1

I certainly defend the right of Mr. Powell to support whomever he wants; just as I defend the right of Mr. Obama to associate with whomever he chooses.  The only catch is that I will judge Mr. Powell, and Mr. Obama, on the decisions they make.  In the end, no one cares what I think, and that is certainly true with respect to either of these men.  Conversely, I don’t much care what they think, either.  But Debbie (Right Truth) reminds us of a very large base of African-Americans who support John McCain . . . and I am only saddened that this message is hidden by (yeah, I know) the mainstream media.

 

Congressman Lewis relinquished his personal integrity for political expediency; apparently, so has General Powell.  The world will not end, but it is indeed a sad end to the chapter on Powell’s veracity.

 

One short post-script: Have you noticed how Democrats are claiming they are not “socialists?”  One this afternoon even made that claim, and immediately followed up with this statement: “What we need more of in this country is more regulation.”  Now we have to conclude one of two things.  Either Democrats are seriously under-educated, or they are living in denial.  Well, I suppose both could be true.

 

Semper Fi

2 GM my friend, this really cuts through the crap and makes a great point, and Mustang, you are so right on in your comment I can say no more.  Thank you for your service to our country Marine.

GM, I am linking to this one.  Big ole hug to ya!

3 I must have missed Sec. Powell supporting Obama for being strong on defense and fighting terrorism.  Can we anticipate Bill Ayers as head of Homeland Security?

4 Woody, I find your dry wit fodder for future nightmares!  LOL!!!!

5 Great piece my friend. I agree with what you are saying.

 I tried to send this to some of my friends but I have been blackballed by Charter as a spammer. It seems that one of my emails was forwarded and who knows how many times  until it reached some Obamabot in NY by the name of Tom Hughes who took exception and sent a snerty email to me and signed it A John McCain supporter which anyone who read the thing could tell was a total lie. He must have taken an equally strong exception to my reply in which I informed him that I had spent 34 plus years defending his rights , even to be wrong. The following day I could no longer send multi address emails and then later the following day I could not even send single address emails.
Can you imagine how it will be with the Obamazombies surfing the web looking for negative remarks toward their savior and messiah ? Most of us here will be banned from blogsphere. 

Now back to Powell. I asked the question on my blog about just how many pieces of silver did  he receive for his Judas Kiss.  He certainly performed a dishonorable deed to his friend McCain and to the country that he once chose to defend so strongly. I am totally disappointed  in him and said as much. 

6

The only reson Powell is stating his presidential pick FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER is because Obama is black. Period. I'm not ashamed to state such facts.

I think you wrote a very good article, and I also posted it at <a href="http://christiansagainstleftistheresy.blogspot.com/">Christians Against Leftist Heresy</a>. We must start standing up for the Truth.

Hi <a href="http://socialsense.blogspot.com/">Mustang</a>, <a href="http://afticker.blogspot.com/">AF Ticker</a>, <a href="http://hoosierarmymom.wordpress.com/">HoosierArmyWife</a>, and Woody. Ticker, I have GM's and your blogs on my sidebar now (from our ealier talks).

Thank you all for your great service and those who support you and usually are forgotten. I love you for your sacrifice HoosierArmyWife! I remember.

7

I still believe that Powell  has alot to answer for and that his performance in front of the UN, where he distorted the record on Iraq "WMD's", which of course set the stage for the disastrous war on Iraq, has been a calamity of immense proportion, paid for with the blood of mainly Iraqi civilians and US soldiers. He has yet to really own up to this. That said m heart warmed when Powell said that being a muslim is no smear. Many muslims and arab americans have waited for the Obama campaign to go beyond saying that he is not a muslim and instead highlight the fact that the premise of the suggestion is itself racist. Powell stepped up and spoke to these issues planly, leaving more than a few tears in my eyes by the time her was done. Here's Powell

"Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no. That's not America. Is there something wrong with a seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing he or she could be president? Yet I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion that he is a Muslim and might have an association with terrorists. This is not the way we should be doing it in America"

 

8

Ahmed, I do not believe that a man of Powell's other accomplishments would knowingly stand in front of the UN and lie.  I do believe that he was given bad info and he, like so many other leaders and countries believed it.  The left's continuous harping that he has "crimes to answer for" is just bull crap.  But the left just can't let it go can they.

I agree with you, and with Powell regarding muslims in America for the most part.  However your comment:  "highlight the fact that the premise of the suggestion is itself racist." is just race hustling.  Muslim is NOT a race, it is a religion and in parts of the world, a very hostile religion towards too many others. 

9

Powell?! ANYWAY - - Powell has always been a Democrat has he not? No surprise here at all.

 

FROM LA LA LAND? Maybe . . .

Hmmm - I also believed that he was one of the first "screws" in the change of our country's goals in the overall "War on Terror." The cog who did not allow the "original" battle - "Desert Storm" to be completed in the first place?! Directly causing the "need" for yet another battle in Iraq.

 

It would have been interesting to be the "bug on the wall" listening to the "bleg" that probably took place to get him to step into the fray!

 

Yep - We're ALL "Nuts!"

10

Have you thought about the position in an Obama administration that Powell was offered in exchange for his support, especially at this time?  Is this Obama's jobs program?

11

Well, Ropes, there were plenty of folks at the time who did not buy into the "false intelligence" the Bush administration was pushing and I believe Powell mjust have known better but acted against his own conscience. The desire to go into Iraq predated 9/11 and we know know that the "evidence" was cooked up in order to suit the wishes of the neocons who were pushing for the invasion. There were lots of folks on the international scene who did not believe Powell's testimony at the UN, I was one of them and I wrote that at the time.

Speaking as an arab american and a muslim, I cried when I heard Powell denounce the premise of the "Obama is muslim smear". Yes, Islam is not a race but the very fact that the "Obama is a secret muslim" thing acts as a smear and that people promote it, suggests that at this juncture of history the "muslim" identity becomes racialised and villified. It's like the woman who says to McCan that Obama is Arab, she is evoking the same fear. That this fear has been faned by those on the right, who is disgusting. Powell came out and said what I've been waiting for. It was a bold and corageous act.

12 I'm wonderig if people here would vote for an Arab or muslim for president, if they agreed with the political positions and philosophy that person held. That's the core of what Powelll is saying. That many muslims are good Americans too and that they are part and parcel of this society. People engaged in this smear are in fact working against the best values of this country. SO, let's hear your responses to my question

13

I wonder what Woody and Gmroper would be saying about Colin Powell if he had endorsed McCain?

Let me take a guess......

Great Military Leader, One of the Best Secretary of State, understands the war on terrorism and would never support Obama, a man who served his country honorably under many administrations, see how an educated "negro" won't vote for a radical like Obama.

In the words of Matt Damon - how you like them apples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWaRulZbIEQ

 

 

 

 

14

Roper is unwilling to believe that given Powell's accomplishments that he would lie in front of the UN yet he is willing to buy into the story that in spite of Powell's accomplishments he is willing to simply endorse a candidate based on race. You guys are too funny

15 Ahmed, in a word... Nuts!  More later!

16

Also, here's a very smart comment made by someone over at coopers

"The Powell endorsement leaves the right wing slimers more than a little off kilter. How can one continue the implication that Obama is some kind of dangerous terrorist-sympathizer when he has the support of the most prominent military figure in American life? Oh, and he’s a Republican to boot. Not a lot of good reasons for why Powell might support some kind of anti-American socialist. Either Obama fooled him - not a terribly convincing line of argument about a Republican Secretary of State - or, as Woody tosses out, he’s more interested in voting based on skin color than policy and loyalty to America. Of course the third option - that both candidates are well within the mainstream of American politics and Powell picked his preferred choice is what grownups understand to be the truth. And poor McCain will have to stick to that line between his breathless accusations of “Ayers!” and “Socialist!”

17 Btw, I don't doubt that Powell may have been promised a postion by Obama, which, I believe would be a big mistake given Powell's performace in Bush's adminstatration and his role in the Iraq war. Nor do I believe that Obama is alone in playing this game. I have heard and generally believe that one of the slimiest and most detestable man in American politics, that thug Giuliani, came out in support of McCain in the primaries and was offfered a hiogh role in a future McCain administration. This kind of thing goes both ways

18 Powell lost any respect I might have had for him when he blamed his stance on the war on Bush. Let us NOT forget the intelligence that EVERYONE had to work with.

Let us NOT forget the Oil for Food Scandal which France unsuccessfully scrambled to stay out of, and in the process, forgot what it means to be a ally.

Powell is a political coward. He's the perfect Democrat.

19 Btw, it's simply not historically accurate to suggest that everyone agreed with the cooked up evidence the US was presenting. Or that "everyone" was offering what Powell was laying out there. There were prominment voices, those of whoch proved to be prophetic, like that of Scott Ritter, who detailesd the deceptions put out these by the Bush adminstrations. The milluions who mobilised in the streets against the war were ultimately right in thier suspisions that the war had nothing to do with WMD, instead the drive by neo cons to get into Iraq long pre dated any issue of "evidence" being a factor. A bit of track but I had ao quickly address Maggie

20 Given the knee-jerk reasoning of the headline post (Rush Limbaugh being the reflex hammer), I believe I'll limit myself to a single retort from my sandbox days: "Yeah, but you started it!"

Can we turn a thought to those people queued up at the emergency room now?

21

See if this doesn't remind you of Woody and GmRoper - Is Powell a democrat or republican so we know if Powell is a military hero or traitor. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJHW2fiEJ44

'

 

 

22

Much of the above bears out that a President Hussein will be at least pro-Muslim.

Powell served honorably.  So did Petain, during and before WW1.

 

23 If Colin Powell is playing the "race card", why do it now instead of in the past when he could have endorsed Alan Keyes or Rev. Al Sharpton?

Does this mean that Joe Lieberman is playing the race card too, since he's a white man supporting another white man?

And is voting for someone because they're "hot" any better than voting for someone based on their skin color or gender?

You've got some things to think about, kiddos.

x
allison

24 Found this at the Booman Tribune:

The only reason Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama is because he’s a racist, or, at the very least, because they’re both soul brothers. After all, even though Powell served in the administration of someone who was totally inexperienced, he had never before endorsed an inexperienced liberal.

25 Allison, there is ample evidence that Obama courted Powell and paid him lots of attention.  Powell has been, wrongly I think, marginalized by too many on the right and he reacted.  He didn't suppor Keys or Sharpton because he knows that both of them are non-serious idiots.

26 I guess Jesse Jackson is a "non-serious idiot" as well. Though if you asked any of these three men, I doubt they'd refer to their campaigns as "non-serious".

And you do realize that several other prominent Republican figures have come out in support of Obama as well, including Christopher Buckley, Michael Smerconish and Ken Adelman. Buckley is the son of the great intellectual conservative William F. Buckley. Smerconish is a talk-radio host. Adelman campaigned for Goldwater, was hired by Rumsfeld at the Office of Economic Opportunity under Nixon, was assistant to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld under Ford, served as Reagan’s director of arms control, and joined the Defense Policy Board for Rumsfeld’s second go-round at the Pentagon in 2001.

Since all these men are white, we can't pull the race card. So what knee-jerk reductionist explanation will we give to these men's actions? SURELY they can't like Obama on POLICY! THE WONDER.

x
allison

27 http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/october-surprise/?ref=opinion

James Joyner, a conservative who blogs at Outside the Beltway, thinks Adelman’s announcement is significant. “While Colin Powell, Lincoln Chaffee, Susan Eisenhower, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Jim Leach, Richard Riordan, Bill Ruckelshaus, and others can be dismissed as outside the conservative movement, Adelman can not,” Joyner writes. “Perhaps, at some point, people will take these complaints about McCain and the direction of the party seriously rather than as an excuse for character assassination.”

28

Allison is arguing brilliantly, I must say. The sad reality seems to be that even Colin Powell, who after all served under a man  and party Roper supported, is at the end of the day seen by GM, Woody and others as nothing more that another black guy. Sad

29

Isn't the term "another black guy," which we haven't used, better than the liberal term of Colin Powll as a "house Negro" and worse, which they have used?

Colin Powell: A House Negro No More!

30 Hello. The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young. I am from Venezuela and , too, and now am writing in English, give please true I wrote the following sentence: "On the other hand, as with any window, there are needs that have to be addressed." Thank :-) Hunter hepatech air purifiers.

31 Badly need your help. Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. I am from Iceland and learning to read in English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "However, the individual access of rights in august 1999, timing of years circles, and national question of nerve-wracking call compound did not interest wind from the reason individuals 09:15am share." With best wishes ;-), Computer hardware for stock trading.

32 Hi all. I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." I am from Kazakhstan and , too, and now am writing in English, give true I wrote the following sentence: "In 1969, it cited a robust trajectory, which has here been implemented and developed one of the most other hooked sites." Thanks in advance. Rosetta stone italian.

33 Great information you write it very clean Blankets. I am very lucky to get this tips from you. Very  outstanding website.I am definitely bookmarking this page and sharing it with my friends.Strange this post is totaly unrelated to what I was searching google for, but it was listed on the first page Caps. I guess your doing something right if Google likes you enough to put you on the first page of a non related search.One again, your idea is very good.thank you!very much.I will give it to my friends.Now lets see if I can do something productive with it.Keep posting stuff like this i really like it  Towels.The secret in getting a great fitting corset is making sure you buy one that is suitable for your body shape.I totally agree. That is exactly how I understand it. Great!

34

Democratic and Republican party leaders put on their best game faces Monday, custom polo shirts embroidered custom making 11th hour arguments on the eve of midterm elections that seem certain to curb if not end Democratic control of Congress.

"We're hoping now for a fresh start with the American people," said GOP chairman custom shirts embroidered custom Michael Steele. "If we don't live up to those expectations, then we'll have a problem in two years."

His Democratic counterpart, Tim Kaine, said he believes Democrats will do better custom fleece jackets embroidered custom than some experts have contended, arguing that Republicans have been obstructionists who "can't see beyond the end of their no."

Kaine, Steele and other party leaders were asked once again on a slew of custom hoodies sweatshirt hooded custom network morning news shows to give fresh assessments of their prospects on the eve of balloting that will culminate a volatile — and possibly transcendent — campaign season.

 

35 Thanks,The message here is super helpful, It's a good article, I like it.,Really good sharing this replica handbags,I will give it to my friends.,Say thank you you as your information.Digitizing Now lets see if I can do something productive with it.Hey this is a great article. I’m going to email this to my buddies fendi peekaboo bag. I stumbled on this while googling for some music lyrics prada nylon bag, I’ll be sure to visit regularly. thanks for sharing.embroidery Digitizing I found several new blogs that I did not know existed before. The message here is super helpful .Your is the best , I liked! So clear and positively.I will tell my friends.embroidery designs You can definitely see your passion in the articles you write. The world needs more passionate authors like you who aren’t scared to say how they feel paddington chloe bag. Always follow your heart.

36 I’ve bookmarked this because I found it interesting Menu Board.Thank for this great post, i like what you read.I am definitely bookmarking this page and sharing it with my friends LED Billboard. I have been searching for this Led Signboard, was not on the similarpage in search as it was last week when I first saw it. Anyway, thank God for search history LED writing board!I am definitely bookmarking this page and sharing it with my friends.

37 Manolo Blahnik popular main reason, is even shoes with tall and thin, but still strong, can withstand the body weight, excellent balance and comfort, something the Manolo Blahnik I also proud. windows 7 starter key

38 Then larboard ancillary lens'apparition <a href="<a href="Bracelet">Bracelet'>http://www.topusbdrive.com/oem-usb-bracelet-usb-drives-c-4_25.html">Bracelet USB Drives</a> undergoes a accumbent polarizing disc filtration, obtains Bracelet USB Drives</a>the accumbent polarized light,appropriate ancillary lens'apparition undergoes a vertical polarizing <a href="oem">oem'>http://www.oemusb.org">oem usb</a>disc filtration, obtainsWooden USB Drives the verticalpolarized light

39 On the other hand, the whole line of clothes (follow the link) seems to be destined for the "worst dressed" list of someone.  Wow, that's a lot of money, in fact, that's more than I've paid for my last 4 suits.  Of course, I don't get paid for modeling which is probably a good thing.oil paintings painting oil painting in oil oil paints paint oil

40

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former IMF chief Dominique custom t-shirts Strauss-Kahn will leave jail on bail on Friday under the shadow of sexual assault charges as another French official, Christine Lagarde, builds support to succeed him. Strauss-Kahn, a global high-flier seen as having a strong shot at the French presidency until his arrest over the weekend, spent the last of four nights at New York's custom hoodies notorious Rikers Island jail on Thursday.

The package of conditions set by a judge on Thursday to let him leave jail -- $1 million cash bail, a $5 million insurance bond and house arrest at a New York custom sweatshirts apartment under armed guard and electronic monitoring -- was due to be signed on Friday. In his letter resigning as the International Monetary custom polo shirts Fund chief, Strauss-Kahn vowed to fight charges he tried to rape a hotel maid and committed other sexual offenses against her.

41 More often than not, people succumb to carbon monoxide poisoning without ever realizing these were in danger. You can avoid co2 poisoning by placing the portable generator only in areas specified by our experts. Here is our list of do's and don'ts concerning this potential hazard.



Don't ever run a altocraft generator in miami indoors; that means Don't run them in: rooms, basements, garages, crawlspaces or any other enclosed space. Whether or not the room or area has ventilation, take note: portable generators were not designed to run indoors, not really in partially enclosed spaces.

42 zhe ci zhong yu mei you zai ai xin jue luo hou mian le ni men dou yao nu li a wo ji xu qu kan kan bie de le

43


<a href="http://www.designerhandbags4mall.com/chloe-outlet-c-259.html">Chloe Outlet</a>

44

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over the debt ceiling has turned into a dramatic custom t-shirts leadership test for President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, opponents in a divided government who've gone from negotiating in secret to facing off in public at a watershed moment for the country and their own political careers.

As the standoff enters its uncertain endgame, it's unclear which custom t-shirts designing online of them will come out ahead — or if the two leaders will rise or fall together with days left to strike a deal and stave off a potentially catastrophic default on U.S. financial obligations.

After Boehner succeeded in maneuvering Obama design custom t-shirts online to the sidelines and grabbing control of the debate, the speaker's standing was abruptly thrown into question late Thursday when he failed to muster the necessary votes from tea party-backed conservatives to chef coats pass debt-ceiling legislation opposed by Obama and Senate Democrats. Boehner revised the bill to make it more palatable to conservatives, but the delay and disarray undercut the speaker's claim to be the responsible leader, giving Obama another opening to try to secure that mantle for himself.

45 If you have never moved you may not know how stressful and nerve-racking a move can be.removals LondonFew weeks ago I had to move out of my tenancy and it was one of the most stressful events in my life. I had only two weeks to get everything prepared for relocation.
The first dose of stress came when I looked around my old home and realized how many items I had accumulated for four years.man with van in LondonI had no idea how I can pack all of my belonging for the short period of time I had. That is why I decided to look for some tips in Internet. I found a lot of websites that provide much information and advises how to deal with home moving. After I read a dozen of articles I relaxed for awhile and gave up preparing for the move.man van London

46 Second, you can use a commercial oven cleaner. cleaners St John's Wood It is recommended that you wear rubber gloves and a face mask to protect yourself from toxins that can lead to nose, lungs and skin problems. More and more professional oven cleaning London companies avoid using such violent cleaners, because they can cause a lot of health problems not only to the cleaners but also to family members and pets. cleaners Twickenham
If you doubt that natural cleaners like bicarbonate of soda can deal with burnt fats and want to utilize a commercial cleaner, you should know how to use it. cleaners Kingston Take out the grills and shelves from your oven before starting the cleaning procedure. Apply some of the cleaning agent over the oven and leave it to stay for about an hour. When the hour is over, take a scourer and scrub the dirt form the surfaces of the oven. cleaners Parsons Green If it is necessary repeat the procedure to ensure that your oven is absolutely grease free. Rinse well and leave it to dry before using it again.

47 Бижутерия

Ръчна изработка

Ножове

Дамаска стомана

ножове ръчна изработка

48 This is the best site I have ever visited.

49 Thanks for giving this post. This is really a good post. Cheap Louis Vuitton Handbags