[john mirse]

I lost all respect for Powell when Powell endorsed Obama in 2008 basically sight unseen and because Obama was black.

If Powell admitted the truth, he would admit that Obama would probably not have passed a background check to work for Powell when Powell was a general and then Secretary of State.

For instance, Obama could have never passed the background check if he applied to work for Secretary of State Powell, because there is no way that Obama's "birth certificate" would have passed a detailed examination by the FBI, and Powell knows it.

[Vigilanteman]

How many tickets have been given out? More than 100 tickets had been given up by Wednesday afternoon.

Just for contrast, Sarah Palin's book signing exhausted all 1000 tickets availble within the first 90 minutes of her visit to nearby Washington, Pennsylvania.

Just to contrast market sizes:

1. McLean, VA is near center of Washington, DC metro area, population 5.6 million.
   
2. Washington, PA is on southwestern edge of Pittsburgh, PA metro area, population 2.4 million.

[HokieMom]

I lost all respect for Powell when Powell endorsed Obama in 2008 basically sight unseen....

Me, too. Well, almost all respect. Interesting to see what he does this time.

[ScottinVA]

For instance, Obama could have never passed the background check if he applied to work for Secretary of State Powell, because there is no way that Obama's "birth certificate" would have passed a detailed examination by the FBI, and Powell knows it.

If Obama had been just another federal job applicant seeking a security clearance, he'd have gotten a Statement of Reasons (for denial of the request) faster than you can say "Choom."