I have a sneaky suspicion that John Boehner will be heading to the bar more often and crying in his scotch. I just found and became a fan of Republicans for Obama. I couldn’t believe it. At first I thought it was one of those hate groups, but the members posting on Facebook sharing their stories are quite, dare I say it? Liberal! Here is their statement:
The Republican party isn’t what it used to be. Our leaders and our most vocal activists have written moderates out of the party and have refused to work with the other side, to the detriment of the nation. Center-right presidents such as Reagan, Bush Sr., Ford, Nixon and Eisenhower would have no chance being nominated today.
Unfortunately, Mitt Romney has not proven to be able to stand up to our party’s most extreme elements. Instead, he has fallen for the “one-size-fits-all” mentality that tax cuts for the already-wealthy will solve all of our problems, and has no workable plans to solve the challenges we face.
President Obama has shown himself to be a common-sense centrist. He has cut taxes when necessary, has taken steps to protect the environment, and has aggressively pursued Islamic extremists who threaten America. Most notably, he has reformed our healthcare system by signing a Republican-inspired healthcare plan into law. In most other points in our party’s history, Obama would fit in well as a Republican.
But what Republicans would support Obama or at least follow Obama’s plan? Eisenhower Republicans, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln Republicans. These progressive Republicans are finally coming out of their platform and will be voting and are endorsing President Barack Obama. So how can that help the Democratic Party?
These Republicans are registered Republicans. They probably live in parts of the country that aren’t disenfranchising the voter role. And their vote would only add to the Obama vote. The teabag party are probably upset.
Their comment:
President Obama has shown himself to be a common-sense centrist. He has cut taxes when necessary, has taken steps to protect the environment
Every Republican president through Ford kept the top-tax tier rate from 74% to 91%. Ford, Nixon, Eisenhower knew the importance of taxes, and yes, these conservatives managed to balance the budget too while building or maintaining the infrastructure and keeping the U.S. in debt…debt is not a bad thing.
Yet to see this
Poll
What did you think about the President’s DNC speech?
Amazing. Can’t wait for another four years!
86%So-so. He didn’t wow me.
8%Not good. Maybe he doesn’t have it in him anymore.
6%Total votes: 1119
Is amazing because out of 1119 potential voters, more than 960 potential Republicans will vote…and maybe a second time for Obama. Why? Because these people are sick and tired of what happened to their party. Gee, I wonder how many Log Cabin members there are in this group?
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Memory McDermott
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Republicans For Obama actually started in 2008. Some even say it started in 2007. I know that I became a member in 2008 and we were many across the US. At that time our main social outlet was through yahoo groups. Many of us have been let down by the Republican Party. As Joe Biden said…”This is not your fathers republican party” Anyway, my husband and I eventually became full fledged Democrats and have never looked back!
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elisa in new york
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Thank you Ms. McDermott.
If at all possible, please try to bring more friends with you! :)
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AFM
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
The sad thing is we need a 2 party system. It keeps both parties in check. Both sides suggest things and then compromise should come in. But now that you have the religious right taking over the party and pushing social issues and fighting any compromise.
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tim craig
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
What happened to talk about instant runoff ballots. Seems to me this would resolve much of what’s run afoul with the 2 party system & would not only keep a 3rd party from sandbagging it’s closest idealogical counterpart but also give them a better chance a meaningful foothold. Thoughts?
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larry
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
My longtime friend, a staunch Republican is very disappointed in MR.Romney,but he also said there was NO WAY He would ever vote for a “N”. I’m sad for him,but come Sunday we’ll be watching Football!!! He’s my nieghbor.
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Eobert
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Republicans for Obama have been around since 2008 when it was formed. There is also a group tagged Rednecks for Obama they too have been around since the 2008 election.
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Reynardine
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Bless their hearts! May their tables groan with good things, but not so heavily as to imperil their health (yet no one should wholly miss a a well-seasoned, well-made, genuine cream gravy)
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Ellen
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Put some sausage bits and drippins in there, and you have heaven!
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Tim From LA
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Speaking of rednecks, I’d expect the redneck to vote left:
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Tim From LA
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
So yes, I expect them to vote left
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redneck
The United Mine Workers of America (UMW) and rival miners’ unions appropriated both the term redneck and its literal manifestation, the red bandana, in order to build multiracial unions of white, black, and immigrant miners in the strike-ridden coalfields of northern and central Appalachia between 1912 and 1936. The origin of redneck to mean “a union man” or “a striker” remains uncertain, but according to linguist David W. Maurer, the former definition of the word probably dates at least to the 1910s, if not earlier. The use of redneck to designate “a union member” was especially popular during the 1920s and 1930s in the coal-producing regions of southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and western Pennsylvania, where the word came to be specifically applied to a miner who belonged to a union.
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Cynthia R Standard
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Thank you for putting our nation first,party second. I have been having the POTUS back since he spoke at the DNC in 2004. He has our great nation in his heart as well as the people…..ALL OF THE PEOPLE. And I know you gonna think I am crazy,but babies love him. Any time you see the President with a baby,they trust him……and so do I. Thank you again,all of you.
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Jo Hargis
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Babies and dogs = best barometers of human goodness there ever were!
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Sharon Potts
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Nice how sensible and normal these Republicans sound.
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Bonnie Williams
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:27 am
It gives me hope that good WILL win over EVIL and GREED. I have breathed a sigh of relief to know that there ARE “smart” Republicans out there who can see beyond race and party affiliation to want the common good of the country rather than just the privileged few who seem to not understand that they too will eventually suffer in a deteriorating shell of a country which they are stripping of resources and humanity for the sake of their vain, fleeting
prosperity.
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Jann Swanson
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
We are alsoseeing Republicans in my southern congressional district (GA-1) come out against the perpetual Republican incumbent Jack Kingston. I think the Eisenhower/Rockefeller branch of the party may determine more than just the outcome at the top.
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Judy M
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
A few weeks ago, Better Georgia, located in Athens, conducted a poll and found that Romney had a very small lead here in the Peach State; I do believe that with some effort, we could see a shift happen here in the political landscape. And, I hope that your Rethug rep. has to find new employment. I live in Paul Broun’s district and he basically has NO opposition…sad commentary considering he is from Athens.
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knight4444
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
It’s about time some republicans finally get it!! the republican party is a complete joke Reagan! their savior wouldn’t even be allowed in todays gop! I’ve been saying this since mccain , palin this party is dying!! they gone too far right
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Jerry Blackburn
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
My Dad is a proud Republican for Obama!
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elisa in new york
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Please give your dad a Liberal hug from me :)
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Jan L
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Ladies (and gentlemen) — As a national non-partisan grassroots organization, our mission is to end inequality for women. We will accomplish this by providing voter education and facilitating the mobilization of individual states and a nationwide voice, through our membership, to protect and advance women’s rights.
http://unitewomen.org/
Join us! Go to FIND YOUR STATE, click and jump in!
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TigerLily
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
I just love it! SEE? Acceptance of one another and love for man kind and OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER will always overcome hate and oppression. Thank you YOU CLASS 1 REPUBLICANS for seeing that they mean to destory you too. Not just us. This will impact ON ALL YOUR GOP CONSTITUENTS if Romnit wins. He WILL LEAVE HIS OWN PEOPLE BEHIND IF IT MEANS ANOTHER MILLION IN HIS POCKETS FOR HIS CLAN. Trust me on this. He has no soul.
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Rocky in texas said...
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
I find it hard to believe that Willard can fool more that 15-20% of the sheeple into voting for him…
Anyone making less than a million a year is being played for a fool if they think romney is there guy…
Even the rich would be better off with President Obama…
They would have many more customer’s buying there product if there customer’s can earn a living wage…
What we really need is a congress that will work for the people, instead of only caring about big corporations and the 1%.
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elisa in new york
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Yep, yep!
Remember how he said he doesn’t care about the very poor? That his focus was the middle class? He thinks the middle class make $250K a year! He really only cares about the very rich! Anyone voting for Mitt who’s not “sheldon adelson” is an idiot.
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Leo Neveux
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Thank you Rocky, absolutely right and perfectly stated, thanks.
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D. W. Skinner
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
If you jam-packed ALL of Mitt Romney’s astonishing wisdom, business intelligence, and political genius in an empty room with nothing but a gorgeous, priceless Tiffany lamp; do you know what you’d have? A gorgeous, priceless Tiffany lamp.
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Vicki
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Could not have said it more creatively myself!
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A Walkaway
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
It would be nice to have the two main parties rivals (again?) instead of enemies.
I won’t go back to being Republican, those bridges were burned long ago by the ones who thought they had the right to micromanage my life “in Jesus’ name”. However, it WOULD be nice not to live in fear of violence because (for instance) someone disagreed with me or didn’t like my religious/political beliefs.
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Ruby Andrews-Lester
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
I love to read, but a lot of post that I have visited are downright hateful against The President, I also know that there is yen and yang to everything. Some of the people, not all of the people. I love intelligence because it stimulates my intelligence, I like change, because without it you become stagnated. Now these post that I read are really unintelligent, everyone is entitled though. I look for stimulation in the truth and thats what feeds me as I am very logical, I have been around the world three times and that tends to open up your mind, and I believe that a lot of people are stuck, and don’t know whats going on, they haven’t been anywhere, except to visit friends who have not gone anywhere except the store and back home, they are closed minded. I don’t accept them around me, I like positive folks. And no one influences me I have my own mind and I am hardest on myself. So all of you positive people I stand with you, and God bless the United States Of America, says a lot doesn’t it? Love to you all.
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Karen
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
My father-n-law vote Republican all his life. His last vote was for John Kerry. He died a Republican who voted for a Democrat. My husband and I were the only Dems in his family, including his sister, brother-n-law, nieces and my mother-n-law were all Republicans. Today, after Bush destroyed our country, they are all Democrats.
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Doug
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
I think all you liberal Republicans deserve Obama. If you think Obama should be President then you have a REAL….. Problem. You either know nothing about economics or you are drinking the Kool-Aid.
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fedded-up
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:47 am
Why does every ding-dong Repub reply accuse Democrats of having “drunk the Kool-Aide”??? I loathhhhhhhe Kool-Aide – its like drinking liquid sugar or ‘juvenile crack,’ as its known in this house. But, hey, if that’s what it takes to be known as having enough intelligence to recognize stupidity when I see it, PASS THE KOOL-AIDE, PLEASE.
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Gabby
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Sorry Doug, but you are the one who has swallowed Republicans lies and deceit year after year after year.
In another era, Obama would be a centrist Republican. Of course, the one thing he couldn’t change is his skin color, but I’m sure that’s not why you don’t care for his policies, right?
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N.T.
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
This Kool-Aid business is pretty hypocritical, considering the majority of Republicans I’ve met are plugging their ears until they’re in church or watching Fox News. The party has become burdened with anti-intellectualism and hypocrisy, and Romney is playing into these “ideals”.
First off, his idea that colleges breed liberals is only going to shoot him in the foot. He’s basically admitting that anyone with an education would become a Democrat! He plans to cut education funding on the premise that ignorant, uneducated folks are more easily swayed to vote Republican. Nice.
It seems that his core base is now limited to extremist Tea Partiers, the wealthy, racists, and the religious right. Anyone not falling in these categories is voting against their best interests.
Repubs are supposed to be for minimal government, yet Romney plans to aggressively attack state decisions on medical marijuana and gay marriage, the porn industry, labor unions, abortion, etc. Any true small-government Republican would see a problem with this, except the religious right who pick and choose which issues to stick their nose in (guns=good!, weed=bad!).
Funny, I see lots of stories about killings involving guns and religion, but I never heard of someone causing any harm from simply jacking off, smoking weed, or marrying someone of the same sex. Anyone taking offense to these issues feels that they are examples of “bad morals”, yet I would define “bad morals” as lying to your kids by filling their heads with religious nonsense, being a single-issue voter, and promoting the use and proliferation of deadly weapons. Either way, it defies the Republican ideal of keeping out of people’s business.
Meanwhile, he has consistently supported the very things that Repubs supposedly oppose, like increased spending in the military, shifting the tax burden from the rich to the poor, and corporate personhood.
So tell me, who, exactly, is drinking the “Kool-Aid”?
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Piper Sellers
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
I’m a reformed Republican. I liked what Charlie Crist said, “I didn’t leave the Republican party. It left me.” I didn’t vote for Obama. I work. I pay taxes. I’m not a victim. I will get it right this time and vote for Obama!
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Andrew Rei
Sep. 18th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Even though I’m a Progressive Non-Affiliated voter (my state recognizes the Independent Party), I’ve liked the RFO Facebook page and have visited and posted many times to the page. They and I are in agreement on many things, including the fact that there were only three good GOP presidents: Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower. I’ve asked the question, “where are the Eisenhower Republicans?” Well, you can find many of them in the RFO group. Estimates of the number of GOP moderates that have left the party range from 5 to 25 million. If it’s “only” five million, the GOP’s remaining factions, the avarice-fueled aristocrats (Conservative Wrong-Wing Nut Jobs) and the extremist and ignorant idiots (the Tea Party Militia) are in serious trouble. If it’s the higher number, the GOP will die its political death on 6 November, 2012, leaving the Conservatives and Tea Party Militia to start their own parties. That doesn’t mean that GOP moderates don’t have a place to go…quite the contrary, there’s one party that’s in position to replace the GOP, the Progressive Party. There are Progressives in both the Republican (the aforementioned moderates) and Democratic parties. The Progressive Party doesn’t have something that every other party has: extremist and ignorant idiots. A party without those type of people has the best chance to replace the GOP.
By the way, if the number of moderates who have left is, in fact, 25 million, not only will the GOP lose the White House, the US Senate (and a Demo supermajority is seated in January) and the US House, they’re going to lose big-time in state and local races, as well. Warm up the organ for the GOP’s funeral on 7 November, 2012, which I’m going to officiate on YouTube…that’s the bet I have with my FB friends and subscribers. I’ve been practicing my Southern preacher voice for the video LMAO ;)
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Jo Hargis
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Just wanted to point out that the RFO webpage has an article about a poll taken not too long ago, of republican voters, and the results were 25% of those **republican** voters do NOT want the ACA repealed.
See, people are using their heads, seeing the greater good. I honestly feel very sorry for any republican whose party has left them behind like this. I like the two party system in principle, but the R party right now is just a disaster, trying to return to 1850s politics and ideology. Ugh. I was horrified to see what came out of that Values Voters summit…the crud about women dressing modestly because “men can’t control their lustful urges”. Good God, what have we come to?
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Karen
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
Well, I must say…..this is a breath of fresh air!! I vote (mostly) Democrat, and predominantly support moderate to liberal ideals & candidates, so I have endured my fair share of hate messages, and derogatory statements about my intelligence, my education, my upbringing, my values, my beliefs, my opinions…..you name it…..I’ve been attacked on all sides for my views…(even from many of my family members)!
So the fact that there is a large (and growing) group of moderates who formerly identified themselves as Republicans, that are now breaking away from that political group that has become the champions of the American Taliban Tea Party mentality……is encouraging! I applaud you!! Those extremists need to be stopped! That is not the direction for America! I think we all agree that none of us wants to go back to the 1800′s again!! I would probably support the Progressive Party, depending on what their platform would be. Make it happen! Make it so!
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Jonny Cates
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
What do you mean a Ronald Reagan wouldn’t get nominated today? That exactly what’s wrong with the Republican party. There’s not a Republican leader out there with any guts anymore like a Reagan! Today’s Republican’s are nothing but a bunch of cut-each-others throat over anything.
That’s one thing you socialist do right; And that’s to stick together without denigrating yourselves. Republicans don’t know how to do anything but eat their own young. Someday, NEW, real con’. That is to say…”stick together.” But by then it will probably be too late. But I’m certainly NOT going to vote for Chairman Obama.
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Debbie Locke
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Thank the Powers That Be! I was beginning to think Moderates were an endangered species and the National IQ Average had dropped off the scale! The Religious Right and big corporations have waaaaaaay too much power in our country. All the hate speech being tossed around does nothing to help this country or the World. Someone posted a picture of Mohammed with a pigs head on Facebook the other day. Things like that do nothing but enflame the fanatics and get more of our people killed.
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Mike Williams
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Personally, I miss the old GOP. I am a lifetime Democrat and a proud Liberal and Unionist, but I am not as head blind as these tea thugs in that I can not recognize worth in the political oppositions position. Once upon a long time ago the Repubs had some very worthy points that anyone could agree with, fiscal responsibility, tax burdens kept to a reasonable level and the consideration of the impact on the business environment of any new law. This being said, what the tea bashers want is the destruction of our Government and it’s replacement with Mussolini’s Italy. Welcome new friends, lets work together and see if you can get control of your party back, we need honorable opponents
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Barbara Catron
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I am married to a life long Republican who left the dark side in 2004 at 59 after being so disgusted by Bush and his lies. We are both on the right side now (which is left!) We love and support President Obama.
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Robert
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
The republican party will have to stink it up a lot worse for me to vote democratic! Liberalism is a disease that is sinking our country.
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Shiva (Moderator)
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Exactly what part of liberalism is sinking the country?
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Sarah Jones
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
Your attitude and name calling is part of why people are leaving the Republican Party. So, thanks, I guess, for calling everyone diseased. Your articulation of your policy disagreements leaves us breathless.
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Tim From LA
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Blue Dog Dems? Yellow Dog Dems? Neo-liberals AKA Libertarians? If those three, I agree. But I find it refreshing that Republicans are moving to the left and the RNC cannot do a thing to stop them…it’s a sad state of affair when even GEORGE W. BUSH is considered left…hmmm. Oh and there is:
Rednecks For Obama
Tea Party for Obama
Seems like the right is going left
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ConcernedCitizen
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Shiva…met with silence.
Pathetic, Robert. Just plain old pathetic.
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Shiva (Moderator)
Sep. 19th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
The Roberts type never come back and justify anything they say. Never ever
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Gary Vaughn
Sep. 20th, 2012 at 12:42 am
I don’t think I have changed my facebook info, you know, where it says political background. I am listed as conservative. I was but Bush gave me some bad misgivings for 8 miserable years, then when Mccain picked Simple Sarah, I stayed home and didn’t vote. This year I am storming to the polls to vote for Obama, I have watched what my ex-party has done for his first term at obstruction. I will likely never vote conservative again, even though I still have some conservative values, but this party is not conservative.
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Michael A Harring
Sep. 23rd, 2012 at 1:24 am
As for the term “redneck” which was used to describe the unionized coal miners who wore the red bandanas for solidarity, There was another time the word “redneck” was used to describe small white Southern farmers during the late 1700′s to early 1800′s who worked in the fields alongside their own slaves in the hot sun with many got their necks sunburned as a result.When these farmers came to town to sell their crops,the wealthy plantation owners who did not need to work their fields referred to those small working farmers with sunburned necks as “rednecks”.
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Michael A Harring
Sep. 23rd, 2012 at 1:41 am
When the Romney/Ryan agenda calls for raising taxes for the middle class by around $2,000 per family.Does that not violate the Norquist Pledge(No tax increase on any income)they took a vow on? Hey Tea Party,if Romney wins and his tax agenda on the middle class is enacted,you better put your powdered wigs and tri-cornered hats on and march your butts on to Washington to protest!! TEA= Taxed Enough Already? Romney and Ryan don’t think so.
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