Just the idiot ones, though, right?
I think this subject has been pretty well beaten up around here....
What a lot of blather. We have a secret ballot in this country - there’s no need ever to tell anyone how you voted. Many people lie about who they voted for anyway. Some want to appear to have voted for the “winner”, others lie because their candidate turned out to be an unpopular President.
This is a LIE.
“Armstrong Williams” told Laura Ingraham on break that he found Barack’s campaign “interesting” but said in no unclear terms that he would be voting for McCain.
If black conservatives are voting solely based on the historical significance of possibly putting a half black man in the White House, they were never conservative to begin with.
I should think he would be more embarrassed to tell his children and grandchildren how he sold out his principles and his country in his its time of need just because of skin color. What kind of message does THAT send to the next generation.
I hope Williams never makes another nickel writing anything. He needs to find a new career, like maybe going out on the street in fishnets and servicing men for $20 a pop. It would be more honest than what he's apparently been doing all these years.
What a disgusting excuse for a human being he is.
It is not a matter of color, it is a matter of character. I’ll tell my grandchildren, depending on the outcome, that “I saved or tried to save America by not voting for the WRONG Black Candidate”.
...uh, what's the space science term for an object with infinite gravity...?
In the interim, though, they don't do the cause (conservatism), which they claim to espouse, any good with these public statements about Obama's "appeal." All they do is make themselves look foolish, considering how everything that comes out of Obama's mouth is either (a) outright communistic or (b) utterly devoid of any meaningful substance.
I hate this phrase “happen to be black.” George Carlin did a great monologue on that once, like it was a trait like, “happens to be a Rotarian,” or “happens to be a member of my church.”
All three of them?
I can understand the appeal that an Obama presidency may have to black conservatives. Though I disagree with Obama on virtually everything, his nomination certainly signifies that America has come a very long way since segregation.
It wasn’t too long ago at all that black children couldn’t attend white schools, couldn’t use shared water fountains, etc. Regardless of Obama’s policies, his election would be a noteworthy milestone in how far race relations have come in the last 50-60 years. I can see why such a milestone might be important to a black conservative.
It not only signifies that we’ve come a long way, but it truly proves the conservative premises of the American Dream and American Exceptionalism. That a member of a racial minority can rise from nothing to gain a nomination for the most powerful post in the country is a truly remarkable turn of events. Conservatives should acknowledge, not deny, such a milestone ... and take the opportunity to show the public that America isn’t the racist, sexist country that liberals would have you believe. Take the opportunity of Obama’s nomination to show American exceptionalism in action ... and thus prove the voracity of conservative thought.
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Son (or daughter) twenty years ago a marxist, abortionist, enemy-appeasing, big-government, energy-blind, far-left liberal ran for President at a time when we were threatened by Islamic Jihadists who wanted to kill us all, and when our economy was on the verge of serious harm due to dependence on foreign oil...and I voted against him. And I would do it again tomorrow.
Otherwise, these "conservatives" would be selling out their children and their country for hype, and prostituting and whoring themselves politically in the process.
Well, they're going to be ABLE to tell their children that they followed the DREAM of Martin Luther King, Jr. and they're not racists.
That should be a good start to have a man "judged NOT by the color of his skin, but the content of his character."
AM1776 - I swear I didn't read your 1st comment until I went back to read my posting to my hubby before I printed it. Great minds!
Why is it okay to vote for someone because of his skin color, but not to withhold your vote from someone because of his skin color?
It is beyond ironic that some of the people who yell "racist" the most are the ones who are actually guilty of the charge.
Millions of black Democrats would be explaining that they are voting against Obama in order to defend timeless political principles, and that race has nothing to do with it.
However, I am an American first and foremost, and I do not believe that Obama is suitable to be president, especially in a post 9/11 world. In addition, I cannot support someone who supports killing the unborn. So I am voting for McCain without hesitation.
I guess Armstrong needs to decide if he wants to be defined by his skin color or the content of his character.