would vote for Obama?
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What kind of "conservative" would vote for Obama?
Black ones. Remember Armstrong Williams, who used to be one of the best known black 'conservatives" in this country? He pretty much dropped out of sight after it was revealed that the Bush administration had been paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars to use his radio broadcast to propagandize for the No Child Left Behind Act. Well, he's thinking of voting for Obama:
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Black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year with Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nominee.
"I don't necessarily like his policies; I don't like much that he advocates, but for the first time in my life, history thrusts me to really seriously think about it," Williams said. "I can honestly say I have no idea who I'm going to pull that lever for in November. And to me, that's incredible."
And guess who else is considering voting for Obama? Our old friend Julius Caesar "JC" Watts, hero of colorblind conservatives everywhere. None of that colorblind nonsense for JC - that's just for stupid white people:
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J.C. Watts, a former Oklahoma congressman who once was part of the GOP House leadership, said he's thinking of voting for Obama. Watts said he's still a Republican, but he criticizes his party for neglecting the black community. Black Republicans, he said, have to concede that while they might not agree with Democrats on issues, at least that party reaches out to them.
"And Obama highlights that even more," Watts said, adding that he expects Obama to take on issues such as poverty and urban policy. "Republicans often seem indifferent to those things."</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>http://www.thepoliticalcesspool.org...at-kind-of-conservative-would-vote-for-obama/
[url]http://www.thepoliticalcesspool.org/jamesedwards/2008/06/14/ what-kind-of-conservative-would-vote-for-obama/ [/url]
What kind of "conservative" would vote for Obama?
Black ones. Remember Armstrong Williams, who used to be one of the best known black 'conservatives" in this country? He pretty much dropped out of sight after it was revealed that the Bush administration had been paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars to use his radio broadcast to propagandize for the No Child Left Behind Act. Well, he's thinking of voting for Obama:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
Black conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams has never voted for a Democrat for president. That could change this year with Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nominee.
"I don't necessarily like his policies; I don't like much that he advocates, but for the first time in my life, history thrusts me to really seriously think about it," Williams said. "I can honestly say I have no idea who I'm going to pull that lever for in November. And to me, that's incredible."
And guess who else is considering voting for Obama? Our old friend Julius Caesar "JC" Watts, hero of colorblind conservatives everywhere. None of that colorblind nonsense for JC - that's just for stupid white people:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
J.C. Watts, a former Oklahoma congressman who once was part of the GOP House leadership, said he's thinking of voting for Obama. Watts said he's still a Republican, but he criticizes his party for neglecting the black community. Black Republicans, he said, have to concede that while they might not agree with Democrats on issues, at least that party reaches out to them.
"And Obama highlights that even more," Watts said, adding that he expects Obama to take on issues such as poverty and urban policy. "Republicans often seem indifferent to those things."</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>http://www.thepoliticalcesspool.org...at-kind-of-conservative-would-vote-for-obama/
