Black Plague
06-18-2008, 10:56 PM
http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/parks/parks.htm
Some black Republicans are hinting at jumping ship and voting for Barack Obama, not because they are in line with his many election year promises, but it would appear simply because he’s black.
“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. 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. Among black conservatives, they tell me privately, it would be very hard to vote against him in November.” – Armstrong Williams
Now, I’m not sure which black Republicans Armstrong’s been talking to, but if they’re having trouble deciding for whom they’ll vote for in November, maybe they were never real Republicans in the first place. Just maybe Armstrong Williams saw a niche where he could stand out as a commentator, and instead of being just one more angry black liberal, competing with the likes of Tavis Smiley or Michael Eric Dyson, maybe he gambled that going totally against the grain might garner him more notoriety.
Some black Republicans are hinting at jumping ship and voting for Barack Obama, not because they are in line with his many election year promises, but it would appear simply because he’s black.
“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. 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. Among black conservatives, they tell me privately, it would be very hard to vote against him in November.” – Armstrong Williams
Now, I’m not sure which black Republicans Armstrong’s been talking to, but if they’re having trouble deciding for whom they’ll vote for in November, maybe they were never real Republicans in the first place. Just maybe Armstrong Williams saw a niche where he could stand out as a commentator, and instead of being just one more angry black liberal, competing with the likes of Tavis Smiley or Michael Eric Dyson, maybe he gambled that going totally against the grain might garner him more notoriety.