Posted on 03/04/2008 7:24:30 PM PST by WillRain
The purpose of this petition is simple... to convince Senator John McCain to put former Congressman JC Watts on the Republican ticket in 2008. Congressman Watts is a man of high character, a committed social and economic conservative, a business man, a former national leader in the Republican Congress, a spokesman and advocate of Republican ideals, and uniquely prepared to be the President of the United States. JC can unite the Republican Party by bringing together conservatives of all stripes and bridging the gap between Senator McCain and many in his own party that have disagreed with him in the past. JC Watts for Vice President.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/draftjcwattsforvp2008/
Still, all the arguments in favor greatly outweigh that factor. Watts is almost uniquely qualified to be the "face" of Reaganite conservatism to the next generation. Jindal and some others are on the horizon, to be sure. But not yet. Watts can be that catalyst NOW. It would be tragic to waste that opportunity.
for those of you who think otherwise, fine, I respect your opinion - this is merely a thread to call the petition to the attention of those Freepers who share my high view of Mr. Watts. The petition is woefully short on names now and I'm hoping the denizens of FR can remedy that.
And yes, I know that online petitions hardly ever have a real affect.
I suspect this petition would have a much better chance at getting the VP nomination for J.C.Watts if it demanded of John McCain that he pick anyone BUT J.C.Watts...
Steve Largent was a better football player (grin)
Surely there has to be a better way to do this. You are right, this will have no effect at all.
I’m down with that.
We will get a RINO to match the other RINO on the ticket.
Heh, quite true. The only way McCain gets me on board is with John Bolton as Veep.
Ditto post 7
Didn’t JC retire from a safe seat in congress because he was no longer interested in the job?
So, Hitlery or Hussein are your choices?
THAT would be one of the extremely few ways that I would pull the lever for McManiac.
JC Watts?
Will never happen. He fooled around too much
He never seemed too bright to me
Brett Favre is looking for a job McCain.
sw
Ya know, your comment was not directed at me, but isn't that 'if you don't support McCain you must be gonna vote for Clinton or Obama' line is getting pretty damned tired. You McCain voters gonna get any new material before the general election?
Rev. Watts is a light-weight. He should stick to preaching.
Basically, that's what I recall also...plus he's had the bankruptcy probs which would render him unelectable on the national stage.....red meat for the MSM.
What has JC Watts been doing since he left DC? I haven’t seen him once on any news channel or heard him mentioned in the media at all. If he was in play you’d think he’d be getting out there more than he has. I was disappointed when he abruptly left town and was wondering if he had something up his sleeve.
The best case scenario would be for Obama to get a majority of the primary votes, but for Hillary to steal the nomination through back room deals with democrat super-delegates. If that happens and McCain had Watts as VP, it might encourage some blacks to leave the democrat plantation once and for all.
No, better yet: Promise to make Bolton Secretary of State, and Tancredo head of DHS.
Too bad JC didn’t stay in the public eye or he might have a shot.
Too bad Michael Steele didn’t win Maryland.
...or Herman Cain, think a seasoned JC Watts....or (much :) smarter / conservative than Sinister Juan “Keating Five” McCranky.
Silly wast of time, why in the world would Watts want to run on a loser ticket??
A petition is not going to do any good. McCain is a “maverick” and will do whatever he feels like doing, beholden to nothing except his own ego and desire for relevance.
True. Must know your audience.
He retired because he promised to limit his term.
lol
JC Watts : Remarks Before The National Rifle Association (powerful stuff!)
The man gets it.
We already had a case study of how that would turn out in the Maryland Senate race in 2006. A white lieberal beat a black lieberal in the Democrat primary. The Republican nominee was the black lieutenant governor, capable, articulate and moderate. I think he managed a whole 12% of the black vote.
Give us new material … who else are we going to vote for? Give us alternatives … wait, to late. It is either Mc or …
Yes I don’t want Watts to waste his time on this ticket either. He’s too good for this. McCain should do the ultimate stab and pick a Democrat. That’s what fits.
I like Haley Barbour, Chris Cox, Geroge Allen, or Mike Pence.
I dunno if JC Watts is rocksolid on immigration.
No one with McTemper's ego would possibly agree to having a VP this is:
1)More personable
2)Better looking
3)A sincere conservative
4)Better speaker
In short, someone that would soak up the media attention that McEgo lives for.
You mean he's not going to have a VP?
By your tagline, your answer should be clear. GOD is in control. Que Sera Sera. Friend, I’ve had enough...ENOUGH...of these farcical candidates claiming to be the Conservative standard-bearer for us. This country has lived through much; it will do so again. This frenzied hand-wringing about the ‘Rat candidate will do us no good. There’s going to be a landslide RAT victory in ‘08...the base has been shunned, and like a beaten wife, we keep running back to the abuser. Unfortunately for the GOP machine, there’s some of us who learned about the principles of standing up for your beliefs, not bending over for them.
If we truly believe in our principles..if we truly believe in the ideas that we espouse...then we should have the utmost Faith, with the GOD that created us, that any policies to the contrary will eventually see the light of day and be defeated.
I will not be intimidated by foolish squealing about the destruction of the US by a solitary liberal. There’s a stand to be made. We stand...NOW....or, we suffer in darkness for far longer than a 2-term Democrat President.
Don’t forget Alaska’s governor.
I wish Pubs would stop thinking in the same PC terms as the Dems. So many of you think the only way to stop either a black man or a white woman from winning is for us to put up our own PC candidate as a reply. Hence the Condi, Alan Keyes, JC Watts, Kay Bailey Hutchison, etc. suggestions for VP are coming fast and furious. I hate this. I want just the opposite merely on the ground of principle, that we stop the mad PC train careening down the tracks.
I want a middle aged white man with a lot of economic experience that will help make up for McCain’s major experience deficit, who will be experienced enough himself to step in to the presidency should something happen to McCain due to age or health reasons. The heck with this constant PC bandwagon. Gotta have a black, hispanic, woman. How about an Asian, a Slav, or for that matter a Muzzie? Hmmmmm? If you are going to go off the PC deep end, then do it up big. Have a Muzzie for VP. Geez..... Stop it, Freepers. It’s so bogus.
He won't even get close to be considered for Veep. He'd be shredded to pieces by the media the day his name was announced.
Too bad. I like J.C. as most of us do.....but reality is reality.
Leni
No matter what the substance of any of Watt’s foibles, the media would shred a black conservative. They hate them. They made an example of Clarence Thomas that remains very vivid as a deterrent. If I were black, his name would be my first thought if I were asked to run for national office.
Great minds think alike. See my #41 right above yours.
I understand your frustration, but at this point, what are our alternatives?
What about Michael Steele? Any objections to any of his stands on any issues?
Watta has been incoherant whenever I saw him on TV
McCain is going to pick another open borders RINO for VP. If he wins the election, we’ll have another RINO puke as the shoe-in in the 2012 primary.
Face the facts, if he wins there is virtually no chance of putting a conservative Republican on the ticket in 2012.
Although, take heart. It won’t matter. After 4 more years of open borders, we aren’t going to see any more Republican presidents. Conservative or RINO.
I agree with you that he isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. I’ve never seen him out debate a Democrat; he usually ends up agreeing with the Dem’s argument and backs down in a fight.
The idea of V.P. is who can step in if the top guy is disabled. Watts as president? Come on. He was a lackluster representative who quit the House. If he weren’t Black, he wouldn’t even be considered. He is one overrated politician.
What power would he bring to the McCain ticket? Hell, I have all the right stands on issues, also, but McCain sure won't pick me for his veep because I'm not exactly a household name.
Did you mention Steele because he's black and would negate Osama if he's the nominee? If so, read Flaglady47's excellent comments on # 71 above.
Leni
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