sellout- anyone who sacrifices their integrity in an effort to become more successful or popular; someone who forgets their roots.
.......that's how the dictionary defines the word. But to truly understand the meaning, I suggest you examine the political career of Mr. Artur Davis.
Let's go back for a minute;
-Artur Davis was a four-term democratic congressman from my home state of Alabama.
-He represented one of the largest (and poorest) districts of African-Americans in the country.
-He was co-chair of the 2008 Obama campaign.
-He was thought to be one of the up and coming superstars in the democratic party.
But in 2010, Artur Davis decided to run for Governor.
And in doing so, he made three fatal mistakes (politically) that killed his campaign.
(1.) He decided to play to white voters by not supporting the President's healthcare bill-DESPITE the fact that his constituents would have greatly benefited from it.
(2.) He took the "black vote" for granted.
(3.) He chose not to seek endorsements from any of the major black groups in the state.
I'm not sure how things are done in your state, but when you're a black man, and you thumb your nose at black political groups in the state of Alabama-your political career is DONE!
Artur Davis was defeated in the democratic primary by 40 points!
After that humilating defeat, Mr. Davis stated that he was giving up politics and moving to Virginia to go into private practice.
Many of us who originally supported him, (before we found out who he really was) knew he was disappointed about the lost.
And we knew that he would try to "re-invent" himself and get back into politics.
But none of us saw this coming!
Last month, Mr. Davis- who is now a card carrying member of the GOP- addressed
The Northern Virginia chapter of the
"In the last 100 years, no organization in this country has done more to shape or influence politics as ya'll did."
Oh really?
What about the NAACP of the 1950's and 60's?
What about SNCC?
What about Dr. King's organization, the SCLC?
What about the countless organizations who made it possible for an Artur Davis to be elected in the state of Alabama?
As someone who was born and raised in Birmingham, and had family members who fought in the civil rights movement, I was also offended by this statement;
"Even the civil rights movement did not figure out how to win elections and turn the country around as quick as ya'll did."
BLANK STARE!
Look, I could really go in on Mr. Davis-politically and personally-but there's no need to do that.
The best way to deal with him, is to expose him for the fraud that he is-and to spread the word that he is not to be trusted!
He will sacrifice his integrity (and friends) to become more popular so that he can get elected.
In other words; Artur Davis is true definition of a sellout!
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