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Re: Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama
Sister Toldjah —
‘Nuff said.
This just in: Colin Powell is black!
Comments from Left Field —
... On the heels of Gen. Colin Powell, Bush’s former Secretary of State, endorsing Obama for President, Queen Wingnut Michelle Malkin would like to remind you that Powell is black. She did such by running this photo of him (which could be photoshopped, for all I know): ...
Colin Powell Endorses Obama
Stop The ACLU —
... Powell’s statement of concern this morning about the sort of Supreme Court justices a President McCain might appoint, Limbaugh wrote: “I was also unaware of his dislike for John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia. I guess he also regrets Reagan and Bush making him a four-star [general] and secretary of state and appointing his son to head the FCC. Yes, let’s hear it for transformational figures.” The media is in a frenzy over this endorsement, the rest of us yawn.
The least surprising reactions in the world pile up
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... Michelle Malkin puts up this picture to discredit Colin Powell: ...
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PoliGazette —
... And the last blogger we’ll link to, Michelle Malkin
responded agitated yet not overly insulted
(in a post accompanied by a ridiculous photo of Powell ‘hip-hopping’: ”The orgy of Obamedia attention Powell will receive the next 24 hours is disproportionate to its importance. The press only loves maverick Republicans when they jump in bed with Democrats.” ...
The Powell endorsement: Right-wing racism and what the endorsement means for Obama
The Reaction —
... Take Michelle Malkin, for example -- or don't take her, it's up to you, and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't -- who calls Powell's endorsement "a triumph of hope over reality." Of course, "reality" for Malkin is a fantasyland for the rest of us. She blames Powell for not taking the Obama-Ayers association seriously enough, for blaming the GOP for spreading smears and slurs about Obama, and for finding the GOP too "narrow." As inhabitants of real reality know, the Obama-Ayers assocation is insignificant, the Republican smear machine, including McCain and Palin themselves, ...
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 ...
Colin Powell Endorses Obama for President and Says It’s NOT About Race
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Michelle Malkin says no to the race issue and says it is Powell’s social liberalism that leads him to endorse Obama. ...
Powell for Obama: Thoughts on the Endorsement
The Moderate Voice —
... Take Michelle Malkin, for example, who calls Powell’s endorsement “a triumph of hope over reality.” Of course, “reality” for Malkin is a fantasyland for the rest of us. She blames Powell for not taking the Obama-Ayers association seriously enough, for blaming the GOP for spreading smears and slurs about Obama, and for finding the GOP too “narrow.” As inhabitants of real reality know, the Obama-Ayers assocation is insignificant, the Republican smear machine, including McCain and Palin themselves, has been operating at full ...
Colin Powell's Obama Endorsement May Raise Uncomfortable Questions
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney —
COLIN'S FOUL Why Powell's Obama Endorsement Could Actually Backfire Remember the good old days, when the left saw Colin Powell as a bloodthirsty warmongerer? Now, with his move to endorse Barack Obama for the presidency, he's somehow a hero to our "progressive" friends. If the Dear Leader's supporters were hoping for a grand slam from Powell's move, however, they may soon be saddened to discover this is a mere foul ball. Worse, it could prove a complete ...
The Powell Endorsement
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Go read Michelle Malkin's comments section. My favorite base blast: Colin Powell was the first
affirmative action poser child for every office he ever held. He is
certainly in favor of the first affirmative action president. A close second:
The ONLY reason Powell is voting for Obama is color…
period. The
fact that Obama is going to follow anti-white, liberation theology is
just icing on the cake. Most blacks hate whites… it is axiomatic, and
the liberals are opening up the chicken coop and maybe the prisons and ...
McCain on Powell: “I wished he had taken the opportunity to meet Governor Palin”
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... to meet Governor Palin,” McCain said. “I’m proud to have four former secretaries of state endorse me and over 200 admirals and generals who are retired support me.” Here’s Limbaugh lighting into him on today’s show. Whether race influenced his decision is a fruitless subject since there’s no way to prove it either way; I’m willing to take a former Joint Chiefs chair at his word, and the boss notes that there’s no need to impute to racial politics what’s equally well explained by Powell’s social liberalism . The more interesting question is whether the public thinks race had ...
Little Red Riding Obama
The Wide Awake Cafe —
... Why hasn’t Obama high-tailed it out west yesterday or even earlier? I hate to be cynical but could this Little Red Riding Hood visit to Granny be more like a Colin Powell endorsement type of thing? ...
FL GOP Chair Sends Out Racist E-mail: Beware Of The Car Loads Of Blacks
Crooks and Liars —
... he is at minimum a socialist and probably Marxist in his core beliefs." The Republican volunteer says that is because, "After all he is black- no experience or accomplishments but he is black." Read on...
If the McCain/Palin campaign has done anything, it has exposed the worst in our society. Couple that with the hate talk that infests the once-public airwaves from the likes of Rush Limbaugh and the xenophobic, racist rants of the right wing blogs and this is what you get.
