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WOW you guys have got to read the comments from the military on this election (Original Post) bigdarryl Oct 2012 OP
"The Military Times Poll... CJCRANE Oct 2012 #1
Check out this poll....Obama leads by 7% DonViejo Oct 2012 #13
Thanks for the link. CJCRANE Oct 2012 #17
Seems like most of them oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #2
lots of hate and blame there KurtNYC Oct 2012 #3
Uggg.....That was ugly. Here is one example. peace13 Oct 2012 #4
brillant. You have a candidate who refuses to honor them, and one who does, and who do they support still_one Oct 2012 #5
Not only does Romney not care about the military personnel, he can't wait avebury Oct 2012 #22
stomach turning woolldog Oct 2012 #6
um.... WooWooWoo Oct 2012 #10
They care about character...Romney says he can't get them to take responsibility for their lives BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #7
I think they mean white character. Cobalt Violet Oct 2012 #20
Don't be fooled lalalu Oct 2012 #8
God, so much misinformation in their posts. Fawke Em Oct 2012 #9
They're part of the 47% CJCRANE Oct 2012 #11
Sad...Especially with Romney and family being such Chicknehawks. n/t whathehell Oct 2012 #12
The upper brass of the military will go to work for the "defense" industry Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #14
Militaru tend to vote Republican, nothing new! watercolors Oct 2012 #15
Bring back the draft... Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #16
Looks like they fall for any piece of crap that falls EC Oct 2012 #18
I did and added a comment as well. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #19
lol the military as welfare crowd doesn't want their gravy train thrown off track nt msongs Oct 2012 #21
Maybe they hate half the country too. Cobalt Violet Oct 2012 #23

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
1. "The Military Times Poll...
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:21 PM
Oct 2012

is a secure email survey of active-duty, National Guard and reserve members who are subscribers to the Military Times newspapers (see How We Did It, below).

This population is older and more senior than the military population at large".

 

peace13

(11,076 posts)
4. Uggg.....That was ugly. Here is one example.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:25 PM
Oct 2012

****** · Top Commenter · Boise, Idaho
Obama sued Ohio to keep military votes from getting turned in. He knows the military will blow him out! OPEN eyes and google sometimes. Huff post is a rag!

Aaaa.... David, Obama wanted all Ohioans to have their votes counted including the military. Maybe you should use the google instead of gobbling up FOX Noise.

still_one

(92,138 posts)
5. brillant. You have a candidate who refuses to honor them, and one who does, and who do they support
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:25 PM
Oct 2012

The one who could care less for them

if they continue this self-destructive behavior they will have no one to blame but themselves


avebury

(10,952 posts)
22. Not only does Romney not care about the military personnel, he can't wait
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:22 PM
Oct 2012

to start sending them to war all over the planet.

 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
6. stomach turning
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:25 PM
Oct 2012

and sad. Time for Obama to stop trying to do right by our veterans. They don't care and take it for granted and wont give him any credit anyway.

BeyondGeography

(39,369 posts)
7. They care about character...Romney says he can't get them to take responsibility for their lives
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:28 PM
Oct 2012

and will cut the shit out of every program they currently benefit from.

Is there any group of people more self-destructive in the developed world than white American men?

 

lalalu

(1,663 posts)
8. Don't be fooled
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:29 PM
Oct 2012

"This population is older and more senior than the military population at large, but it is representative of the professional core of the all-volunteer force."

That is the only true statement. Most of the people tend to be older military people with ties to privatized quasi military operations. I guarantee you a poll of rank and file military would be completely different.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
9. God, so much misinformation in their posts.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:29 PM
Oct 2012

My husband is a veteran and he certainly doesn't "think" like those folks.

Wow! Do they ever turn off Faux News or Rush Limballs?

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
14. The upper brass of the military will go to work for the "defense" industry
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:39 PM
Oct 2012

once they retire from the service. They have to keep those bloated contracts coming in.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251128777

Blue Idaho

(5,048 posts)
16. Bring back the draft...
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:43 PM
Oct 2012

That will fix what's wrong with the military - and the military/industrial complex.

EC

(12,287 posts)
18. Looks like they fall for any piece of crap that falls
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 04:49 PM
Oct 2012

from the rights assholes. Every thing they are complaining about are all tales told by the repubs. They'll fall for any B.S. These are the types con artists just adore.

Cobalt Violet

(9,905 posts)
23. Maybe they hate half the country too.
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 05:36 PM
Oct 2012

They support someone who does. They say he has character. So they must hate half the country too.

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