The Colin Powell endorsement: Triumph of hope over reality
Gravitas.
The media’s in a tizzy over Colin Powell’s Meet the Press endorsement of Barack Obama this morning.
It’s not a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to his pro-Obama murmurings over the last four months.
How will people outside the Beltway bubble respond?
Yawn.
Here’s the vid:
Powell’s embrace of Barack Obama is a triumph of hope over reality. He told Tom Brokaw that Obama’s “steadiness” and “not jumping in and changing every day” convinced him that The One was ready to lead.
Hello?
Guess Powell relied on Obama’s website after he purged his surge criticism from it.
Powell then goes on to pooh-pooh Obama’s longtime “limited relationship” with Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers as an “issue that is not central” to the campaign — just as evidence of the closeness of these two very chummy “neighbors” mounts.
Judgment, schmudgment, eh, Secretary Powell?
Finally, we arrive at the real reason Powell is endorsing Obama: The party, he complains, has become too “narrow” for his tastes. Pro-abortion Powell can’t stand the thought of two more Republican Supreme Court appointments. He thinks Sarah Palin is too conservative. He shares the Obama view of our base as racist and non-inclusive — but has nothing to say about the rabid pack of America-damning preachers who helped make Obama the “transformational” figure Powell has placed his faith in.
Powell also makes reference to all the Obama-is-a-Muslim rumors, blaming the Republican Party for all that. Never mind the Democrat Hillary backers like Bob Kerrey and on down to her grass-roots supporters who indulged themselves and trafficked in those very rumors Powell smears conservatives for spreading.
The orgy of Obamedia attention Powell will receive the next 24 hours is disproportionate to its importance.
The press only loves maverick Republicans when they jump in bed with Democrats.
Just ask John McCain.
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One last note: I see in comments that many believe Powell supports Obama because he is black. Powell has said electing a black president would be “electrifying.” He is a staunch supporter of government racial preferences.
It’s a mistake, though, to attribute Powell’s endorsement primarily to some kind of race loyalty.
It’s Obama’s social liberalism, not his skin color, that attracts Powell most.
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Example Hope..
United States Conservative Forces invade South East Los Angeles and San Diego in a coordinated effort by unauthorized US Army units to stamp out organized gang activity.
The Mexican border is closed tight by outlaw United States Marines who revolt against Chief of Staff Colin Powell.
Washington DC is being reorganized into relocation bases, supported by commandered warships off the eastern seaboard in opposition against the sociaist pretender Obama..
(Well, I can dream, even if I don’t know what the hell I am talking about…)
AND
If obama broadcast a withdraw time for Iraq you can count over a million civilian casualties from tribal retaliation.
I’m with those who would ask, “Colin who??”.
Powell showed himself a total coward when things in the war started going badly, on and on about how he was *fooled* into taking the case for war to the UN, and was used as a puppet for Bush. What a crock.
Colin Powell is a walking advertisement for the failures of affirmative action. He’s black when it suits him and white when it suits him.
I stopped caring what he thinks a l-o-o-o-o-o-ng time ago. This notion that the so-called “undecideds” and “independents” are going to suddenly rush to Obama’s team is silly.
If Obama has been unable to close the deal with those folks by now, this endorsement by a washed-up, out-to-pasture, long-forgotten quitter ain’t gonna make a lick of difference.
PS: For the first time in her 55 years of being able to vote, my mother is voting a straight GOP ticket. That’s change we can believe in!
What are you on?
You guys are running around saying that the only reason Colin Powell supports Obama is because he’s black, and you’re saying Obama’s dividing us?
Again, a joke.
Dogsh*t, did you read any of the previous posts?
Digshot, you sound more like a Dipsh!t..
Yes, that’s what one does on an internet message board.
Brilliant!
Kid! Go ask you mommy, she’ll understand.
Obama is extremely divisive but I’m sure Powell is really just going with what he thinks is the sure shot. If McCain were ahead he’d go McCain. Powell is a ‘yes man’ political whore.
If you want brilliance go shine Obama’s shoes for him b*tch. Lol……
I believe Colin Powell is doing what’s best for Colin Powell, as I said earlier. Although as someone pointed out earlier, for a guy who’s consistently been conservative, it’s a little questionable that he should suddenly switched to not just democrat, but the most left-leaning, socialist and inexperienced democrat presidential candidate ever. That doesn’t raise any question in your mind at all?
Not sure how you got there. He’s got more independents, more Republicans than McCain has Democrats, and he’s threatening more Republican territory than McCain is threatening Democratic.
Oh, but we don’t believe polls around here, do we?
Colin Powell talked for like 5 solid minutes about why he’s backing Obama. What kind of questions are left?
I wonder, would you be able to look Powell in the eye and ask him directly, ‘Are you voting for the black candidate simply because you’re black?’
answer me.
Nobody wants to believe Obuma is going to completely screw sh*t up to the point we become like France and Holland. Muslims will crap all over us. You thought the bombings under Clinton and 9-11 were bad; just wait. It’s coming.
Flyoverman, I knew some names on that wall too…
Prove it.
Obama is taking advantage of a financial crisis; it’s not because everyone feels like you and wants to swap spit in the shower with Obama.
THAT is why democracy will fail… MOST people are as dumb as dirt, and polls show it.
The founding fathers knew that most of you are morons, and TRIED to set up a representative system to avoid the stupidsh!ts from getting their way.
But the problem with a democracy is that the losers keep having litters of kids, and the ACORNS keep registering them, and the totally stupid Maxine Waters and Obamas get elected by the totally stupid, and we end up with Obama…
I hope that things don’t get totally FUBAR until I die of old age, but I AM nervous.
Dogshot, regardless of what Powell says, it’s his motives I’m questioning. If you can’t see that things just don’t add up, then why are you still here? You seriously think for 1 second Powell would be endorsing the most left-leaning, socialist and inexperienced democrat presidential candidate ever if Obama were not half black?
Of course I should also mention Obama is taking in huge streams of cash from unaccounted sources and his kith running ACORN are underwriting massive voter registration fraud.
I would, except that the question would be, “Are you voting for the black candidate simply because he’s black?”
And so what does that tell you, that there are many who would still question Powell on this endorsement? With the differences in their politics being so vast, it is a legitimate question.
Of course, that also supposes that I give a poop about who Powell endorses and why, which I don’t on either account.
I’ve heard this a lot. Am I the only one who doesn’t understand why we keep hearing that voters are flocking to Obama (the socialist tax-raiser and spread the wealth man) to “solve our financial crisis”? Just makes no sense to me, and I don’t believe it.
Digshot, I know many dems voting for McCain but no Republicans voting for bHo. I believe you are wrong about that point.
As we all know, only white men of voting age were allowed to vote in this country and it’s been downhill ever since. One day all white men will be loaded into train cars and turned into dog food to feed the black man’s pit bull who will be bedding our white women. Lol, man I’m sick. Lol…
That tells me a lot about you. Thanks, I am sorry your friends are there.
Everyone who ever wore the unfiform knows what Obama is and is not. As far as I am concenred Powell broke faith with his comrades. I realy do not give a d**n why he did it. I just know he broke faith. It’s disgusting.
Bud Fox & all:
Of course I should also mention Obama is taking in huge streams of cash from unaccounted sources and his kith running ACORN are underwriting massive voter registration fraud.
Please go back & check out the link I posted #133… it explains so much.
Can the KKK white supremacists please leave.
You don’t have to. You can believe everyone truly loves your Messiah. Of course you probably don’t analyze the news much do you.
Flyoverman, you too… pls check the link at #133.
I stopped having respect for Powell when I learned his position with respect to Israel.
I’m busting chops man. Give me a break. I need a doctor…
Whoa, jump back Bud! I’m definitely NOT an Obama follower! Not sure how you came to this conclusion. Please re-read my post and see if you still feel that way.
Yes.
And JC Watts.
I’m pleased that cp endorsed bHo. I never liked him and don’t want that wimp on my side.
Heh man I’m all over the map tonight. It’s all fingers and keyboard streaming tonight pal.
No, I just was out tonight and really shocked talking to people who are voting Obama just to hurt Bush. So if I jumped to that conclusion it was because of the interesting discussions I had earlier today.
Rob, FamilyGuy, someone, anyone for the sake of country please,
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78309
I don’t think so! I already posted about how unlikely it would be for Obama to have strong support from the Jews. And, strong support from Catholics? Who are they kidding? That statement was made by a very uninformed person, or someone who wants to distort facts to their own end…you know, a liberal.
That was the point I was trying to make (unsuccessfully) about why we keep hearing that voters are “flocking” to Obama “because he can solve the financial crisis.” How is a tax and spend
liberalsocialist who wants to “spread the wealth” (ours, not his) going to solve any financial crisis? He is likely to make things MUCH worse. But we keep hearing how the economy’s condition is “helping Obama”. Just another lie, if you ask me.Actually yes, there’s a lot of that going on. Many have no idea about Obama, his policies or his past, but they hate Bush so much they see voting for Obama as some kind of retribution. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face..
McCain is not Bush and these uninformed people need to realize that. If it weren’t for Obama, I certainly would not be voting for McCain, but this election is not the choice of the better candidate, but the choice of which is least bad for the country.
I’m reading it Brooklyn.
It’s people like that who will sell out their own countrymen just to feed an internal and insatiable appetite to feel important, without remorse until the consequences are irreversible.
Shallow!
Gotcha man…no problems here.
I agree with VickiSoup that Colin was weak when the War got tough. I just completed a book The Link: The Secret Relationship between Saddam and al Qaida. Colin Powell was right with everything he said to the UN in 2003. I’m disappointed that he has decided to endorse Obama. I don’t think it will make that much difference to the Undecided Independents. Check out my videos on the subject:
WMDs in Iraq
al Qaida in Iraq
Guess it got too hot for Dogsh*t. Nite all.
Goodnight.
It’s possible but one thing I’m sure of is the smoke and mirrors in the Obama campaign.
Yes, that’s all there is to his campaign. His resume is very thin, and on balance, his negative associations as well as the policies that I believe are influenced by these associations are going to spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R for this country. The problem is, half the country knows this, and the other half won’t realize it until it’s too late.
I don’t care who has said it in history.
Giving the idea that American Blacks should leave by quoting a past figure whose words then might well have been acceptable then and would be anything but acceptable now, cannot in any way be beneficial or proper.
Its unhelpful, uncool and reflects unfairly on this site and MM.
Folks,if Obama wins, Nancy Pelosi and all her henchmen will be telling Obama how to blow his nose. He screwed up badly with the “spread the wealth” truth. If he is elected, all of his words will be scripted by the democrat party and all he will have to do is show his nice big grin after he parrots their words.
Sorry for the off-topic, but this is priceless.
That’s sweet of them. Now, if we could only get the Mexican government to be as concerned about the twelve million Mexicans who entered America without legal documents ..,
If Hitler ran as a Democrat, he’d get strong support from the Jews. Socialism is their religion.
I’ll look him in the eye and tell it to him, not ask him. Just as I’ll tell you the same thing, Mr Racist Loon.
Now, shouldn’t you be lecturing us about how the white devils created AID’s to kill blacks?
Tampa Bay is going to the World Series.
You stopped caring about him when he started getting truthful about Iraq war? C’mon, you may disagree with his decision to support socialist Obama (Bush is no different too)…but Powell is good respected person.
Its very clear now that Iraq war was based on lies on WMD and we are spending massive amount of taxpayer money to continue the war there as it has now become a spot for b@st@rd Islamic terrorists.
Well, one big fat question is why, after all of the excellent reasons he had for not withdrawing the troops from Iraq on an arbitrary timetable (what Obama was doing), he said that didn’t matter because Bush et al. were negotiating for their withdrawal right now.
He completely neglected to mention the role of the surge in the ability for those negotiations to even be occurring, and Obama’s then and continued opposition to that very surge.
He completely neglected it. No surge, no negotiated withdrawal. So in Obama’s surge free world, he would have been pledged (although we are finding out what an Obama pledge is actually worth) to pull out the troops arbitrarily, and, more importantly, before the job was done. Exactly what Powell warned against.
Now how could a general with the status of Colin Powell leave out something that was relevant to his area of expertise if he were being completely honest about why he was supporting Obama?
I guess he just “forgot” in his enthusiastic rush to endorse Obama.
#357 brad_sk said:
I disagree. There are plenty of lies that Bill Clinton hung his hat on, but his 1998 declaration that Saddam’s WMD posed a very real threat to the security of the U.S wasn’t one of them.
On this, I give Clinton credit and I think you should too.
It is? What evidence exists which makes it “very clear”?
This is trooter garbage and shows the level of insanity the left has sunk to. Not that they had far to go.
This video is a few minutes long, but it’s the clearest synopsis (aside from Hannity) I’ve seen so far of the danger of Obamanation:
http://www.usawakeup.org/USSA.htm
Send this link on to anybody out there that:
[a] doesn’t think this election is important
[b] is STILL “on the fence” or undecided
[c] has been suckered into the Hopey/Changey propaganda
[d] is disillusioned into thinking McCain is a Bush 3rd-term
[e] thinks they’ll be making a statement by voting 3rd party
Send it to everyone in your address book.
He is to you, starting from today. Prior to this he was complicit in BusHitlers Dishonest War For Oil.
I’m back from dinner, and thought of another question I’d like to ask all of you non-racists.
When Joe Lieberman announced his support for John McCain, did you guys question his motives? Were you stomping around, huffing and puffing about how Lieberman, a white man, is probably only supporting McCain because he’s also a white man?
Hmmmm?
More from that link;
You’d think the hypocrisy would cause his head to explode.
For the idiot who questioned whether wmd’s were in Iraq and any other self deluded schmuck, I’d like to point out that as I sit here and type I do so with great pain. I have rheumatoid arthritis and a few other ailments courtesy of the wmd’s that sadaam supposedly did not have. I understand there are tens of thousands of other vets in the same boat as I am. I’m not complaining…it went with the job and I’d do it all other again in a heartbeat for the same, typical reasons that liberals have no capacity to understand, like love of country. Sadaam had the stuff….Bush knew about it…and powell did too, he knew about the chems BEFORE we went in, so brad and the other koolaid drinkers can go peddle their lies elsewhere.
Welcome back, Mr Racist Loon. I asked you to talk about how the White Devil created AIDs.
We know his motives, and they are based on loyalty to Jews rather than loyalty to white people. But you knew that.
For digshot, I’d remark that Lieberman is no political general, he’s been very consistent from day one as to where he stands, and had the strength of conviction to do so, in spite of political correctness and in the face of political fallout. You can’t compare a man like Lieberman with powell…one has the respect of the military, one doesn’t, and as a U.S. Navy vet, I can tell you the one that doesn’t is powell.
Colin Powell has lost a lot of his cachet over the past 15 years…his endorsement will be perceived of as racial….the real hero of the Guilf War was Norman Schwarzkopf anyway.
Oh, I see. For Lieberman, having been spurned and overwhelmingly rejected by the Democratic party, is demonstrating ‘strength of conviction’ and bravery in the face of ‘political fallout’ by obediently scurrying behind the only person who will have him (McCain) while still caucusing with the Democrats to hold on to any sort of influence in the Senate, but for Powell, backing Obama is just a black thing. Makes sense.
I love you folks that speak for the entirety of the military, too. Do you think you own the Navy?
Colin Powell’s endorsing Obama proves he was always a liberal. That’s our problem, placing liberals into top cabinet positions and getting suckered into supporting liberals like Snowe, Specter, Hagel, etc for Congress. We need to either purge the RINOs from the Republican party of start a serious third party, a Conservative Party, and leave the libs in the Republican party to just fade away or fold into the Democrat Party.
That doesn’t make sense, you’re ruining the analogy. Powell can only be endorsing Obama because they’re both black, according to Republican-land. Now the only way that that isn’t a racist statement is if all of you are similarly declaring that Lieberman is only endorsing McCain because they’re both white. Both of these people were at once prominent figures in their respective parties that are endorsing the other parties’ candidates for President, the only difference being race.
How in the world is it not racist to only bring up the race of the two black individuals in that comparison?
The Democrats could always have refused to caucus with him.
Ha ha ha.
The people trying to “hold on to any sort of influence in the Senate” were the Democrats, which is why they showed their love for Lieberman.
Now, why don’t you lecture us on how the White Debils created AIDs to kill the Nobel Black.
Lieberman has taken a stand against his party when he thought the party was wrong, something totally foreign to obummer. Do I own the Navy…no, and I have no idea where you come up with that thought, but there’s the difference between you and me. I was proud to have served…I suspect you’re proud to trash your country and everything in it. I don’t speak for the entire military and anyone with a 2nd grade reading comprehension would probably get that from the start, but I served at the same time and place as powell, though I suspect I was just a little closer to the action than he was. I also suspect the hottest action you ever saw was when you spilled a latte on yourself in starbucks. Either way, you have no personal or direct knowledge about powell…you are probably one of the libs who called powell an uncle tom right up till he came out for obummer. Any way you look at it, I have a much better perspective than you (utilizing common sense and reality as I do) but by all means, keep typing, I’ve always enjoyed a battle of wits against an unarmed fool!
Of course, I’m ruining your analogy, you brainless buffoon. It’s because your analogy is defective.
Not even a retarded bigot like you thinks that Lieberman supports McCain because he is white. Lieberman’s big issue is the war, everyone knows that.
What’s Powell’s big issue?
As usual, digshot is throwing around the label of racism, hoping it will stick and drive off people. It was a good tactic in the politically correct 80′s and 90′s, but just doesn’t work anymore. Here’s a thought…we are allowed to point out the blindly obvious, like the fact that powell is doing as he is for personal gain and (probably) color, as are the 96 or so percent of blacks also voting for obummer. Got any other unfounded smears digshot, or is that about it?
Ask him about Wright. Ask him about the idea that whites created AID’s to kill blacks.
He answered once before. I suspect he’ll try to to do it again.
Flenser: I know. It’s racist of us to bring up wright and black liberation theology. It’s racist for us to bring up farrakhan and how an evil black scientist created the white race 6000 years ago. It’s racist for us to point out how michelle obummer wasn’t proud of her country till very recently. It’s racist for us to mention the remarkably close ties between ayers and the messiah. It’s racist for us to bring up oprah supporting obummer with her t.v. show. In fact, any criticism whatsoever about the annointed one, obummer be his name, no matter how true and factual, is racism. Now we have the new evidence of racism, where any criticism of powell shows our racist leanings. Digshot is angry that the old liberal playbook doesn’t work anymore, that some type of white guilt will restrain us from pointing out the blindly obvious, thus giving liberals a free pass to say whatever they like without consequences. It’s not just this website either; we’re practicing our 1st amendment rights as well as common sense and simple truth. I’ve seen few racists on here…the few I’ve seen appear to be liberals, not conservatives, but I suppose I’m a racist for pointing that out as well. Digshot represents a callousy of ignorance and mendacity that we can’t fail but to denounce; he can go to dkos for moral support for all I care, but he’s not getting away with skewing the simple facts and truths about powell, obummer, or anyone else.
Digshot is trying to use the old liberal playbook where in any criticism of obummer is automatically labelled some form of racism, at which point we’re supposed to hush up and go away, leaving the plain truth veiled. He’s angry because we refuse to follow the politically correct past, because we won’t be dictated to by liberal talking points, and because we’re airing the simple facts in so free a fashion. He should go get some moral support from dkos because he’s not going to get it around here, and he’s not going to stifle us with a few random and misplaced labels either.
Question for everyone…Digshot mentioned the polls with Catholics, Jews, Blacks, Independents voting for Obama.
Do you know anyone who has ever taken a poll?
I personally have never heard of any family or friends that I know of that were contacted to take a presidential poll. Who are these “voters” they are contacting? The fact that McCain is so close actually tells me that in reality he is either ahead or it is super close. I think its just a way for the MSM to try and brainwash undecided voters.
I’m not afraid to call it as I see it:
Colin, a supposed Republican, is voting for Obama, a definite Marxist, solely because Obama is black.
Unless it’s because Powell is SO strongly in favor of abortion that he’d be willing to turn this country over to an anti-American liberal, there isn’t really another logical reason for his voting Obama.
I believe his identification with Obama’s half-race is so strong, that it overrides his voting for a candidate who any OTHER Republican (excluding RINOs) would have otherwise voted against.
Voting for Obama is incredible folly.
Colin Powell is racist.
Oyher than skin color, he has nothing else in common with Hussain.
I don’t consider him as conservative either. He served Bush W in half-hearted way. Always unsure, like McCain, whether to support Republican policy or reach out to the liberals for concensus.
We’re comparing Lieberman and Powell here, not Lieberman and Obama. Powell is doing that exact same thing Lieberman did, isn’t he? Standing up against his party when he thinks his party is wrong?
It’s just so reliable that you can set your clock to it. Conservatives that have served in the military that argue on the internet always bring it up as soon as possible, especially when you detect one of us America-hating libs.
Or… how do you put it?
Yes, that’s right. You were in the military, I said something you disagree with, so I must hate America. Conservative thought, encapsulated.
You certainly don’t.
Great?
Nice.
Am I claiming to have any ‘personal or direct knowledge about Powell?’ All I’ve said is that if you’re actually willing to publicly state that you think Powell is only voting for Obama because he’s black, you’re a racist. What does ‘personal and direct knowledge’ have to do with calling out plain-as-day racism?
Using the ‘common sense’ that people have used around here to describe Powell’s endorsement of Obama, I’ve described Lieberman’s endorsement of McCain. If the black guys are voting for the black guys for no other reason than the fact that they’re black, then the white guys must be voting for the white guys for no other reason other than the fact that they’re white. Are you understanding this yet?
First, Powell has NEVER been a Conservative Republican. In fact, he was one of the biggest RINO’s out there, was only put in the position he was in during President Bush’s first term due to name recognition, the faulty belief that he would be good in that post based on his military service and service in the first Gulf War, and because of W’s habit of hiring Bush Family friends.
If anyone may remember, for the longest time Powell refused to state which party he belonged to, if he belonged to a party at all.
Second, I firmly believe the fact that obama has a little black in him plays a larger role in his decision than the Left will EVER admit to, and it simply means he falls in the better than 95% of all blacks who are voting for Capt. Big Ears, mostly because “It’s about time a brotha was in the house!” (The previous statement was quoted to me by a friend of mine who…believe it or not, just happens to be black.)
Third, how many of these Democrats and Liberals…especially all those wonderful peace, love, and harmony Kumbaya B.S. Liberals who spent so much of their time for many years bad mouthing Powell concerning his being President Bush’s “House N***er”, about his being an “Uncle Tom”, about his being a “Sell-out” and all the rest of the incredibly racist and disengenuous remarks made to and about him are now going around saying how wonderful he is, how intelligent he is, how he is just the greatest thing since sliced bread etc., all because he decided to prove to the world the bullet we all dodged in his not running for President and backing the man who is the least experienced, least knowledgeable, worst possible choice for President of the United States out of any who have ever run for the office?
Is there anyone who is even shocked by his deciding to vote for this SOcialist idiot?
Believe it or not, I am not surprised by this at all. I would have been shocked if he hadn’t.
You do have to wonder, though, what was promised to him in order for him to do it and announce it so publically this close to election day, don’t you? Anyone who thinks that the Odhimmi Campaign had nothing to do with this at all is only fooling themselves.
Why is it defective?
Which is why I never said that that’s what I think.
Do you know what an analogy is?
Malkin embedded the video where he explained in explicit terms what his ‘big issue’ is, did you just skip that?
The thing is, if you look around, you will not find really anyone who can give you precise reasons why they are voting for The Tarnished Bovine. The reasons they give for voting for him come straight off the web site talking points, and not specifics.
This country has really degenerated into 10 second sound-bite parrots, and it is he with the catchiest one who will win.
To think that a Socialist will become President so soon after we were attacked and while we are in the middle of a war during my lifetime just makes me want to wretch.
But hey, the Liberals can be proud. This country is finally becoming European. Just ask the Spanish.
Reconcile this:
with this:
Did Powell endorse Obama because they’re both black, or did Powell endorse Obama because Obama promised him swag? Get your conspiracy theories in order, because those are mutually exclusive.
This is just one of the millions of reasons why Conservatives in the Republican party needs to bailout and form a new party. The type that us Independent Conservatives can finally join.
One that no longer corrupt, part of the good ol’ boy system and not under the delusions of a big tent which has been blown away by the rino’s. We need to get away from the Bush’s, Hagel’s, Powell’s, Steven’s, Graham’s, Noonan’s, Thune’s types and so on.
The current Republican party is the old Democrat party and soon socialism will be the norm.
You know, digshot, your complete lack of logic is really entertaining. You try to deflect the whole thing off on a tangent…you ignore that well over 90 percent of the black community is voting for obummer, you criticize my service, and then wrap it all up by throwing around the racism label again. Can you get any more bitter? Isn’t it interesting how you see racism in everyone? Maybe you see the racism in yourself, much in the same way a liar assumes everyone else lies to them. Or just maybe it’s what I said earlier, you’re playing by the liberal playbook and discovering it isn’t working…which doesn’t appear to stop you from further attempts to warp and smear the discussion, nor does it make you any more effective either. You say
Then you say
I’m not sure if that’s poor logic, blatant lying, or a combination of the two on your part, but you’ve outed yourself either way. Why don’t you rethink things and give it another shot in a forum where people aren’t as observant of your erratic behavior?
90% of blacks always support the Democratic candidate.
Do you know anything about this country?
When did that happen?
Call them like I see them.
Blah, blah, blah. Thanks for the analysis, doc.
I know that it can be hard to detect nuance through text, but good lord man. Do you know what an analogy is?
I know what an analogy is. I also know what a strawman is, and what a liar is. I’m not sure what you hope to prove at this point; the rest of us have powell figured out pretty well, and the only racism I see is what you display, not to mention a good deal of predjudice on your part, i.e. any criticism of powell/obummer MUST be racist. You haven’t fooled anyone, certainly your logic (if one can call it that) hasn’t convinced anyone) and you’ve outed yourself through your “analogy.” Hey, if it makes you happy to keep it up, go for it, but I got your number bub…lol.
Dig…your an idiot. There was nothing in my post that claimed conspiricy. I gave SEVERAL reasons he would be endorsing him, and you think he only needs one, and completely throw out the remainder of anything I stated in my post.
This will be the only response you will get from me, because you are too busy running around in circles making little pudlles all over to even come close to making a single rational response or post, and weren’t even worth this much of my time, but I felt it necessary to demonstrate just why I feel you are an idiot…typical Left-Wing idiot supporting a Socialist liar and thug.
I say again, you are an idiot.
Looks/Walks/Quacks.
Sorry, Michelle… That’s a duck!
I agree with you Michelle. Because of Powell’s age, he’s influenced from the personal racial bias of the fifties. I believe he’s compelled to right the wrongs of his experiences using liberal social engineering.
Why should we get away from them? How about instead we excommunicate non-conservatives and give them the boot when they pop up…call it project whack a mole
My mom who is just shy of 94 voted straight Republican on her absentee ballot. Might be the first time she ever did that. She gets it, I hope many more do too.
Off Topic, but interesting all the same:
More dhimmitude..
Copies of new Sony game ‘LittleBigPlanet’ are being recalled from shops worldwide after it emerged that a background music track contained two phrases from the Koran. A contributor to an online games forum reported the presence of the phrases from the Koran, adding that mixing music and words from Islam’s most holy text could be considered deeply offensive by Muslims.
Sony says it apologizes for any offense caused, and that a modified version is due to be released next month.
In June 2007, Sony apologized to the Church of England after setting scenes in a violent video game inside Manchester Cathedral. The game was not withdrawn.
..so, Sony recall a product on the basis that it might offend muslims, even though no muslim had yet complained, however when the Christian Church complained directly about a game that contained violent scenes inside a church (clearly far more insensitive than some minor background music), the game is not withdrawn. I see.
Anyone for a boycott of Sony products?
Well, I watched what Powell had to say. If anyone forgets, Powell is a RINO. He did his best to thwart his administrations efforts on many occasions as Secretary of State.
His arguments, specifically about Ayers were weak at best. His reasoning behind Ayers being a non-issues because of McCain’s statement saying Ayers was a “washed up terrorist” was ridiculous. And his Democratic Talking Point re-run about McCain’s campaign not spending time on the issues that are affecting people is also ridiculous. Lots of time has been spent on, and continues to be spent on, “the issues”… including the issue what who has influence over Obama and who Obama -chooses- to associate with. That’s a big issue and anyone that tries to minimize it is simply trying to steer attention away from the major problems with Obama.
And Powell’s application of a double standard tp Obama and Palin is a sham. He says Obama must past the test of “Does he have enough experience. His evaluation. Yes. Then, when it comes to Sarah Palin, who has demonstratably MORE experience, he says nope. Did he not see the ridiculous statements Obama has made about Iran? about the former Soviet Georgia and the UN Security Council? Did he not here Clinton skewer him over his lack of experience and all the examples she called him out on? Apparently, he’s ignoring those.
And his saying Biden is ready to be President on Day 1… Please… Biden is quite possibly the biggest fraud in politics. Like Obama, he has a silver tongue. But he is clueless from the get go. His gaffes betray a thick fog in his head. His gross mis-statements in the debate… verified after wards, told the real story about him. He either deliberately lied and hoped no one would notice, or he just is that clueless that he wouls say what he did on national TV. I’ll take Sarah Palin’s lack of media savvy along with her immensely better judgment and truthfulness over either the neophyte Obama or full of SH.. up to his eyeballs Biden…any day of the week.
It’s no surprise who Powell will vote for. He’s registered as an R.. but he is clearly a Dem.
Precisely.
Socialists of a feather, flock together.
The same people blindly supporting McCain and vilifying Powell today will be pushing Powell in 4 years because “he can win.”
Hopefully, a conservative will rise from the ashes to rescue the GOP from this suicidal ideation.
Powell is just looking to get a job.