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Powell calls Bachmann's comments 'nonsense'
Politico Live's Blogs —
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell told reporters after his appearance on Sunday's "Meet the Press" that his decision to endorse Barack Obama was driven, in part, by comments like those made by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.). Bachmann said Friday that the media should investigate members of Congress to see if they were "pro-American" or 'anti-American."
"This business, for example, we've got a congressman from Minnesota whose going around saying, 'Let's examine all congressmen to see who is pro-America and whose not pro-America.' We've got to stop this kind of nonsense and pull ourselves together and remember that our great ...
Powell says crazy Michelle Bachman helped him decide to endorse Obama
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Q: Sir, what role did McCain's negativity play in your decision? POWELL: It troubled me. You know, we have two wars. We have economic problems. We have health problems. We have education problems. We have infrastructure problems. We have problems around the world with our allies. And so those are the problems the American people wanted to hear about, not about Mr. Ayers, not about who is a Muslim and who's not a Muslim. Those kinds of images going out on al Jazeera are killing us around the world. And we have got to say to the world it doesn't make any difference who you are or what you are. If you're an ...
Powell, redux
Political Animal —
POWELL, REDUX.... After his "Meet the Press" appearance, during which he endorsed Barack Obama , Colin Powell stopped to answer reporters' questions outside the studio. As it happens, his remarks were nearly as interesting after the program as they were during. Powell was asked about relentless negativity of the McCain campaign, and Powell made no effort to hide his disappointment. Perhaps most importantly, Powell noted that the constant right-wing efforts to a) falsely label Obama as a Muslim; and b) make "Muslim" some kind of slur, not only undermines national unity, but also damages America's standing in the world. "Those types of images going out on Al ...
Powell Outside The Studio
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
In some ways, more devastating. And a swipe at Bachmann's McCarthyism:
After "Meet," Powell carries on his indictment of McCain/GOP
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
Colin Powell, talking to reporters outside NBC's Washington bureau after appearing on Meet the Press, further pressed his case against McCain and GOP, effectively accusing his longtime friend and party of running a trivial, small campaign.
Most notably, Powell picked up on a point he had raised during the interview that clearly is bothering him.
Referring to Bill Ayers and what he called "who's a Muslim and who's not a Muslim," Powell said: "Those kinds of images, going out on al-Jazeera, are killing us around the world."
"And we have got to say to the world, it doesn't make any ...
Tinklenberg hits $620 k in donations
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
Source: Minnesota Public Radio Source: Minnesota Public Radio Posted at 2:16 PM on October 19, 2008 by Tom Scheck An official with Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg's campaign says the 6th District DFLer raised $620 thousand since GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann made her comments on Friday. The source said another surge in donations occurred after former Secretary of State Colin Powell cited Bachmann as one of the reasons he endorsed Barack Obama. Powell called her comments "nonsense" during a briefing with reporters. You can watch his entire briefing here. Read more: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/co... ...
Fed Up
Suburban Guerrilla —
I’m so pleased to see that Minnesota Democrat Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg has pulled in more than $620K since her opponent Rep. Michele Bachmann went off on her rant about “unAmerican” congressional Democrats.
Fuck her and the elephant she rode in on. She’s the one who’s unAmerican, as Colin Powell clearly sees:
Aiding The Enemy
Comments from Left Field —
From Andrew Sullivan, here is a clip of Gen. Powell after his appearance on MSNBC’s Meet the Press this morning:
In the less than twelve hours that Colin Powell has been an official Obama supporter, he’s already proven to be one of the Democratic candidate’s most effective surrogates.
What really strikes me about these brief remarks is that Powell uses against McCain the kind of attacks that Republicans have been using against Democrats since the invasion of Iraq: that criticism is in fact emboldening the ...
Has Move To Discredit Powell Over Obama Endorsement Begun?
The Moderate Voice —
When former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama today, Powell’s explanations of why were a kind of laundry list of why many independent voters have recently been breaking for Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain.
The two immediate questions then became:
1. How would this impact Obama’s campaign and McCain’s campaign?
2. Would there be a move to discredit Powell — since the modus operendi of 21st century politics is that there is invariably an attempt to discredit politicians, journalists and other writers by partisans who seemingly feel threatened by ...
Early Morning Swim: Wingnuts Spin The Powell Endorsement Edition
Firedoglake —
First Rush Limbaugh...
...and George Will.
Then Pat Buchanan.
Post debate battlegrounds: Obama up in all of them.
Palin: Obama's crowds are worse!
Progressive taxation = socialism; nationalizing the financial system = ...
The Powell Endorsement
Balloon Juice —
For those of you who missed it:
The funny thing is that I know that my old friends who I think have gone completely insane (and they think I have gone around the bend, as well) would, in years past, have been really moved by Powell’s ...
'Hillary the Socialist' Meme Replaced with 'Obama the Socialist' Meme (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Outside the Meet the Press studio yesterday, Colin Powell issued a powerful condemnation of the election season lunacy, or the self-destructive nature of U.S. elections (see video below). Who can disagree? I was especially pleased to hear Powell shoot down the lunatic charges that Barack Obama is a socialist. If Hillary Clinton were the Democratic nominee, accusations that Obama is an anti-American Muslim socialist who pals around with terrorists would be replaced by charges that Hillary is that nagging anti-American socialist bitch who murdered Vince Foster. In fact, in ...
Jesse Lee: 15 Days Out: The Odd Out-of-Touch Obsessions of John McCain
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Jesse Lee is the Online Rapid Response Manager for the DNC, this is a daily update on the day's messaging.
DNC Note: If you live in Florida, stop reading and vote!
Speaking of which, Senator Obama's in Florida today, telling folks to vote and why they should vote for him ("Go early. We're going to make sure your vote is counted."). He spoke in depth on the economy, laying out the foundation of an administration that actually works for the middle class instead of against them.
John McCain, on the other hand, has spent the day concerned with ...
Tony Burman: Shocking Racism at Palin Rally: Al Jazeera Report Starts Controversy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
The U.S. presidential race is mesmerizing the world. The result is hundreds of hours of unprecedented news coverage about the U.S. on international news channels -- including the one that I run, the English-language channel of Al Jazeera.
So why has one of our news reports -- on a channel that is broadcast in 120 million households worldwide but not throughout most of the U.S. -- triggered so much controversy in this country?
Perhaps because it was a tough take on at least one issue -- race -- that is being poorly reported by most of America's mainstream media.
On October 12, one of our reporters interviewed people attending a ...
