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Colin Powell: 'I can no longer call myself a fellow Republican'
The Hill ^ | Jan 10, 2021 | Marina Pitofsky

Posted on 01/10/2021 6:34:12 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said that he no longer considers himself a Republican in the wake of the riot that broke out at the Capitol building last week.

Asked by CNN's Fareed Zakaria whether he believes "fellow Republicans" who have not criticized President Trump "encouraged, at least, this wildness to grow and grow," Powell responded that "They did, and that's why I can no longer call myself a Republican."

"I'm not a fellow of anything right now. I'm just a citizen who has voted Republican, voted Democrat throughout my entire career, and right now I'm just watching my country and not concerned with parties," Powell said.

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To: where's_the_Outrage?

He’d be moe believable if he came out of the closet.


61 posted on 01/10/2021 6:45:46 PM PST by Eagles6
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To: jersey117

Just when the Republicans sink to Colin Powell’s level, he bails on them.


62 posted on 01/10/2021 6:45:54 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: dfwgator

LOL...was this from the Babylon Bee?


63 posted on 01/10/2021 6:46:29 PM PST by parmamenian (and so it goes!)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Has he ever actually admitted to voting for W? I can’t find proof like anywhere so that would make 20 years he hasn’t voted Republican


64 posted on 01/10/2021 6:47:26 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

He was such a “staunch” Republican he couldn’t even vote for McCain or Mittens.


65 posted on 01/10/2021 6:47:38 PM PST by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, Trump supporter, murdered in 2020)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The ONLY good news this week....


66 posted on 01/10/2021 6:47:52 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Dems: We cheated fair and square!!!)
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To: dfwgator

Powell Your not and you never were.. Change over to the Dems!


67 posted on 01/10/2021 6:47:57 PM PST by tallyhoe
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I no longer consider Powell a fellow human being.


68 posted on 01/10/2021 6:48:00 PM PST by Kazan
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To: yldstrk

Collin you WERE NEVER a Republican go join the Lincoln project!!


69 posted on 01/10/2021 6:48:08 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: plain talk

70 posted on 01/10/2021 6:48:15 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

What’s this the fifth or sixth time Powell has renounced his party affiliation?
This isn’t news, folks,.


71 posted on 01/10/2021 6:49:05 PM PST by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

John McCain and Mitt Romney were both too conservative for him...he hasn’t been a Republican of any sort quite some time now.


72 posted on 01/10/2021 6:49:06 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

LOL!


73 posted on 01/10/2021 6:49:11 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Q- How many Attention Whores are in DC?

A- All of them

Alternate A- Yes

GO AWAY COLON!

And no worries, we haven’t thought of you as a Republican for a decade.


74 posted on 01/10/2021 6:49:19 PM PST by CaptainPhilFan
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Haven’t considered you one in a long time Powell.


75 posted on 01/10/2021 6:49:20 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Yeah, but we got Vernon Jones. A much better deal!


76 posted on 01/10/2021 6:50:57 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

We never did.


77 posted on 01/10/2021 6:51:08 PM PST by Hildy (In an unforgiving world, only the shameless survive.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

How many did this guy kill by lying about Saddam’s weapon’s program?


78 posted on 01/10/2021 6:52:29 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

OH NO! Why....why he was the greatest Republican that never voted for a real Republican. Suck it Powell. You are irrelevant!


79 posted on 01/10/2021 6:54:12 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (It is the Trump way! It is the only way!)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I have no use for Colon Bowels. Haven’t for years.


80 posted on 01/10/2021 6:54:34 PM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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