Posted on 03/04/2009 7:55:04 AM PST by syriacus
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell offered words of inspiration with a twist of humor on Monday, earning waves of laughter and a standing ovation. Powell's talk at Memorial Auditorium drew alumni, students, faculty and staff, who filled every seat....
Powell said that during the recent presidential campaign he was impressed with then-candidate Obama's ability to bridge the gap between generations and to use modern communication to assemble hundreds of thousands of citizens. "I voted for Obama because he brought generational change into the political system and we needed that change," he said.
Powell connected some of the leadership skills he sees in Obama to the training he received during his early days in the military on the importance of inspiring and motivating people. "You have to take care of your troops and followers and treat everyone as important," he said, "while inspiring people to believe in you and absorb your passion."
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You suck general.
Powell is a traitor, he would vote for Obama as long as he’s black and liberal.
Colin Powell is dead to me.
He abandoned his principles and voted for race.
So as we go down the rabbit hole, other’s will follow us. Nice.
Hey General! How’s that Hope and Change thingy workin for ya?
Now go away!
“Colin Powell is dead to me.
He abandoned his principles and voted for race.”
I agree 100%!
We are still the nation people look to . . . for a bailout.
Sorry Powell, your words are about as meaningful as those of McKennedy.
Go away.
Racist Pig.
Which is exactly what Obama and the dimocRATS are doing - pandering to the lowest denomination within our country - those who subside upon those of us who actually work and pay our bills, promising to "take care of them". This makes me want to puke. Powell has become Benedict Arnold.
Gen. Powell’s government pension is unaffected by Obama’s trashing of the economy.
What a back stabber and a$$ kisser.
Hay Powell. Why don’t you and McCain hold hands and walk off into the sunset. We will all sing “Happy Trails To You”
Piss off powell.
“He abandoned his principles and voted for race.”
To be honset, I’m not sure he abandoned his principles. I hear dhim speak many years ago (after Desert Storm) and he was all about affirmative action back then.
BINGO! We have a winner.
Powell should just shut up!!! Nobody looks to Powell.
Powell tells us what we aready knew about Obama...
1. Obama can schmooze
2. Obama is black
When he endorsed Obama, Powell implied that Obama’s grasp of the economic problems was better than McCain’s.
Has Powell moderated that extreme view he held?
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