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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbout Joe's comment to Charlamagne Tha God: the sentiment is hardly new:
"A black man voting for the Republicans makes as much sense as a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders."
--J.C. Watts Sr., the father of rising ( black ) GOP star Rep. J.C. Watts. (Several decades ago)
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About Joe's comment to Charlamagne Tha God: the sentiment is hardly new: (Original Post)
Atticus
May 2020
OP
oasis
(53,433 posts)1. I clearly remember that statement. It's truer these days with
blatant AA voter suppression and everything associated with Trump.
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)2. Which Is Why The Poutrage On the Subject Is Drivel, Sir
Even the people pumping it out do not take it seriously. It is just something they can hang their predispositions on, that they hope they can make other people take seriously.
Bradshaw3
(7,964 posts)3. I remember repub convention goers mistaking JC Jr. for a valet
Happened more than once he said. I also remember JC's uncle raising his nephew's out-of-wedlock child because JC Jr. didn't want the fact to take away from his political future.
