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Colin Powell: 'I can no longer call myself a fellow Republican'
The Hill ^
| Jan 10, 2021
| Marina Pitofsky
Posted on 01/10/2021 6:34:12 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said that he no longer considers himself a Republican in the wake of the riot that broke out at the Capitol building last week.
Asked by CNN's Fareed Zakaria whether he believes "fellow Republicans" who have not criticized President Trump "encouraged, at least, this wildness to grow and grow," Powell responded that "They did, and that's why I can no longer call myself a Republican."
"I'm not a fellow of anything right now. I'm just a citizen who has voted Republican, voted Democrat throughout my entire career, and right now I'm just watching my country and not concerned with parties," Powell said.
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
o thank christ
Now just get mittens, lindsey, murkowski, and the mccainiac female units to do so as well...
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:37:57 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Colon Bowel is a piece of ****.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
No problem Mr. Powell.
I quit thinking of you as one about 2008.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:38:11 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(The party of tolerance, is growing more intollerant by the hour...)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Didn’t he quit the Republican Party to vote for Obama? That was my impression.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
He was a squishy RINO at best, never a real republican.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:38:47 PM PST
by
rllngrk33
(It seems the soap box and ballot box have failed, it might be time for the bullet box.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
He’s been publicly endorsing Democrats since 2008. How dispiriting that such a rock ribbed republican has decided after 12 years of voting for democrats that it was Trump that pushed him to quit the party.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:38:58 PM PST
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Are you a Colon Powell fan? Nobody on this site is. Slow night?
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:39:03 PM PST
by
atc23
To: dfwgator
>>He hasn’t voted for a Republican in at least 16 years, get real.<<
Right? I believe the leftist infiltrated the republican party years ago. I believe also it was their long term strategy to water down the republican party.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:39:09 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
How often is this fraud going to try to peddle this crap sandwich?
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:39:36 PM PST
by
kempster
(w President of all time.)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
BWAHAHAHAAA! Are we doing April Fools Day in January? I heard the 2020 Olympics are coming up.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:39:48 PM PST
by
gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
But he does consider himself a Democrat after all the riots
last year, and the Democrats defending what was going on.
Not exactly a brain trust is he.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:40:06 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(The party of tolerance, is growing more intollerant by the hour...)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
He’s a little slow on the uptake.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:40:16 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Laughter separates us from despair and gives us a chance at love. --Craig Ferguson)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
We can no longer call Powell a fellow American.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:41:05 PM PST
by
SecondAmendment
(This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Well, buttplug, we never call you a fellow republican since you became a turncoat many years ago.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:41:20 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Have!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
This is at least the 20th time this idiot has said this. Who cares?
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:41:26 PM PST
by
wildcard_redneck
( COVID lockdowns is are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic)
To: Secret Agent Man
Now just get mittens, lindsey, murkowski, and the mccainiac female units to do so as well...
= = = = = = = = = = = =
They are no longer of any use to MSM if not Rs- well RINOs.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:41:38 PM PST
by
xrmusn
(6/98"HRC is the. wicked witch that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
To: gundog
This is a riot. None of Trump’s voters are republicans any more so it really doesn’t matter now does it Mr. WMD.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Yeah, I know, lame, but people are tired of Powers Boothe.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Huh. I never called him a republican.
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posted on
01/10/2021 6:41:58 PM PST
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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