Powell never impressed me and fact is he got where he is for the same reason Obama has. He’s black.
That’s also the reason Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas got their jobs. Marshall because LBJ said he “wanted to see a n-—— siting there.” And Thomas because there wasn’t gonna’ be one sittin’ in there after Marshall left. It really irks me when someone is promoted because they’re black. Then the guy doin’ the promotin’ says he appointed the “most qualified” for the position. I’m not saying Thomas wasn’t qualified. But the MOST qualified?