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Jimmie 'J.J.' Walker enters No Spin Zone

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    'Good Times' sitcom legend discusses memoir and why he does not support President Obama

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Personal story segment time may remember Jimmie JJ walker who hit it big in the TV sitcom good times to walker currently -- a book out called -- don't might.

His signature phrase we spoke a few days ago.

Didn't studying you are.

Rise from a poor kid.

All right to national TV good times it was interesting to see that you made it on your own green icon everybody knows.

And at times he should not agree anger out you know I'm known as these so smooth smooth.

You separate them from many many African Americans who support Barack Obama you -- not a real big supporter of his how did that happen.

Barack Obama is more like -- But.

-- harbored totally Roberts -- you feel real good and you.

Happy and everything and then you go home and you realize it's a foreclosure sign on the door.

And you just go wait a minute I just had this great New -- this guy he may -- -- that and I don't think he's a bad guy I don't think he's a good.

Guy for the job we have to do when you save that other African Americans -- you know hey Kamal you just can't blindly vote for someone just because they are -- sometimes you lose a brother you have to let him go.

And he's not doing did you did you Bo -- for -- I never voted for him.

Now when African American city you a year betraying your race or exhilaration.

Of stuff around President Obama.

You say.

I say.

-- some of the job he's done.

And I go back to -- Reagan's slogan are you doing better now than you were four years from -- -- you just keep -- policy I don't -- policy I just say that he is not the guy -- Jay -- I've been -- program dozen times so I don't really know -- but -- respectful to -- nice to me great guy -- -- doesn't find programs but you've -- that he's changed -- -- he -- -- let -- now we all started literally within this blast from those same five year period.

People not out of work.

Just hidden between -- -- -- You came up with -- and didn't they work for me.

As a writer along with David Letterman and many others Louie Anderson a lot of -- people where were you when he was writing for you.

I was on our show -- -- Los Angeles okay so you -- there all right one liners you know.

-- now have their own daily show.

The why couldn't -- literally like yeah.

Yeah.

So how did -- change he changed in terms bring you new talent.

Which is that spot which is Johnny Carson Jack -- Because Steve Allen he is not broke him in this twenty some years we're here because -- broken one major act.

But you know it's a different time now and -- readings pressure is so intense that a lot of -- -- Jake can do whatever he wants dated Bon Jovi right and -- -- woman presidents pretty cool.

Joseph Biden get a drive up in a -- with the guys who sang let the dogs.

So you can tell me that -- lives who we -- the sort of destroy.

Your whole career.

I'm not boring that why -- Jay Leno is -- what was done for you.

That's all and Jason -- every five to six weeks on the Letterman show.

I got one look on the Merv Griffin Show billion times and that's what happens it doesn't larger debris on the New York you wanna see so what you know.

And you have tell people we have -- comes -- you pick of the people like July.

When you're Carson was to host -- did know Johnny Carson used to high exalted that he didn't believe you're.

But when Jay Leno took over it was one -- us I was okay our guy is yeah yeah.

Eight due to be like Bill Clinton didn't and they closing the door to James Carville okay Stuart we've solved.

The author of diet -- good times bad times -- times a memoir Jimmie thanks for coming to.

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