Comments on: Obama Receiving Praise and An Endorsement From Republicans http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: j jones http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067&cpage=1#comment-187323 j jones Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:55:30 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067#comment-187323 I am glad that people of varying backgrounds can look at Obama's speech and see it for what it truly is--a masterful discourse on one of the great complexities of our time. I am glad that people of varying backgrounds can look at Obama’s speech and see it for what it truly is–a masterful discourse on one of the great complexities of our time.

]]> By: Conservatives and Obama - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067&cpage=1#comment-187159 Conservatives and Obama - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:00:54 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067#comment-187159 [...] There are some conservatives who practice a knee jerk opposition to Obama, believing that labels like “liberal” and “conservative” mean far more than they do. As I’ve noted many times before, such labels can be misleading, and will often artificially separate people who agree on more matters than they might realize and can also lump together people who disagree on a number of issues. Some conservatives who have actually paid attention to what Obama believes, as opposed to assuming that every liberal Democrat believes the same things, have actually come to support Obama. One example was in the recent endorsement of Obama by Douglas Kmiec. [...] [...] There are some conservatives who practice a knee jerk opposition to Obama, believing that labels like “liberal” and “conservative” mean far more than they do. As I’ve noted many times before, such labels can be misleading, and will often artificially separate people who agree on more matters than they might realize and can also lump together people who disagree on a number of issues. Some conservatives who have actually paid attention to what Obama believes, as opposed to assuming that every liberal Democrat believes the same things, have actually come to support Obama. One example was in the recent endorsement of Obama by Douglas Kmiec. [...]

]]> By: Marion http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067&cpage=1#comment-187130 Marion Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:05:22 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067#comment-187130 Intelligent thinkers appreciate intelligent thoughts. Bravo! Intelligent thinkers appreciate intelligent thoughts.

Bravo!

]]> By: NatetheGrate http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067&cpage=1#comment-187115 NatetheGrate Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:07:19 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3067#comment-187115 Nice post! Nice post!

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