John Denver a Republican?   If THAT is what pisses people off, then it is an example of how partisan politics cloud our minds.

I do not have a clue as to how John Denver voted.   I do know that Ronald Reagan conferred a public service medal to him for his work on hunger issues, but Jimmy Carter was the one who selected him for his commission(along with Harry Chapin.)   I don't think Denver let whatever his politics were stand in the way of his beliefs. Perhaps a few Mudcatters could follow that lesson.