Colin Powell on McCain's Campaign

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Aelric - 2008-10-21

for far more reasons than this, I always had a respect for Powell. He was the only member of the original Bush cabinet that I liked and despite being the guy sent to make the case for Iraq (which I honestly think he was tricked into doing) I really thought was one of the few class acts in the GOP.

Aelric

- 2008-10-21

And stars.

Also: He is an example of a reasonable republican. The do exist, and I feel we shouldn't forget that there are some good folks in that party, despite where the party has gone (as he explains in this clip).

Aelric - 2008-10-21

Also: McCain used to be one of those folks, but obviously has chosen the low road in a "I'm about to die anyway" kind of way. I'll stop replying to myself now.

baumer - 2008-10-21

Entirely possible that McCain was never one of those folks.

Squidmojo

- 2008-10-21

This public reasonableness goes a long way to making me forget his part in selling the Iraq War. Contrasting his calm, adult discussion of how our public discourse has gone off the rails with McCain and Palin's increasing nonsensical attacks on Obama (which seem at this point almost more like buzzword bingo) makes me long for a return of grown-ups to the airwaves.

baleen - 2008-10-21

He didn't "sell the Iraq War." He "did his duty." Sometimes that is necessary, for the morale and safety of the people who are going to war no matter what he says. He was against the war until he was called to serve. You can't just condemn your men with negativity when nothing you do can change anything. If anything, he was being very prescient. He also genuinely attempted to get the rest of the world involved. It never ceases to amaze me how secretly happy it makes certain people that Americans are dying there, and that Iraqis are suffering more.

It's like being able to say I told you so is the height of their lives.

fatatty

- 2008-10-21

I watched W last night and I think the movie captures that infighting about the war well, though in a condensed and simplified way. I can't speak for it's accuracy but it is well documented how opposed he was to the war and it's strategy.

After seeing the movie it made the endorsement seem all the more fitting. It is sad to see how he is one of the rare voices of reason left at the top of his party, and sad that he's left politics to the less reasoned forces of his party.

baleen

- 2008-10-21

OH YEAH
WELL MCCAIN HAS HENRY KISSINGER'S ENDORSEMENT
ASSHOES

Caminante Nocturno

- 2008-10-21

If McCain wants to make history, he should concede right now.

Gojira1000 - 2008-10-21

I need to bulb that

Camonk

- 2008-10-21

I'd almost halfway think about trying to want to respect McCain if he did that.

mouser

- 2008-10-21

Unfortunately, this retired general doesn't have the power to keep elections from being rigged.

simon666

- 2008-10-21

At my campus today, I heard some of our young black brothers talking about Obama. These kids could have been straight off the streets by stereotyping their speech, however, their point was even if Obama is elected, he'll be killed. Because 'any nigga that gets close to anythin' gets killed.'

Unfortunately rigged elections are only but one of the worries we aught to have.

FatFatuousNation

- 2008-10-21

Keep it up and your soul might just be redeemed despite the whole Iraq thing.

fluffy

- 2008-10-21

I want to give Powell a big ol' hug.

charmlessman

- 2008-10-21

THERE it is! Finally someone's saying it!

Blaise

- 2008-10-21

Taxes are a form of wealth redistribution? Crazy.

Rodents of Unusual Size

- 2008-10-21

Next on the McCain campaign: Colin Powell was a black panther!

Cena_mark - 2008-10-21

I used to respect Colin Powell as a fellow brotha, but this move is pretty low. He's supporting Obama because he's concerned with the "black points" he's lost by being in the Bush administration. It may sound like a good Idea Colin, but you forget that Obama isn't even black.
If you want to get your black points back make a rap video or something, but use your head. Don't support Obama he's gonna tax away all your cheddar.

Sexy Duck Cop

- 2013-06-16

Oh Cena_Mark. How you've grown over the years.

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