Rep. Artur Davis

Democrat  •  7th District, Alabama  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 95%
  • Abstains: 6%

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11/24/09
‘Jihad’ Obama Billboard Causes Controversy

...Bay area officer is caught on videotape, slamming the head of an ejected passenger into a window. […] After questioning Rep. Artur Davis' Blackness last week, Jesse Jackon has something nicer to say. […] I know Precious. Personally. She's exactly th

11/24/09
Jay's Smokers Rights Blog: How to FAX the Senators

Rep. Artur Davis (D-7) Fax: 202-226-9567. Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) 907-465-3500. State Legislature Links Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) Fax: 202-224-5301. Sen. Mark Begich (D) Fax: 202-224-2354. Rep. Don Young (R-At Large) Fax: 202-225- ...

11/23/09
Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » I Can Learn

Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill. “We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill from Alabama,” Jackson said at a reception ...

11/23/09
Betsy's Page

The WSJ builds on Jesse Jackson's slapdown of Alabama Representative Artur Davis's vote against the health care bill as showing he can't call himself a black man. Liberals insist that America still isn't "post-racial," notwithstan

11/23/09
Jesse Jackson Slams Black Votes Against Health Care : Urbanmecca ...

Democratic Rep. Artur Davis is the the only African American in Congress representing Alabama, and he was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to vote against the House Democratic health care bill earlier this month. ...

11/23/09
Maverick Philosopher: Can a Black Man Vote Against Obamacare?

If a black congressman were to vote against a Democrat health care reform proposal, could he call himself a black man? According to this source: The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.

11/23/09
Left In Alabama:: It's hard being Artur Davis ...

13: Artur Davis 2010 campaign manager Jessica Vanden Berg asserted that the people of Alabama are ready to look forward, not back and said the innuendo about whether Davis can win is nothing new for the Sparks campaign: ...

11/23/09
Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive » “Sound Bites”: Let ...

The conversation has at times centered on a number of hypersensitive topics, including abortion rights, euthanasia and race. The Rev. Jesse Jackson accused Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.), a black House member who is running for governor in ...

11/23/09
Jesse Jackson was wrong for Artur Davis rip « TBT: The Magazine

Jesse Jackson was definitely wrong for publically blasting Artur Davis. There is a time and place for this kind of thing. If he has an issue with Congressman Davis, he should definitely find the time to talk with him in private. ...

11/23/09
FOX6 News: BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Representative Artur Davis ...

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Representative Artur Davis found himself facing criticism last week when Jessie Jackson made the comment "You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man." Davis released a statement saying "One ..

Source: FOX6 News
11/22/09
The Right Side of Life » Controversy! Eligibility, NY 23, Global ...

Maybe Je$$e Jack$on will proclaim that Rev. Manning is NOT really a Black man (like Rep. Artur Davis, D. AL). I have listened to what Rev. Manning said and hear no threats other than he questions The One's eligibility to be POTUS. ...

11/22/09
Random Thoughts » Jesse Jackson's Broken Moral Compass

Reverend Jackson's statement was directed at Representative Artur Davis of Alabama, one of 39 Democrats and the only member of the CBC that voted against the Pelosi health care bill. Rev. Jackson's statement implies skin pigmentation, ...

11/22/09
Hope (and Ammunition) for Opponents of Socialized Medicine | All ...

This was a reference to a vote against Pelosi-care by Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama, who does call himself, and who from his photo appears to be, in fact, a black man. If the increasingly desperate proponents of health care “reform” ...

11/21/09
SOCIALIZED MEDICINE

Members of the Project 21 black leadership network have risen to condemn Jesse Jackson for saying of Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL), "You can't vote against health care and call yourself a black man," calling Jackson's statement divisive and ...

11/21/09
The Old Jarhead: Political Digest November 21, 2009

Jesse Jackson's public rebuke of Rep. Artur Davis has injected race into a healthcare debate marked by disputes on immigration, abortion and euthanasia. As the rhetoric intensifies on overhauling the nation's healthcare system, ...

11/21/09
Patriots and Liberty » Blog Archive » This Week's 'Braying Jackass ...

–race hustler Jesse Jackson, calling out Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL), the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus who dared to stray from the Democrat Plantation by voting against PelosiCare. This entry was posted on Saturday, ...

11/20/09
St. Louis Beacon - The many shades of blackness

Rep. Artur Davis, the person Jackson was most likely calling out for voting against the version of health reform brought to the House, represents that opportunity. He is making a bid for governor of Alabama, a state with a violent ...

11/20/09
Jesse Jackson vs. Artur Davis: Dr. Boyce Watkins | News One

This comment was aimed at Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama, the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus who does not support health care reform. What is most interesting about Jackson's comment is that he is right, but not quite. ...

Source: News One
11/20/09
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect

Jesse Jackson Learns It's Not the '80s Anymore. The other day, Jesse Jackson said Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama wasn't black because he voted against health-care reform: At a CBC dinner on Wednesday night, the famed civil rights leader ...

Source: TAPPED
11/20/09
Jesse Jackson and his "foot-in-mouth" syndrome and the Black ...

WASHINGTON, DC (November 19, 2009)— “I talked to Congressman Artur Davis today to assure him of my abiding admiration of him as a leader who is engaged in a huge challenge. I offer no challenge to his integrity as a leader. ...

11/20/09
FOX6 News: Artur Davis responds to Jesse Jackson comment

Congressman Artur Davis responded Thursday to comments made by Rev. Jesse Jackson, a day after the civil rights activist criticized Davis for voting against the health care bill. FOX6 News spoke with Davis Thursday, saying, ...

Source: FOX6 News
11/20/09
Red vs. Blue Blog: Jackson Slams Black Rep Over Health Bill

Jesse Jackson discussed the health reform debate and said, "You can't vote against health care and call yourself a black man." His comment referred to Rep. Artur Davis, a black Democrat from Alabama who voted against the bill. ...

11/20/09
Artur Davis wants to be governor of Alabama

Congressman Artur Davis(D) Alabama, wants to be our next governor. This might explain why he's abandoning Nancy Pelosi, other congressional democrats and, his own Congressional Black Caucus to vote against any health-care bill that ...

11/20/09
Jesse Jackson calls Artur Davis (D-AL) UNCLE TOM ...

But none-the-less Jackson said of Artur Davis (D-AL) “you can't vote against Health Care and call yourself a Black man.” (story here, more) I guess Jackson has forgotten King's (“Can't we all just get along? ...

11/20/09
RANTS AND RAVES: Jackson wrong on Davis' decision ...

RANT: For the Rev. Jesse Jackson's obvious shot at U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., for voting against health care reform legislation. At a reception in Washington held by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Jackson said, ...

11/20/09
Rev. Jesse Jackson injects race into healthcare debate with Davis ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's public rebuke of Rep. Artur Davis has injected race into a healthcare debate marked by disputes on immigration, abortion and euthanasia. As the rhetoric intensifies on overhauling the nation's healthcare system, ...

11/20/09
Diversity Fatigue Alert: Your RACE CARD HAS BEEN DECLINED ...

Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala). According To Jesse Jackson, he. Not a black man because he voted against the health care reform bill. The remark stirred a murmur at the reception, held by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation as ...

11/20/09
Jesse Jackson: Artur Davis not a black man | flashpoint

Jesse Jackson has proclaimed that Artur Davis is not black. The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill. “We even have blacks voting against ...

Source: flashpoint
11/20/09
Stuff Black People Don't like: #24. Paying for Healthcare

Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill.“We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill from Alabama,” Jackson said at a reception ...

11/20/09
Jackson: 'You Can't Vote Against Health Care and Call Yourself a ...

“We even have blacks voting against the health care bill from Alabama, you can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man,” said Jackson referring to Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL.) the lone dissenting vote from the CBC. ...

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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2665
Fax: 202-226-9567

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