Monday, July 19, 2004

Juan Williams on Fox News Sunday

The Kerry Spot on National Review Online: "WILLIAMS: Well, you know what, I always think it's good to talk to people, even people � I mean, no permanent enemies, you know, you can � no permanent allies, only permanent interests, I think, is the way some have put it. And I think it's an opportunity to go forward. But I understand, as The Wall Street Journal said, why leave with your chin when a right hand is coming. And clearly, Julian Bond has said that this administration, you know, puts the American flag and the Confederate flag and the swastika together. And in that environment, what was the president going to gain?
WALLACE: Juan makes a good case for an appeal that the president can make to the black community. But the NAACP is exactly the wrong place to do it. This is a group that is aging and hasn't come up with any new ideas in years, insults the black appointments of the president, doesn't agree with him vouchers and doesn't like the faith- based initiative. There are groups to go to for the president where the president might make some headway. The NAACP is not one of them.
WILLIAMS: Where he's going to go, the Urban League, he's going to get a younger audience. And if you look at younger black and Hispanic voters, they're more apt to describe themselves as independent voters or even Republican voters."