Because he is black?

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No way in the world Powell can get any base support. He's a turncoat leftist without the decency to call himself a Democrat.

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One Big Assed Mistake America - Advancing statism’s death grip on American dynamism.

Undermine our allies. Embolden our enemies. Diminish our country. Barack Who's Vain? Obama Doctrine 2009

Descartes' proof of existence, "I think therefore I am" will not work for a majority of voters in the last election.

“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher

Obama is doing well with that now.

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I agree. Obama had no experience, and his associations were questionable. According to the way Powell thinks, he should not have endorsed Obama. It was clear that he only did it because he is Black.

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[quote=teamosil;1560813]Colin Powell nailed it.



Powell is who the GOP should be running for president imo. He's way smarter, more experienced, more respected, and more sensible than any of the other contenders. He has credibility not just in the Republican party, but with moderates and liberals as well. Not to mention the high esteem he's held in internationally. Maybe wait until 2016 for him though. It'd be tough for him to run against Obama after endorsing him in 2008. But he blows the doors off those hill billies on the GOP's short list so far.

And Powell and Ron Paul are the only two possibilities that you can say 100% for sure aren't closet neocons.

There was a time,maybe even a year ago at this time,right
before Powell strategically made the decision to voice support
for Obama and announce favor of a " Statist " ideal,that Powell
might have been as popular as in years past.There was a time,
Powell was considered an electrifying choice to run for Pres.
That entire dynamic went straight down the tubes faster than
one flushing a toilet.
Powell is Finished.Fini.
He blew it big time.Shot his wad and mouth and an entirely
inappropriate time.
I was one of the first to call him what he Is.
General Ass. A true Ameircan Turncoat.
Americans still don't cotton turncoats.
Trust me on dat.

Do you see how racist your comment is or no? To assume that somebody would only vote for a black candidate, who has radically more experience than any of the other GOP contenders, and who is substantially smarter, because he is black? You missed that didn't you....

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Almost 2/3 of Americans either think the current health care bill is about right or doesn't go far enough
We spend 54% of our federal budget on the military
The costs of failing to address global warming

Foolardi it's way to hard to try to read your posts with that crazy carriage returns at arbitrary places thing you do.

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Almost 2/3 of Americans either think the current health care bill is about right or doesn't go far enough
We spend 54% of our federal budget on the military
The costs of failing to address global warming

I noticed you didn't answer my question, typical.
Smokescreens like yours do not work on me.

Powell has exeperience only in the military. Why would he bae a far better candidate than any other GOP guy out there?

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If trees could scream would we be so cavalier about cutting them down?.........

We would if they screamed all the time and for no good reason! - Jack Handy

Lol... Powell was the secretary of state for Bush. The department of state is not part of the military... He's been working in one of the top white house posts or another for most of the last 22 years, about half of them military and half civilian. Compare that to, say, half a failed term as the governor of a rural state...

But to answer your question, no, of course, the reason I would consider voting for him if he ran against a weak Democratic candidate is not because he's black, it's because he's very smart, very well informed, and completely reasonable.

The reason you assume that is because you see that he is black and you stop looking at his character, experience, intellect, etc. You see why that's a problem, right?

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Almost 2/3 of Americans either think the current health care bill is about right or doesn't go far enough
We spend 54% of our federal budget on the military
The costs of failing to address global warming

he was also NSA to Reagan

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