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Colin Powell Blames Media and Tea Party for Divisive Tone in Washington
Newsbusters ^ | Nov 27, 2011 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 11/27/2011 11:19:19 AM PST by bkopto

Colin Powell on Sunday blamed the media as well as the Tea Party for the divisive political tone in Washington.

Not surprisingly, neither the class warfare stoked by President Obama and his Party nor the resulting Occupy Wall Street movement was mentioned during this seven minute interview with Christiane Amanpour on ABC's This Week (video follows with transcript and commentary):

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POWELL: They compromised -- the Founding Fathers compromised on slavery. They had to in order to create a country. They compromised on the composition of the Senate, of the House, of the Supreme Court, of a president -- what are the president's powers? Can you imagine more difficult compromises today?

Compromise is how this country was founded, and unless two people in disagreement with each other don't find a way to reach out to one another and make compromises, you don't get a consensus that allows you to move forward.

But the Tea Party point of view of no compromise whatsoever is not a point of view that will eventually produce a presidential candidate who will win.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: colinpowell; colonbowel; teaparty
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1 posted on 11/27/2011 11:19:21 AM PST by bkopto
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To: bkopto

Colon Bowell ban KMA.


2 posted on 11/27/2011 11:21:20 AM PST by 2111USMC (Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
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To: bkopto

I think it is media, black politicans and Democrats/Socialists/Communists/Unions causing this.


3 posted on 11/27/2011 11:22:18 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: bkopto

Speaking of warfare Colin, where are those weapons of mas destruction you told us about? Or did you have your head up your rear back then too?


4 posted on 11/27/2011 11:22:27 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: bkopto

Speaking of warfare Colin, where are those weapons of mas destruction you told us about? Or did you have your head up your rear back then too?


5 posted on 11/27/2011 11:22:30 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: bkopto

Hey, Collin - you Obama-kissing scumbag, its not the OWSers who are “divisive,” right?

F*ck you and your sorry ass! The tea partiers are far better than you’ll ever be.

Take your new tone and stick it where the sun don’t shine!


6 posted on 11/27/2011 11:22:52 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 2111USMC

I second that!


7 posted on 11/27/2011 11:23:09 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (I had considered voting for Gingrich... but on second thought ... it would not be "humane")
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To: 2111USMC

Dang. Bad enough that FR’s servers are hosed. Then I go and post with a misspelling.

ban = “can”


8 posted on 11/27/2011 11:25:10 AM PST by 2111USMC (Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
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To: 2111USMC; bkopto
Colon Bowell can KMA.

And mine!

9 posted on 11/27/2011 11:27:11 AM PST by jazusamo (The real minimum wage is zero: Thomas Sowell)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

It makes me sick that this idiot Powell got credit for the great work that Norman Schwarzkopf did in spite of Powell.

Powell is an freaking moron, heck, the traitor voted for ... Obama, that tells you all you ever need to know about this idiot.


10 posted on 11/27/2011 11:27:11 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (I had considered voting for Gingrich... but on second thought ... it would not be "humane")
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To: bkopto

Bozo Colin Powell obviously supports the Harry Reid definition of “compromise”:

“When there is a disagreement on policy positions between the parties, the compromise approach will always be the Democrat position”.

The truth of the matter is that Harry Reid is correct. How do I know? It’s simple, I read all about in the NYT.


11 posted on 11/27/2011 11:27:26 AM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: InterceptPoint

When you compromise with people who are insane, you end up with positions that are just partially insane.


12 posted on 11/27/2011 11:34:01 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks bkopto.
Not surprisingly, neither the class warfare stoked by President Obama and his Party nor the resulting Occupy Wall Street movement was mentioned during this seven minute interview with Christiane Amanpour...
s/b "Not surprisingly, Powell never mentioned the class warfare stoked by [Zero] and his Party nor the Occupy Wall Street astroturf which has no interest in compromise, or even taking a bath or a job."


13 posted on 11/27/2011 11:40:36 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: bkopto
Wow this TEA PARTY IS ONE POWERFUL GROUP---!!!!

If it is as POWERFUL as Powell says AND the President on down continues to rest blame on the TEA PARTY ALONG WITH the Media--then the POWERFUL TEA PARTY should TOSS IN their own candidate and it should be a no contest. After all they have ground down government to a stop.

If you broke down each group/person who blames the TEA PARTY FOR HAVING TOO MUCH INFLUENCE into each unto their own premise + find in total agreement would = the conclusion. Isn't that how it goes?

After all they all blame the BUSH years, therefore; it is Bush's Fault.

14 posted on 11/27/2011 11:41:24 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: bkopto

Well, if Colon Blow thinks the Tea Party is wrong, we know it’s right.


15 posted on 11/27/2011 11:42:55 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Rick Perry has more red flags than a May Day Parade)
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To: bkopto
I blame the leftist media as well. The tea party does contribute to the division, because they are not going along with the state sponsored narrative that is trumpeted by the media.

That said, Powell very much exemplifies how deeply entrenched race consciousness is within American blacks. Obama is the enemy of much of what Powell swore to defend in America, but it seems more important to Powell that Obama is half black.

There are many, many groups in the US that have never had one of their own elected to the presidency, including Jews, Italians, Asians, etc. Why is it that a black president is such a priority for some people? I thought we were supposed to look far beyond race.

16 posted on 11/27/2011 11:43:19 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: bkopto

Powell is a first class racist. He voted for Obama merely for the skin color. Obama, Powell and the rest of the liberals are the dividers but then point fingers at everyone else. Sorry, Powell, but you and your liberals are the primary problem with this country.

The only reason Powell is going after the TEA Party is because they are affective against his liberal agenda!


17 posted on 11/27/2011 11:43:35 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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To: bkopto

once and asshole.....


18 posted on 11/27/2011 11:44:03 AM PST by The Wizard (Madam President is my President now, and in the future)
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To: bkopto

once and asshole.....


19 posted on 11/27/2011 11:44:23 AM PST by The Wizard (Madam President is my President now, and in the future)
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To: 2111USMC; admin

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Am battling this problem too.


20 posted on 11/27/2011 11:44:26 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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