mainepolitics.net - 10/19/2008
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Writing on the conservative message board As Maine Goes , Republican attorney Dan Billings responded to Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama today by accusing him of racism and stating that "If Obama was a white man, Powell would not have made the endorsement."
Billings is a Republican ...
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Will he or won’t he? Will moderate Republican
Colin Powell, the first African-American to serve as chairman...
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of State, endorse Democrat Barack Obama, the first black presidential candidate of a major U.S. ...
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42% See Powell Endorsement of Obama As Possible
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Rush Limbaugh, Republican Leaders Attack Colin Powell for Being a Racist
Open Left - Front Page —
... Meanwhile, Maine Politics catches Republican activist and leader Dan Billings accusing Powell of racism in an offhand comment on a message board. ...
Limbaugh, George Will: Powell Endorsed Obama Based On Race
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... who gave credence to the race-over-politics theory. A prominent Republican attorney in Maine, Dan Billings, accused Powell of racism, stating: "If Obama was a white man, Powell would not have made the endorsement." ...
Limbaugh, George Will: Powell Endorsed Obama Based On Race
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... who gave credence to the race-over-politics theory. A prominent Republican attorney in Maine, Dan Billings, accused Powell of racism, stating: "If Obama was a white man, Powell would not have made the endorsement." ...
General Funk And His Bass Beat Army
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Jesse Taylor
Rush Limbaugh says that Colin Powell only endorsed Obama because of race. A prominent Maine Republican calls Powell’s Obama endorsement racist. Michelle Malkin says it’s not because of his race, it’s just because of al the black-ass liberalism they share.
Can I point out that Powell spent several years of his life working for the most despised white man in the African American community in several decades? That he’s been part and parcel of a party for decades whose continued ...
Cartoonist depicts Colin Powell as Benedict Arnold in blackface.
Think Progress —
... of U.S. history’s greatest acts of treason — in blackface, followed by the line: “Benedict Arnold…Race Patriot“:
Politicker reports Campbell also stated that Powell “wishes to see someone who looks like himself in the White House.” Similarly, Rush Limbaugh is now saying that Powell endorsed Obama only because they are both African-American, and a prominent Maine GOP activist claimed, “If Obama was a white man, Powell would not have made the endorsement.”
I Was Just Thinking This Morning...
Shakesville —
... Patriot“: Yes, in blackface. What, no watermelon and fried chicken? And just in case you thought Limbaugh might be quiet about this one: Politicker reports Campbell also stated that Powell “wishes to see someone who looks like himself in the White House.” Similarly, Rush Limbaugh is now saying that Powell endorsed Obama only because they are both African-American, and a prominent Maine GOP activist claimed, “If Obama was a white man, Powell would not have made the endorsement.”Well, you know ...
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WTF Is It Now?!? —
To sum up, Colin Powell crossed party lines to make an endorsement because he's a secret racist, but insufferable vichycrat Joe Lieberman did it because he puts principles over party.
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