Artur Davis, former Democrat who backed Obama in 2008, to speak at GOP convention
Former congressman Artur Davis, who officially seconded President Obama’s nomination at the 2008 Democratic convention, said Wednesday that he will cap a remarkable political metamorphosis by addressing the Republican convention this month — calling for Obama’s defeat.
Davis, 44, who served in the House as a Democrat from Alabama from 2003 to 2011, said in a telephone interview that he has been given a speaking slot at the Aug. 27-30 Republican convention in Tampa. He said he was not sure yet of the day on which he would speak.
Davis said he planned to speak for millions of Americans who, like him, had traced a path from hope to disillusionment with Obama.
After spending his entire political career as a Democrat, Davis declared in May that he has become a Republican.
“The one thing that I can bring to the table is to be something of a voice for that group of people,” Davis said in announcing his speaking slot.
4 comments:
Wow. Great story. I haven't read it anywhere else
I heard this guy speak with a radio talk show host and he is really sharp. this is exellent news
Yes, it is, Rumcrook.
Anonymous,
Yes, that's right. We;re the only site on the entire internet that has this story.
No one else has it, or could possibly have it.
This is an IBA exclusive.
I got it because I am a personal friend of Arhtur Davis.
He told me personally when there was no one else around. There were also no recording devices present and we had the computer camera turned off too, just in case his computer was hacked and the hacker could read lips.
For a second, we both thought, hey, wait a minute, what if one of us actually butt-dialed someone and they are hearing this entire conversation, but we both checked our phones and that had not happened.
So, yes, this was an IBA exclusive.
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