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Powell endorses Obama for president- calls Democrat ‘transformational figure’
MSNBC | 10.19.2008

Posted on 10/19/2008 7:56:13 AM PDT by JustTheTruth

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To: JustTheTruth
Powell, who for many years was considered the most likely candidate to become the first African-American president, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was not supporting Obama because of his race.

Liar.

81 posted on 10/19/2008 8:48:39 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Oldpuppymax

Powell held out till he got the position he wanted in the new order.


82 posted on 10/19/2008 8:50:14 AM PDT by drdemars (Change your thinking - Change your life.)
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To: JustTheTruth
Stressing that Obama was a lifelong Christian, Powell denounced Republican tactics that he said were insulting not only to to Obama but also to Muslims.

This tells me that Colin Powell does not know the Christ !
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
83 posted on 10/19/2008 8:51:09 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that God was their ROCK, And the Most High God their Redeemer.)
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To: JustTheTruth
Powell endorses Obama for president- calls Democrat ‘transformational figure’

Oh yeah...he's a transformational figure, all right.

84 posted on 10/19/2008 8:52:29 AM PDT by Allegra (NO giving up, NO quitting, NO doom and gloom, NO drama queens...Keep up the faith)
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To: JustTheTruth

What a dope.

Move along. Nothing to see here.


85 posted on 10/19/2008 8:52:32 AM PDT by fightinJAG (Rush was right: You never win by losing!)
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To: LottieDah

Exactly.

Remember when Powell was wringing his hands, decrying how hard it was to decide which party he should affiliate with.


86 posted on 10/19/2008 8:53:36 AM PDT by fightinJAG (Rush was right: You never win by losing!)
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To: alicewonders
The way I understand it is that, once you are a muslim - you are ALWAYS a muslim - otherwise, you get beheaded - don't you?

Obama was born of a Muslim father... to the muslims, case closed! He is Muslim. I do not hear anyone threatening to cut his head off though. Of course I don't hang around with Taliban Muslims either.

General Powell has chosen the path of IGNORANCE! For a General in the United States Army he has learned nothing from history.
General Petraus understood the Muslim culture. Based upon knowledge of their culture he changed the course of the war. That is why he will go down in history as an American hero.

87 posted on 10/19/2008 8:55:56 AM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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To: JustTheTruth

Sing it with me now:

“Transformers?” ... “more than meets the eye!”


88 posted on 10/19/2008 8:58:20 AM PDT by So Circumstanced
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To: JustTheTruth

Lifelong Christian my ***.


89 posted on 10/19/2008 8:59:07 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Leave illusion, come to the truth. Leave the darkness, come to the light.)
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To: JaneNC

90 posted on 10/19/2008 9:03:30 AM PDT by cartoonistx
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To: Leisler

Great analysis.


91 posted on 10/19/2008 9:04:14 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Leave illusion, come to the truth. Leave the darkness, come to the light.)
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To: JustTheTruth

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14714.html

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“As a key reason, Powell said: “I would have difficult with two more conservative appointments to the Supreme Court, but that’s what we’d be looking at in a McCain administration.”
Powell, once considered likely to be the nation’s first African-American presidential nominee, said his decision was not about race.”
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I fear for my children.


92 posted on 10/19/2008 9:14:19 AM PDT by Peelod
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To: Ben Reyes

Adolf Hitler was a “transformational figure” too.

God help us all.


93 posted on 10/19/2008 9:15:15 AM PDT by WildWeasel
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To: JustTheTruth

I have lost all respect for Powell.


94 posted on 10/19/2008 9:21:50 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (liberalism = serious mental deficiency)
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To: JustTheTruth
The one thing he got right initially was Iraq.

Nope. Actually Powell was the reason we had to have a second war in Iraq. Swarzkopf wanted to wipe out Saddams' republican guard and topple Saddam in 1992 but Powell talked Bush into letting Saddam stay.

95 posted on 10/19/2008 9:30:02 AM PDT by Mogollon ($5/gal Gas....Kick the Jacka$$es Out!)
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To: Carley
Transform the military into a fourth rate outfit

The pundits occasionally ask where Obambi is going to find his savings to fund his socialism. No one mentions the obvious: mostly he's going to gut military spending. This is sad in so many ways since our military is the driver of new technology development, such as a real replacement for petroleum, weather control, robotics. The source of America's great wealth originates with military spending on new technology. We are about to witness the fall of modern Rome.

96 posted on 10/19/2008 9:55:49 AM PDT by Reeses (Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
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To: Mogollon
Actually Powell was the reason we had to have a second war in Iraq. Swarzkopf wanted to wipe out Saddams' republican guard and topple Saddam in 1992 but Powell talked Bush into letting Saddam stay.

My recall was that the UN resolution made the stipulation that we would only free Kuwait oil fields & NOT go after Saddam. We were living up to those resolutions. However, I stated at the time that as president I would not agree to that & would have forced the resolution further.

97 posted on 10/19/2008 9:59:32 AM PDT by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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To: JustTheTruth

This will backfire. Voters will see it for the bald-faced racism that it is.


98 posted on 10/19/2008 10:14:32 AM PDT by informavoracious (Oust all incumbents.)
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To: JustTheTruth

““The really right answer is what if he is?” Powell said, praising the contributions of millions of Muslim citizens to American society.”

Because we are a nation based on Judeo-Christian values. Got it? NOT ISLAM!

BTW, Obama is not a lifelong Christian. A lifelong Christian would not have Hussein as their middle name or Barack for their first name!


99 posted on 10/19/2008 10:19:50 AM PDT by dmanLA
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To: dmanLA
BTW, Obama is not a lifelong Christian. A lifelong Christian would not have Hussein as their middle name or Barack for their first name!

Do you have any idea how many Christians actually have Arabic, Middle Eastern sounding names?

Don't be ignorant.....

100 posted on 10/19/2008 10:25:45 AM PDT by Osage Orange (" I did not have radical relations with that man, William Ayers. " -Barack Hussein Obama)
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