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Is Powell about to get off the fence? (Powell to Endorse McCain on Meet the Press)
boston.com ^ | OCT 18, 2008 | news.google.com

Posted on 10/17/2008 10:41:10 PM PDT by Maelstorm

Powell, who served as President Bush's secretary of state, is to appear on NBC's "Meet the Press," prompting some to suggest that he might use that platform to make the announcement.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008endorsements; colin; colinpowell; colon; gamechanger; mccain; mtp; octobersuprise; octobersurprise; powell
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To: Maelstorm

dont know whether he will endorse mccain or not. when asked a few months ago he said he is watching and hasnt decided he has given money to mccain but who knows what he will do. I am leary so many are going for obama simply because of his skin color and his gift of gab and not his record.


201 posted on 10/18/2008 4:18:24 AM PDT by TinaJeannes
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To: celtic gal

He is an angry passive aggressive man. Since he left the cabinet that hsows more than ever.


202 posted on 10/18/2008 4:24:02 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (McCain may be a flawed MANIAC....but he's MY maniac!)
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To: Maelstorm

I’ve met General Powell in person. I thought he was a warm, sincere, down-to-earth kind of guy.

I would be extremely disappointed, and surprised, if he goes for Obama.


203 posted on 10/18/2008 4:24:50 AM PDT by BamaGirl (If I give Obama 76 cents will he stop clamoring for change?)
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To: Maelstorm

I’ll bet the average black voter doesn’t even know who Powell is, and/or doesn’t care who he endorses.


204 posted on 10/18/2008 4:29:43 AM PDT by pleikumud
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To: Mobile Vulgus

We care what General Powell thinks!
General Powell was an Excellent Military Leader!
General Powell was an Excellent Secretary of State!

The sour opinions of NO Nothings are disregarded easily and completely:-P


205 posted on 10/18/2008 4:37:51 AM PDT by NOBAMA in 08 ( OBIE HUSSEIN is a Pathetic Puppet of Bill Ayers and Associates!)
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To: CatOwner

Are they the non-conservatives that said he lied about WMD and lost all credibility.


206 posted on 10/18/2008 4:38:05 AM PDT by omega4179 (Freedom 2008)
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To: omega4179

I think its racist stereotyping to assume that Powell will endorse a half black man because he is half black himself. Conservatism means a color blind society where anyone can pull themselves up, in Clarence fashion.


207 posted on 10/18/2008 4:42:14 AM PDT by omega4179 (Freedom 2008)
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To: KoRn

Lets try!:
Osam Obama HUSSEIN is Black?


208 posted on 10/18/2008 4:42:30 AM PDT by NOBAMA in 08 ( OBIE HUSSEIN is a Pathetic Puppet of Bill Ayers and Associates!)
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To: fantom

This all started by axledick dropping a rumor for nothing more than three days of spin. If it does not happen... many will think it has.

LLS


209 posted on 10/18/2008 4:44:30 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims!)
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To: NOBAMA in 08
The sour opinions of NO Nothings are disregarded easily and completely:-P
Since you can't seem to spell "know-nothings" correctly, Id say it is you, rather, that suffers from a lack of veracity.
210 posted on 10/18/2008 4:44:40 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I am not sure that it was not the other way around. Bush 41 was following the DAMN UN mandate which called for putting Saddam back in his box, not his removal.


211 posted on 10/18/2008 4:49:20 AM PDT by WellyP
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To: Maelstorm
My fantasy is that Powell comes out for McCain, and cites Obama's support for communist thug Raila Odinga and interference in the election that lead to the bloodbath in Kenya that Odinga incited when he lost.

It would be nice if he also mentioned Ayer's 2006 speech in Caracas praising Hugo Chavez' Venezuela as a model of "education reform".

212 posted on 10/18/2008 4:51:12 AM PDT by Menkenspiel
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To: Mobile Vulgus

There you go again! bet you are off to a miserable day, enjoy it!:-)
Give Obama a big Kiss!


213 posted on 10/18/2008 4:55:53 AM PDT by NOBAMA in 08 ( OBIE HUSSEIN is a Pathetic Puppet of Bill Ayers and Associates!)
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To: NOBAMA in 08

What’s miserable is knowing people like you exist. Dumb as the day is long, yet proud of it.

See ya chump.


214 posted on 10/18/2008 5:01:13 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Yes, the first Gulf War was botched. General Schwarzkopf wanted to continue into Bagdad and take it, but he was prevented from doing so. I remember hearing him say it in an interview back then, but he was quickly silenced and never spoke of it again to my knowledge. Big mistake.


215 posted on 10/18/2008 5:03:18 AM PDT by khnyny ("The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.")
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To: Maelstorm

I am thinking he will probably split his endorsement.

Perhaps he will endorse McCain’s experience in a time where the US is at war and the threat of terrorism is still present.

Perhaps he will endorse Obama’s leadership in a time where the country needs to change direction and pass the torch to a new generation.

I suspect he will conclude by saying that the later need outweighs the former and will therefore cast his vote and therefore his support behind Obama.

I do hope he will endorse McCain against Obama but the conventional wisdom prevents me from expecting it. I feel myself involved more with how I will view Powell after his endorsement more than anything else. I have respected him since he came on to the world scene but I have always realized that he is a centrist at best. So here is hoping that he gives John the nod for his bipartisanship and ability to compromise.


216 posted on 10/18/2008 5:17:31 AM PDT by Religion and Politics
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To: Maelstorm

I request that the misleading headline be corrected. No evidence is prevented supporting the claim that Powell will endorse McCain.

There is plenty of evidence pointing the other direction, although I doubt Powell will endorse Obama outright ... I don’t think its his style to leave everyone hanging in order to grab the spotlight on Sunday. He has too much class for that.


217 posted on 10/18/2008 5:18:36 AM PDT by dinoparty
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To: Maelstorm

Haven’t read the whole thread- but has he also contributed to Obama’s campaign? Sometimes high profile people contribute to both.

Andrea Mitchell is convinced he’s endorsing Obama.


218 posted on 10/18/2008 5:19:49 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: All

I’m sorry, but I fail to see how a black man endorsing another black man persuades any voter.


219 posted on 10/18/2008 5:32:31 AM PDT by Madeleine Ward (.)
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To: Maelstorm

I’m no Powell fan, but he’ll earn my respect if he goes against the tide and makes a strong endorsement of McC/P.

Which the media will then ignore. Prominent black hero endorses McCain over The 0ne, yawn, who cares? Oh, but if he’d gone for 0.....


220 posted on 10/18/2008 5:35:57 AM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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