Republicans For Obama

Dennis Hopper: Diehard Republican - voted Reagan, Bush and Bush Jr. NOW VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA!! SEE VIDEO HERE!! www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/dennis-hopper-i-voted-for_n_140940.html

Fred Bramante - A prominent New Hampshire Republican who was an alternate delegate to the party's nominating convention is quitting John McCain's campaign and endorsing Barack Obama.

Bramante, a member of the state Board of Education, said he opposes McCain's support of school vouchers, which he said politicians must abandon if they want to improve education.

Ron Reagan Jr. - Obama Supporter

Former White House press secretary, Scott McClellan - Obama supporter.

Susan Eisenhower, Pres. Eisenhower's granddaughter - Obama supporter.

Goldwater's granddaughter - Obama supporter.

William Miller (Goldwater's VP) daughter - Obama supporter.

William Buckley's son - Obama supporter.

Colin Powell - Obama supporter.

Douglas KMIEC, Head of Office of Legal counsel under Ronald Reagan & George H. W. Bush - Obama Supporter.

Lincoln Chafee, Former US Senator from Rhode Island - Obama supporter.

Jim Leach, Former Congressman of Iowa - Obama supporter.

Jim Whitaker, Mayor of Fairbanks Alaska - Obama supporter.

McCain's fellow senator from Arizona, Republican Jon Kyl, told the Arizona Daily Star editorial board in an interview published Sunday "...I think John McCain might be added to that long list of Arizonans who ran for president but were never elected."

Also, Lawrence Eagleburger, who served as Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush and whose endorsement is often trumpeted by McCain, said on Thursday that the Alaska governor is not only unprepared to take over the job on a moment's notice but, even after some time in office, would only amount to an "adequate" commander in chief.

"And I devoutly hope that [she] would never be tested," he added for good measure -- referring both to Palin's policy dexterity and the idea of McCain not making it through his time in office.

Ken Duberstein (fmr Reagan cheif of staff) He said the choice of Palin undermines the whole premise of McCain having sound and good Judgement. And that even at MacDonalds, you are interviewed 3 times before you get hired.

Also Sen John Ensign (R) Nevada.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cc-goldwater/why-mccain-has-lost-our-v_b_137150.html

THIS JUST CAME OUT. AN ARTICLE FROM BARRY GOLDWATERS GRANDDAUGHTER:

Being Barry Goldwater's granddaughter and living in Arizona, one would assume that I would be voting for our state's senator, John McCain. I am still struck by certain 'dyed in the wool' Republicans who are on the fence this election, as it seems like a no-brainer to me.

Myself, along with my siblings and a few cousins, will not be supporting the Republican presidential candidates this year. We believe strongly in what our grandfather stood for: honesty, integrity, and personal freedom, free from political maneuvering and fear tactics. I learned a lot about my grandfather while producing the documentary, Mr. Conservative Goldwater on Goldwater. Our generation of Goldwaters expects government to provide for constitutional protections. We reject the constant intrusion into our personal lives, along with other crucial policy issues of the McCain/Palin ticket.

My grandfather (Paka) would never suggest denying a woman's right to choose. My grandmother co-founded Planned Parenthood in Arizona in the 1930's, a cause my grandfather supported. I'm not sure about how he would feel about marriage rights based on same-sex orientation. I think he would feel that love and respect for ones privacy is what matters most and not the intolerance and poor judgment displayed by McCain over the years. Paka respected our civil liberties and passed on the message that that we should conduct our lives standing up for the basic freedoms we hold so dear.

For a while, there were several candidates who aligned themselves with the Goldwater version of Conservative thought. My grandfather had undying respect for the U.S. Constitution, and an understanding of its true meanings.

There always have been a glimmer of hope that someday, someone would "race through the gate" full steam in Goldwater style. Unfortunately, this hasn't happened, and the Republican brand has been tarnished in a shameless effort to gain votes and appeal to the lowest emotion, fear. Nothing about McCain, except for maybe a uniform, compares to the same ideology of what Goldwater stood for as a politician. The McCain/Palin plan is to appear diverse and inclusive, using women and minorities to push an agenda that makes us all financially vulnerable, fearful, and less safe.

When you see the candidate's in political ads, you can't help but be reminded of the 1964 presidential campaign of Johnson/Goldwater, the 'origin of spin', that twists the truth and obscures what really matters. Nothing about the Republican ticket offers the hope America needs to regain it's standing in the world, that's why we're going to support Barack Obama. I think that Obama has shown his ability and integrity.

After the last eight years, there's a lot of clean up do. Roll up your sleeves, Senators Obama and Biden, and we Goldwaters will roll ours up with you.