Carter was a registered Republican , who described her political views as libertarian . She was interviewed by Bill O'Reilly along with Pat Boone at the 2000 Republican National Convention . Although her '' Designing Women '' character Julia Sugarbaker was known for her liberal political views and subsequent monologues , Carter disagreed with many of her character 's left-of-center commentaries and made a deal with the producers that for every speech she had to make with which she disagreed , Julia would get to sing a song in a future episode . Carter once jokingly described herself as " the only Republican in show business " . In her lifetime , Carter was also a strong supporter of the gay community
2000 Republican National Convention
2000 Republican National Convention
Dixie Carter