Posted on 11/28/2011 2:28:45 AM PST by Rummyfan
Colin Powell on Sunday blamed the media as well as the Tea Party for the divisive political tone in Washington.
Not surprisingly, neither the class warfare stoked by President Obama and his Party nor the resulting Occupy Wall Street movement was mentioned during this seven minute interview with Christiane Amanpour on ABC's This Week (video follows with transcript and commentary):
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What a disgraceful little man he turned out to be
The disease of liberalism has rotted his brain.
There are no more divisive words than to tell the overpaid, career politicians in Washington that we have been Taxed Enough Already.
Rush will have a field day with the titular head of the pubbies today.
Powell’s definition of ‘divisiveness’ is as follows. Divisiveness is the expression of any views that differ from those of Powell. If only people would just agree with eveerything Powell says then there would be peace and harmony.
Powell’s definition of ‘divisiveness’ is as follows. Divisiveness is the expression of any views that differ from those of Powell. If only people would just agree with eveerything Powell says then there would be peace and harmony.
I watched the entire episode, and later read the text to make sure what I saw. Frankly, he poses this idea that slavery is perfectly ok, if you are creating a country and opposing some British king. I had some trouble with this concept, and I suspect most folks would have trouble.
So I went back to history, and what is really known. Most people (likely to be eighty percent) of the New England colonies...were opposed to slavery in any fashion. When they sent their representatives to organize the Declaration of Independence...they likely had the idea that this would be worked out. It wasn’t. Like the dimwits we have in office today....everyone just stood up and said they’d overlook slavery and just keep going.
Naturally...1860 comes around, and this Tea Party-like mentality comes up in the New England States again (and the Ohio Valley states), and this stand is finally mounted to take down slavery. We can make the case that Lincoln took advantage of this Tea Party-like mentality, and did what finally had to be done. Right was established over wrong.
I respect the General, and regard him as an intelligent individual. But on this case....he decided that the Tea Party is hindering the operation of the government. I suspect if his wife had ran up a $100k credit card bill...the general would kindly ask her to hand over the cards and they’d live tight for a while....in order to pay off the credit card mess and get back to stability. He kind of refuses to recognize the same issue with the federal government. So, he’s part of the problem....rather than part of the solution.
I keep thinking there must be some sort of alien liberalism mind control transmitter(s) across America.
once an asshole always an asshole...
“The true Powell surfaced. He was NEVER a Republican NEVER “
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Powell has ALWAYS looked and acted like he is bitter and with a chip on his shoulder.
I have never had any respect for him.
Powell has ALWAYS looked and acted like he is bitter and with a chip on his shoulder....He knows WE know he was an affirmative action achiever.
My brother is a retired Sgt. Major U.S. Army. He wrote an email to us about Powell in 2008 and said the following:
“HI;
THIS ARTICLE REFLECTS MY OWN THINKING ON COLIN POWELL!
HE WAS A PHONY ( POLITICIAN ) GENERAL FROM DAY ONE AND NEVER REALLY EVEN SAW ANY COMBAT IN HIS WHOLE CAREER.
HE SERVED AS AN ADVISOR TO A SMALL VIETNAMESE ARMY UNIT AS A JUNIOR OFFICER BEFORE THE WAR REALLY STARTED IN VIETNAM AND THAT WAS IT!
HE ONLY SERVED THERE A FEW MONTHS AND WENT BACK TO THE STATES BECAUSE OF A MINOR SKIN INFECTION HE GOT WHILE THERE ( SUPPOSEDLY FROM BEING INJURED BY A VIET CONG BOOBY TRAP MADE OUT OF SHARP BAMBOO STICKS ).
POWELL AND HIS DEPUTY SPENT MOST OF THEIR DAYS IN THE STATE DEPT. UNDERMINING GEORGE BUSH’S FOREIGN POLICY INSTEAD OF BEING A LOYAL CABINET MEMBER, AND THAT IS WHY HE WAS FORCED OUT!!!
HE IS A SNAKE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER AND IS OBVIOUSLY LOOKING FOR A NEW POSITION IN THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY SO HE CAN REHABILITATE HIS REPUTATION.
LIKE BIDEN, HE HAS BEEN WRONG ON MOST OF THE MAJOR ISSUES OF THE DAY; INCLUDING NOT SUPPORTING GOING INTO KUWAIT IN DESERT STORM, EVEN THOUGH HE FOUND HIMSELF HAVING TO DO SO AS THE CHAIRMEN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, ONCE THE DECISION WAS MADE.
HIS SUPPORT OF OBAMA IS NOTHING MORE THAN ABOUT RACE, PERIOD!!!!!”
Powell is proposing that Rush STHU to allow Washington to cool down and move to the center.
That was my takeaway.
Attention Mr. Powell... the Divisive TONE is the TEA PARTY Individuals doing what we SENT THEM TO DC TO DO ...
PROTECT US FROM FUHRER OBAMA!!!
He always was a disgusting liberal RINO, but in the last election, he showed he was just another Obama lapdog.
These statements say all that is needed to be said about colin powell.
Delusional drooling fool.
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Hey Powell, go back to dancing on stage with that African hip hop band Olu Maintain, you sad dope, and to think you fooled the Republican country club all these years.
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Putz is what came to mind
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