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Poll Suggests U.S. Troops Support McCain 3-1
Foxnews.com ^ | 10/21/2008 | FoxNews.com

Posted on 10/21/2008 8:49:36 AM PDT by VMIPubby36

A poll by the Military Times newspaper group suggests that there is overwhelming support for John McCain among U.S. troops in every branch of the armed forces by a nearly 3-1 margin.

According to the poll, 68 percent of active-duty and retired servicemen and women support McCain, while 23 percent support Barack Obama. The numbers are nearly identical among officers and enlisted troops.

(Excerpt) Read more at elections.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; mccain; militaryvote; obama
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To: cdbull23

You can kiss the world class military goodbye if Barak gets in. No more re-ups.


21 posted on 10/21/2008 9:20:50 AM PDT by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: RetiredArmy

I have a friend who is a black officer. Conservative across the board on every issue we ever discussed, and we discussed them all. The one time we spoke about Obama, I said that I didn’t believe someone could attend Wright’s church for 20 years and not share his views, and my friend replied, “You can’t prove he was in church on any of those days” When I pointed out that they sold “Wright’s greatest racist rants” in the church giftshop and that the black liberation theology was on the front page of the church’s website, he just changed the subject, but it was pretty clear that the possibility that Obama shared Wright’s views didn’t really bother him. We’ve rarely spoken since that day.


22 posted on 10/21/2008 9:23:48 AM PDT by NavVet ( If you don't defend Conservatism in the Primaries, you won't have it to defend in November)
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To: NavVet

There is no doubt from this survey that this is a race vote. If you have not heard the Howard Stern sends a reporter to Harlem for man-on-street interviews you should.


23 posted on 10/21/2008 9:32:39 AM PDT by Sunnyflorida (Unless you are nice and thoughtful you will be ignored. Write in Thomas Sowell.)
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To: NavVet

I volunteer for the USO. Last night we welcomed troops back from Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, a usual weekly occurrence. Several Vietnam Veterans attend.

I was busy, but overheard them talking regarding the candidates. Six guys were white, one black. The whites were in agreement about voting for McCain. The black guy praised Obama for all his views. The white veterans were sitting there stunned.

As I said, I didn’t stop to get details, but I could hear what was going on. I wasn’t surprised.


24 posted on 10/21/2008 9:39:40 AM PDT by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: cdbull23
"Just look at the demographics and you'll see who comprises that 25%."

It even surprises me more that race would enter their voting decision, considering their lives are on the line and not Obama's. Blind racism?

25 posted on 10/21/2008 9:47:59 AM PDT by TommyDale (I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: VMIPubby36

Of course they do! It’s even higher among Marines.


26 posted on 10/21/2008 9:56:29 AM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: Puppage

True I wonder if the votes will be lost?.


27 posted on 10/21/2008 9:57:46 AM PDT by Vaduz (and just think how clean the cities would become again.)
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To: NavVet

Hmmm...interesting story. For most blacks i know, it is almost always race first.


28 posted on 10/21/2008 9:58:11 AM PDT by Canedawg (In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: TommyDale
"It even surprises me more that race would enter their voting decision, considering their lives are on the line and not Obama's. Blind racism?"

It is disgusting to listen to my black students talk about Obamanation in class. When asked why they are voting for Obamanation, they simply reply "Obama's my main ni**er! 'Bout time dis' country gots itself a black president! He gonna' take care of po' people by makin' dem' rich cracka's pay!"

Takes every ounce of my will to refrain from soundly correcting the flaw in their logic.

29 posted on 10/21/2008 10:02:18 AM PDT by EnigmaticAnomaly ("Democrats: Seeking an easy life at someone else's expense for 150 years")
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To: VMIPubby36; All
Check out the bumper sticker.
Support the troops. Vote for Sarah.

All: Feel free to post this picture wherever you think is appropriate.

And for the record, I already voted. For Sarah. (Florida military absentee.)
30 posted on 10/21/2008 10:05:13 AM PDT by phrogphlyer (Vote for Sarah!!)
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To: EnigmaticAnomaly

A local radio talk show host, Tara Servatius, http://tara.wbt.com/
was discussing Obama last night on her program. Time after time, black callers would accuse her of racism and lying about Obama, but when she put them on the spot to prove any single thing she said was untrue, they immediately went into the racism charge. They are blinded by their own racism!


31 posted on 10/21/2008 10:08:10 AM PDT by TommyDale (I) (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: VMIPubby36

And in other news....reports indicate majority of people believe that the sky is blue...


32 posted on 10/21/2008 10:46:24 AM PDT by Hurricane Andrew (History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.)
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To: VMIPubby36

bttt


33 posted on 10/21/2008 11:05:16 AM PDT by scratcher (I trust the media about as much as I trust al Qaeda.)
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To: TommyDale

If it was a radio show, how do you know the people that called in were black?


34 posted on 10/21/2008 11:22:17 AM PDT by Balke
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To: VMIPubby36
Nearly eight in 10 black servicemembers chose Obama

Unfortunately this shows how strong the Race issue is, even in the military, where it shouldn't matter.

35 posted on 10/21/2008 11:31:27 AM PDT by itsahoot (We will have world government. The only question is whether by conquest or consent.)
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To: potlatch



This afternoon CNN edited the actual US troops 3:1 poll results to 2:1

Did anyone notice?




36 posted on 10/21/2008 11:32:33 AM PDT by devolve ( ____95%_will_get_welfare_bribes____)
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To: potlatch; TommyDale










37 posted on 10/21/2008 11:43:52 AM PDT by devolve ( ____95%_will_get_welfare_bribes____)
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To: VMIPubby36

Isn’t the military 1/4 African American? If so, that would explain a lot.


38 posted on 10/21/2008 12:14:56 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Cowardice is forever!)
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To: NavVet

I suspect that your friend feels discriminated against, and Oprah’s Obama is his way of striking back. That’s why Obama will win blacks, I believe, 98-2 or 99-1.


39 posted on 10/21/2008 12:17:15 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Cowardice is forever!)
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To: TommyDale; All

“It surprises me that 25% would vote for Obama, the guy who didn’t want to fund them.”

It shouldn’t because the percentage military personnel that are Black is much higher in the military than the general population. I think Black americans make up about 15% of the general population, whereas in the military it is probably more than 20%. BTW I highly value my Black brothers & sisters in arms. Unfortunately, most are buying into the “vote for the black guy” mentality. I understand how they feel, but think that Obama doesn’t deserve their support....he is not one of them or for them.


40 posted on 10/21/2008 1:18:42 PM PDT by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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