Colin Powell endorses Obama

[deftron]

Breaking news on CNN

No full story yet.

He's going to be on Meet the Press later today.

CNN reported on TV, that Powell will campaign for him, too.

 

[whylaff]

Powell said he had concerns about the direction the Republican party has made over the last few years..

Says McCain is ?unsure as to how to deal with economic problems we are having?, and that he ?did not have a complete grasp? of the problems

On Sarah Palin: ?I do not believe she is ready to be President of the United States, which is the job of the Vice President?

He said he was troubled by what members of the Republican Party said or didn't say about Barack Obama. In regards to if Barack Obama is a Muslim. ? he was disappointed that the response from senior members of the Republican Party to the accusations about Obama being a Muslim. Says they should have asked, ?Why does it matter if he is??

He also labeled the Bill Ayers situation as demagoguery.

 

[StageLeft]

A fairly lovely final fvck u to the party that hung him out to dry with the war run-up lies, but still, he was the one who gave them and he is complicit.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

Wildcard bitches!

 

[crisscross]

This is big.

 

[crisscross]

Here's several reasons why a Powell endorsement could matter: 1. Turnabout is Fair Play. Powell is best known for his most recent job in government -- as the secretary of State for President George W. Bush. The idea that a high-ranking cabinet official in a Republican administration would come out for the Democrat is simply too juicy a story for the media to ignore. That it would be someone as high profile as Powell would only add to the titillation. 2. The Most Popular Man in America? Powell, unlike almost no other official with ties to the Bush Administration, has retained remarkable popularity ratings. In an August Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll, more than three-quarters (76 percent) of voters viewed Powell favorably while just 13 percent saw him in an unfavorable light. A large part of Powell's appeal is his perceived bipartisanship -- a direct result of his decision to repeatedly turn down overtures to run for president in his own right. For a certain (not insubstantial) portion of the electorate, when Powell speaks, they listen. The Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll reinforces that fact; more than one in three voters said a Powell endorsement of Obama would make them more likely to vote for the Democrat. (Hat tip to Jon "The Numbers Man" Cohen for the polling data.) 3. Iraq, All Wrong. Powell, thanks to his immense popularity, was the Bush Administration's choice to make the case in front of the United Nations for the invasion of Iraq. Powell has since called that incident a "blot" on his record, and made clear his disappointment with the prosecution of the war. An endorsement of Obama, who built his candidacy on his early opposition to the conflict, would mark a clean break with the Bush Administration on the war and would add significant heft to Obama's argument that he alone possesses the judgment to lead the U.S. in a dangerous world. 4. The Final Straw. With polling -- both in the key battleground states and nationally -- showing that voters trust Obama more than John McCain to handle the current economic morass, one of McCain's last hopes is that the the election turns back somehow to a foreign policy focus. If Powell does endorse Obama, it would shore up the Illinois senator even if that eventuality occurred; it would be hard for McCain to slam Obama's approach on the war if the Democrat had a Powell endorsement sitting in his back pocket.

nullChris Collizia on how the Powell endorsement could help

 

[aphex]

hah, could fox try and put a bigger spin on it?

http://elections.foxnews.com/2...owell-endorses-obama/#

Colin Powell, the man who delivered to the United Nations the U.S. case for war against Iraq, said he is going to vote for Barack Obama for president.

The former secretary of state for President Bush said the next individual to serve as president of the United States will have to reach out to the world community, and he believes Obama has both style and substance to be successful in that role

"I think he is a transformational figure coming into the world stage and for that reason I'll be voting for Barack Obama," Powell, who also served as President George H.W. Bush's Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

A spokesman at the Obama campaign told FOX News the candidate is pleased with the support.

"It was anticipated in some political circles, but I think it will be news to most Americans and it's good news to our campaign," said Obama adviser Brad Woodhouse.

Powell said with two weeks left until the election, he will not campaign for the Democratic presidential candidate.

 

[techs]

Yep. I was right.
Hope the same sources that told me Powell was going to endorse Obama are wrong on Cuba.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: techs
Yep. I was right.
Hope the same sources that told me Powell was going to endorse Obama are wrong on Cuba.

I think you have several orders of magnitude difference in the probability of the two events.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: techs
Yep. I was right.
Hope the same sources that told me Powell was going to endorse Obama are wrong on Cuba.

I think you have several orders of magnitude difference in the probability of the two events.

I got it from the same sources. And they have been talking about Powell for over two weeks endorsing Obama. WAY before anyone else.
Of course, even a stopped clock.....

 

[NFS4]

I got up early so that I could watch MTP this morning and am watching it now. Powell basically just firebombed the Republican party -- not so much McCain who he has the utmost respect for -- but the puppetmasters behind the scenes pulling the strings.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NFS4
I got up early so that I could watch MTP this morning and am watching it now. Powell basically just firebombed the Republican party -- not so much McCain who he has the utmost respect for -- but the puppetmasters behind the scenes pulling the strings.

Yep, I thought he did a very good job of explaining his position.

 

[classy]

His reasoning behind the endorsement of Obama is clear and well thought out. To have a person of the stature of Colin Powell endorse your candidacy is a big big deal.

 

[Hugh H]

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: techs
Yep. I was right.
Hope the same sources that told me Powell was going to endorse Obama are wrong on Cuba.

I think you have several orders of magnitude difference in the probability of the two events.

I got it from the same sources. And they have been talking about Powell for over two weeks endorsing Obama. WAY before anyone else.
Of course, even a stopped clock.....

Powell has been giving hints of endorsing Obama since February of this year.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: crisscross
This is big.

No. THIS IS OCTOBER!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: classy
His reasoning behind the endorsement of Obama is clear and well thought out. To have a person of the stature of Colin Powell endorse your candidacy is a big big deal.

But of course, Repubs are going to immediately point to his part in the leadup to the war in Iraq. That would be their ONLY defense IMHO -- but IMHO, the damage is already done.

 

[mizzou]

pretty freaking awesome.

John McCain should take note, this is how you disassociate yourself with a douchebag party

 

[Pepsei]

a lot of people on the left do not like him, as well as the right wing... but this is big for attracting the independent voters.

 

[HomerJS]

Best lines of the Powell endorsment...

All towns have values not just small towns...

Allowing GOP groups to accuse Obama of being a Muslum and a defacto terrorist. Its not true and if it was "so what"? Then he tells the story of the Muslum soilder buried at Arlington who is guess what "an American"

On the upcoming spin that Powell provided evidence that led us up to the war, Powell said absent the evidence of no WMDs we should not have gone to war. This is not the MCCain position

 

[dmcowen674]

No big deal, Colin is to the Repubicans as Liberman is to the Dems

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
No big deal, Colin is to the Repubicans as Liberman is to the Dems

It is a big deal. there's only 15 days left and this will be in the headlines for probably 3 days taking away 1/5 of the time McCain has to generate some momentum.

 

[CptObvious]

Link to article with video
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[IronWing]

How does Colin Powell find redemption?

 

[HomerJS]

I can predict the spin of the talking right wing radio hosts...

See the liberal elite media just focuses on Republicans when they go against their own.

Too much time by the LEM spent on this story.

Powell is a traitor.

Powell was never really a Republican

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
No big deal, Colin is to the Repubicans as Liberman is to the Dems

It is a big deal. there's only 15 days left and this will be in the headlines for probably 3 days taking away 1/5 of the time McCain has to generate some momentum.

Also, despite Senator Lieberman's VP run in 2000, Colin Powell is a much bigger national figure.