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Native Americans Against Obama - Whispers

NOT a total shock.
Doing AT LEAST a hitch in the US Military seemed to be the norm
for many of the male Native Americans (Tonkawas and Poncas) that my
family knew in north-central Oklahoma.

Could be more than a few picked up certain values (OK, "Corps Values"
in the USMC) during their service.

And can't bring themselves to vote for someone that hangs with
Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Rev. Wright, Louis Farakhan,...
etc, etc,...AD NAUSEUM!!!

Very true! We had the Code Talkers — lot of Native Americans have served. For some reason I never thought about how they would view Obama, but it makes sense when you think about it and would explain the 41 point spread at times here in OK between McCain and Obama. It has always been over 30 points here against Obama.

I've worked with a number of Indian and Alaska Native tribes over the past couple of years, and I've found, quite ironically considering their tortured history with the U.S. government, that American Indians are some of the most patriotic Americans I have ever encountered.

At the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona (Geronimo's old stomping grounds), I saw pictures of George W. Bush hanging everywhere, and at an old desert hilltop cemetery overlooking a several churches on the reservation, I encountered a virtual forest of full-sized flag poles over the graves of deceased Apache veterans. Seems that on Labor Day (!) each year, local Apaches hoist American flags up those poles to recognize the veterans and their achievements and to celebrate their warrior culture as U.S. soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen. I couldn't believe what I saw there. It was truly amazing!