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Powell hits back at Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor a 'reverse racist' is 'nonsense' (video)
Powell hits back at Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor a 'reverse racist' is 'nonsense' (video)
Powell hits back at Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor a 'reverse racist' is 'nonsense'
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Video- Colin Powell hits back at Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor a 'reverse racist' is 'nonsense'
The Political Carnival — Well, this will put Powell back in my BIL's good graces. Via Think Progress.

Powell Hits Back At Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor A ‘Reverse Racist’ Is ‘Nonsense’
Think Progress — Last May, hate radio talker Rush Limbaugh called Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, a “reverse racist,” referring to Sotomayor’s past comment that a “wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” Today on CNN, former Secretary of State Colin Powell criticized such comments. Saying that Sotomayor is a “gifted” and an “accomplished woman” with “a judicial record that seems to be balanced and tries to follow the law,” Powell added that calling her a “reverse ...

Colin Powell Again Goes After Rush Limbaugh
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell apparently can't do a television interview anymore without going after conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Unfortunately, Sunday wasn't any different. Appearing with John King on CNN's "State of the Union," Powell couldn't resist referring to Limbaugh in a question about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript): COLIN POWELL: She's from my neighborhood, yes. She seems like a very gifted and accomplished woman. She certainly has an open and liberal bent of mind, but ...

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Powell Hits Back At Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor A ?Reverse Racist? Is ?Nonsense?
The Hollywood Liberal — Powell Hits Back At Limbaugh: Calling Sotomayor A ?Reverse Racist? Is ?Nonsense? Last May, hate radio talker Rush Limbaugh called Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, a “reverse racist,” referring to Sotomayor’s past comment that a “wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” Today on CNN, […] Last May, hate radio talker Rush Limbaugh called Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, a “ reverse racist ,” referring to Sotomayor’s past comment that a “wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would ...

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