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  • Colin Powell decries 'nonsense' attacks on Obama

    09/19/2010 10:55:58 AM PDT · by Justaham · 59 replies · 1+ views
    Retired Gen. Colin Powell, a moderate Republican who endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, says the president's critics should be going after him on policy, not "nonsense." "Fringe" elements on the right are taking a low road when they label Obama a foreign-born Muslim and peddle other theories about non-American influences on the president's character, Powell said Sunday. Obama was born in the U.S. and is Christian. The former secretary of state said he still sees Obama as a transformational figure, if one who has lost some of his ability to connect with people. Powell welcomed Obama's policies in health care...