J. C. Watts
J. C. Watts
Julius Caesar "J. C." Watts, Jr.is an American politician from Oklahoma who was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. Watts served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican, representing Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 November 1957
CountryUnited States of America
party thinking choices
I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.
dream chance share
When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.
sports organization political
I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena.
sports community african-american
There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.
support caution flawed
I would caution all of us or I would remind all of us that any candidate that we support, they are going to be flawed.
football strong team
Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.
community african-american television
I guess probably in my time in politics, it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community, despite being subscription television's most valuable customers, they are very underserved by cable and satellite television programming options.
losing conservative explaining
If you are explaining, you are losing.
home house return
My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.
dad father titles
In addition, there is one title I cherish a great deal more than Congressman and that is the title of... Dad.
support republican reason
I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.
politics done policy
Good policy makes good politics and what I've done has been good politics.
oklahoma pressure quarterback
As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure.
love-is men soul
The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.