Powell was crapped on by the Bushies. He returned the favor by backing Obama. Only now he realizes that the socialist tone of Obama's campaign rhetoric was not simply tone it was a promise. "Oh crap!" I also believe that like other "Black Americans", Powell saw Obama as a "Black American". Obama never lived the "Black American" experience. He sat in his wife's Chicago church for a couple of years, apparently sleeping through the sermons while gaining street cred and future votes. That was his only "black" experience. Pigmented skin does not a "Black-American" make.

Powell and a lot of others got played!

Well....someone must have pulled "the toys" out of Powell's head.

Originally posted by Boomer1941
Well....someone must have pulled "the toys" out of Powell's head.

That's an interesting theory, maybe they did use some form of insideous mind control on Powell to get him to endorse Omaba and the cheap made in China batteries that came with it have all ready gone dry!

All this is making me wonder if Colin Powell isn't planning to step forward now and fill the GOP leadership vacuum, with the idea of possibly running for pres. in 2012. Wouldn't be a bad thing at all if he did.

Originally posted by MysticSky
All this is making me wonder if Colin Powell isn't planning to step forward now and fill the GOP leadership vacuum, with the idea of possibly running for pres. in 2012. Wouldn't be a bad thing at all if he did.

I would have felt much better about Powell as President than McCain or Obama.

He has some excellent leadership capibilities is versed on International Affairs and knows a number of the players. He seems usually to be pragmatic and studious in his approaches.

I couldn't quite fathom why he would endorse someone like Obama but evidently he is also a man big enough to concede when he's made a mistake and that's a big plus in my book too.

Thanks for posting.

Very interesting... thanks for the post Op, S&F sir!

Like any relationship, the first six to nine months are called the honeymoon period and it is obvious the honeymoon is over...

Conservatives that voted for our current President did so out of frustration of their political party and those decision are coming back to haunt.

Maybe after some intensive therapy they will be able to forgive themselves of their decision!

My thoughts, Ciao!

Originally posted by rgseymour
Very interesting... thanks for the post Op, S&F sir!

Like any relationship, the first six to nine months are called the honeymoon period and it is obvious the honeymoon is over...

Conservatives that voted for our current President did so out of frustration of their political party and those decision are coming back to haunt.

Maybe after some intensive therapy they will be able to forgive themselves of their decision!

My thoughts, Ciao!

Thanks my friend.

Talk about an unlucky choice indeed. Lets hope if they need therapy Obama's national health care plan will cover it for them!

People should always be careful what they wish for, you never know when they will get it!

Thanks for posting.

So some people here accuse Powell of being racist while others are saying his words against Obama's ambition are typical due to him being of a different political party. Some people here are even bringing up the fact that Powell was part of the Bush administration once and using that to determine what he is saying now.

Ok to these different people first off all I say this:

1. He isn't being racist by making his honest opinion so get over your freaking race war stereotypical fits already because they annoy me. OH HE'S SAYING SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT OBAMA! HE'S A RACIST! Oh so I'm assuming that the black people who said things against Bush when he was in office are not racist for their comments? A lot of people disliked Bush when he was in office and the same is happening now because they can read between the red and white lines on the flag they present so often as if it dismisses any possible theft.

Race doesn't make good values, only the choices made by someone determines how good they are.

2. Secondly just because someone was once part of something doesn't make it a permanent thing. The phrase "Once a thief, always a thief" would need to be corrected to "Once a thief, a thief again by choice". Get the idea yet? I would hope so for your own sanity's sake. Powell could probably see the crumbling of the system shortly after he was with the Bush administration in fact It's pretty obvious he did. Now he's just seeing similarities to the Obama administration right?

He is making an observation and to denounce someone as being honest just because they are stating an opinion isn't the best idea. I'm sure most politicians are starting to disagree with the chaos ever present within the administrations they cling to and it's to be expected.

Remember politicians deceive each other more often than you'd expect regardless if both parties work on similar goals to the same end. Even with elections being somewhat rigged it doesn't change the fact that what lies we see on the outside are not on the inside of the same system as well.


I hope more politicians wise up sometime soon before true chaos ensues. If enough people see the faults with what is going on the world could very well end up having a REAL change for once. Obama seems to be executing more orders because it's what he seems to be good at. A few words here and there, tell people what to do for him without questions as to why.

That's what I see and it's becoming more apparent these days..and not just to lowly civilians but to those around him.

Originally posted by Lazyninja

Originally posted by GorehoundLarry
It's ironic a guy who served in the Bush Administration is "concerned" about the new President.

Really? The administration that is responsible for the death over a million Iraqis and over a thousand US soldiers. (and according to some, responsible for the death on 9/11)

Death of over a million Iraqis is not an American issue,

You're right. It's not, we're only responsible for it.

IMO Powell endorsed Obama because the Republican party screwed him over and spat him out and Palin prospects as being VP . I am not sure if Powell has as much faith in Obama as his endorsement suggests . Just as long as the Republican party continues to live with its head up its ass like it has done so the dems can rest ease .

Cheers xpert11 .

sorry...I have no respect for Powell at all He was Bushe's "butt boy" and brokered the war with Iraq at the UN in spite of no credible information..
He should have quit but continued on for some time.

Then he becaame Obaha's butt boy for the election...

so now, he has doubts...who cares...in my opinion he betrayed his nation

Originally posted by wiseone11
sorry...I have no respect for Powell at all He was Bushe's "butt boy" and brokered the war with Iraq at the UN in spite of no credible information..
He should have quit but continued on for some time.

Then he becaame Obaha's butt boy for the election...

so now, he has doubts...who cares...in my opinion he betrayed his nation

I can think of maybe one or two politicians in Washington that haven't betrayed this nation.

The real question is when are we the citizens going to stop betraying the nation by letting these bafoons and theives in Washington betray it?