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Powell’s endorsement
| Tue, 10-21-2008 - 10:25am |
Colin Powell said it best last Sunday.
His reasons for not supporting McCain/Palin:
1. McCain’s problems with understanding the proble,s with the economy.
2. Selection of Palin, a not-qualified VP candidate.
3. Displeasure in McCain/Palin campaign attacking character of Obama/Biden instead of address issues, including the economy.
Powell stated that we need someone to bring this country together, not more divisiveness.
He made a solid case as to why he will vote for Obama/Biden.
His reasons for not supporting McCain/Palin:
1. McCain’s problems with understanding the proble,s with the economy.
2. Selection of Palin, a not-qualified VP candidate.
3. Displeasure in McCain/Palin campaign attacking character of Obama/Biden instead of address issues, including the economy.
Powell stated that we need someone to bring this country together, not more divisiveness.
He made a solid case as to why he will vote for Obama/Biden.

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Powell's endorsement was based on his elite Washington position, and liberal views.
From the "Right Wing Hatred" post:
My comments were about J C Watts, who has since
Hmmmm.....
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Powell is a Republican. He has served his country faithfully as a military officer/general and commander of troops. He was twice wounded in the line of duty. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam. According to the bio that I will quote below..."In all, he has received 11 military decorations, including the Legion of Merit."
He has served in numerous administrations, including those of Nixon, Reagan, and both Bushes.
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He's always been a very private person and very reluctant towards being in the "bright lights of the media".
Among the many positions he has held he was:
"senior military assistant to Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger, whom he assisted during the invasion of Grenada and the air strikes against Libya......snip
In 1986, Powell left Washington to serve as commander of the Fifth Corps in Frankfurt, Germany, but was recalled to Washington to serve as deputy to Frank Carlucci, after Carlucci was appointed national security adviser in the wake of the Iranian arms scandal. A year later, Carlucci was appointed Secretary of Defense and Powell, now a Lieutenant General, became the Assistant to the President (REAGAN) for National Security Affairs. In this capacity, he coordinated technical and policy advisers during President Reagan's summit meetings with Soviet President Gorbachev. .....snip
In 1991, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush, Powell became a national figure during the successful Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations which expelled the Iraqi army from Kuwait. General Powell continued as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs during the first months of the Clinton administration, publicly disagreeing with President Clinton over the President's plan to permit gay men and women to serve in the military, although he eventually accepted a compromise on the issue. Powell retired from the military shortly thereafter and returned to private life.....snip
In his years of military service, General Powell never disclosed his political sympathies; he was registered to vote as an independent.....snip
In the 1990s, the General's great popularity led many people to urge him to run for President. In 1995 he announced that he had registered as a Republican, and he received a thunderous ovation when he spoke at the Republican convention the following year. Although he did not forswear future political involvement, thus far he has declined to seek elective office. For the rest of the decade, he concentrated on his work with young people as Chairman of America's Promise: the Alliance for Youth.
In 2001, newly elected President George W. Bush appointed Colin Powell to be Secretary of State. To date, this is the highest rank ever held by an African American in the United States government. In his first months in office, Powell won praise for his efficient administration of the State Department, and cordial relations with other governments. "
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1
Edited 10/21/2008 11:47 am ET by suemox
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ONLY $64,000? Shouldn't there be a lot more zeros?
I dont see why we care who endorses who.
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