[XenaLee]

Well, Kerry has always undermined our military and our country. He's just running true to form with his comments. It's just too bad that there are some twisted individuals out there that will defend and excuse him, no matter what, just as they did with Clinton. And magically, I'm not seeing a thing on Kerry today on MSNBC, after yesterday's poll showing that 59% interpreted his comments correctly as being inappropriate:

Were Sen. John Kerry's remarks linking education to the war in Iraq appropriate? * 284640 responses

Yes; the military has long been a step up for those with less education. 18%

No; the comments implied that service members are not intelligent. 59%

They were misinterpreted or taken out of context. 23%

I guess the DNC got the word out to all the Mainstream Media outlets to not report another word on the issue. And even so, the poll wording wasn't exactly critical of Kerry. Not surprising.

[TomGuy]

Who Are the Recruits? The Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Enlistment, 2003–2005

Posted by TomGuy On News/Activism 10/31/2006 5:56:48 PM CST · 26 replies · 841+ views The Heritage Foundation ^ | October 27, 2006 | Tim Kane, Ph.D Center for Data Analysis Report #06-09 The current findings show that the demo­graphic characteristics of volunteers have contin­ued to show signs of higher, not lower, quality. {snip} Given the nature of the military rank structure, most enlisted recruits do not have a college edu­cation or degree. Members of the armed forces with higher education are more often commis­sioned officers (lieutenant and above). In 2004, 92.1 percent of active-duty officer accessions held baccalaureate degrees or higher.[5] From 2000 to 2005, between 10 percent and 17 percent of active-duty officer accessions held advanced degrees, and between 35 percent and 45 percent of...