Yet, a fairly accurate observation as to why General Powell chose to endorse Senator Obama, which was the point of my post. I still think that race also had something to do with General Powell's endorsement.
On Oct 25, 5:26 pm, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So why did O'Reilly give credence to "The View" with an appearance? To > give away copies of his new book and drive sales? Why is Thomas > Friedman on Martha Stewart doing the same? It's shameless self- > promotion. > > On Oct 25, 3:36 pm, "Keith In Tampa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Whether you like, or dislike Bill O'Reilly, this is an interesting > > observation about General Powell: > > >http://townhall.com/columnists/BillOReilly/2008/10/25/the_powell_endo... > > > The Powell Endorsement > > by Bill O'Reilly > > Saturday, October 25, 2008 > > > After Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama last week, I got to thinking > > about Powell, who is kind of a mystery to me. Of course he's a patriot. He > > has served his country well in the military and also as Secretary of State > > under President Bush. No question, Powell loves America and has contributed > > greatly to it. > > > And I have no problem with his support of Sen. Obama. Powell is simply > > exercising his voting freedom, so more power to him. The problem is the > > general's explanation for defecting from his party. > > > On NBC's "Meet the Press," Powell said he was angry that some extreme > > right-wingers have called Obama a Muslim, and that he feels the Republican > > establishment has been disrespectful toward the senator. OK, there have been > > some absurd things said about Obama, but John McCain has challenged them > > publicly, and has even rejected bringing up the Rev. Wright as a campaign > > issue, feeling it is too divisive. > > > It seems to me that McCain is rejecting ugly politics and is the guy running > > against Obama, not some nut shouting invective at a rally. > > > What is also dubious is Powell's lack of fair play. Obama recently appeared > > on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," whose host has called McCain a > > "fraud" and accused him of "tacitly inciting lunatics to violence." > > > That assertion is absurd and grossly irresponsible. So why would Obama go on > > a program like that? Shouldn't Powell be concerned about it? > > > And then there is the Daily Kos. As readers of this column may remember, I > > chastised the democratic presidential contenders last summer for attending > > the Kos convention in Washington. Obama, Hillary Clinton and others lent > > their credibility to a website that routinely revels in hatred. > > > For example, the Kos posted a disgusting picture of Sen. Joseph Lieberman > > about to engage in a sex act with President Bush and displayed it for more > > than year. > > > When Tony Snow's fatal cancer returned, the website allowed a posting that > > said the world "would be better off without him." > > > And most recently, the Daily Kos put forth that Sarah Palin's teenage > > daughter, not the governor herself, gave birth to the Down syndrome baby. It > > doesn't get any worse than that. > > > Again, Obama visited the Kos convention and mingled with these vicious > > character assassins. I respectfully submit to Gen. Powell: That visit is as > > troubling as anything that has happened in the Republican precincts. > > > I know Powell only slightly, but I believe his endorsement of Obama really > > stems from two things he did not say. > > > First, Obama has cultivated Powell, treating him with respect, asking for > > his advice. > > > Secondly, Powell remains bitter over the way he was treated by the Bush > > administration and some rank-and-file Republican stalwarts. The friction > > between Powell and the so-called "neo-cons" has been widely reported. > > > I think that's the true story behind Powell's shift to the Democrats. The > > Muslim factor has nothing to do with it.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
