VIDEO: Powell: GOP Should Respond To Limbaugh's "Outrageous" Comments (WATCH)

Real Clear Politics ^ | July 28, 2009 | Real Clear Politics

[ianschwartz]

Gen. Colin Powell responds to criticism from Rush Limbaugh in a recent interview.

"I can handle his criticism," he says, "but... he says things I consider to be completely outrageous" and wishes other members of the Republican party would responds to them like he does.

Larry King suggests the GOP is "afraid" to take him on.

Powell says he responds to Rush because, "I don't have to worry about winning elections."

[ExTexasRedhead]

Powell can go pound sand.

[guitarplayer1953]

Powell you lost all respect when you endorsed BO. Your just an attention whore.

[SkyDancer]

If Rush is so wrong .... prove it!

[FlingWingFlyer]

It sounds like Powell is trying to be the GOP’s John McCain for 2012.

[ExTexasRedhead]

No thank you. I wouldn’t want Powell for janitor.

[ChocChipCookie]

No, Powell burned his bridges with the GOP forever when he endorsed BHO.

[goodnesswins]

REAL Republican’s would/should NOT take Powell on....he’s a LIEBERAL.....

[musicbymuzak]

Thats an accurate description. Made me laugh because I can imagine saying it to someone.

[GOP_Lady]

I think Colin Powell should answer Rush’s question first — what does he stand for?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Powell lost my respect totally when he voted for Obama!

[Gator113]

Powell has gone crazy.

[Jim from C-Town]

If Powell opens his mouth and nobody cares to hear it, did it really occur?

[Blue Turtle]

Mr. Powell, what does Rush say specifically that are outrageous?

[Michael Barnes]

All Powell did to HIMSELF is walk ONTO the reservation when he endorsed BHO.

Race trumped all for you Powell, live with it and steer clear of conservatives; The individual matters, not the color of skin. Does not matter when it comes to you though, either way, your decision sucked.

[detective]

Larry King is trying to get him to pick a fight with Rush. People like Larry King won’t take on Rush directly, they try to get other people to do it for them. The other stuff was just meaningless phrases.
Powell says, “I am for effective government”. I don’t think anyone disagrees with that.

[Plutarch]

Mr. Powell, you say you are a Republican, but when have you ever backed a Republican candidate for anything?

You backed BHO, so don't say you are above the fray.

[Sarah Barracuda]

What else do you expect from a guy whose name is after a internal organ that carries crap

[BlueNgold]

Seriously?
If the GOP listened to Rush we wouldn’t have had Sen McCain in ‘08, and we wouldn’t have to face the fact that Lindsey Graham could have stopped Sotmayor and didn’t.

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A lot of us wish more people WOULD listen to Rush Mr. Secretary.

(The best thing about Powell having served in the cabinet is that we don’t have to call him ‘General’ anymore.)

[LibLieSlayer]

Rush is right 99.1% of the time... colostomy bowell is wrong 99.9% of the time... and he is an affirmative action racist with delusions of grandeur.

LLS