Looks like the DNC have bagged Colin Powell as one of this evening's speakers.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

[Skittles]

1. whatever

there is NOTHING he can ever say that will make up for him helping BUSH INC lie their way into a fucking WAR

people still die EVERY DAY because of that fucking bullshit

[Arkansas Granny]

2. That's not completely surprising. Didn't he endorse Obama?

[kacekwl]

3. Are they going to have Comey speak also ?

Asking for a friend.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Unlikely, but why not? The more anti-Trumpers, the better.

[StevieM]

36. Not Comey. Never Comey.

Validating his behavior is dangerous. He should not be treated as a public figure to listened to.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

37. He's much too controversial; he'd never be asked.

But I welcome the efforts of anyone who works to defeat Trump. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[StevieM]

38. There has to be a line drawn for that argument.

And for me James Comey is definitely on the other side of that line.

[Cha]

6. Colin Powell endorsed Obama & Hillary.. what does

that have to do with Comey?

Asking for me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. It is insufficiently pure to condone asking a person who was ever a Republican

or Republican-curious to speak at the convention. Didn't you get the memo?

[Cha]

11. No, I did not get that memo and If I

did I would tear it up!

All Hands On DECK for Democracy!

[bdamomma]

16. that's right Cha

all hands on deck for DEMOCRACY!!!!

[Cha]

17. Aloha, bdamomma!

[kacekwl]

19. Also endorsed the Iraq invasion.

Weapons of mass destruction or something like that.

[Cha]

20. Well aware of his history.. it has nothing to do with Comey.

[kacekwl]

21. I mentioned Coney because if they want

to invite swindlers to speak why not him.

[Cha]

23. The Dems are inviting those who are able to speak

to republicans to get all hands on Deck. for Democracy.

Powell obviously repented when he endorsed Obama & then Hillary & now Biden.

[JonLP24]

27. Powell didn't really repent

I remember when Powell endorsed Obama because I posted the article in LBN. I was still new at the time. Anyway, the reason he endorsed Obama because the Republicans went too far with Palin and he had a problem with McCain's response and the woman that said Obama is an Arab. Powell said "so what if he was" and told a story about a Muslim soldier dying in combat.

As far as to the OP this is my only response.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Upgraded To Full DNC Speaking Slot After Announcing Support For Iraq War

https://www.google.com/amp/s/politics.theonion.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-upgraded-to-full-dnc-speaking-1844764034/amp

[StevieM]

35. Nobody is as bad as Comey.

Powell is subject to criticism, but it's not the same thing. Comey rigged the last election.

[JI7]

30. Majority of Muslims Voted for W Bush .

[JonLP24]

33. In 2000

I don't know about 2004 but today plenty of Muslims especially in the younger generations are engaged in politics & the Iraq war, police discrimination & Islamaphobia following 9/11 plays a role in that.

[Cha]

4. the More the Better. I can't understand

anyone turning up their nose at those who would be able to bring more Voters into voting for DEMOCRACY!

[OnDoutside]

7. They hate seeing others being the centre of attention. There's a

touch of the prodigal son about it.

[BannonsLiver]

26. Intractable purity ideologues are the only people who care

Not a lot of political street smarts happening with that scene.

[onetexan]

29. Hear hear!

We're all in this together - anti-trump Republicans, sensible independents, Libertarians, Green Party, Democrats...everyone under the BIG TENT. We need all the help we can get to defeat 45 & GOP enablers.

Cha

[hlthe2b]

8. I have grudges, but whatever it takes to get some R's to vote Biden to ensure an overwhelming win

At least he's a sane R and a statesman (and he supported Obama and HRC)

[niyad]

10. This one Ihave a real problem with. NOTHING he can ever do can undo the damage he helped to create.

Being sorry for his deliberate lies will not bring back any of the dead, heal any of the wounded, restore the looted and destroyed treasures, restore torn societies, recover trillions of dollars.

He has never apologized for MyLai, either.

[delisen]

12. Colin doing penance for his war lies at the UN. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

22. Why people still respect Powell is beyond me

He helped sell a war that killed and maimed thousands of Americans. The consequences are still with us today in an unstable ME and a war in Afghanistan going on 19 years.

To me, he's as much a war criminal as Cheney, Yoo, Gonzales, Haspel and the rest of those Bush war mongers.

[appalachiablue]

13. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, my choice and no offense

"What if Trump Won’t Go?" – Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, The Analysis, June 29, 2020.

Larry Wilkerson is part of three working groups that are concerned that there will not be free and fair elections or a peaceful and constitutional transition of power; Wilkerson and Jay have a wide ranging discussion on what might happen if Trump won’t go, on theAnalysis.news podcast.

TRANSCRIPT: Paul Jay. Hi, I’m Paul Jay and welcome to theAnalysis.news podcast.

On the web site of the National Task Force on Election Crises, there is a document that asks the question, can the president cancel or postpone the election? The web site, the document on the website answers the question, “Thus, the general election is governed by a combination of the U.S. Constitution, federal law and state and local laws. None of these give the president any authority to change the date of the election or to extend the current presidential term past January 20th,” end quote. Still, obviously, people are concerned about what Trump might actually do if he loses, or there wouldn’t be groups planning for just such a possibility. Of course, the critical question is what would the military do in such a situation?

Now joining us is Lawrence Wilkerson. He’s a retired United States colonel, former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, Clarise, a distinguished adjunct professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary, And he’s part of three groups that are working towards a constitutional transition of power. If Trump loses the November election, they say they’re working towards a fair election, but I think that’s what people actually have in mind. The National Task Force on Election Crises, as I mentioned, he’s also a member of the Transition Integrity Project and the Silver Linings Group...

https://theanalysis.news/interviews/what-if-trump-wont-go-col-lawrence-wilkerson/

[msongs]

14. did he find the WMDs yet? nt

[tman]

15. Good.

[ecstatic]

18. This is supposed to be OUR week.

I'm OK with Colin speaking because he's so eloquent and gives the best, most thoughtful endorsements... but seriously? I don't want to hear about McCain, Kasich, etc.

2012 was one of our best conventions EVER because people were unapologetically progressive/liberal AND PROUD!

That being said, my concern level is probably 1 (on a scale of 1 to 100). Our main focus should be on stopping trump's criminal USPS scheme, but the inclusion of so many republicans is definitely an eye roll moment for me.

[Generic Brad]

24. The inclusion of Republicans is a tipping point

They are normalizing the abandonment of Trump. This is the kind of thing that will wake up those in the cult who are looking for a way out. This will mean the difference between a close contested win and a humiliating landslide.

We need to overwhelmingly win. And we can't do it without them.

[Music Man]

31. Exactly.

The idea is to show overwhelming rejection of Trump by left, right, and center. Too many purists getting who have never run a campaign getting bent out of shape about this.

[JI7]

32. Yes. they are giving us their support.

[BannonsLiver]

25. Bahahahahahaha

Heads are exploding.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

28. but but but....PURITY!!!!!

[JI7]

34. Those who have a problem with this are the ones that Booed Hillary, John Lewis

and other mostly black Democrats in 2016.