Carl Officer, the four-term mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois not only joins the Democrats for Bush, but has accepted a leadership role and has already fired off a letter to BET request a half-hour slot to communicate the President’s vision to the national African American audience and “explain the reasons why a life-long Democrat, black mayor, small businessman, ordained minister and concerned dad is voting for President Bush in this election.”

A life long Democrat, Officer is a third generation African-American entrepreneur and mayor of America’s poorest city.

The mayor was welcomed into the organization by a personal congratulatory phone call from Brian Lunde, National Executive Director of “Democrats for Bush.” After the call, Mayor Officer noted, “Director Lunde told me that polls are showing that the President’s support among black voters is DOUBLE what it was in his first election. He went on to kindly say that with me joining the President’s team, he will now expect the support to TRIPLE.”

Read the article for his reasons for taking this step.

Kinda trumps Kerry’s endorsement by terrorist UBL and French newspaper Le Monde, doesn’t it?

Hat tip to Right on Red.