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Colin Powell endorses Obama for second term
Reuters ^
| October 25, 2012
| Susan Heavey
Posted on 10/25/2012 5:43:23 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday endorsed Barack Obama in his bid for re-election, citing the Democratic president's efforts to wind down the war in Afghanistan and tackling terrorism.
"And so I think we ought to keep on the track that we are on," the Republican, who also backed Obama in 2008, told "CBS This Morning."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012endorsements; colinpowell; race
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To: Eagle of Liberty
One of our greatest generals. A man who came up without means. A future role model for children, black or otherwise. A man who led thousands of troops. A man who people on FreeRepublic has as a VP choice to Bush and a future President.
It saddens me that he chose the color of ones skin over the content of ones character.
The only bright spot is Condi stayed with her core values and I am hoping to god that Allen West does the same.
These are the people that should be influencing the black community. Not Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:17:56 AM PDT
by
StAnDeliver
(2008 + IN, NE1, NC, FL, VA, OH, CO, IA, NH = 285EV)
To: 2nd Amendment
Funny you should bring up OJ. It was following the OJ trial that rumors of Powell having a problem with whites first surfaced.
At the time there was talk of Powell running against Clinton in 1996.
After the rumors surfaced Powell decided not to run.
Now I guess we know the rumors were true.
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:18:16 AM PDT
by
IMR 4350
To: SoFloFreeper
I am so sick of Colin Powell, he ran around like a peacock while General Schwarzkopf did the heavy lifting in Desert Storm. For years I wondered what was wrong with my bs meter since everyone seemed to think he was so very great, now I know my meter was correctly calibrated. Powell is another judas goat who puts race ahead of the good of the USA.
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10/25/2012 6:20:07 AM PDT
by
pepperdog
( I still get a thrill up my leg when spell check doesn't recognize the name/word Obama!)
To: thinden
Mr. FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, what do you think of Obamacare?
Powell: Love it.
Mr. FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, what do you think of the state of our country?
Powell: Love it.
Mr. FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, what do you think of Fast and Furious?
Powell: The movie was awesome.
Mr. FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, what do you think of our President's handling of Benghazi?
Powell: No comment. GO OBAMA!
To: SoFloFreeper
Colin Powell endorses Obama for second termOh ... REALLY?! colon? Srsly?! That means you also endorse your successor Hillary Ramrod Clintoon and her role in the Libya disaster ...we came, we saw, he's dead
To: uncbob
Gerald Ford and George Rommney(yes THAT one’s Dad) and thier “Establishment(GOP-e)” ilk shoved BUSHIE 41 down President Reagan’s throat in exchange for GOP-e support in 1980.
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:21:40 AM PDT
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: SoFloFreeper
Shame on Colin Powell. He’s either a racist, is going senile, or he’s been threatened by the likes of C.A.I.R. He seemed to be smarter than this.
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:21:45 AM PDT
by
Best and Brightest
(So many secrets still. Who is this creep who calls himself Obama?)
To: SoFloFreeper
It’s a black thing.
Powell’s speaking and writing customers are now all black. With 92%+ going for Obama, Powell isn’t going to rock the boat.
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:22:12 AM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
To: EQAndyBuzz
“One of our greatest generals” are you deluded in OTHER ways too?
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:25:28 AM PDT
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: EQAndyBuzz
One of our greatest generals.
Based on what evidence
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:25:46 AM PDT
by
uncbob
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:27:52 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
( Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: US Navy Vet
And he picked liberal Schweiker in 76
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10/25/2012 6:28:06 AM PDT
by
uncbob
To: SoFloFreeper
Powell judges people by the color of their skin not the content of their character.
Btw, wasn’t Powell part of the evil Bush Administration?
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10/25/2012 6:28:16 AM PDT
by
KansasGirl
("If you have a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."--B. Hussein Obama)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:28:48 AM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
To: SoFloFreeper
What a cruel act for this former great American (?): to help foist this destructive administration on the American people for another 4 years. And blacks are and will be hurt the most.
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10/25/2012 6:28:47 AM PDT
by
mom.mom
To: SoFloFreeper
Colin "Holder's People" Powell
To paraphrase a famous saying: "L'race, l'race, toujours l'race."
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:32:05 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
To: onedoug
He should have been kicked out of the Army following the My Lai incident. He deceived the Commanding General of Americal Division by writing a phoney report of the massacre.
Then he pushed for a cease fire on Saddam instead of advancement because we supposedly hit a baby-formula factory.
To: SoFloFreeper
Colin Powell has a dream that someday everyone will be judged by the color of their skin rather than the content of their character.
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posted on
10/25/2012 6:33:51 AM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds.)
To: SoFloFreeper
Colin has turned out to be an idiot, stuck on the wrong side of his two Americas.
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10/25/2012 6:34:51 AM PDT
by
pallis
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