I wondered why I saw Joe Watkins queries coming in

Posted August 4th, 2008 by Prometheus 6

Politics

I try my best to ignore this fool, but damn...

I added a clip behind the one Jack and Jill Politics posted.

You want to know how broken (as in horses, not furniture) this man is?

ZAHN: All right. One last question, this one from Axel in New York. He says: "I believe that most people are over the race issue. For the most part, it's not about race, but about attitudes. You want to be treated as a human being, you should act like one."

WATKINS: Well, that's a very forward way of thinking.

Joe Watkins is what Jesse Lee Peterson aspires to be...smooth and paid.

Watch Joe and you'll see how you can tell when a Conservative is up against a rhetorical wall. They use a tactic I first noticed when Mike Levitt appeared on Washington Journal to defend Bush's then-planned veto of the S-CHIP bill. Someone would call in and say, "There's proof Canada's single payer system delivers heath care at least as well as our American system." Levitt would say, "We believe the consumer makes the best decisions about their own health." Someone would call in and say, "That waiting time bugaboo is nonsense." Levitt would say, "We believe the consumer makes the best decisions about their own health."

What's happened here is we no longer need facts to justify our actions. All we need is faith that we are right. In a queer way, even the outcomes don't matter except as a test of faith.

Reverend Watkins falls back on faith pretty quickly. Listen for him to say, "I believe...". Then see how many actual, testable (nevermind tested) statements he makes from that point forward.

MUCH smoother than Jesse Lee.

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Watkins is one of the

On August 4th, 2008 ubstu34 says:

Watkins is one of the commentators appearing in the new anti-Obama documentary, "Hype: The Obama Effect." Ken Blackwell is another black conservative appearing in the doc.

Watkins has been groomed to

On August 4th, 2008 ptcruiser says:

Watkins has been groomed to properly play his role.

Inkognegro posted the following at Jack and Jill Politics. It originally appeared at the Huffington Post:

“Joe Watkins is the Director of Hill Solutions, LLC a firm that consults the government and businesses on how to do business. Before entering the financial services industry, he ran his own strategic advisory consulting firm in Philadelphia. He opened the firm in 1991 after serving as associate director in the Office of Public Liaison at the White House under President George H. W. Bush. Joe was introduced to politics in 1981 when he joined the staff of newly elected U.S. Senator Dan Quayle as the Assistant State Director. In 1984, he was tapped to run for the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th congressional district but was defeated in the general election by the incumbent. He returned to Pennsylvania and served as an assistant to the President of the University of Pennsylvania until his enlistment in the 1988 Bush Campaign and his subsequent transition to the Bush White House.

“He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts in Christian Education from the Princeton Theological Seminary. Joe and his wife have lived in the city of Philadelphia for 30 years. They have three children and 2 grandchildren and yes his picture is recent. Joe serves on numerous boards including the Middlesex School Board of Trustees, the Lankenau Hospital Board, the Eastern Technology Council, and Youth Inc.”

BlueJones found this message at Daily Kos and posted it Jack and Jill Politics:

“According to Deoliver's April 25, 2008 Daily Kos post , more details about Joe Watkins church:
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Synod: Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
3008 W Diamond St Philadelphia, PA 19121 Phone: (215) 235-7542
Pastor(s) and Called Lay Staff
Membership:
Baptized 90
Confirmed 70
Average Attendance 85

“Clearly Joe Watkins has a "huge" following; his work with Dan Quayle qualifies him as a tv pundit.”

He was hired through a

On August 4th, 2008 Prometheus 6 says:

He was hired through a faith-based initiative.

"Joe was introduced to politics in 1981 when he joined the staff of newly elected U.S. Senator Dan Quayle as the Assistant State Director. In 1984, he was tapped to run for the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th congressional district but was defeated in the general election by the incumbent."

I think Watkins was always on board the RNC train.

He's a Sambo. Plain.Simple.Unfettered

On August 4th, 2008 rikyrah says:

A bi-racial Black Man drumming up a Race War. See, sometimes, Black folks really do need a Drop Squad. This level of deliberate maliciousness deserves a beatdown.

Prometheus 6