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…
