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UTUSN

(70,686 posts)
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:03 AM Jul 2016

Predictably, VFW audience favors DRUMPF today while "polite" to CLINTON yesterday

They're suckers for chickenhawks like Shrub, CHEENEE, and this one:

[font size=5]Chickenhawk O’LOOFAH bamboozling VFW giving him The Erect Loofah award:[/font]


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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article91811257.html
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump repeatedly attacked his rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, drawing cries of “Lock her up!” from the audience at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Charlotte.

It was a sharp contrast in crowd reactions one day after Democrat Clinton faced the same group, receiving a polite but noticeably quieter reception. ....

Active-duty service members favor Trump, according to a recent Military Times poll. The survey found 49 percent backed Trump and only 21 percent supported Clinton. ....

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Predictably, VFW audience favors DRUMPF today while "polite" to CLINTON yesterday (Original Post) UTUSN Jul 2016 OP
Stupid jerks don't realize Cheeto wants me to privatize the veterans affairs and cut their kimbutgar Jul 2016 #1
Yip. & they've always been chumps for wingnut chickenhawks. n/t UTUSN Jul 2016 #2
Don't forget filling the body bags exboyfil Jul 2016 #3
They wanted me to join once... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #4
Trump's "service" ... napkinz Jul 2016 #5
active service prsonnel don't understanmd the disrepect trump has for our people in uniform.... beachbum bob Jul 2016 #6
VFW are hardcore rightwingers. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #7
One of them said one reason is: "We tend to do better with benefits" from wingnuts. UTUSN Jul 2016 #8

kimbutgar

(21,137 posts)
1. Stupid jerks don't realize Cheeto wants me to privatize the veterans affairs and cut their
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:07 AM
Jul 2016

Last edited Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Benefits. And also increase their ranks when Cheeto starts www3 by big fat anus mouth.

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
4. They wanted me to join once...
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:21 AM
Jul 2016

even though I'm not a veteran of foreign wars. As they continued their pitch, it became obvious it was fishing for clientele and wanting to send me ads.

I walked away.

In my recollection, they are a pretty RW organization.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
7. VFW are hardcore rightwingers.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:48 PM
Jul 2016

Much moreso than the American Legion.

Old angry white guys with an authoritarian mindset.

UTUSN

(70,686 posts)
8. One of them said one reason is: "We tend to do better with benefits" from wingnuts.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:49 PM
Jul 2016

My additional explanation: The usual low-information.

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