But there were many who were practically jumping up and down in ecstasy at the prospect of Colin Powell running as the Republican candidate for President just a few years back. They were ready to coronate him on the spot, despite any available information on various positions to determine whether he was conservative or not. Freepers hate Affirmative Action, but always love to find and prefer non-whites that have an R by their name just even if they are RINOS just in the hopes of pleasing Leftists who call the Conservatives Racists.