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.”
I’d forgotten all about that Bush creation.
Without republicans Powell would have retired a Lt Colonel.
” General Token “
South Park missed one....
Libs dont get this at all. My cubicle neighbor says, gee did they forget our grandparents came from Europe?
OMG just darn dumb. You can't get through.
SOVRIENTY WHEN ITS GONE, ITS TOO LATE!
This person is one big jackass.
colon bowell is a real a**. The fool is a typical black LIB asshat.
Be whatever you want Colon. You’re irrelevant.
“Powell cited “pockets of intolerance” within the Republican Party...”
Yet guys who pal around with Bill Ayers and Reverend Wright are REAL tolerant types.
I’m sure he’s a “Christian” too. /sarc
Colin is Barack’s brother by another mother. Maybe.
More like “Colon Blow.”
I wonder if he stamped his feet and held his breath after he said that.
I really wonder....
After he took credit for what Swartzkoff did I have no use for him.
Sounds like a Seinfeld espisode where Jerry returned a jacket for spite because of bad salesman.
His son is a lot more conservative.
Colin was wrong on Russia and attacked Romney. Will he take that back now as Obama looks like a total fool?
We have close to one third of the country on the dole, millions more on food stamps, false disability, and we are borrowing money from the Chinese to buy beef jerky and Kool Aid. That sounds like a great investment. The poor are rising in numbers under Obama, regulation and taxes are rising, and millions have left the work force. The Democrats are doing everything they can to import millions of poor people to lopside the vote. There are $17 dollar per hour jobs in California, with benefits, to work on farms and no one is taking the jobs, because the dole is easier. So tell me how far left we should go Colin? Where is this going to end up?
...says the poster child of minority quota social engineering.
And to think at one time I wanted this clown to run for president.
Colin Powell: a small mind is a terrible thing to waste.
meh
The Al Hunt of the GOPe
If he had been a Democrat, he would have topped out as a 2nd Lt.
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