Posted on 10/01/2015 8:50:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who endorsed President Obama in 2008 and 2012, told the Washington Ideas Forum that there’s a special reason why he doesn’t change his party affiliation.
Powell confirmed that he’s still a registered Republican. “I want to continue to be a Republican because it annoys them,” he quipped.
“I think the party has shifted much further right than where the country is and it should be obvious to party leaders that they cannot keep saying and doing the things that they were doing and hope to be successful in national-level election in the future, not just in 2016,” he added.
Powell cited “pockets of intolerance” within the Republican Party that the GOP “had better figure out how to defeat.”
He also said that immigration rhetoric within the party is an Achilles’ heel.
“I think most Republicans understand that we need immigration, we are an immigrant nation, it is in our best interest to do it,” he said.
“…If I was around Mr. Trump — Donald, who I know rather well — I would say, ‘You know, Don, let’s see what happens — let’s tell all the immigrants working in Trump hotels to stay home tomorrow. Let’s see what happens.”
Political sociopath.
Does he imagine anyone thinks about him?
To be honest I don’t pay much attention to colon bowel.
I’ll bet that’d annoy him.
This party needs a flush handle.
Them and us!
Republicans are not annoyed, Colon Blow. They are liberal too.
We conservatives have already left that train wreck of a party.
Traitor to the people who helped him
Traitor to the United States
Great legacy there.
Uh, Colin … it’s not the party that shifted, it’s the country under the leadership of the Dems and the media that has shifted WAY TO THE LEFT!
No, it doesn’t.
You are perfect for the Repulic*nt Party, General Colon Pole.
Powell is the poster boy for “The Peter Principle”
He voted for the negro community organizer from Chicago. Blackness trumps the political welfare of the entire nation.
Interesting. Powell doesn’t know the difference between immigrants and illegal aliens.
faker, liar, back-stabber. Just to name a few of his qualities.
His still being a Republican is the least of my annoyances with the party.
We all have much bigger pigs to roast.
One of West Point’s left wing PC failures.
Many FReepers have a long history of chucking their panties on the stage of the latest political superstar to come along. It almost always guarantees a disappointment in the future.
Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Chris Christie, and on and on and on. So far the only one who seems to have proven to be consistently conservative is Sarah Palin and she doesn’t seem to have any interest in getting back into the political arena.
Did he take retarded pills?
Jeb! would certainly have a cabinet position for him...possibly even VP...
Who admitted he voted for zero for ‘historic’ reasons, not qualifications, thinks the GOPe should rein in the 72% of the base who feel betrayed by their leadership but are mysteriously now missing their Speaker of the House.
Hated this true Affirmative Action hire since ‘08. We should start calling him General Token to return the insult.
Who admitted he voted for zero for ‘historic’ reasons, not qualifications, thinks the GOPe should rein in the 72% of the base who feel betrayed by their leadership but are mysteriously now missing their Speaker of the House.
Hated this true Affirmative Action hire since ‘08. We should start calling him General Token to return the insult.
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