Approaching the last 30 days of a very close re-election campaign against Democrat Claire McCaskill, Republican Sen. Jim Talent made his fourth appearance on former Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr.’s radio show yesterday. This time the subject was Iraq.
Talent, who spoke via cell phone on his way to Sunday service at the Cathedral in the Central West End, said America must win the war in Iraq and leave behind a functioning, stable democracy operated by Iraqis.
“We gotta win,” said Talent. “If we don’t win then that encourages the other side and it’ll be a set back for us.”
Talent’s appearance on Bosley’s show, which airs on hip-hop station 100.3 FM, is just the latest example of the Chesterfield Republican’s push to make inroads into the tradition Democratic base of black voters. Here’s an 8-minute clip from the show…
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October 2nd, 2006 at 11:42 am
There is no way to predict the future of Iraq if the US withdrew. What we do know is that if the US stays in Iraq there will be continued violence and destabilization. The right would like us to believe that Iraq would erupt into civil war yet one thing is for sure: the majority of Iraqis want us to leave. Why do we believe that we can create a stable government in Iraq? Why do we believe that the Iraqis cannot govern themselves? The arguments put forward sound very familiar to the arguments which justified our interference and domination of Central America at the turn of the Century. It is in the interest of every Iraqi whether Sunni, Shite, or Kurd that stable government is established. It is my belief that this can occur without the military involvement of the US.
October 8th, 2006 at 12:09 am
What Bosley won’t do for a dime.