Susan Eisenhower endorses/backs.......Obama

[Bodhi BloodWave]

This one surprised me quite a bit, it seems Obama has 'united' the Eisenhowers and the Kennedys :wow:

from the article

Forty-seven years ago, my grandfather Dwight D. Eisenhower bid farewell to a nation he had served for more than five decades. In his televised address, Ike famously coined the term "military-industrial complex," and he offered advice that is still relevant today. "As we peer into society's future," he said, we "must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren without risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage. We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow."

-snip-

The biggest barrier to rolling up our sleeves and preparing for a better future is our own apathy, fear or immobility. We have been living in a zero-sum political environment where all heads have been lowered to avert being lopped off by angry, noisy extremists. I am convinced that Barack Obama is the one presidential candidate today who can encourage ordinary Americans to stand straight again; he is a man who can salve our national wounds and both inspire and pursue genuine bipartisan cooperation. Just as important, Obama can assure the world and Americans that this great nation's impulses are still free, open, fair and broad-minded.

-snip-

It is in this great tradition of crossover voters that I support Barack Obama's candidacy for president. If the Democratic Party chooses Obama as its candidate, this lifelong Republican will work to get him elected and encourage him to seek strategic solutions to meet America's greatest challenges. To be successful, our president will need bipartisan help.

Given Obama's support among young people, I believe that he will be most invested in defending the interests of these rising generations and, therefore, the long-term interests of this nation as a whole. Without his leadership, our children and grandchildren are at risk of growing older in a marginalized country that is left to its anger and divisions. Such an outcome would be an unacceptable legacy for any great nation.

Link to article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/01/AR2008020102621.html?hpid=opinionsbox1


I found that to be quite an interesting read, and look, she called it the Democratic party

Edited to add in a missed word from my first line

[Inuca]

1. Interesting indeed

Also, Susan Eisenhower was one of the participants at the "bipartisnaship meeting" in Oklahoma in December, the one where Bloomberg also participated.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

5. Wasn't aware of that little tidbit so thanks for the info :)

Got a link to it, as I'd love to read up on it(assuming there is anything to read).

[Inuca]

9. I watched the public part

of that meeting on CSPAN. They must have the video on their site, and I also saw it (broken into several pieces) on youtube. And here is the link to a pdf transcript http://www.ou.edu/etc/medialib/web/pdfs.Par.35945.File.dat/BIPARTISANFORUM.pdf

[rayofreason]

2. She is not a Republican.

So her endorsement is not as surprising as it seems. But the symbolism of Kennedy+Eisenhower is a nice one!

[Bodhi BloodWave]

4. Wonder why she called herself a lifelong republican then

*muses* i wonder if this helps nudge some doubting republicans to actually switch to becoming democrats(of those respecting the Eisenhower family that is), if so that would be good news in my book

[MannyGoldstein]

7. By Today's Standards, Neither Was Her Grandfather

By today's standards, he was to the left of today's "Democrats". 91% top tax bracket, warned us against the "military-industrial complex" (Halliburton), preventative wars, and insane Texas oil men: http://blueworksbetter.com/EisenhowerFlamingLiberal

[Mass]

3. Kerry got the Eisenhower's grand-son endorsement as well

[robcon]

6. Who's Susan Eisenhower? What has she done, and why should I care?

I've never heard of her.

[catgirl]

8. She's Eisenhower's grandchild and author of four books

Perhaps you should read the article and comment on that instead of
flaming this thread.

[Bongo Prophet]

10. What is a search engine? What is is used for, and why should I care?

Because a quick search will tell you more in less time than a flame post on DU.
And knowledge is better than ignorance.
We may disagree on that last point.

[stillcool]

11. then you should not care....

[MagickMuffin]

12. Who is robcon? What has he done and why should I care???

[suston96]

13. Oh, now it's - 'a President just like my grandfather? Too funny - remember what they used to say...

..about Eisenhower: Truman proved that anyone can become President.

Eisenhower proved that we didn't need one.