I'm also going to guess the 'base' didn't care much for W jokingly flipping the bird or Cheney throwing F-bombs at Leaky Leahy.
Relax. Kid Rock supports the troops, drinks Coors Light, and dates hot women. There are younger GOPs like me who find that fairly impressive.
Yes, some of the base can't take the slightest vulgarity, even when it's richly deserved by its target -- e.g., Cheney vs. Leahy. I'm not one of those people, and they're far fewer in number than the huge number of people who are offended by the moral cesspool of popular entertainment.
The fact that a group supports the troops is commendable and perhaps even impressive. But that alone doesn't exempt them from legitimate criticism. As for "drinking Coors and dating hot women ..." nothing wrong with either. But "impressive"? In God's name, why?
Are you so worried about conservatives not appearing "cool" that you're willing to twist language to that extent? Jesus.