Colin Powell Bashes Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and GOP

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Colin Powell Bashes Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and GOP By Noel Sheppard Created 2009-05-06 10:31

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has once again bashed conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh as well as Alaska Governor Sarah Palin while going a step further this time by piling on the GOP.

Following up on last December's acrimonious interview [0] with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Powell told corporate security executives Monday, "The Republican Party is in deep trouble" adding "I think what Rush [Limbaugh] does as an entertainer diminishes the party and intrudes or inserts into our public life a kind of nastiness that we would be better to do without."

As CongressDaily reported [1] Tuesday, that's not all that's bothering Powell:

"The Republican Party is in deep trouble," Powell told corporate security executives at a conference in Washington sponsored by Fortify Software Inc. The party must realize that the country has changed, he said. "Americans do want to pay taxes for services," he said. "Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less."

Which Americans want to pay more taxes, General? You mean the top 50 percent of wage earners that currently pays 97 percent of all federal income taxes collected wants to pay more? Or how about the bottom 50 percent? Are THEY asking to pay more? But I digress:

He blasted radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, saying he does not believe that Limbaugh or conservative icon Ann Coulter serve the party well. He said the party lacks a "positive" spokesperson. "I think what Rush does as an entertainer diminishes the party and intrudes or inserts into our public life a kind of nastiness that we would be better to do without," Powell said.

He also said that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate last year, is "a very accomplished person" but became "a very polarizing figure." He said the polarization was created by Palin's advisers.

General Powell in one breath claimed Limbaugh "inserts into our public life a kind of nastiness that we would be better to do without," but seems to conveniently ignore the undeserving vitriol and animus directed at Palin by the presidential ticket he supported last year as well as by the overwhelming majority of media members.

The polarization was created by Palin's advisers? How about the media's role in this polarization, General?

Wasn't it actually the vicious attacks by liberal press members that made the Governor a polarizing figure? Wasn't that actually their intent from the day she was announced as McCain's running mate?

Honestly, when you read opinions like this from such an obviously intelligent gentleman, you have to wonder what world he's currently living in.

[Paladin2]

"Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less."

Wrong.

[Liberty Valance]

And what were Powell’s thoughts on the comments of Janene Garafalo, Keith Olbermann and Anderson Cooper concerning the Tea Party attendees? These opinions don’t just happen in a vacuum. Colin Powell is turning into a race-based liberal surrender monkey.

[Doogle]

Figuratively he has already done so.

...yeah tax payer money can cover a lot

[Kent C]

He has realized that the only way to get any news on him is to mention Rush’s name. Otherwise who cares?

[Ikemeister]

Powell is a prime example of affirmative action gone bad.

[Perdogg]

I wonder what Powell knew about waterboarding and maybe we should investigate him.

[penowa]

Colin Powell Bashes Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and GOP

That's what all good Democrats do.

[norraad]

Specter on stilts!

[Ev Reeman]

I used to have a lot of respect for Colin Powell but when he came out for Obummer, he lost me as a fan.

[matginzac]

Would he just GO AWAY!!!!!? Isn’t there some island in the Caribbean he can go BACK to? Haiti?

[Cheetahcat]

Affirmative Action Fool speaking again this time against people who never had the government kicking people out of the way and doors open for them. Ingrate!!!!

Racist Jackass needs to go back to Jamaica, he has done his part in destroying the military from the inside by helping Zero push his communist agenda.

[hosepipe]

Thats what happens when an Affirmative Action General gets promoted that high in the pecking order..

The Peter Principle.. Powell has reached his ultimate level of incompetance..

[Paperdoll]

Colin who?

[vetvetdoug]

It has nothing to do with ideology, it has everything to do with color. As long as Powell had to kiss butt to get respect and promotions he was unbiased. Once he was on his own his true color, beliefs and inherent prejudices were exposed. He is what he is, just like Obama.

[ArrogantBustard]

Prior military service is a remarkably poor predictor of a politician’s worth.

[RetiredArmy]

Colin Powell, political general, not warrior general, has climbed on the Obama socialist bandwagon. Too bad he spent most of his career in the military fighting communism, only to endorse it here at home now. I would not vote for Powell for dog catcher and lower the standards of that office.

[madinmadtown]

I think as Conservatives we should be prepared for a lot more of this sort of invective in the coming months. A lot of people who supported Obama publicly are going to have to defend a lot of indefensible positions...taking over banks, the auto industry, high unemployment, abandonment of Israel to favor our enemies,etc. etc.
They can't attack Obama even though they disagree with him, so they attack conservatives. It is going to get a lot nastier for us before it gets better and we better get used to it and be prepared.

[mosesdapoet]

Nuts !

[TennTuxedo]

Powell is irrelevant. Who cares what he says?

[Niteranger68]

DITTO!!!!!