These days Colin Powell assumes his primary purpose is to lecture Republicans on what it means to be a Republican. In order to pull this off–in order to have his words taken with more seriousness than, say, Rachel Maddow or Howard Dean–General Powell continues to insist that he’s a Republican. He does so despite the fact that he’s twice voted for Barack Obama.
Memo to Mr. Powell: If you’ve twice voted for Barack Obama, a man of deeply liberal/progressive philosophy and policies, you’re no Republican. Of course, there’s an obvious reason Powell continues to claim he’s a Republican. He knows it gives him greater standing to criticize the GOP, which is one of the main things he does these days.
Yesterday on “Meet the Press,” for example, Powell said there’s “a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party.” As evidence for this claim, Powell took issue with former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu calling Obama “lazy” after his poor showing at the first presidential debate last fall.
“He didn’t say he was slow, he was tired, he didn’t do well; he said he was ‘lazy,’” Powell said. “Now, it may not mean anything to most Americans, but to those of us who are African Americans, the second word is ‘shiftless,’ and then there’s a third word that goes along with it.”
Here’s the problem with what Powell said. First, media reports showed that Obama did not study hard for the first debate; and second, Obama has admitted that the quality he most deplores in himself is … laziness. “It’s interesting. Deep down underneath all the work I do, I think there’s a laziness in me,” Obama went on to tell Walters in 2011. “It’s probably from growing up in Hawaii, and it’s sunny outside. Sitting on the beach.”
See how it works? Obama can claim to be lazy and it’s fine. But if a Republican claims he’s lazy, in the aftermath of a debate which evidenced laziness, it indicates “a dark vein of intolerance.” So even Colin Powell has been reduced to playing the race card–and to do so in a particularly transparent and sloppy way.
Colin Powell was a vocal Republican when it served his political career–and now that it’s fashionable to be hyper-critical of Republicans and ignore the worst elements and most offensive comments of Democrats, he’s taken up that job with relish.
Compounding all of this, I think, is that Powell has never come to terms with his support for the Iraq war and the fact that he went before the U.N. to make the case against Iraq based on his belief that they had weapons of mass destruction. In order to keep this from having been a career-destroying moment, Powell instinctively understood he needed to become much more vocal in his criticisms of Republicans. He’s executed that move–and the press, eager to find a prominent self-proclaimed Republican whose main purpose is to lambast Republicans, has played along with it. It’s a game we’re all supposed to take seriously, but some of us really can’t.
Colin, just go. You are a fraud and a fake, the David Souter of GOP Cabinet members of whom the GOP never should have trusted. Never was that more apparent when you kept your mouth shut regarding who the real leaker of Valerie Plame was, and you allowed Scooter Libby and everyone else in the Bush White House to twist in the wind under a sea of dishonorable accusations from the liberal elite. I would call you "lazy" for not having had the ability to be honest about something you knew the answer to, but since you'd call me a racist for calling you lazy for that, I'll then just call you a dishonorable fraud.
He is an Obamabot, it is what they do. nThe RINO known as Powell gave up any and all conservative thought and now only votes and support those with his skin color and of course calls everyone else racist. nThe bigot in him just could not keep silent and his need to prove to his ego that he still mattered could not be denied. n nOnce he may have been a competent soldier, maybe even a fair statesmen, now he is just another politicall correct bigot looking for publicity.
"Powell has never come to terms with his support for the Iraq war and the fact that he went before the U.N. to make the case against Iraq based on his belief that they had weapons of mass destruction." n nHis belief, based on the false information he was given by the the administration,
The most exquisitely sensitive weather vane one can find inside the Beltway. If you want to know which way the political wind is blowing, why just invite "the General" to your interview. nFar into our future, too far to call into question his credibility now, there will come an honest accounting of Mr. Powell's life, and while I doubt it will find any real skeletons in his closet I'll bet it will show his military career was far less distinguished ** in terms of actual battlefield achievement (I mean leading with boots on the ground; colonel or lower) ** than that for which he has been given credit; that he got his ticket punched at all the right billets in Washington; and that, in sum, he was nothing but a highly ambitious politician who profited from the accident of his race and his skill in kissing the right a55es, who spent an inordinate amount of time attending to his own image. In other words, MacArthur without the the battle scars or battlefield achievements — unless one counts press conferences with credulous "journalists" as battlefield achievements. This is someone with an extremely large but sensitive ego. He bristles with arrogance. nPlus we have the story of his visit with the editorial board of the NYT wherein, at the mention of his boss's name (GWB), he rolled his eyes. How's that for integrity? nAnd now we have this "more in sorrow than in anger" BS about the GOP's alleged racism. What a load of crap. nAnyone who is fool enough to persist in thinking this man is a Republican, let alone someone truly deserving of his lofty reputation, have him come see me — I've got a bridge I can sell him.
Powell, what a disappointment.
LOL! He was never a Republican, nor was he a great a General. I like that Colin Powell has been so talkative lately. If he wants to criticize others, I believe he's opened himself up to criticism. So let's take a long, hard look at Colin Powell. Then tell me what his great accomplishment was, and why I should take anything he says seriously.
"Transparent and sloppy?" Oh-oh. Cue the accusations that Peter is using racist code words. Sloppy, of course, speaks for itself. And transparent? Clearly a male white conservative's not-so-subconcious expectation that African Americans keep out of sight, with a reference to Ralph Ellison's novel the Invisible Man!
bs'd nAs my nice Jewish great-grandma, Bubby, would say…."What a bunch of horse radish!", What is not a racial insult now a days? I thought the days of Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson were long since gone, but I guess not. I am so tired of all this racist banter. It makes no difference what color your skin is, what country you come from or what religion you are. As the meme states, "Haters gonna hate".Now my grandchildren are growing up & I don't want them to live in a hate filled world. Half my guys live in Israel & half in America and I tell you there are times I think the Israeli babies are subjected to far less hatred than the Americans. What can we do, world? I am asking as a grandmother who wants a better world for her children & grandchildren.
Powell is and has always been a political opportunist.
This transfer of WMDs occurred during the time that President George W. Bush was awaiting approval from Congress to go into Iraq. Conservatives were very aware and very vocal about this as we sat back, held our breath and said, the weapons will be in Syria before we make it in. How long did we wait for Congressional approval? Six months?
There was a time when I thought Colin Powell was the guy for the Whitehouse. Then he did a 180 and backed Obama,Not once,But twice.He has really put a damper on Who and what a lot of us thought he was. He is no more than a lier and a traiter to the people that made him what he WAS.His Creds have been lost. The Great Lord O is the same color that is the reason he backs him. Powell is as much a racist as The Great Lord O.I never knew if you called a person LAZY that was racist.Someone explain that one to me. Powell needs to flip to the other side and stop trying to be what he is NOT. Any Republican in good standing would shut the door on him. I an disapointed in him to sat the least.I am happy he did not make a run for the Big House.Things would have been the same as they are now. If not worse.
If not for the Republican Party, Powell would for many years have been just another of hundreds of retired colonels.r nr nNothing worse than an ingrate.
If not for the Republican Party, Powell would for many years have been just another retired colonel. n nNothing worse than an ingrate.
I couldn't have said it better. Three-count them,three- Republicans Presidents lavished this very obscure man honor and responsibility and now he kicks them in the teeth. GO, already!
How does one violate the truth, for which they know is the truth based on logic, reason, common sense, ie; the principle of integrity and honor, aka virtue. By saying what he is saying, doing what he is doing, then denying what he is saying and doing against the truth of what his actions state. n nThis is what and where Powell is at.. and for what purpose. To seek his personal vengeance on Bush and the GOP, for which he feels he was slighted during his tenure. This is the immature pettiness of Powell, for which is the more diplomatically polite criticism of his actions. The more unvarnished truth is he is has sold his soul, integrity, honor, and virtue for insidious personal partisan politicing, in the form of soft racism and bigotry, propagandist lies, snide innuendos and smears to directly, or indirectly, insinuate false accusations, and so on.. n nBut worse, he has engaged in joining forces with anti-American marxist forces of Obama, the MSMedia, Academia, etc.., for whatever purpose and reasons which we know by know, has now turned Powell into a usurper and traitor against his own country, the American people, the US Constitution, Democracy, Free Market Capitalism, Individual Freedom and Liberty. n nThis is not uncommon now, with Obama encouraging and enabling his sycophants and useful idiots to be ever more embolden in their marxist revolt against America.
The Wanker Colin Powell slammed Sarah Palin for describing Obama. “Lazy shuckin’ and jivin hoe Nu2721gga” and gagged desperately schooling David Gregory into Republican Party survival. Was not that insulting enough for Gormless Colin Powell to leave the Republican Party horseplay and start his own especially when he gremmed that Blacks and Hispanics voters are 47% of USA. Get stuffed! nSquiffy Sarah Palin ain’t addressing John Wayne the White Idol that she likes to see in the Whitehouse but Lazy shuckin’ and jivin hoe Nu2721gga Barack Husain Obama. If you’re dyslexic to suss then you have a greater problem than the rest of the endangered species of the failing Republican Party. Sarah Palin was too skew-whiff as any Slapper Midwest blond tramp Throw a spanner in the works to skive slag ‘hoe Nu2721gga’ in public. However, she treasured smeg to be snookered with white folks backstage. I know how sloshed losers behave after the third Budweiser. Back to Lazy shuckin’ and jivin hoe Nu2721gga Colin Powell preposterous statement: “I was brought up Republican” that’s white folk’s twat not Nu2721ggas. By Sod's law the Menajahtwa Muthafukahuh insulted not blacks but Hispanic & Asians at large. The "old sod" Colin Powell admitted that the Republican Party is for Slaves & Salve Owners only.
Um, you cannot substitute massive quantities of alcohol for your anti-psychotic meds. For your safety, and the safety of those around you, please admit yourself to the nearest ER!!!
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bs'd nWhat a sad little man.
Surprise! Dermal Melanin trumps intellect!
Powell is to being a Republican as Pelosi, Biden, Kerry, etc are to being Catholic. In Name only.