Happy Veterans' Day: 23% of Public Wouldn't Give Iraq War Veterans a "Warm Reception"

Just on FoxNews, a new FoxDynamic Poll. Question: How would you treat veterans of the Iraq War?

Give a war reception: 71%

Give a cool reception: 13%

Look the other way: 10%

Margin of error +/- 3%, conducted November 8-9.

Question the patriotism of anti-war critics? Doubt they "support the troops" as much as they claim (in between sniping at them for using white phosphorous "WMD" on civilians)?

What politics, do you suppose, those 23% might have?

And don't tell me those 23% don't represent "all" liberals. No, they don't. But they do represent the majority of liberals. Self-identifying liberals are something like 25-28% of this country; 23% is an awfully big chunk of that group.

So, let's put it in stark terms: almost half of all Democrats wouldn't warmly welcome Iraq War veterans, and, we can deduce, around 90% of lefties and self-identified liberals.

Do I question your patriotism? You're goddamned right I do.

posted by Ace at 06:43 PM

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