Colin Powell endorses Obama: You still not sure what Obamas stand on Iraq is?

[Didereaux]

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&p...


Yeah, boyhowdy Obama is gonna get the troops out of that mess....ooooh say in 20-30yrs or maybe he will put Mccaine in as Sec of Def and they will stay the 100yrs that McCaine said he would stay.

sigh...but it is all okay cause there is 'HOPE', and the man is pretty, and Oprah likes him, and wheeeee maybe he will make a video with an inspirational speech for MTV and appear with Beyonce.

yes that is sarcasm!!! Colin is EXACTLY what Harry Belafonte called him, I can't say it because I am melanin challenged, but Harry was right. I would have voted for Powell in 2000, but the Iraq episode, the absolute sychophantic, slobbering kowtowing to Cheney & Co. killed every last iota of respect I ever had for him.

[peace13]

1. That needed to be said! n/t

[skipos]

2. Give me a fucking break.

Obama spanked my candidate in the primaries too. Lets get over it.

[stillrockin]

3. Colin can kiss my fat black ass.

[Rageneau]

4. Until Condi Rice endorses him. I'm paying no attention.

[marmar]

5. What does Colin Powell's "praising" Obama have to do with his stance on Iraq?

That's a stretch, to say the absolute least.

[cali]

7. It has nothing to do with it

simply more shit from someone who's hand's a smeared with filth.

[JuniperLea]

36. shit from someone who's hand's a smeared with filth...

Celebrating early?

[Bonobo]

6. How does Powell wanting to rehabilitate himself undermine Obama?

[terisan]

8. Colin Powell is a national disgrace. He knew the war rationale was garbage but sold it anyway.

sold it to the US and sold it to the world.

[FogerRox]

18. And he covered up the Mai lai massacre in NAM.

Powell can kiss my lily white ass.

[Binka]

26. Colin Can Suck My Toe

My ass is far too good for him. Treasonous bastard.

[AlCzervik]

9. Powell is not helping and to be fair i don't think Obama was courting that endorsement.

**not an Obama voter btw*** just saying.

[1620rock]

10. Maybe Powell is lying again.

[Didereaux]

11. I agree, and if what I implied is untrue Obama will loudly renounce that endorsement...

bet he doesn't though!

[AlCzervik]

12. Powell should just put a cork in it or endorse one of his fellow lock stepping

republicans, he had his chance to do the right thing but he put his party before his country.

[regnaD kciN]

16. WHAT "endorsement"...??? Powell DIDN'T endorse Obama!

Try following the links and reading the actual article before commenting.

[EVDebs]

13. M$M misrepresents Edwards but Obama and HRC are there til 2013

Dems can’t make guarantee on Iraq troops
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/dems-wont-promise-us-out-of-iraq-by-2013

which is about what the British intelligence folks said we'd do back in 1973's Nixon plans to seize Saudi oil fields (in order to buy a ten year timeschedule to keep oil priced sufficiently high for the corporations)


Document reveals Nixon plan to seize Arab oil fields
'70s embargo sparked 'last resort' measure, says British memo
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/01/02/MNG8G427D61.DTL

"The British warned in their assessment that any occupation of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi might have to last as long as 10 years. The use of force would also anger and alienate Arab countries and irritate the Soviet Union, although a military confrontation with the country would be unlikely, the document stipulated."

Remember, this was written in 1973. The war was won in 2003; the occupation is right on schedule...lasting until 2013. Obama and HRC will probably see to that in some way, shape, or form.

[UTUSN]

14. & Joementum endorses - never mind.

[regnaD kciN]

15. Read the damn article before posting something so fucking STUPID...

Powell did not endorse Obama, making your tortured attempt to smear Obama even more ridiculous. :spank:

[Didereaux]

17. here it is...if this isn't endorsement then Hussein had 100 nukes hidden in Switzerland

"...COLIN POWELL PRAISES OBAMA ON EVE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY...
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Barack Obama on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, crediting the Illinois Senator for breaking barriers while running as "an American man" who can represent the entire nation. In an interview with PBS host Tavis Smiley, Powell said he was "taking joy" in Obama's rise and he said citizens across the country can "enjoy this moment where a person like Barack Obama can knock down all of these old barriers that people thought existed with respect to the opportunities that are available to African Americans."..."


that folks is endorsement! gratuitous public praise in public of a candidate is ENDORSEMENT!

[teleharmonium]

19. it is NOT an endorsement

That is NOT an endorsement. It is exactly what it appears to be - Powell saying some nice things about Obama. Colin Powell has said kind things about many black leaders and politicians and is known as someone that will give his advice to them privately when asked.

Endorsements are easy to spot - they include something like "I support x for office y".

[Seen the light]

25. Exactly and welcome to DU

And, uh, who keeps recommending this crap?

[FogerRox]

34. Good call, and welcome to DU.

[blogslut]

20. He praised him. He did not endorse him

Your OP title is wrong

[Seen the light]

21. Pathetic psyops as usual

When can I have my site back please?

[blonndee]

22. WTF does this article have to do with Iraq? What a bullshit post. n/t

[PATRICK]

23. Clinton praises Powell

Now Powell endorses Obama. Is he trying to get an in into the next administration or just taking something out on the Clintons? All his better motivations for me have no weight at all.

[SIMPLYB1980]

24. K&R!

[frankenforpres]

27. ALL the PUKES lining up.

wonder what they know

[Emit]

28. I read a while back that Powell met with Obama on a couple of occasions to talk Foreign Policy

But I got the impression that Powell talks to a lot of people.

[judaspriestess]

29. colin powell can take a big giant fucking backflip of a bridge

who cares who that wiener endorses.

[Ichingcarpenter]

30. Andrew Sullivan does too if that tells anyone anything

Who was a great republican libertarian spokesman for them until he found
out his gayness was in jeopardy of his sanity and position in the public persona.

The corporate side of Obama makes him all things to all people, just as his other populous side which is not very clarifying as far as I'm concerned. I know where Sullivan stands on issues and
they are not Democratic or liberal. The Coal and nuclear issues, I have with Obama, is a problem I see with Sullivan's position on his free enterprise & corporate answers to our energy needs
that got us into to this mess in the first place with Reagan.


You do all know, that if Democracy was fair, that they would have to make it illegal here in the States, that is why you have super delegates, electoral votes and Diebold.

Obama should address this endorsement from Powell in a very condensing tone, that doesn't really take it or leaves it, if he is smart. Colin Powell is a War Criminal.

[Tom Joad]

31. Colin was a war criminal before Iraq. In Vietnam.

but he certainly should be prosecuted for his actions in regard to the Iraq war.

[Tom Joad]

32. your headline is misleading though... Colin is NOT endorsing Obama

it says only that he is "breaking barriers"

[Tatiana]

33. Powell has NOT endorsed Obama.

However, it's obvious that he does respect Obama. I'd hope Powell would keep any thoughts of endorsement to himself.

[still_one]

35. Let me remind you powel told them NOT to go into Iraq, they didn't listen to him

I don't like him, but I don't like your distortion either