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J. C. Watts Biography

Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (born November 18, 1957) 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.

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Well, Mark, I led the charge for five or six years to get reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I was chairman of an organization called 'FM Policy Focus. ' What we were saying was, if there was blip in the housing market, Fannie and Freddie would destabilize the greatest economy in the world.

Focus, Market, Organization, Saying, Years

In my wildest imagination, I never thought that the fifth of six children born to Helen and Buddy Watts - in a poor black neighborhood, in the poor rural community of Eufaula, Oklahoma - would someday be called Congressman.

Black, Children, Imagination, Oklahoma, Someday

Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.

African American, Identity, Like, Mutually, Reinforcing, Strong

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

Sports, Community, African American, Entertainment, Whole

I still get to preach 14, 15 times a year. But you have to make a living.

Living, Make, Stills, Times, Year, Years

There is a direct correlation between education, stable families and incarceration and crime.

Crime, Incarceration, Correlation, Direct, Stable

I embrace my blackness, just as I do my conservatism and my Christianity, but I don't want to be defined or pigeonholed by any one of the many elements that make up my character.

Character, Elements, Make, Want

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that wants to continue their education, they should be able to do that.

Child, Children, Price, School, Sector, Thinking

To say America can have strong leadership without strong character is to say we can get water without the wet.

America, Character, Say, Strong, Wet

The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote.

Believe, Black, Bring, Capturing, Decision, Ponder

In addition, there is one title I cherish a great deal more than Congressman and that is the title of. . . Dad.

Dad, Father, Titles, Addition, Deal

My views on everything from welfare to a balanced budget to affirmative action can be traced to what Buddy and Helen Watts taught me as a young boy growing up poor but proud in Eufaula.

Growing Up, Boys, Views, Young, Boy, Eufaula

Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush.

Thinking, Might, Be Kind, Tell, Let, Kind

Republicans think that the NAACP is the only voice in the black community. It is a voice in the black community. But it's not the only voice.

Black, Community, Republicans, Think, Thinking, Voice

For longer than I've been involved in the political process, the Republican establishment has claimed to want to provide an alternative for the black community, yet party elite refuse to show up for the game.

Community, Games, Longer, Party, Political, Republican

I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.

Order, Secure, Thing, Validation, Who I Am

Too many Americans live by Republican principles of faith, family, hope and opportunity, but vote for Democrats out of sheer habit.

Democrats, Faith, Opportunity, Principles, Vote

I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need to be heard. I don't claim and pretend to know the thoughts and opinions and ideas of all African-Americans.

Thinking, Views, Ideas, Know, Community

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.

Intriguing, Love, Organization, Political, Sports

The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at any time of day. If America, both corporation and citizen alike, can use these services to solve problems, why can't Washington?

America, Corporation, Past, Problems, Revolutionized, Two

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