A RINO vs. El Rushbo

Human Events ^ | 2008-12-18 | A.W.R. Hawkins

[rabscuttle385]

Since the presidential election, former Secretary of State Colin Powell has not been making rounds on Sunday morning talk shows with the frequency he did when supporting Barack Obama for president. But last Sunday, he popped up on CNN to criticize Rush Limbaugh for misleading, if not destroying, the Republican Party.

Powell tried to make the rejection of Limbaugh the path Republicans need to take to win elections again. Thus he asked rhetorically, “Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?”

Of Limbaugh’s supposed influence on the Republican Party, Powell said: “Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?" This is that language of an elitist, or what Limbaugh calls a “Washingtonian.”

[rabscuttle385]

Powell and Gerson -- and too many other phony conservatives -- are the problem, not the solution. It was by their philosophy and political strategy that the Republican Party ended up abandoning conservatism in favor of McCainism. And that was the path to failure, not victory.

BUMP

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[Rummyfan]

General Powell is talking, but I doubt any conservative is listening. How long before he announces that he is now a Democrat?

[screaminsunshine]

Powell voted for Obama. Case closed.

[Steve_Stifler]

Powell doesn’t even measure up to RINO standards. . . . I’m betting a lot of you didn’t know that even THEY have some standards.

[G.Mason]

Colin Powell is like a homosexual trying to stay wedded to a woman that he married when he was trying to convince himself that he was normal.

Come out of the closet Powell. Everyone realizes you are a fruit cake.

[sirchtruth]

All these Washingtonians are ruining our country. Powell, who I use to think had at least some wisdom, has blatantly gone completely ultra dumbass.

It's so funny to see all these rino's and moderate republicans hating on Rush when they know good and well he's completely right!

General Powell, get out of my party you liberal coddling scumbag!

[anoldafvet]

Rush and I supported the candidates of the REPUBLICAN PARTY in the last election. Whom did you support, General Affirmative Action?

[caver]

“General Powell, get out of my party you liberal coddling scumbag!”

I don’t think we are ever going to get these losers out of the Republican party. The only cure is to form a real conservative party.

[Engineer_Soldier]

Powell is a traitor to the core, but I’m not too happy with Rush either. His ego is what landed us McCain when McCain’s main challenger was THOUGHT to have taken a swipe at Rush’s ego; Rush went after him relentlessly, thus handing the nomination to McRino.

[Waco]

Nobody expects you to have sense enough to listen to Rush, RINO.

[LibLieSlayer]

colostomy powell is not worthy to lick the sweat from Rush's...

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

The only cure is to take back what is righteously ours... a third party will never work and America has precious little time for the decade or two it would take to make one viable. Your heart is in the right place... your mind is not.

LLS

[caver]

Yea, I know, it was wishful thinking on my part. The two party system is here to stay.

[BluH2o]

Powell voted for Obama. Case closed.

Further he endorsed the anointed one in a very high profile way (on national television) just days before the election for maximum effect.

[The Wizard]

I have to laugh.....Powell against Rush is so unfair and one sided.....Go Get him Rush.....Powell is nothing any more....he’ll never be trusted by either side now....

[LibLieSlayer]

I don’t like it at all... but the fix has been in for longer than I have been alive.

LLS

[TexasCajun]

From Rush:

Rush Responds to General Powell

" So if we try to understand Powell's thinking, which is difficult since it's incoherent, we should have all voted for McCain in the primaries, and once he was nominated, we should have voted for Obama for president. That's what we should have all done, if you listen to what Powell said on CNN yesterday. "

Colin Powell is a racist, would rather vote for the Black Man instead of the staunch Republican Moderate (RINO) that he tells CNN Republicans should emulate and support.

[elli1]

It’s not like anywhere near 20 million people care what the self-important, vain & doddering old idiot has to say anyway. Rush flattered Powell by spending waaay too much time on this.