Brokaw Didn't Ask Powell About The Surge or Obama's Opposition
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... winning military strategy. Given Powell's critical position in garnering support for the Iraq War, as well as his involvement in Desert Storm many years ago, it should have been essential to any interview dealing with his endorsement of either candidate how he feels the 2007 increase in troops has worked, and what the Senatorial vote on this strategy by his candidate of choice says about that person's foreign policy acumen. Despite this logic, a full examination of the transcript and video of this almost 30-minute interview identified absolutely no reference ...

More Wisdom from Powell
PoliGazette — ... and watch it. It’s surprising how many important points Powell manages to squeeze in so elegantly into a relatively short talk. In discussing the value of Obama versus McCain Powell critisized his own party for becoming more narrow and simultaneously praised Obama for being more inclusive. He says something that should not be forgotten: ...

Gergen: Powell's Obama Endorsement Most Important of Campaign
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Consider how left-leaning many of the statements Powell made on Sunday's "Meet the Press" were, and how unlikely they will do anything to sway Independent, Conservative, and undecided voters (full transcript available here, file photo): ...

Beyond the Endorsement: How the Right Should React to Colin Powell
The Next Right — ... of Barack Obama today was one of the three "ouches" Moe Lane pointed out on RedState, the other two being the $150M raised by Obama last month and the 100K strong crowd for Obama in St. Louis. Nobody should take much stock in endorsements, and this wasn't unexpected. Plus, I think John McCain can do a lot more with the aftermath of Obama's conversation with Joe the Plumber than Obama can do with Powell's endorsement. But Powell does mention a few things that are worth noting and reacting to. <!--break--> ...

"A cold calculated political decision"
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — That's how John McCain describes his choice of VP, Sarah Palin. No wonder Colin Powell doesn't trust his judgement anymore.

Colin Powell Endorses Obama for President and Says It’s NOT About Race
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... The transcript is here. Colin Powell said this: I’m an American, first and foremost, and I’m very proud–I said, I’ve said, I’ve said to my beloved friend and colleague John McCain, a friend of 25 years, “John, I love you, but I’m not just going to vote for you on the basis of our affection or friendship.” And I’ve said to Barack Obama, “I admire you.  I’ll give you all the advice I can.  But I’m not going to vote for you just because you’re ...

Probably an al Qaeda sleeper
The Reality-Based Community — ... Just look at this guy's name. You have to know he's not a real American. Why, he might as well be called "Hussein"! 080929_slideshowplaton16_p465.jpg Colin Powell is not one of my heroes. But since he's not running for anything, he's allowed to speak the truth . He says what Obama can't get away with saying. I'm also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a ...

Powell's Finest Moment
Informed Comment — ... Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama on Meet the Press was its sincerity and the form of its reasoning. He addressed issues, not personalities. He engaged in analysis, not demonization. After the Rove years of Goebbels-like propaganda, guilt by association, and innuendo, Powell's appearance brought fresh air into the nation's living rooms the way flinging the windows open in March for spring cleaning does. The transcript is here. Powell brings a great deal of credibility to this discussion. He gave ...

The Powell Endorsement
Ankle Biting Pundits — ... But when I take a look at Powell’s reasons for supporting Obama, I find them appropriate, because they are as empty as Obama himself. Check it out: ...

Bill Scher: The Pundit Fight Against The Progressive Majority (and Real Responsibility)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... which asserts "we are at heart a right-leaning country skeptical of government." A perfect example of how the rest of PunditTown reacted to the piece: the pundit roundtable reaction on NBC's Meet The Press. ...

"I Feel Strongly About This Particular Point Because Of A Picture I Saw In A Magazine"
BAGnewsNotes — ... completely gone off the tracks in polarizing this country.  Think what you will of Powell himself, his reference to this photograph as a statement of inclusion and as a rebuttal to the hate being spread by his friend John McCain and Sarah Palin serves as just one more endorsement for America's return to sanity (as well as the power of visual politics).  PDN has backstory. Powell MTP interview: video + transcript (photo comments, p.2) (h/t: Niel) ...

Gallagher on Powell’s endorsement: ‘Race is the factor I think that drives much of this.’
Think Progress — ... much of this” because Powell is “enamored and in love with the concept of a black man being president of these United States.” Gallagher then suggested that Powell might not “have the intellectual capacity to, you know, make a distinction and realize the difference” between Obama and the “long list of black Americans who would make fine presidential candidates.” Listen here: Earlier today, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Powell’s endorsement “was totally about race.” Powell, however, rejected such claims on Meet The Press yesterday, saying, “If I had only had that in mind, ...

Perspective
Shakesville — ... of Barack Obama, Colin Powell referred to the photograph of the headstone marking the grave of Cpl. Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan at Arlington National Cemetery. ...

Obama Would Fail Security Clearance
Daniel Pipes :: Writings — Obama Would Fail Security Clearance by Daniel Pipes Philadelphia Bulletin October 21, 2008 With Colin Powell now repeating the lie that Barack Obama has "always been a Christian," despite new information further confirming Obama's ...

Mitchell Calls Obama '90%' Ad 'Remarkably Negative'
At-Largely — by Brad Jacobson The media continues to present this phony moral equivalency: Obama's ads are somehow just as negative as McCain's. On Meet the Press Sunday, Andrea Mitchell exemplified this ludicrous meme, unintentionally entering Onion and Saturday Night Live territory when she called the following "a remarkably negative ad": Here's the specific context in which Mitchell presented this specious notion: TOM BROKAW: Can they continue to tag John McCain with George Bush? MITCHELL: They can, and, in fact, they're doing it with a remarkably negative ad. I mean, we talk a ...

Savage: ‘The only people who don’t seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin.’
Think Progress — ... Powell said specifically during his Meet the Press appearance that his endorsement was not based on Obama’s race. “If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six, eight, 10 months ago,” he remarked. ...

Rush Limbaugh tripped all over himself yesterday, talking about Colin Powell.
Althouse — ... John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia and still think the next 2 appointments should be made by a Democrat. That's my thinking on the subject. Political moderates tend to want a balanced Supreme Court, and replacing Stevens, Souter, or Ginsburg -- the 3 most likely departures -- with a reliably conservative Justice would upset the balance we have known for the lasts 20 years and more. As for all that material about race, here's what Powell said: So, when I look at all of this and I think back to my Army ...

Powell's Impact
Swampland — I admit I was among those who were initially a bit skeptical about Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama. How much, I wondered, did it have to do with the damage done to Powell's own reputation caused by his service as George W. Bush's secretary of state? And why, I wondered, did Powell wait until 16 days before the election, with Obama already up in the polls and looking like a winner? But then I watched Powell and listened to what he said. HIs indictment of his own party's political tactics was more than powerful; it was convincingly sincere. His timing, it turned out, ...

Obama's Strength on Foreign Policy
democracyarsenal.org — ... The country is with Obama, especially on foreign policy.  We have seen national security leaders from both parties embrace Obama's security and foreign policy approach.  From Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama's candidacy to ...

Hagel: Palin is the ‘thinnest-résumé candidate for Vice-President in the history of America.’
Think Progress — ... Last week when former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) on NBC’s Meet The Press, he also question’s Palin’s qualifications for office. “I don’t believe she’s ready to be president of the United States,” said Powell. ...

Ensign: Sarah Palin Is Not ‘Experienced Enough To Be President Of The United States’
Think Progress — ... – On Meet the Press two weeks ago, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, said, “I don’t believe she’s ready to be president of the United States.” ...

Globalizing Americana: Part 16 - Xenophobia and the Hyphenated American
All articles at Blogcritics — ... of a unified American population, the atrocities that befell Japanese-Americans, German-Americans, and Italian-Americans during WWII and their internment speaks to the vehement and immobilizing force of fear. More precisely stated: xenophobia. For me, the most definitive moment during the 2008 presidential election was not initiated by Barack Obama or John McCain. In fact, the most powerful statement I heard during that time came during Colin Powell s endorsement of Barack Obama on Meet the Press . Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell responded to allegations that ...

Jon Soltz: It's Official: Bush Admin Saw Iraq As Religious War
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... When Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for the Presidency, he made a point of raising the photo of the grieving mother of Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan at his grave at Arlington Cemetery. Khan - a Muslim - died for this country, in Iraq. He didn't die for the Bible. He wasn't even fighting for the Bible. He wasn't "hunting people for Jesus." If anything, brave men and women like Khan should serve as examples to the Muslim world that we don't fight religious wars. ...

And Your Point Would Be...?
Shakesville — ... To quote Colin Powell, so what if he was? What difference would it make? Why shouldn't America elect a Muslim as president? Why can't a kid growing up in Toledo or Miami or Phoenix or Denver or Seattle who happens to be Muslim aspire to follow in the footsteps of the forty-three other men who have been elected president? ...