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Sorry if posted--Colin Powell endorses Obama!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/colin.powell/index.html
(CNN)?-- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."
"I think he is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Sen. Barack Obama," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."Powell said he was concerned about what he characterized as a recent negative turn of Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's campaign, such as the campaign's attempts to tie Obama to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers."I think that's inappropriate. I understand what politics is about -- I know how you can go after one another, and that's good. But I think this goes too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's not what the American people are looking for," he said.Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself.Powell said he has some concerns about the direction of the Republican Party, adding that it has "moved more to the right than I would like to see it."In regard to the financial crisis, which Powell called the candidates' "final exam," Powell said?McCainappeared unsteady in dealing with it, while Obama had excelled in handling the situation.
"Obama?displayed a steadiness, an intellectual curiosity, a depth of knowledge," Powell said."He has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president," he said.During the campaign, Powell has met with both candidates and said he has a lot of respect for McCain. He said Sunday that he thinks both candidates are qualified to be president."It isn't easy for me to disappoint Sen. McCain in the way that I have this morning, and I regret that," Powell said.Speaking on Fox News Sunday, McCain said he respects and admires Powell, and the announcement "doesn't come as a surprise.""I'm also very pleased to have the endorsement of four former secretaries of state -- Secretaries [Henry] Kissinger, [James] Baker, [Lawrence] Eagleburger, and [Alexander] Haig -- and I'm proud to have the endorsement of well over 200 retired Army generals and admirals," McCain said.Powell served as Secretary of State under President Bush from 2001 to 2005.The possibility of a Powell endorsement has been rumored for several months.On August 13, Powell's office denied a report on Fox News by commentator Bill Kristol that Powell had decided to publicly back Obama at the Democratic National Convention.Powell himself brushed off queries on any potential presidential nod but told ABC News in August that he would not be going to Denver, Colorado, for the convention.Back in February, Powell told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he was weighing an endorsement of a Democratic or independent candidate.Powell has offered praise for Obama, calling him an "exciting person on the political stage.""He has energized a lot of people in America," said Powell. "He has energized a lot of people around the world. And so I think he is worth listening to and seeing what he stands for."The former general, who has largely steered clear of politics since leaving the Bush administration, noted that the next president will need to work to restore America's standing in the world.Powell gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in support of George W. Bush in 2000.Powell said Sunday that he has no plans to campaign for Obama.?
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Re: Sorry if posted--Colin Powell endorses Obama!
The news about the endorsement broke right before I showered, so I wound up skipping church to watch Meet the Press. Do I get a gold-plated dork card now?
I thought Powell was awesome! I completely agree with his discussion of the narrowing of the Republican party. I loved his dicussion of the "Obama is a Muslim" murmurs - that the right response isn't just, "No, he isn't Muslim," but instead is, "So what if he is?" I thought he made a GREAT point about this stuff getting on Al Jazeera and killing us around the world. He also denounced Michelle Bachmann's recent craziness about members of Congress being "anti-American," although he didn't mention her name. GmcG and I were secretly hoping for Powell to be Obama's VP nomination even though we knew it would never happen. So I'm pretty pumped about this!
Thanks a lot.
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I know gtown personally and I know she wouldn't have said that to mean anything cruel to people on this board.
I read it as "yay that Obama has smart conservatives supporting him" as opposed to say, Sean Hannity. Not "conservatives who are smart vote Obama and idiots vote McCain."
If someone said of Lieberman's support of McCain, "smart democrats for McCain" I would think they just had a high opinion of Lieberman, not that they thought other democrats were dumb. KWIM?
Anyway, I'm very pleased. The Post article on it made clear that Powell was very uncomfortable with the decision and it seems he's given this a lot of thought and wrestled with it pretty deeply, and seemed genuinely conflicted and really liked McCain too. It's nice to see him come out in political life again. We need more thoughtful leaders like him.
I kind of worry that it will be seen as Colin Powell only supporting Obama because they're both black. ?But I hope most people know that Powell is honorable and smart enough to be better than that. ?I hope it does speak to Obama's abilities and prowess!?
Apparently Powell actually donated the maximum ($2300?) to the McCain campaign last year - he was really going back and forth about who to support recently. Palin put him over the edge. If he just wanted to support a black candidate, he could have done so from day one.
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This is fantastic. I'm so glad a prominent Republican is standing up against the tactics that MPC is employing.
Bolding is mine. I pretty much want to bold the entire thing.
I know he said this, but Powell's endorsement makes a much bigger difference today, when it can suck up the next day or two of news cycle, than it would have a few months ago.?
Personally, I agreed with everything Powell said on MTP (R party is narrower, campaign has been ugly, etc.). ?But I also noticed the complete absence of a single policy position he agrees with Obama on. ?Thats how I feel too unfortunately.
Deductive reasoning isn't a conservative or liberal attribute. ~epphd
I completely agree with you about CP now, BM*, but I think a lot of "middle america" holds tremendous respect for CP, particularly in the realm of foreign policy.
Cool. Sorry for the misinterprtation.
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Forgive me, but I don't see how this statement is relevant. While Powell didn't point to a specific proposal (nor was he asked to) he emphatically made it clear that Obama is better for this country on both foreign policy, economic, and judicial issues. It's disingenuous to suggest that he didn't single-out a certain specific plan when he practically blew kisses to everyhting that Obama stands for.