Merged Colin Powell to endorse Obama on Meet the Press?

[Cicero]

FWIW, Christopher Hitchens has called Powell the most overrated figure in American politics. Personally, I think he's a pretty smart guy who knew the implications of the Iraq war when he famously told Bush about the "Pottery Barn Rule". Unfortunately, his advice was ignored.

Hitchens is spot on in his appraisal of Powell.

Actually, that idiotic "Pottery Barn Rule" sound bite that Powell invoked as some doctrinaire for military action, only made him appear superficial instead of thought provoking. Had the U.S. military left after deposing Saddam, which Powell was against doing back in 1991, when the U.S. had spent half a trillion and put 500,000 in the Gulf, and not moved in to be targets for IED's and babysit the Iraqi government, the U.S. could have accomplished its goals in Iraq back in 2003.

 

[BenBurch]

Well, while the rumor may have started with awesome Fox racism, I'm glad to see that it's true.

Because if McCain's campaign tries to start (i.e Palin starts) they're in for an ass-kicking.

Would appear they have started already.

 

[gdnp]

If McCain had chosen someone as thoughtful and eloquent as Powell was there, apparently talking for 7 minutes without notes, as his VP candidate, McCain would have much more independent voters in his column. Whether the conservative base would show up is another question, however.

 

[gtc]

He gives people cover to vote Obama.

He also gives people cover not to vote against Obama.

 

[dudalb]

I don't know which is more boring:
Fox with it's incredibly slanted news coverage.
Conservatives who deny Fox is slanted.
Liberals who endlessly bitch about how Fox is slanted.

 

[gtc]

I think the Oprah endorsement was more influential.

Powell's endorsement was just starting to make me think that an Obama Presidency wouldn't be as bad as I feared and you had to go and remind me that Oprah likes him. Thanks a lot.

 

[dudalb]

If anything, Mistress of Woo Ophrah endorsing Obama made it harder for me to decide to vote for him.

 

[varwoche]

Time to make an appointment with an optometrist, or take a rudimentary reading class.

Thank you for pointing out my oversight of these items -- items that did not appear in the 'top stories' sections on the respective pages.

In other words, the point still stands that you exaggerated by no small measure.

 

[varwoche]

Dublab...

I don't know which is more boring:
Fox with it's incredibly slanted news coverage.

... meet dublab:

Liberals who endlessly bitch about how Fox is slanted.

eta: Crikey, I'm not even consistent with my errors. Sorry dudalb and thanks gtc.

 

[gtc]

He is dudalb. And he made a good point.

 

[gdnp]

I don't know which is more boring:
Fox with it's incredibly slanted news coverage.
Conservatives who deny Fox is slanted.
Liberals who endlessly bitch about how Fox is slanted.

Or skeptics who bitch about all three?

 

[Cicero]

I don't know which is more boring:
Fox with it's incredibly slanted news coverage.
Conservatives who deny Fox is slanted.
Liberals who endlessly bitch about how Fox is slanted.

I don't know which is more immutable:

MSM with it's incredibly slanted (left) news coverage.
Liberals who deny MSM is slanted (left).
Liberals who are oblivious to the MSM slant.

 

[chipmunk stew]

I don't know which is more boring:
Fox with it's incredibly slanted news coverage.
Conservatives who deny Fox is slanted.
Liberals who endlessly bitch about how Fox is slanted.

The guy who endlessly bitches about liberal and conservative bias.

 

[XenonII]

Just heard on Sky News UK the mongrel has backed Obama! Hasn't Rice done the same? Funny how these so-called "conservative" Blacks run back to the Democrat plantation when one of their own is running for president. Perhaps Powell's a racist?! After all, according to the lamestream media, a white Democrat whose planning to vote for McCain is a racist, so what does that make this Uncle Tom Colin Powell? TNB if you ask me!

 

[XenonII]

Just confirms my suspicions that there is no such thing as a black conservative, with the possible exception of Alan Keyes and even he has a raised a homo for a daughter (although at least he doesn't accept her wicked lifestyle choice). Palin/Keyes 2012!

 

[RandFan]

 

[Jimbo07]

Just heard on Sky News UK the negro has backed Obama! Hasn't Rice done the same? Funny how these so-called "conservative" Blacks run back to the Democrat plantatiton when one of their own is running for president. Perhaps Powell's a racist? After all, acorrding to the lamestream media, a white democrat whose planning to vote for McCain is a racist, so what does that make this Uncle Tom Colin Powell?

What the hell? Is my ha ha broken today? Was this post meant to be sarcastic?

 

[davefoc]

Just heard on Sky News UK the negro has backed Obama! Hasn't Rice done the same? Funny how these so-called "conservative" Blacks run back to the Democrat plantatiton when one of their own is running for president. Perhaps Powell's a racist? After all, acorrding to the lamestream media, a white democrat whose planning to vote for McCain is a racist, so what does that make this Uncle Tom Colin Powell?

I was unfamiliar with the stylings of XenonII and wasn't sure whether this post was meant to be sarcastic or not. I just read through the last 15 or so of his posts and for better or worse it appears the above post was meant to be serious.

 

[XenonII]

What the hell? Is my ha ha broken today? Was this post meant to be sarcastic?

Waiting for the mainstream media to label him a racist like they would if he was a white Democrat jumping ship to vote for McCain. Waiting...but not holding my breath (don't want to commit suicide!)

 

[Ausmerican]

Oh yeah Xenon is Australias worst ever English import. Our own version of MaGZ. Actually, and I throw up just a little in my mouth saying this, MaGz is more rational.