Talk:Obama Republican

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The term is common now so it's notable enough for its own page. Obama's used it in at least 2 of his recent speeches, and the term's been around for longer than that. He probably didn't invent it. Also, Republicans for Obama uses it. SteveSims (talk) 06:31, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Still, IMO, violates WP:NEO. Q ^{T C} 06:32, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I guess a better title would be "Obama Republicans," and I could mention "Obamacan" in it. SteveSims (talk) 06:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't think WP:NEO applies here. This term is extremely verifiable. It get thousands of hits on Google and is all over the news. It isn't just some random, unverifiable internet term. Wrad (talk) 17:20, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

People trying to delete this article obviously haven't been following the election. Their obtuseness shouldn't even be entertained with intelligent discussion. Goodandhonestwhig (talk) 13:48, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

WP:AGF and more importantly Stay Civil. I'm afaid, you've done just what you accuse of others. If you would of taken a few minutes to investiagte the issue instead of your knee-jerk reaction you'd notice this edit in the history. The article's original title was Obamacan. One of the policies of wikipedia is to Avoid Neologisms and that version of the article was the one put up for deletion. 130.184.98.106 (talk) 15:30, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I think Wrad (see above a few posts) said it well, though. It's a common term now, and not just some weird Internet one used by a few people. SteveSims (talk) 10:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Scarborough didn't endorse Obama

When did Joe Scarborough endorse Obama? I deleted it before because it wasn't referenced and seems questionable. The reference says the following:

"Former GOP congressman Joe Scarborough, who anchors MSNBC's "Morning Joe," says many conservative friends—including Bush officials and evangelical Christians—sent him enthusiastic e-mails after seeing Obama's post-election speeches in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. "He doesn't attack Republicans, he doesn't attack whites and he never seems to draw these dividing lines that Bill Clinton [does]," Scarborough told NEWSWEEK."

That doesn't sound like an endorsement. SteveSims (talk) 04:19, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Wrad (talk) 04:24, 25 February 2008 (UTC)