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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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October 15, 2004

Here's what the White House said was George W. Bush's excuse for not following orders to take a physical required to continue flying while serving in the National Guard.

White House officials have said there was no reason for Bush to take the annual physical required of fighter pilots because there were no suitable planes for him to fly in Alabama, where he applied for "substitute training" to replace his required service with the Texas National Guard.
[Records Say Bush Balked at Order - Washington Post - 09-09-04]

When Army Revervists in Iraq tried that excuse, they were arrested.

A 17-member Army Reserve platoon with troops from Jackson and around the Southeast deployed to Iraq is under arrest for refusing a "suicide mission" to deliver fuel, the troops' relatives said Thursday.

The soldiers refused an order on Wednesday to go to Taji, Iraq — north of Baghdad — because their vehicles were considered "deadlined" or extremely unsafe, said Patricia McCook of Jackson, wife of Sgt. Larry O. McCook.
[Platoon defies orders in Iraq - Clarion Ledger - 10-15-04]

also read: Political Wire