Not A Warm Reception

War veterans Jere Hill, middle, from Warham, Mass., and Robert Gibson, right, from Lexington, Ky., stand with their backs turned during Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry’s speech at the 105th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004. Man in foreground is unidentified. Kerry received a polite if not overwhelmingly positive reaction from the VFW. But there was a clear divide, with scores of veterans sittings with their arms folded while others clapped.

The funny thing is that NBC’s Nightly News ran a story about Kerry’s support among veterans tonight that made it seem like his appearance at the VFW Convention was a 100% positive thing. They made a really big deal about the supposed growth of support for Kerry among veterans.
Given this report, I think that’s a little misleading.