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Colin Powell: ‘Elements’ in GOP ‘Demonize People Who Don’t Look Like the Way They’d Like’
Mediaite.com ^ | Noah Rothman | February 7th, 2014

Posted on 02/07/2014 12:27:07 PM PST by TexasCajun

Appearing on MSNBC, former Secretary of State Colin Powell savaged the Republican Party of which he says he is still a member for catering to “elements” that are overtly hostile to people of other races or nationalities. Powell told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that there are groups within the GOP who “demonize people who don’t look like the way they’d like them to look.” He added that, for this reason, he believes the GOP needs him more than the Democratic Party needs him.

He said that even senior-level Republicans continue to make “statements about women” and “minorities” that make the party look “less tolerant than it should be.” Powell specifically cited voting laws which he said are designed to restrict minority access to the polls.

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TOPICS: Government; Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: colin; colinpowell; gop; gopestablishment; liberalracism; obamasupporter; powell; rino
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To: xzins

To think this race-baiting degenerate was a general. He’s an embarrassment to any race.


81 posted on 02/07/2014 2:46:35 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: TexasCajun

How does such a confused man manage to even dress himself in the morning?


82 posted on 02/07/2014 7:47:23 PM PST by clearcarbon
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