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Since When am I a Republican?

July 2, 2008

It’s obvious that I’m pretty proud of MTV’s coverage of TeresaCentric last week. And I’m really excited that the video has been a featured story on ChooseOrLose.com. But I’m not so darned excited about the fact that they’re misrepresenting me as a Republican.

I’m not a Republican. I’m an independent with a particular take on conservatism. Technically I was a Democrat until a few weeks ago when Obama clinched the nomination and I reverted to Independent status. I’ve been a member of the Republican party, but I hate political parties and participate in them only when great leaders like Senator Obama, or Senator McCain eight years ago come along.

So my challenge to MTV is: get it right. I’m not a Republican. I’m a conservative, kay?

Written by Teresa Valdez Klein · Filed Under The Republicrat Speaks 

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6 Responses to “Since When am I a Republican?”

  1. Spencer on July 2nd, 2008 6:42 am

    Congrats on the feature Teresa, it’s always good to showcase things that you and others are doing. I also read the posted links and they were fantastic.

    However, I am curious as to why you would be such a supporter of Obama who wants massive increases on social services and social spending. I’m not a supporter of McCain either, but the federal government is getting too big and spending too much, and Obama doesn’t seem the person to stop that.

    Regardless, I enjoy your posts and thanks for taking the time. :)

    -Spencer

  2. Teresa Valdez Klein on July 2nd, 2008 7:14 am

    However, I am curious as to why you would be such a supporter of Obama who wants massive increases on social services and social spending.

    Spencer: That’s a great question and one that I’ve struggled with a lot. As one of my fellow Obamacons recently said to me, “I’m getting really tired of Obama’s ‘hose the rich’ rhetoric.” I’m also not a huge fan of his spending increases.

    The simple answer here is that this time around, I’m making a human resources decision with my vote rather than an ideological one. I see Obama’s character and ability to recognize nuance — as well as his consistent opposition to the Iraq war — as the most important issues this time around.

    If it were a different time, I might have made a different decision. But I feel that his brand of leadership is what we need right now, so I’m supporting him.

  3. Ian on July 2nd, 2008 4:12 pm

    Oh Teresa, stop pretending. we all know you’re an ultra hardcore republican fruitcake. (wink wink) Anyways, congrats to you guys for the good press!

  4. Esther on July 2nd, 2008 5:25 pm

    I was wondering about the republican comment myself…

    Congrats on the press though! That is awesome! :-D

  5. deb on July 2nd, 2008 7:37 pm

    i’m sorry they’ve misrepresented you but wow. i never thought i’d see the day. it’s been a long journey since our dinners at frary. welcome! :)

  6. Let’s Put the “Teresa’s a Hippie” Talk to Bed Now : TeresaCentric on July 8th, 2008 5:38 pm

    [...] I am, however, still not a Republican. [...]

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