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In reply to the discussion: Earth to Log Cabin Republicans: You are now officially the 21st century equivalent of ... [View all]CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)42. J.C. Watts, Sr. said that back in 99
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_17_95/ai_54731475/
Watts Jr., 42, is the only Black Republican in Congress. His father, Watts Sr., 75, is a staunch Democrat.
"A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders," Watts Sr. recently told the Los Angeles Times. "I couldn't be no Republican because the Republican Party is against the poor man."
True then and more true now.
Watts Jr., 42, is the only Black Republican in Congress. His father, Watts Sr., 75, is a staunch Democrat.
"A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders," Watts Sr. recently told the Los Angeles Times. "I couldn't be no Republican because the Republican Party is against the poor man."
True then and more true now.
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Earth to Log Cabin Republicans: You are now officially the 21st century equivalent of ... [View all]
11 Bravo
May 2012
OP
I completely agree with you, (but I really couldn't conjure up a more apt analogy)!
11 Bravo
May 2012
#17
It is a better focus, yes. It should be looked at in the context of persecution of gay people
CTyankee
May 2012
#55
While it avoids Godwin's Law, I don't like even the hint of comparison of gay people
CTyankee
May 2012
#43