Essence Magazine Article: McCain Supporter Wants to Clear the Air
{A few weeks ago,} James T. Harris went from being an average guy to one of the most reviled men in Black America. At a Waukesha, Wisconsin, town hall rally with Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin on Thursday, the African-American radio host from Milwaukee pleaded with McCain to step up his attacks against Barack Obama. “We have the good Reverend Wright. We have [the Reverend Michael L.] Pfleger,” Harris said to the cheers of thousands of White audience members. “I am begging you, sir. I am begging you. Take it to him.” In a show of true solidarity, Harris, 44, and the Republican nominee then hugged.
As this moment spread throughout the media, many African-Americans likened his impassioned remarks to racial betrayal and subservient shuffling. Theories circulated that Harris was a plant for the McCain campaign. ESSENCE.com talked with Harris, who describes his political beliefs as being “right of Rush,” about how he ended up at the town hall, receiving hate mail, and how he really feels about that hug with John McCain.
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As this moment spread throughout the media, many African-Americans likened his impassioned remarks to racial betrayal and subservient shuffling. Theories circulated that Harris was a plant for the McCain campaign. ESSENCE.com talked with Harris, who describes his political beliefs as being “right of Rush,” about how he ended up at the town hall, receiving hate mail, and how he really feels about that hug with John McCain.
Click link below for Essence/Harris Interview & share your thoughts about it.
http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/...
Some comments from the Essence site...
Bettie on 10/14/2008 12:38 AM wrote:
...I think everyone has a right to vote and support whome ever you wish, at the same time you have to understand what this election means to a lot of black people, racial pride is still alive, and when you see an act like he put on, it did look like a black man trying to please massa, he was begging the massa to do harm to a black man thru whatever means he could...
...Yvonne on 10/14/2008 1:54 AM wrote:
That house was shucking and jiving and g up to massa mccain. He wanted attention now he got it. He is a sell-out. But Malcolm said it better than me... He said there are two types of s--the house and the field. James T. Harris is a house . For five minutes of fame--he will live with the reputation of a sell-out for the rest of his life...
...Andrew on 10/14/2008 1:22 AM wrote:
What ever happened to there is no black America, no white America only the United States of America? This is a conservitive MAN who believes that John McCain can serve his ideals better as a president than Barack Obama can. Why must he, as a man, capitulate to those whome he does not ideolgically follow. This is the America I thought people of all colors have strived and fought for. Content not color...