Posted on 10/19/2008 6:15:39 AM PDT by GoMonster
Powell endorsed Obama..go figure :)No cares. Good riddance.
I am disgusted such a military leader as General Powell no less would back a man such as Obama who would do nothing more than embarrass our armed forces and deny them of needed equipment and deserved respect. General Powell has not only shown his true colors but has separated himself from many military soldiers and families for now and always. I’ll tell you something “Marine-like” here that is missing with General Powell— Semper Fi.
And McCain gave that and more
Reagan69 Since Sep 30, 2008
nuff said
you have an opinion, i have an opinion.
makes this country great doesn’t it.
Whose endorsement matters more? Powell’s or Joe the Plumber’s?
The divisions in this country are overwhelming. I think we are heading to a race war in this country. With respect to politics we are so sharply divided and I think the divisions are going to lead to our downfall. I dont see signs of this changing and I do not see the superliberal as a great uniter.
True. But he is far from perfect too.
Thank you!
Oh, anyone else think ole Colin has an intro or a couple of chapters in the upcoming Gwen Ifill book? I’d wager a bottle of wine or two on that one.
Of course he did. Powell was an affirmative action general officer, and Obama is a wannabe affirmative action commander-in-chief.
neither is smart enough or talented enough to do it on their own.
The main thing that Bush has been good on has been judges. I shudder to think where the court would be had Gore been the one to replace Rehnquist and O’Connor.
The main thing I fear at this point is that the media is going to hype powell’s comments like crazy in a positive light every hour, on the hour for the next few days. We’ve had good momentum after McCain’s performance this week, and now the media are panicking seeing their man going downhill in the polls, and they’re going to use this as their pro-obama story of the week.
Damn sad that so many hold this man’s opinion so highly. I pray that voters see this as Powell voting based on his own race.
Hows Does Obama spin this to the dems, because
How can the public believe Powell endorsing Obama when Obama says Powell was one of the people that “supposedly” lied us into war and that they should be prosecute.
So under bambi’s standards, if Powell is a liar, how can he accept the endorsement of someone he calls a liar?
Thats just warped logic.
Here is the breakdown in newspaper endorsements to date.
BARACK OBAMA
72 newspapers total
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Times (K): 34,000
CALIFORNIA
The Argus (Fremont) (K): 26,749
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek) (K): 183,086
Daily Review (Hayward) (K): 30,704
The Fresno Bee (K): 150,334
La Opinion (Los Angeles) (K): 114,892
Los Angeles Times (N/A): 773,884
The Modesto Bee (K): 78,001
The Monterey County Herald (K): 28,933
Oakland Tribune (K): 96,535
The (Stockton) Record (B): 57,486
The Sacramento Bee (K): 288,755
San Bernardino Sun (B): 54,315
San Francisco Chronicle (K): 370,345
San Jose Mercury News (K): 234,772
San Mateo County Times (K): 25,982
Santa Cruz Sentinel (K): 23,290
Tri-Valley Herald (B): 29,759
COLORADO
Cortez Journal (K): 6,700
The Denver Post (B)
The Durango Herald (K): 8,870
Gunnison Country Times (N/A): 4,000
Ouray County Plaindealer (K): 3,000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Washington Post (K): 673,180
FLORIDA
Miami Herald (K):
Naples Daily-News (B)
GEORGIA
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (K)
HAWAII
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (K): 64,305
ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune (B): 541,663
Chicago Sun-Times (K):
Southwest News-Herald (K)
IOWA
The Storm Lake Times (K): 3,200
MAINE
Bangor Daily News (K)
Brunswick Times-Record (K)
MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Globe (K): 350,605
The Standard-Times (New Bedford) (K): 30,306
MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press (K):
The Muskegon Chronicle (K): 41,114
MISSOURI
Kansas City Star
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (K): 255,057
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces Sun-News (B)
Santa Fe New Mexican (K): 25,249
NEW YORK
The Daily News (B)
el Diario: 53,856
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville Citizen-Times (K): 50,160
Wilmington Star-News (K)
OHIO
The (Toledo) Blade (K): 119,901
Dayton Daily News (K): 116,690
The (Canton) Repository (B): 65,789
Springfield News-Sun (K): 24,684
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
OREGON
Mail Tribune (Medford) (K): 30,349
The Oregonian of Portland (K)
Yamhill Valley News-Register
PENNSYLVANIA
The Express-Times (Easton) (B): 44,561
Philadelphia Inquirer (K):
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (K): 214,374
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga Times (K): 71,716
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) (K): 146,961
The (Nashville) Tennessean (K): 161,131
TEXAS
The Lufkin Daily News (K): 12,225
UTAH
The Salt Lake Tribune (B):
VIRGINIA
Falls Church News-Press (K): 30,500
WASHINGTON
The Columbian (B): 44,623
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (K): 129,563
The Seattle Times (K): 220,883
Yakima Herald-Republic (B)
WEST VIRGINIA
The Charleston Gazette (K): 48,061
Huntington Herald-Dispatch (K)
WISCONSIN
The Capital Times (Madison) (K): 16,335
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) (B): 87,930
JOHN McCAIN
18 newspapers total
CALIFORNIA
Napa Valley Register: 16,283
The San Francisco Examiner (B): 80,000
COLORADO
Mountain Valley News (Cedaredge): 2,000
The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction) (B): 31,349
The Pueblo Chieftain (B): 49,169
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Washington DC Examiner (N/A): 100,073
FLORIDA
Tampa Tribune
MARYLAND
The Baltimore Examiner (N/A): 50,000
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Herald (B): 182,350
The (Lowell) Sun (B): 44,439
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Foster’s Daily Democrat (B): 22,547
Union Leader (Manchester) (B): 51,782
NEW YORK
New York Post (B): 702,488
OHIO
The (Findlay) Courier (B): 22,319
TEXAS
Amarillo Globe-News (B): 44,764
Dallas Morning News (B):
WASHINGTON
(Spokane) Spokesman-Review (B): 89,779
WEST VIRGINIA
Wheeling News-Register (B): 12,821
“Still, Powell is a true American success story and probably a decent man.”
You need to qualify his success with affirmative action. To some that doesn’t make a difference.
Excellent list. There should be a listing of all the retired generals and admirals supporting McCain on one side and the three or four supporting Obama on the other.
Sadly, I think it's all about his "legacy". He had always been portrayed as the "reasonable" Republican by the MSM until his UN speech regarding the war in Iraq. It's all part of him trying to disassociate himself from that and get back into the MSM's good graces.
All is forgiven...he’s back on the Dem “plantation”, where he belongs. Oh, AND HE’S BLACK.
See post #111.
Not the war against America's children.
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