Jingoist Marine Mom called C-SPAN with results of

[pinkpops]

a "poll" of the troops showing Bush way ahead of Kerry.
My opinion - Some folks would rather die than admit to being suckered.

[Hello_Kitty]

1. She can't poll the dead soldiers. n/t

[Pirate Smile]

2. Some people find denial easier to live with, even decades later

as shown by the SBVLiars, then facing the truth.

[DenverDem]

3. She's full of shit.

And she's not very maternal.

[pinkpops]

5. Think of the Mom in Dylan's John Brown -

Oh son, you look so fine, I'm glad you're a son of mine,
You make me proud to know you hold a gun.
Do what the captain says, lots of medals you will get,
And we'll put them on the wall when you come home."

....

As he turned away to walk, his Ma was still in shock
At seein' the metal brace that helped him stand.
But as he turned to go, he called his mother close
And he dropped his medals down into her hand.


http://bobdylan.com/songs/johnbrown.html

[Comadreja]

4. Sagan agrees

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It is simply too painful to acknowledge -- even to ourselves -- that we've been so credulous": Carl Sagan