... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by David Anderson | July 31, 2004 4:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

David Anderson:

I am trying to figure out the point of all this.

Posted on July 31, 2004 16:01

Point? A point only gets in... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by TC-LeatherPenguin | August 1, 2004 6:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Point? A point only gets in the way.

Posted on August 1, 2004 06:51

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