Republicans For Obama
Yes, you read the title correctly. It may come as a shock to some but not all republicans are like Sarah Palin or what John McCain has become. There are thinking republicans who care deeply about the war, the economy, the price of gas and Americas failed foreign policies. These republicans are concerned with the real issues that face all of us. They are disturbed with the mudslinging and lies that the McCain/Palin team spew. These republicans really do believe in country first.
Republican John Hutson for Obama
John Hutson, a retired US Navy Rear Admiral and New Hampshire resident, talks about his reasons for supporting Barack Obama for President.
Republicans for Obama website
- Republicans for Obama is a grassroots organization of proud party members who all share one important trait— we are Americans first and Republicans second. (Even if it is a close second.) Founded in late 2006 as part of the nationwide effort to encourage Senator Obama to run for the Presidency, our volunteer-run, grassroots group now includes over 2200 registered members from across the nation.
- Collectively, we have campaigned, worked for, and voted Republican all our lives, but recognize that our Country needs a new kind of leader at this time. While there will always be important issues on which thoughtful Americans will disagree, there are others that cannot be up for debate— our economic prosperity and our standing in the world.
- Senator Obama has rejected the politics of division and the win-at-all-costs attitude that has hurt our ability to move forward as a nation. While we as Republicans will not always see eye to eye with a President Obama, we know that his politics of competency and unity will lead to a stronger America.
Why Obama
Fellow Republicans,
- When deciding which candidate is best to now lead our nation, we ask that you consider supporting Senator Barack Obama. The U.S. faces serious challenges that are not being addressed by our political leaders. Elected officials of both sides have found it easier to appease their parties’ fringes to win elections, and media companies choose to shock, amuse and divide us. In the meantime, the problems we face as a nation grow as they are passed on to future generations.
- We need a leader who can lay the foundations of another American Century—someone who can get past our partisan and ideological divisions, as we strengthen our standing in the world and tackle the challenges we face at home. We need a leader who understands our differences, but who also knows the importance of finding common ground. While we continue to debate and address many issues on which we all have strong opinions—abortion, gay rights, the relationship between church and state, to name a few—we need a leader who can command the support needed to break our government’s paralysis and meet the growing challenges we face as a nation.
Senator Obama is the one candidate who can unite the American majority that wants to move forward and improve the long-term economic well-being and independence of our nation.
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October 12th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Ain’t it sumpin’?
Barack is even winning over the GOPers? Too bad the EC in the southern red states of TX, LA, MS, and AL all appear firmly in the Old Coot’s column. I thought maybe the south had reached bowel tolerance with the Bush nightmare but I stand corrected.
October 12th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Don’t give up on Tx yet.
October 12th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Republicans For Obama lacks any sort of real credibility. I had my ISP blocked from even accessing the site just for asking critical questions about Obama. That is not something you would think would happen in America, but is more like what you would find in Communist Cuba or China.
When any group of people worship a candidate in a cult like fashion like they do at RFO, it is a danger to the United States.
October 12th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
You want to talk cult like worship Brandon?
How about the GOP’s involvement with the Reverend Moon, who owns the Washington Times?
How about your slobbering genuflecting at the hem of Ronald Reagan’s garment?
How about violent, racist buffoons showing up at McCain and Palin rallies shouting racist epithets? Sieg freaking heil!
And on censorship, how about Bush’s friends at Clear Channel (Tom Hicks and Lowry Mayes, who own that outfit, are intimates of G.W. Bush’s) pulling the Dixie Chicks off the air when the ladies wouldn’t buy into the administration’s Iraq War propaganda?
October 12th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Rob, it is the Obama supporters who are anti the American value of free speech. Please read Michael Barone’s latest column:
http://townhall.com/columnists/MichaelBarone/2008/10/11/the_coming_obama_thugocracy.
But in answer to your questions:
1. Rev. Moon has the right to start and operate a newspaper if he wants. That doesn’t mean that Republicans are Moonies or that most Moonies are conservatives.
2. Ronald Reagan was the most successful president of the last 50 years, doesn’t mean that conservatives worship him.
3. So a few buffoons show up at some rallies. Every political party has their idiots.
4. Country music listeners did not want to hear that particular Dixie Chicks album. If they had, Clear Channel stations would have played the CD.
Liberals always believe in free speech until you disagree with them.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:39 am
You wrote “we are Americans first and Republicans second”. Well that is exactly what McCain is… that is why he alienated the far right and many conservatives in the Republican party. There are fundamental issues that are not being addresses. True. The economy under Republicans is a spend first pay later style – true. We are steaming down the tracks of no return with the pollution that the fossil fuel economy has derived – true. But, McCain is in a better position to protect the US in a time when our enemy looks like the deli man who you think is here on a student visa. He will push for nuke power – and maybe make it a little greener. And he won’t have to answer to Republicans OR Democrats like Obama will. Of all the evils to weigh, the willingness to do whatever it takes to protect the home team is the most important factor.
October 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
CD Junior:
Your statment:
“You wrote “we are Americans first and Republicans second”
I did not write that, it is from the Republicans for Obama website which I gave a link to before the 3 bullet point. For the records, I am a democrat.
Regarding McCain protecting us from our enemies should not be the first priority of this country. Without a strong economy we will not have the financial strength for homeland security of the military. Getting the priorities straight seems to the major issue that the GOP and McCain have screwed up for years.
October 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I have met several Republicans in the last several months who have decided to vote for Obama. One in particular was a delegate to the state convention with me, and one of the major reasons she cited was the rhetoric that Senator John McCain and other Republicans use about veterans (I am a veteran myself) does not match their voting records. John McCain has an average rating of about 40% from veterans groups while Barack Obama has an average rating of 87%. So, it does not surprise me when fellow Navy veterans like John Hutson decide to support Obama.
October 13th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
liberaltexan:
Agreed. McCain seems to forget that his records are at our fingertips. Maybe he should have run an honest campaign especially his attitude towards vet. It’s disgusting how McCain, vet and POW, can turn his back on the military vote after vote.