the-reaction.blogspot.com - 10/20/2008
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By Michael J.W. Stickings Needless to say, the political world is all abuzz today over Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama this morning on Meet the Press . Mustang Bobby posted the clips -- Powell on MTP, then outside the studio. For coverage in the MSM, see CNN and MSNBC . ********** ...
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Powell for Obama: Thoughts on the Endorsement
The Moderate Voice —
... barely recognizes what’s become of today’s GOP. For self-described moderates and independents, Powell remains a widely admired figure. What’s more, few if any Americans enjoy the media adulation that Powell has, which means coverage of this morning’s announcement is likely to be very strong.
With that in mind, Powell’s endorsement this morning may very well have a significant impact.
I think it will.
(Cross-posted from The Reaction.)
Ken Adelman, Conservative Republican for Obama
The Moderate Voice —
... Colin Powell’s recent endorsement of Obama may not have come as much of a surprise — and I’m generally not surprised that Obama has found supporters among Republicans, given the pathetic state of McCain’s vicious and dirty campaign and the extremist state of the GOP these days — but ...
Krauthammer Vents, Weld Backs Obama
The Moderate Voice —
... strategic victory.” (Actually, McCain’s an angry, impetuous, stubborn man who has embraced a radical, militant neoconservative — i.e., Krauthammer’s — worldview.)
What a waste of time. (Why have I wasted my time on it?) It’s such an over-the-top endorsement of McCain, with all the usual anti-Obama smears. He means it seriously, of course, but it reads like a parody.
There’s a reason many Republicans and conservatives, including Colin Powell, Ken Adelman, and Scott McClellan are supporting Obama. A Republican ...
Yet Another Republican for Obama: Charles Fried
The Moderate Voice —
Don’t expect the likes of Bill Kristol or Charles Krauthammer, or even David Brooks, to switch allegiance anytime soon, or ever, but the list of Republicans — and fairly high-profile ones — coming out for Obama is getting longer and longer:
Colin Powell
Ken Adelman
Arne Carlson
William Weld
Now it’s distinguished conservative intellectual Charles Fried, solicitor general during Reagan’s second term and currently a law professor at Harvard — oh, and until just recently a ...
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