<I>Late Edition</I>: Colin Powell Plays Coy With His Endorsement; Slams His Former Boss
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Just like the rest of the Republican talking heads, former Bush Secretary of State Colin Powell isn't willing to stand up behind John McCain just yet. Ever the dutiful soldier, he plays coy with his endorsement, a factoid from which the MSM is all ablaze.
Honestly, I don't know why there's such a fuss. Obviously, the Republican slate leaves much to be desired, especially if you acknowledge how much ground has been lost during the Bush years. And THAT is the story that the MSM ignores. Listen how Colin Powell (albeit in a very removed, third person kind of way that doesn't acknowledge the role he played) says how bad things are now, how we've lost our standing globally, how we've been dealing with incompetent leadership that doesn't doesn't reflect America's goodness or vision:
BLITZER: Who’s your candidate for President of the United States?
POWELL: I am watching this race with the greatest of interest and I know all of the leading candidates now. I don’t know Mr. Huckabee as well I know Mr. McCain and senator Obama and uh and Sen. Clinton. But I’m watching this and I will ultimately vote for the person I believe brings to the American people the kind of vision the American people want to see for the next four years. A vision that reaches out to the rest of the world and starts to restore confidence in America. And starts to restore favorable ratings to America, frankly. We’ve lost a lot in recent years. I’m going to be looking for the candidate that seems to me to be leading a party that is fully in sync with the candidate and the party will also reflect America’s goodness and America’s vision. And I’ll be looking for the candidate that I think will be the most competent candidate. The one who can deal with problems and bring the government together with the Congress to solve these problems. And so I know them all. I’m a Republican but I’m keeping my options open at the moment, and I’m in touch with the candidates. And anybody wants to talk to me about an issue, I’ll do so. But sooner or later, as any other American, I will make my choice.
I don't know about you, but that doesn't sound like McCain would be his candidate, does it?
If Powell ever comes clean with what he really thinks, and what he really knows...
Holy shit hitting the fan, Batman!
Sounds like he's hoping for a VP nod from McCain.
Who cares what Colin the warmonger Powell thinks? Oh the newsday cycle hounds do - that's who? They also care about Spears and Hilton. Powell should just go back into his mouse hole where he belongs.
This man could just as easily have been a democrat. Both sides tried to recruit him. Personally I think he retired from politics because he felt used by the Bush administration. Once they sucked all the credibility out of him he was gone. My bet is he ultimately supports Obama and,no, it's not about race.
"We’ve lost a lot in recent years."
he's partly to blame. Christ, you'd think he didn't walk up to the UN in 2003 with his little slide show and take a big crap on the floor.
rend @ 5:
And I think he knows that and regrets it which would make him unique among all the people who have served in the Bush administration.
Powell's desperately trying to redeem himself from his infamous performance at the UN. That pack of lies has pretty much stained his reputation permanently and I bet he'll do anything to try and make up for it. Which makes him a better man than Bush and crew, but then again, he does have a soul.
"I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like McCain would be his candidate, does it?"
It depends on which candidate looks most like a butt.
Colon Powell has connections. Between his lips and someone who looks like a butt.
Why isn't this traitor in jail - someone tell me?
gf120581 @ 7:
He has a soul? How can you tell?
He's a sellout. His soul went half-price DECADES ago.
Translation: I support whoever makes me a vice president
He's quite craven. He supported and helped create this mess and has never stepped up to help us beat it back. It's a shame because I actually liked and respected Powell. I think everyone should always remember how small of a person he really is in terms of character, integrity, and class.
Peter G @ 6:
If he regrets it, say so bluntly. Admit complicity in killing off a million Iraqis.
americangoy @ 9:
He's the kind of traitor who betrays EVERYTHING and still gets people to trust him.
The R party is full of such traitors.
He's so hollow he whistles when the wind blows.
actually may more as he had his hands in the 1st gulf war too .
It sounded like a veiled endorsement of, or at least a serious leaning, to Obama. And despite Colin's past sins, who wouldn't take that endorsement in a heartbeat.
I don't think Obama wants a endorsement from Powell. That would be very bad. You know what skinfolk say about Condi - well the same goes for Powell. It will be interesting to see how fast the divorce comes for Obama if he doesn't live up to the wild expectations.
why does he have to be so evasive?
Danny @ 16:
Don't kid yourself -- a Powell endorsement of a Dem would be a major body blow to McCain, and represent a major coup -- especially for Barack -- in the fight for indies and moderate Republicans.
I think he'll endorse Obama and agree to sit on his NSC.
Screw you Powell, you arrogant lying sack of monkey s^&t!!!!! You aided and abetted a criminal regime kill and maim millions. You should be in jail. Nobody gives a shit what you say buttboy.
Don Davis @ 15:
Oh goody a Republican is going to endorse a democrat. Is that like Lieberman for McCain? "I like Him" that's a good reason to vote for someone.
Yeah, there's an endorsement you can take to the bank.
Seriously, who would want his support? I don't see how a candidate from either party would benefit from it.
why does he have to be so evasive?
listen to his words, everything he says indicates he's an obama man
Colin Powell sold his soul to George W Bush and Dick Cheney. He is not welcome in the Democratic Party. If he thinks he is welcome in the Obama Party I would say that Obama is being fed by the viper - Republicans.
Colin Powell is a coward . . . plain and simple. The lives he could have saved by coming clean early, and stopping a war, number in the millions. And you can save that "good soldier" bullshit. There comes a time when being a good soldier is standing up, taking the hit, and saving the lives of millions. Other Generals have done it since this war has begun. Many, many, many generals and other officers have come out against the Iraq War. Of course it's too late since we are there, the Repugs are criminals and the Dems are impotent.
But, the point here? Colin Powell is not JUST a coward but one of the worst cowards this country has ever seen. He needs to vanish and one day die in seclusion. Coward.
Utterly disgraced former General and Bush lackey
His last comment about supreme courts is interesting. Also, I came away with the impression that he want to fellow Republicans to get unified.
Danny @ 21:
Except that he's not currently in office.
And I didn't see any "I like him" syndrome, he didn't even talk specifics.
An endorsement to a Dem by Collin P. would be a slap in the face to the R's candidate, sounds like a good show.
WHO CARES what this war criminal thinks about the election? the mother fucker should be sweating at a Nuremberg-style trial along with his buddies Cheney, Bush, Rice, Bremer, Wolfowitz, and Rumsfeld!
Powell lacks integrity.
He has lost his honor.
People used to fall on their own swords for that.
Wow, an accomplice to the Mai Lai Massacre coverup, and made member of the CFR is going to endorse Obama? Isn't one of Obama's foreign policy advisers none other than Zbigniew Brzezinski, founding member of the Trilateral Commission?
Wasn't it Zbigniew who penned the Grand Chessboard which is basically a Democratic slant to the PNAC ambitions enunciated in the document Rebuilding America's Defenses?
Obama needs to separate himself from Powell. Powell is a war criminal, and a war criminal in four separate wars: Viet Nam (covering up My Lai), Panama (destroying civilian neighborhoods), Iraq I (bombing infrastructure) and Iraq II (lying to start war of agression). Obama cannot have anything to do with him.
I'm really skeptical about him voting/endorsing D BTW.
AshWilliams @ 28:
You can have that wonderful endorsment for Obama that you see as a slap in the face to Republicans. I don't see it that way at all and if he does indorse Obama all the more reason not to vote for Obama.
Who would want his endorsement? I think candidates would pay him to go away, unless they want to see that tape of him testifying at the U.N. in an endless loop right up to the election.
FUCK COLIN POWELL ! he lied to the United Nations about
iraq and saddam's intentions by giving false testimony and
presenting fabricated documents (all looking like photoshop illustrations)
as factual support. as far as i am concerned he can pack
his bags for Nuremberg, Germany. if he travels out of the USA
they are waiting to arrest him for his crimes and involvement
in our invasion of iraq.
I read that as only possibly being about Barack Obama. That being said. I think if Colin Powell deserves any respect he'll have to apologize and come clean about the war crimes he participated in helping bring about. IT's Time for Change.
CP is in a tough spot - since he didn't speak out against the obvious lack of evidence in '03, he's branded a traitor, coward, etc.
But if he had stood up back then you have to admit he would have been fired and Boosh would have found another lackey. But then I guess Powell could have come back and said "I told you so".
I wonder how he sleeps at night? You think he can look at himself in the mirror?
And starts to restore favorable ratings to America, frankly. We’ve lost a lot in recent years.<<<< you miserable, disingenuous assbite. YOU and your shilling for bush and his lying his way into a pro-active war of aggression ARE the reason we're hated. go away.
i am no fan of colon, believe you me, but he is the only member of the club who has voiced his contempt for W. Colon may empower those rational witnesses of the Americaust to speak up and expose this sham. When pigs fly. Bush is Rolo Tomasi.
Wolfman Blitzkrieg:
I simply cannot stomach Wolfman. I cannot stand the way he says, "I just want to be clear," or "Just to be precise," and then follows up on a question to which he has received an answer not to his liking by reframing it with his preferred emphasis.
What the hell did he need clarified? Heh, Nicole Belle calls Powell's answers "playing coy." That's putting it mildly. Powell pretty much said that he'd vote for whichever candidate he thought would be the best for the country (what overwhelming profundity), and that he'd consider anyone from any party. And Wolfman needs something clarified?! No, he wanted to make the next day's headlines: Powell Refuses to Endorse McCain!!!!!
Bloody hell! Wolfman pulled this shit during the L.A. debates as well. After having been asked how they'll overcome the 'tax-and-spend liberal' labels the Republicans will inevitably place on their health care plans, both Obama and Clinton explained precisely on whom taxes will be raised, and where other money would come from to pay for their plans. Not quite happy with this answer, Wolfman followed up with, "Just to be precise, your plans will raise taxes on millions of Americans?"
I was hoping either Obama or Clinton would have said, "No, we were precise, Wolf. You are an ass."
And here, I was hoping Powell would have answered, "Duh, you idiot," when Wolfman needed clarification about his endorsement (or lack thereof).
I really, really can't stomach Wolfman Blitzkrieg!
He's talking about Obama. He has been advising him. Get real, C and L and stop trying to salvage Hillary. Give Barak his credit. It can happen. (It already is)
CoIntelPro @ 49:
Yep, he's pimping for a job.
that he’d consider anyone from any party.
yeah, listen to his words
We’ve lost a lot in recent years. I’m going to be looking for the candidate that seems to me to be leading a party
hmm, how do i word this. not for a minute am i even suggesting powel isn't guilty. that said, what do you think about obama saying a 'united' states. reaching across the aisle and all that. it is't just red and blue. ideology. it is some kind of healing. i am really hoping he isn't considering him for vp tho. that would be beyond hideous.
"I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like McCain would be his candidate, does it?"
No, and in fact it is a stronger 'non-endorsement' when you consider the source. One would expect someone with Powell's background to get behind another career military officer, who has taken a hard-line, hawkish position on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and (hell everyone else). Powell played a major role in getting us into Iraq. He was used by Bush, Rumsfeld and the rest. They set him up. They fed him bad Intel and propaganda, then sent him out to destroy his credibility before the world. The only candidate standing, who supports the war, is McCain. If Powell is still uncommitted in supporting him, I wonder how much support for the war he has?
Powell knew the magnatude of his position and what he was being asked to do by the Bush Administration. He knew it was all crap to feed the political aggenda of Bush/Cheney. He betrayed his office, the uniform and trashed his career. Ever evasive and not forthcoming, he is a hallow suit with little value to contibute anymore. Who would ever trust his words again?
I think it's going to be McCain or Obama for Powell. I think he'd only choose McCain if he decides to just vote for his party. From what I read here, he's signalling that McCain isn't his guy. If he were, he'd just say it. McCain is the inevitable nominee so either you like him or you don't.
Powell is a Republican, but he's a moderate one. I think there was an interview where he said he was something like 60% Republican. That sounds like someone who doesn't always support every Republican candidate.
Powell would be an asset if he were to endorse Obama. Other than the moment when he held that little vile and made a case for war, he has been the only Republican that Democrats tended to like. But as we now know, he was pressured into the situation and did not want to make that case that day. He's also one of the few Republicans who sees the mess that the Bush administration has caused. McCain maybe be more towards the center than some Republicans, but when it comes to this war and our standing in the world -- the things Powell cites as being important to him -- McCain is very Bush-like.
I think he's going for Obama.
Who cares what that dope think.
How to ruin a political career and be remembered as a moron and a fool for all time:
Do the bidding of George W. Bush.
Go lie to the UN you worthless piece of shit.
gee colin, where were you when the war started? the war that gave us all these problems and the lost confidence you speak of? where were you?
you were speaking at a podium at the un weren't you colin? what were you saying colin? who told you to say it colin? what happened after you said all of those things at the podium colin? speak up, i can't hear you.
Fuk Colin Powell.
Screw Powell!!! Why tghis guy even gets face time is beyond me! Throw this war criminal to the wolves and let them tear him limb from limb as far as I'm concerned. THis is the one man who could have stopped the Iraq war crime! He is a lacky a coward a fraud and a liar. He is the one man who could have put a large obstacle in the Bush war machine if he had only stood up for what he knew was right. He knew they were feeding him a line of crap about WMD He knew no matter how much he says he was lied to in his gut he knew he was being used by the bush War crime cabal. Fuk Powell and may he rot in hell!
Key sentence......"I’m going to be looking for the candidate that seems to me to be leading a party that is fully in sync with the candidate and the party will also reflect America’s goodness and America’s vision"
Colin is leaving open the possibility to change party affiliation .........!!!!!!!!!!
On Weekend with Tucker ( February 09, 2008)
Hilary Rosen, a MSNBC Political Analyst stated that Senator Obama has met in secret with Colin Powell.
scottwb @ 53:
I don't want him you can have him .......he's to full of shit..... for me1
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How this man can sit there and pretend that anyone cares about what he says anymore is simply breathtaking.
I would like to add to most people's sentiment here...
FU#K YOU MR. POWELL!
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I think Powell is for Obama. That's who it sounds like he's describing.
As much as I'm glad for Colin Powell's slamming of the Bush administration, and musing about who is worthy of his endorsement, I can't help thinking that there are at least 300 Million Americans who didn't sell out their country, as a political errand boy -- and who have opinions of more merit than this man.
My opinion of Generals in the military keeps moving downward. It appears that they are just political creatures and that they got their positions from polishing boots, more than any sort of ability at command or strategic military thinking.
I heard at the caucus from an Obama supporter "wouldn't it be great if Obama had a cabinate made up of both parties? Like Romney could be the secretary of the economy?" NO I said - that wouldn't do at all. Romney is to be thanked for millions of jobs going overseas!!! This kid was young but I'm clear he is getting those kind of ideas from Obama's camp. Look out it's going to get ugly if Obama thinks he is going to be a Moderate and take from both sides of the isle for a cabinate. WTF.
Why isn't this SOB not facing war crime charges?
T @ 54:
Oh goody just what we need another leader meeting secretly with war criminals......HOPE HOPE???????WE DON"T NEED HOPE WE NEED HELP!
T @ 54:
Oh goody another political player meeitn secretly with a war criminal....jsut what we need.
HOPE......HOPE???????......WE DON'T NEED HOPE WE NEED HELP!
I don't have one ounce of sympathy for this man, and imo he can never make up for what he did. He is personally responsible for the mess that we're in. I don't care if he regrets his address to the UN. I don't care if he felt betrayed by Bush, Cheney, et al. I don't care if he disagrees with them now. It was HIS duty to protect us, our standing in the world, and our military. F*** you, Powell.
If I were looking for a military person's endorsement, I'd rather have the endorsement of a man who put his integrity ahead of his paycheck. Someone like Gen. Shinseki or Gen. Zinni.
Hell, I wrote Gen. Zinni and asked him to run for president during the last presidential election! That guy is a stud.
Incidentally,
Gen. Zinni's publicist wrote me back saying that he had tried in vain to get Zinni to run for office but that he wouldn't because of the dishonest nature of politics in general.
In my opinion, that was America's loss.
I'm at work & didn't get a chance to see the whole vid, but based on the transcript in the entry, I think he is switching teams & voting democrat.
Based on Powell statement, the only candidate that can come close to all of his concerns is Obama...John will just follow Bush Administration and for Hillary I don’t think she can unite the Congress and the world...Just thinking out loud.
Don Davis @ 15:
I hope NO candidate is so desperate that they would welcome an endorsement from the man who lied at the UN, thereby getting our country involved in an unwinable, illegal OIL war.
he betrayed his country and all of the soldiers who looked to him for responsible leadership. Instead, he allowed himself to be seduced by the criminal administration that is running this country into the ground and he doesnt deserve to have a forum where he endorse anybody.
Who gives a shit WHAT that traitor thinks?
I, personally, would tell that lying rethug to take his endorsement and stick it where the sun dont shine.
Truth B Told @ 30:
The U.S. Army did a study in the 1970s that 'found' (revealed) that they committed more than 25 My Lai-type village massacres in the same time period.
Colon Powell covered up ALL of that, not just My Lai. He went over, found out about the bloodbath of utterly innocent elderly, women, children, and announced that "relations between Americans and Vietnamese are excellent."
With the now-famous chianti and fava beans.
army193 @ 68:
He might endorse Obama, but his vote goes to Beezebub, as always.
The Senator could do a great deal to improve international relations -- the record of female leaders worldwide is quite positive. She has personal relationships already with a considerable number of rulers, is world-famous, well-regarded internationally -- her problems are more domestic than international.
The Congress will not be 'united' by anything that is coming along, except by tossing out 40 R Reps this November, and 5 Senators, and another 80 R and 10 Senators in 2010. Do the same in 2012, and we'll have a beautifully-united Congress.
It looks like Powell will back Obama. I predict Barack will respectfully accept his endorsement but not reward Powell with any cabinet post.
Powell definitely performed an unforgivable role in selling this horrible war to the American public. He betrayed the trust of the people.
I do respect the fact that he was willing to admit his failings and was not afraid to challenge the administration when he realized just how corrupt the administration had become.
How does Colin Powell summon the unmitigated gall to still show his face in public? Powell defecated on his own integrity when he appeared at the United Nations and perpetrated a boldface lie to the justify the Iraq War. Powell lied in front of the whole world when he knew it was lie. Powell sucks monkey balls. He has ZERO credibility. It's cringe inducing to remember that he was once considered a man with the moral character to be the first black President of the United States.
Colin Powel was once a good man - and then the neocon machine trapped him and he committed crimes ------- indefensible crimes! Most of us would have told Bushitco to go f themselves rather than commit such acts and he did not. He is a ruined man because of his own choices - and he knows it. I sense there is more here than we see. I think he has been threatened - his family has been threatened by these criminals. Our country is being run by some kind of shadow government - and that which was good is no longer........
kinda late eh guy?
Powell is a big fat traitor to the truth and the American people. At the UN he was another stenographer for the most criminal corrupt and inept bunch in history, why is he not in jail?? why are they not all in jail??
Can not stand him, go eat feces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Powell, Bush, Cheney, Rove, Libby, Rice, Rumfield and numerous others need to be before a jury at the Hague. These people belong in prison for crimes against humanity.
Colin Powell is, in my opinion, a great man and a great thinker. His mistaken brief on WMD in front of the UN haunt him today as his most egregious blunder. His clear analysis of how he plans to select his choice of presidential candidate based upon qualifications and, more importantly, who can bring a united party to the polls in November clearly point to his abandoning McCain for either Obama or Clinton. Whoever said he is stumping for the VP position under McCain should examine his/her thinking to fit him to this roll under a democratic president. I believe Mr. (Gen) Powell's thoughts reflect those of most honest, intelligent Americans and should be taken into account by all who hear/read them. regardless of political persuasion.
Colin Powell = War Criminal
To "T" , Rove would love Clinton as the nominee. She is so hated she would never win the election. She also is a right winger who has the exact same voting record in the senate as John McCain. It would be a win win for the Repubs i.e. if she wins the presidency or loses to right wing nut job McCain. (Notice how the media is trying to portray McCain as independent? What a joke.) While I agree with you about Rove I think the Repubs are somewhat astonished at this Obama thing. I live in the reddest friggin state in the union (Alaska) and believe me the caucus(Obama won by seventy percent over Clinton) had nothing to do with the evil shit from Washington. It was, truly, a movement. I never knew that there were any progressives in my small town in Alaska much less thousands. Thanks to all who responded to this Colin Powell piece. There are lots of us out there who do have a memory and who do give a shit.He is a celebrated war criminal.
Paul Anderson @ 78:
BUNK! SEE POST #79 FOR PRECISE REASONING AND ANALYSIS
Paul Anderson @ 78:
I agree somewhat. Powell is careful as he should be; as we all should be. We have all lost trust because those WE lead have selected not to follow us. As I said in my previous post Powell is a ruined man because of the choices he made - and he knows it. He is not a stupid neocon, a$$licker -- he just screwed up and now has to pay. He and his family have very likely be threatened by these fascists --- okay, okay no excuse, but what would you do?
green @ 82:
I think that your take on Powell is accurate. He was completelt screwed and used by the the Bush and the neocons.
Who cares what POWELL thinks or will vote for HE and his PUPPET master lied us into this war that is KILLING us as a Nation and DESTROYING our Millatery. I wish he would just crowl back in his HOLE.
I would say a Powell endorsement would be one clearly understood to be from afar, just as much of Obama's rising popularity with semi-reasonable Republicans has been.
All it would represent to me is that Obama's goals are already being realized, and we may end up in a scenario under him in which Republicans are encouraged to redeem their party and work together with the other political players.
Powell was the least firmly indoctrinated member of Bush's team and has done the decency of acknowledging the blow to his credibility the 2003 fiasco truly was, instead of going out there continuing to posture on the same lie while predicting what's next despite having been wrong all this time. What he seems to be doing is taking a temporary step outside of a doctrine and looking at a vision for what it is.
blackjack @ 84:
Okay -- so many people were used after the crimes of 9/11 and the people were whipped into a fury. Did you buy it? Did you stomp your feet and demand vengance? I marched against this war/occupation along with millions worldwide - I knew it was wrong. What did you do? I never believed Powell's UN speech -- it did not seem credible -- he did not seem credible -- you know why? he didn't believe it himself. And that it why he is a ruined man which is very, very sad. Will we stand up to tyranny and fascism or buckle if it suits our sense of security? Will we stand up to these fascists when they threaten to torture and kill our children in order to protect our country? Ethical dilemnas indeed!!
He threw his career and reputation away for the village idiot from Crawford.
Sounds like he's waiting for Obama to secure the Dem. nomination, before he'll endorse him for president.
Thanks but no thanks, Mr. lying vial of anthrax....
John @ 88:
yeah! that Rovian trojan horse. Just enough taint to get mcAin't the election. Nice plan Carl! What happened, mAnn Colder no longer available?
Paul Anderson @ 78:
you been drinking anthrax-flavored kool-aid?
I think Obama is grateful Powell hasn't come out and endorsed him yet. Clinton's people would rub his face up Powell's asscrack. If Obama gets the nod, Powell's endorsement would be a plus for pulling moderates (with short-term memory loss) away from McInsane.
The most annoying part of this whole exchange is Wolfman trying to squeeze an endorsement out of Powell. Had to hit the mute button to squelch his whining near-orgasm. He probably had to go finish himself off in the CNN executive sink with picture of Romney. What a fuckin' putz...
Paul Anderson @ 78:
So you're saying that a traitor to his country is a mensch.
A million people are dead, as a direct result of his lies, and his failure to burn his bosses when they betrayed the Constitution.
You are both wearing entrails around your necks.
Restoring trust in America
McCain/Powell 2008
Doesn't sound like he's talking about McCain (or any other Republican for that matter). I've always had a great deal of respect for Colin Powell; however it's been deeply disappointing that he hasn't had the courage to speak out against the Bush administration on behalf of his country or even the soldiers he once led. It seems like he just doesn't want to rock the boat and bring the GOP wrath down upon his head. He always parses his words carefully so as not to offend the mighty GOP. I believe he's behaved cowardly. Maybe he's protecting his wife. I had read somewhere that she's rather "fragile". I don't know, but it's extremely disappointing that so many respected Americans like Colin Powell chose to remain silent while Bush and Company defiled the country.
Hey's gonna endorse a Dem eventually. He's hoping it is Obama since everything he said described him to a tee.
who gives a rat's ass what this criminal thinks......he sold his sould for the gold stars a long time ago.
- wants McCain VP slot, but also to keep up act that its some sort of unity moderate movement.
He still is chicken shit to me for not trying to run for President, now he see's Obama and feels like he missed his chance.
Why would anyone care who one of the mass murderers endorses?
He'll come clean in his next autobiography, long after the dust has settled, and long after what he has to say can do any good. He did it with his views on Vietnam in "My American Journey" and will do it again in "My American Journey Part II'. The man has absolutely no honor or integrity. Sits on the sidelines silently while the crimes he enabled go on.
Powel is a known liar. Who gives a damn what he says. He has no credibility, period.
Powell's got no place on any ticket for very practical reasons.
He be a bad choice for Dem VP because he wouldn't pull any Repubics over to the Left. Worse, if he ran with Obama his presence would neutralize Obama's anti-war stance. And much worse, if he ran with Hillary, his presence would solidify her image as a supporter of the war.
As for McCain -- Powell is so tied to the war, to the lies that caused it, that he'd bring McCain down faster than a millstone.
My own hope for Powell is that he will just go off somewhere, examine his conscience -- yes, he has one -- and beg forgiveness of the American people, the Iraqi people, and world for his contribution to unjustified carnage and, indirectly, the erosion of civil liberties in the U.S. He was once considered a man of honor. He needs to wear ash cloth and do public acts of contrition if he hopes to regain any of his former reputation. History's coming on fast and the General doesn't have much time to make amends.
For those who did not agree with my assessment about CP:
There are those to the far right who make noise but little sense--the same applies to those tipping too far to the left.
FYI: Colin Powell has acknowledged both his mistake and the flawed intelligence coming from the Bush camp which led him to make it. No one criticized him for his leadership during the first gulf war when coalition forces won a decisive victory. He is no longer Sec of State because his was a "voice in the wilderness" when he disagreed with the "say yes" toadies following Bush. I stand by what I said.
Powell blew his chance to tell the truth when he could had saved LIVES. Now this "tom" thinks he has credibility? And save the disgusting "good soldier" shit.
Given what he says that he wants from the next president I assume he's already decided on either Barrack or Hillary. It's OK with me if he wants to wait until one or the other is the Democratic nominee but at that point he'd better get up off his sorry ass and endorse and support them or forever be known as just another mindless Repub party-line shill giving cover to failed policy and failed ideas. He's got a lot of uphill ground to cover to try to gain back any semblance of credibility and come the next election there's really only one way to start the climb.
Colin Powell has disgraced himself with the kind of shame that will never come off. He can say and tell himself whatever he wants, but it won't make him honorble or clean.
Powell has been talking to Senator Obama for over a year. If anyone listened to Obama he said long before the primaries he had long talks with Powell and was getting advice. Now of course Powell knows how to lie as the United Nations big speech when he lied through his teeth about Iraq and WMDs. It's so easy for Powell, Kerry and Kennedy to attach themselves to Obama who knows nothing but gives a great speech. A friend as me who was the better speech giver Dr. King or Obama. I said Dr. King be he was working for the people, Obama is working for himself just using people. Powell is setting things up for himself for a job in Obama's cabinet. Powell is a true Republican he knows he messed up but like Obama he'll use the race card to get a job.
Who cares what Colin Powell thinks. He put his party before his country. People shouldn't even be publishing his opinion. He's yesterdays news.
Fuck off and Die you traitor.
Colin sold his soul and sold out his country for access to power. And all for nothing - as with all the fools who ever backed the Shrub, he was tossed aside when no longer useful. He once had the respect of most people, he was once mentioned frequently as presidential timber. Now he is reviled by the left for his lies and by the right for his 'betrayl' of Chimpy.
Sad, sad, sad man - and he deserves every second of his pain.
Colin Powell is a disgrace to this country and every man and woman to wear a military uniform. Colin Powell is on the highway to hell.
After reading his statement I am convinced he'll be support Obama... His comments sound like the soundbites from Obama's campaign speeches...
Colin, a dutiful soldier. No Fucking way. He let the troops die for a lie.
Mother Fucker is an Uncle Tom.
Powell belongs in jail. He participated in pre-meditated first degree mass murder in Iraq. His endorsement is poison.
Colin Powell is an exceptional leader and public servant......
All of you losers who are putting general Powell down need to look in the mirror. Do you really dislike your station in life to the degree of your expressions? The poisonous and hateful words spewing from your hearts toward this exceptional American are defiling you....
So, get a life and be quiet......in fact, just vote...Less talk fellows....and stop losing yourselves with your angry and hateful speeches.
TW
This guy sold his soul a long time ago when he blocked the Mai Lay investigation.
The crap he pulled in the UN just sealed his legacy as a soulless sellout.
To late Colon Powell. Reputation ruined. Permanently.
Who gives a shit what mylai, iran/contra, and Irag invasion coverup boy has to say about any (#$*)#($*#) thing!
This is a great man; regardless that Bush used him to lie to get us into an illegal war, he left the Bush administration as soon as he could after Bush made him lie.
If he ever was in the running for president he would have my vote.
Colin Powell should be our next president
I think that maybe,(just maybe), a member of our government has come to realize what it is like to be a citizen in this country and he does have a voice. He comes from a government that has tried to stop the voice of the people and now he is trying to speak for the people. That is my opinion.
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