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In reply to the discussion: Gallup: Veterans Still Going Big For Romney And GOP [View all]calimary
(81,238 posts)29. I hope this isn't true. I would expect more from our veterans -
toward their Commander-in-Chief, whose wife and family (AND his Vice President and HIS wife and family - one of whom recently served in Iraq) have laser-focused this entire term on the needs of veterans and their families. Their Commander-in-Chief is more focused on bringing troops home, compared to his chickenhawk/hid-out-in-Paris-in-the-champagne-missionary-division-during-Vietnam opponent who somehow thinks we're back in the Cold War against Russia, and whose foreign policy advisers are all part of the bush/cheney war-criminal lie-us-into-illegal-war machine. And they're for THAT guy? INGRATES.
No need to worry about saying something that somehow dishonors their service. THEY'RE taking care of that just fine, on their own.
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Active military was donating more to ron paul than OB, you cannot blame it all on the older vets.nt
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#51
Yes, more people enlisted in Vietnam, so they could SELECT what branch they would be in
happyslug
Jul 2012
#143
Military service should not be an issue. I say that as a vietnam veteran
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#54
When you see what "conservatism" does to this country, you'd be stupid to support it.
FiveGoodMen
May 2012
#90
Conservatism + fundy religion will eventually take this country under IMO if not stopped. n/t
RKP5637
May 2012
#106
BS. I am lifetime DAV and MANy years Ametican leion and they have NEVER tried to sway my vote.nt
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#42
Nobody has slashed benefits, neither party. Where did you get that? I get veterans benefits.nt
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#43
I blame the Armed Forces Network that's horribly slanted in favor of rightwing programs.
BlueCaliDem
May 2012
#16
Poor logic. A vet votes repub. Calling him misguided for doing so didn't make him vote that way.
uppityperson
May 2012
#68
The person you replied to, who you called "a stereotypical hater" said that. Since you called
uppityperson
May 2012
#73
Educating yourself will make you vote 3rd party? Here's how to delete your account, if you are serio
uppityperson
May 2012
#74
As pointed in post #17 "among veterans **with a very clear preference in the presidential race**".
CJCRANE
May 2012
#24
You seem to be ignoring that Ron Paul was getting more donations than anyone among active duty
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#47
thats bullshit. It infuriates me that the right think they have a lock on the military
pasto76
May 2012
#28
Bullshit. Both my grandfathers did tours in Europe and North Africa during the second World War
Arkana
Jun 2012
#113
My brother is a bigger lib than I and I take offence to your disparaging comment
Veruca Salt
May 2012
#35
Many veterans stick up for each other. With people like this (above poster) on our side
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#48
Since Bush's time, the Armed Forces Network have been showing Limbaugh. This probably helped to
Cal33
May 2012
#37
I am a vietnam veteran and some of the comments on this thread explain why the ones that vote Repub
expatriate2mex
May 2012
#45
Hard to believe that any VN vet could take issue with the President's Memorial Day address at the Wa
pinboy3niner
May 2012
#94
Same thing happened in the Civil War. Wealthy plantation owners and businessmen
nanabugg
Jul 2012
#134
Are these self-identified "veterans"? The republican party seems to attract lots of liars
Tom Ripley
Jun 2012
#112
what is the gender and ethnic breakdown of that group? demographically probably match
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#137