Bill Kristol: Colin Powell To Endorse Obama

Fox News reports:

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, Weekly Standard Publisher Bill Kristol told FOX News exclusively on Thursday.

"He may well give a speech at the Democratic convention explaining his endorsement of Obama," Kristol said, citing inside sources.

Powell denied that he's going to the convention -- but did not mention the possible endorsement:

"I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol's musings," Powell told ABC News. "I am not going to the convention. I have made this clear."

Comments

[Scott5000]

I lost all respect for Powell. He was supposedly the sane one but gave the WMD UN speech--caved in to the neocons. It would be a disgrace if he spoke at the convention. However, if an endorsement helps, then let him endorse.

[jethrock]

Bill Kristol is a HACK!!!!

Next week he'll turn around and say "Powell refused to endorse Obama"

Bill Kristol makes a living by twisting the truth past, present and future.

[Kaos911]

Kristol sucks and has never been relevant.

[ConcernedAmerican]

If it's true that would make Kristol one for everything when it comes to the accuracy of his predictions so I wouldn't hold my breath on this one.....

[Cedman]

TOMORROW IS THURSDAY. How was Kristol able to tell FoX this one day in the future?

[LondonTownNY]

Wiliam "PNAC" Kristol and his Neocon friends are engaged in a disinformation campaign. Whenever Kristol makes an announcement, there is a reason. This is not someone anyone in America can take at face value. KRISTOL=NEOCON Architect= PNAC Founder=HUMAN GARBAGE. That the New York Times has had to give an air of legitimacy to this man is a disturbing reality about the state of our democracy and the decline of journalism. If Powell does not endorse anyone, which is what is has been expected and remains on the sidelines, Kristol's announcement will make it seem like Obama "lost" something and that something would be a significant black military leader "changing his mind." At the present time, Powell has chosen not to endorse. It will be real news if he does. Many suspect that he supports Obama but Kristol is engaging in conjecture for the reason that if he does not, it will seem like some pyrrhic victory for McCain.

William "Bill" Kristol Profile: http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1535.html

[Manchurian]

Maybe Powell will now be compelled to stick it to Kristol and the neocons who ultimately ended his career by actually endorsing Obama. That would be sweet.

[AnotherMike]

I'm sure we're all quite happy to have the endorsement of yet another ghost of Republican's past, but I personally don't want him speaking at the convention.

I need not go into the list of things Secretary Powell could have done to prevent the current mess we're in, starting with 'the vial,' but it's lengthy.

It's time to focus on the leadership of new, not lamentation of our failed past.

Am I off base here?

Should we just warm up the microphone for any BushCo. staffer who knows they were wrong?

[sacrebleu]

Far from "off base," AnotherMike. IMHO, you have it exactly right.

If this story is even true (consider the source!), I'm afraid Mr. Powell is just going to have to make his "Act of Contrition" in some other venue.

Whatever he might say at the convention, I--for one--would hear nothing but the Big Lie he told the UN Security Council on February 5, 2003: "There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more."

Powell was too big a part of the problem for much too long to expect to be welcomed with open arms by those of us who are now thinking only about solutions.

[stickshift]

Hear! Hear!

[ashenthorn]

The only more reliable indicator of this story being completely and utterly wrong would be if Dick Morris was touting it.

[BeastOfYuccaFlats]

Surely I am not being asked to believe that a single word Bill Kristol says can be taken as fact?

[BigLib]

Barry's still waiting to hear from Captain Spaulding and the Admiral from the Good Ship Lollypop.

[DieHardObamaSupporter]

Considering the source, Kristol, I'm not getting excited. However, I would welcome Colin to our team. What better way for him to checkmate bush/cheney a$$ for using him to sell their lies to us and the rest of the world.

[mydoglucky]

wait, today's wed....

[homerun]

This is a lie

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/13/17231/6257/24/567472

[spiderbucket]

I expect Fox and Friends to swoop down on him with anti-American accusations, etc. the second he moves his lips.

[WFV]

I hope this is true. I still have a lot of respect for him, even though he was used and abused by the neocons. I believe he has been the 'good soldier', and kept his mouth shut about all the leadup to the war, but will have a lot to say in 2009.

Step up, Mr. Powell. Glad to have you on board.