Comments on: Congressional Hispanic Caucus: The Elephant/Donkey Split http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/congressional-hispanic-caucus-the-elephantdonkey-split/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:56:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rikyrah http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/congressional-hispanic-caucus-the-elephantdonkey-split/comment-page-1/#comment-193 rikyrah Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:52:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=193#comment-193 So, he refused to join, but could have if he wanted to. <br /> <br /> Thanks for the info. So, he refused to join, but could have if he wanted to.

Thanks for the info.

]]> By: Jill Tubman http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/congressional-hispanic-caucus-the-elephantdonkey-split/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Jill Tubman Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:18:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=193#comment-192 Good question! According to the source of all knowledge, the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/congressional-black-caucus">Wikipedia</a>, only 3 Black Republicans have been elected since the CBC's founding in 1971 (Charlie Rangel was one of the original founders). The 3 so far have been Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts and Representatives Gary Franks of Connecticut and J.C. Watts, Jr. of Oklahoma. Watts refused to join.<br /> <br /> He evidently had this to say:<br /> <br /> "...they said that I had sold out and Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're race-hustling poverty pimps."<br /> <br /> -- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C._Watts">J.C. Watts, Jr.</a> speaking on Hannity and Colmes about his refusal to join the Congressional Black Caucus. Good question! According to the source of all knowledge, the Wikipedia, only 3 Black Republicans have been elected since the CBC’s founding in 1971 (Charlie Rangel was one of the original founders). The 3 so far have been Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts and Representatives Gary Franks of Connecticut and J.C. Watts, Jr. of Oklahoma. Watts refused to join.

He evidently had this to say:

“…they said that I had sold out and Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they’re race-hustling poverty pimps.”

– J.C. Watts, Jr. speaking on Hannity and Colmes about his refusal to join the Congressional Black Caucus.

]]> By: rikyrah http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2006/12/congressional-hispanic-caucus-the-elephantdonkey-split/comment-page-1/#comment-190 rikyrah Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:54:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=193#comment-190 When JC Watts was in Congress, was he a member of the CBC? When JC Watts was in Congress, was he a member of the CBC?

]]>