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What's even more sorrowful is that those of the republican party will call someone a back stabber simply because he came to his senses and realized that right is right and wrong is wrong irregardless of political affiliation.
Here's an eye opener. These folks carrying on about loyalty are confessing their own blind loyalty to a ticket and not a candidate. They expect others to behave as they do. Bag-o-leaves candidate would get how many votes I wonder? I can think of fewer things more prejudicial. Waste of time to argue with them. The example they set in these forums is free advertisement.
Liberals would be wise to just let them blather on and let republicans clean up their own party or let it die at the hands of maniacal minority. America can't afford BS anymore.
I find it interesting that those who have chosen to criticize Powell instead of his remarks are remarkable examples of exactly what Powell was talking about. The fact that none of them were able to intelligently challenge Powell's remarks is equally telling of how low the Republican Party has sunk. As a Democrat, the conversation comes as good news because as Powell points out, these sentiments within the Republican Party will insure that the GOP will remain in the political wilderness until saner forces can reclaim the helm of the conservative movement.
Well, don't look at me. I addressed what the black racist said. ovcatto, everything Powell says is dead wrong, because this election (and Powell's own conduct) is proof that moving to the Left is not a winning strategy for the GOP or White people. No matter what McCain did, anti-White racists were going to vote for the anti-White party, the Democrats.
The voting blocks were predictable. Jews, Blacks and even LaRaza voted overwhelmingly in racist blocs for Obama. Whites split their vote and gave the election to Obama. Had the GOP stood up for White people, instead of pandering (which is Powell's advice) more Whites would have voted for the GOP.
Thinking Republicans and Conservatives will at least listen and ponder what Powell says. The rest of them will call him "racist", or say he's become just a "DC crony" or "sold out" or is "angling for a job".
It helps them to not listen or ever hear anything that opposes their ideological mental conditioning. They will never escape their minds and see the real world for what it it.
Thinking Republicans and Conservatives will at least listen and ponder what Powell says. The rest of them will call him "racist", or say he's become just a "DC crony" or "sold out" or is "angling for a job".
It helps them to not listen or ever hear anything that opposes their ideological mental conditioning. They will never escape their minds and see the real world for what it it.
Go Powell!
Where is he going, if not angling for a job? Care to venture a guess? Or are you unable to "escape" your own "mind", try as you may?
“GOP has to listen to non-white voters”..etc. said Colin Powell.
My Lord, the GOP has practically carried Colin Powell around on their backs his whole life. He got to where he got because of the GOP. I knew this clown was basically an unappreciative, affirmative action case. They always reveal themselves sooner or later.
Powell's advice is more of this kind of failure:
This is crazy. McCain & Palin went out of their way never to mention race or anything close to it. I remember in the Rep. Nat’l Convention they even sicced the Secret Service on young Republicans who had “build the fence” signs. They threatened to arrest them.
They simply went to swing states and gave standard boilerplate speeches.
I guess Powell thinks mentioning "Race" is a good thing when it's non-Whites that you are speaking to. Then it's the end all!!
Again, the GOP lost because it sold-out the Whites.
I think it's laughable that so many people on here (and elsewhere) criticize Powell withou having LISTENED to what he said:
1. The R party HAS moved far to the right, alienating many MIDDLE OF THE ROAD voters. Yet the middle is where elections are won! Neither the Ds or the Rs have a majority of registered voters. When the Ds move far to the left (or the Rs project them as such) they lose elections. When the Rs do it they lose.
2. I realize that many Rs consider SP to be the greatest thing since Ronald Reagan. But, in terms of national politics she had not RECOGNITION, no POLITICAL STANDING, no BASE OF SUPPORT within the party-note, Phyllis Schlafly and Jonah Goldberg and a few other nut jobs do not constitute a BASE OF SUPPORT. More like a sliver.
3. Funny that no one on the right ever thinks that Powell got ahead through hard work, diligence, attention to detail, political skill (believe me, in the military, every promotion above company grade-Captain-is mostly political), and knowing what the heck he was doing. No, it was only through tokenism. Yet NONE of you will admit that CLARENCE THOMAS was anything but a TOKEN PICK. IIRC Rush Limbaugh was bragging at the time of his naming what a great (token) pick he was because liberals wouldn't be politically able to vote against him. Silly liberals, actally wanted a SC Justice who had an idea of WTF he was doing.
4. To say that all he ever did was be CJCS while his military enjoyed overwhelming force is to show your ignorance! We had an overwhelming force during Operation Iraqi Freedom, but did not have a civilian leadership willing to listen to the experts, nor a command stafff willing to stand up for their convictions. Completely different result than in GWI.
Trust me on this peachytree; 3 of those 4 probably didn't vote for Obama because the Republican Party won't let their "house boys" go into the voting booth by themselves. Although I'll admit I don't know who the last one is for certain.
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it is equally funny that democrats did not hold powell's feet to the fire about the weapons of mass destruction once he endorsed obama. if that was a bad judgement call, maybe endorsing obama was an equally bad judgement call. we are about to find out whether it was or not.
And would you like others to do what you do with Powell- assume that you don't think what you do and are saying it only for some sort of advantage?
You just simply can't accept anything that confronts your conservative ideological bias.
I would like others to do as they wish, keeping in mind that what I say is not intended to express anything but the skepticism with which we should approach the observations of all politicial figures.
If that fits your definition of bias, so be it.
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Then it's the end all!!
