Republican Jim Leach at the 2008 DNC

July 11th, 2010 | by admin |

Former Representative Jim Leach of Iowa spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Duration : 0:8:35


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  1. 25 Responses to “Republican Jim Leach at the 2008 DNC”

  2. By Designergal90321 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    he is so annoying …
    he is so annoying and yea he does sound like kermit…and im independent voting for obama!!!

  3. By Lolerskates1013 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Im sorry. I thought …
    Im sorry. I thought that Palin BLEW OUT THIS PITIFUL SPEECH!

  4. By sisalto456 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    I’m a Republican …
    I’m a Republican who’ll be voting Barack Obama on November 4th!

  5. By CoPiloT21 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    By far the best …
    By far the best speech on that podium!

  6. By Delthryn on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    So I’m not the only …
    So I’m not the only one who thought he sounded like Kermit.

  7. By DAKE1967 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Makes me proud I …
    Makes me proud I was born and raised in Iowa. I understand he and his opponent in 2006 ran one of the cleanest and most respectful campaigns ever.

  8. By ShadowsPhoenix on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    An established …
    An established Republican is voting for Obama. America is in a crisis and we need Obama. Leach understands that, I wish the other Republicans would too. Obama for America!

  9. By burbonboy on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    You listening to …
    You listening to this Hannity,Limbaugh and the the rest of you Pary Loyalists?? Thuis man has integrity. Something the Vannity and Bimbo wil never have!!!

  10. By DG19075 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Watching this moved …
    Watching this moved me to tears…you couldn’t ask for a better indictment of what our government has fallen to. His stance reminds me of of a beloved former governor from my home state of Rhode Island, who later became Navy Secretary and Senator…the late John Chafee. He worked across the aisles to get things done for the good of the country, political dogma be damned. I see a lot of this highlighted in Mr. Leach’s speech, and in what Obama stands for.

  11. By mightym1 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    I agree with others …
    I agree with others – this is an OUTSTANDING speech!! If only the Republicans had more folks like Leach!!

  12. By AngelRose132 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    ROFL LMAOOOOOO !!
    ROFL LMAOOOOOO !!

  13. By mrchloe on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    if only he had …
    if only he had dennis’ energy, which i just watched on another channel, it would have been perfect… speaking a republican myself. :-)

  14. By Themanwithavan on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    KERMIT ’08: BE …
    KERMIT ’08: BE THERE OR BE SQUARE

  15. By mtguy723 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    I watched all the …
    I watched all the speeches given last night and this one was the most impassioned and serious, and by far had the most ‘meat on the bone’ of any speech given.

    Note the tone in which it was given. Dead serious. Now, remember Zell Miller speaking at the GOP Convention in 2004? Does the phrase, “Raving maniac” come to mind?

    Mr. Leach meant what he said… and he said it well.

  16. By DramaQueen793 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Wow that just shows …
    Wow that just shows how awesome Obama is that a REPUBLICAN would vote for him and put the nations interest before his party’s. The really sad thing is though, probably like no Republicans are watching this because if they are they might change their minds and vote for Obama. But that guy seriously sounded like Kermit the Frog. Great speech though!!!!

  17. By laserpandas on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Kermit ’08

    Think …
    Kermit ’08

    Think Green.

  18. By suncagervideo on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    This is an …
    This is an excellent speech. The way I see it, this is our election and we need to put the country first.

  19. By omerusi on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    I miss Republicans …
    I miss Republicans like Leach.
    This is an excellent speech. Republicans and Democrats could learn something from this.

  20. By ObamaBiden08 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Go Kermit!
    Go Kermit!

  21. By freedomanddemocracy on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    This guy deserves a …
    This guy deserves a lot of respect. For an old school Republican to understand which are the risks in which America is falling right now needs courage and real love for his country

  22. By ElGuybrush on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    Great speech, but I …
    Great speech, but I kept thinking of kermit

  23. By phenylphenol on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    This is a great …
    This is a great speech, but way over the heads of many Americans and under the radar of their sensationalistic media.

  24. By K1dCharlemagne on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    You’re absolutely …
    You’re absolutely right Phazon, unfortunately the partisan politics of ideologues has caused a devolution of our political system into an abyss of irrationality perpetuated by 527s and newsfotainment channels. Now all most voters care about is rather the Elephant will pass the Donkey or vice versa and get the checkered flag. It’s really sad. Especially when it’s so easy to get the facts. Obama/Biden ’08. ontheissuesDOTorg

  25. By bittersandblueruin on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    I wish the kind of …
    I wish the kind of sanity, dignity and intelligence that this guy displays was more reflected in the Republican party.

  26. By belate2 on Jul 11, 2010 | Reply

    I have a newfound …
    I have a newfound respect for this man, an
    Iowa Republican speaking at the DNC, and speaking truths

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