McCain campaign reply...
“We thank General Powell for his service and leadership to our country”... “We thank General Powell for his $2300 donation to our campaign”... “We’re disappointed that General Powell has decided to vote for our opponent SOLEY on the color of his skin”... “I’m sure it will be ‘electrifying’ to pull the lever for him in November”...
Why won’t Powell just admit it? You’re now one of the 95% of Blacks that wants to vote for someone who looks like you even if you differ from him on many points... sad...
The other side of it is that folks who were color blind have now been “initiated”. And it’s going to hurt Obama.
I don’t think anyone seriously believes Powell’s endorsement was motivated by other than race. That demeans Powell.
Even Juan Williams on Fox within the past hour acknowledged as much.