What do all these people have in common?

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Ken Adelman, former diplomat and member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board

Former publisher of National Review, Wick Allison

Jack Antaramian, Florida real estate developer and Bush fundraiser

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of former President Richard Nixon, granddaughter-in law of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower and president of the Eisenhower Institute.

Charles Fried, former U.S. Solicitor General and former McCain advisor.

CC Goldwater, granddaughter of former Arizona Senator and Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater (endorsing Barack Obama on behalf of herself, her sibling, and some of her cousins)

Lilibet Hagel, wife of Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

Rita E. Hauser, Former White House intelligence advisor for George W. Bush

Actor and former Bush supporter Dennis Hopper

Larry Hunter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy Innovation and Chief Economist for the Free Enterprise Fund, former Reagan policy advisor

Rear Admiral John Hutson, USN (ret.), former Judge Advocate General of the Navy and the current dean and president of Franklin Pierce Law Center.

Legal scholar Douglas Kmiec

Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush from 2003-2006. Author of controversial book, What Happened.

Tricia Mosley, former staffer to Senator Strom Thurmond

Paul O'Neill, United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2001-02 under George W. Bush

Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

David Ruder, Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission under President Ronald Reagan

Frank Schaeffer, pro-life advocate and the son of evangelist Francis Schaeffer.

Radio Host Michael Smerconish

Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson

Former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee

Former Minnesota Senator David Durenberger

Former Virginia Governor Linwood Holton, father-in-law of current Governor Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach

Former Connecticut Governor and Senator Lowell Weicker

Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld

Mayor Lou Thieblemont of Camp Hill, Penn. Thieblemont switched his party registration from Republican to Democrat so that he could vote for Obama in the Pennsylvania primary.

Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor Jim Whitaker endorsed Obama and delivered a speech on the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University

Christopher Buckley, author, son of legendary conservative William F. Buckley, Jr.


Francis Fukuyama, author, key figure in the rise of neoconservatism.


Christopher Hitchens, author and essayist loosely affiliated with neo-conservative foreign policy.

Dorothy King, archeologist and conservative blogger.


Andrew Sullivan, libertarian commentator

Additional Details

Yes, they are all well known republican conservatives that have endorsed Obama

Answer 1

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they're all conservatives that endorsed Obama!

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Thats correct, 10 points for being the first to answer.

Answer 2

They've all be deceived.

Answer 3

They all are Obama supporters.

Answer 4

A previously unknown form of retardation?

Answer 5

Uhhh...I don't know many of them...why don't you share?

Answer 6

Oh I know...switched support for Obama so that way they can keep their jobs if he wins.

AND and and when he loses, they'll all come back to McCain

Answer 7

They all made the wrong choice in who to support and they'll all regret it on November 5.

Answer 8

Anyone that they, particular Christopher Hitchens is for, Americans should be against.

Answer 9

They are voting for Obama?

Answer 10

Being from Minnesota, I know that both our former governor and senator have endorsed Obama.

Answer 11

I don't know. What? I'm actually interested but it's late and I'm tired.

Source(s):

Obama '08

Answer 12

They're all supporting Obama.

Answer 13

What Princess K said!

Answer 14

Aren't those all people who Support Obama after having a history of usually supporting Republican candidates?

Those are all smart people -- They're voting smart:

Obama 08 - the smart vote!

Answer 15

They lost their way. But it may only be so that they don't get beat up.

Answer 16

Like me, they supported Obama. And I already voted.

Answer 17

RINO's and party betrayers .

Answer 18

They all have the intellectual capacity to understand and the patriotism to admit that "Country First" is more than a slogan.

Source(s):

Florida Republican for Obama

Answer 19

A bunch of deceived individuals.

Vote Smart!
Consider Your Children and Grand-Children;
Their Future Is In Our Voting Hands!

Country First!
McCain/Palin, The Real Deal
United We Stand, Divided We Fall!

Answer 20

They are all voting for the right person.

Answer 21

"For even those considered wise will be deceived, as the unwise. Only the pure of heart and soul shall understand and see through the ignorance and lies of that which would enslave us and steal our freedom."
It appears to me that ignorance has become the 'in fad' and many of our fellow citizens have been infected with this disease for which there may not be an immediate cure.
AMERICA, first and foremost!
Vote for freedom, not change!