He's Still A Draft Dodger

Great fighter but the fact still remains, the bastard turned his back on his country when it called him for service. I don't care that he was "the greatest of all time" in the ring, he was called and he didn't answer.

Today I read through the names of every Marine killed in Iraq and guess what, they were ALL volunteers to go and gave the ultimate sacrifice. So I find it a little hard to take to read this:

Honoring Ali
Bush awards icon the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Even in the article, it explains:

Ali, as a conscientious objector, refused to serve and went to jail for avoiding the draft.

He wouldn't of even been in danger, being hustled around on USO tours to boost morale for the real fighters.

When I was in Saudi Arabia, Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns came out and talked to us. Just him showing up to the desolate piece of shit camp we lived in did wonders for men and women spending months on end away from home in a war zone.

So don't put a medal around his neck. To me, he's in the same league as Jane Fonda and should be treated as such. If you want to hand out medals, seek out the men and women who don't even have to be ASKED to serve their country.

Meanwhile, go ahead and keep reaping the benefits of living in this great country while real heroes walk the line, Mr. Ali. I'm sure your safety and livlihood are much more imporatnt than those schmucks living day to day over in Iraq.