Colin Powell Is Ready To Endorse
When Colin Powell turns off his TV after the final presidential debate, he will have learned everything he is going to learn about the candidates vying to succeed his former boss, George W. Bush. Powell has made it clear that he has been thinking about an endorsement for a long time but wanted to hear more from the candidates before making his choice. It now seems beyond doubt that Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama and thereby hammer the final nail in the coffin of the Republican campaign to hold onto the White House.
The recent ugliness of the McCain-Palin rally audiences cannot be lost on Colin Powell. And Powell is not one to ignore a 14 point lead in a New York Times poll. But most important for Powell and the press will be his explicit rejection of the Bush-McCain approach to Iraq, Iran and the rest of the world.
Powell's endorsement will be perfectly timed to dominate a news cycle or two. It will give Obama the one thing he still needs more of--credibility as Commander-In-Chief. And Sarah Palin's speechwriters will be hard pressed to come up with a condescending quip about it.
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Oh, for godsakes, endorse already!
Hey, if it makes the Repubs sweat, I say drag it out. LOL
Wait til he officially endorses..
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Fox News has already started with the racial stuff. They are preemptively turning on him. I think his will be the argument that blows away anything anyone else has said up to this point though, because he is a man with intimate understanding of this war. Accounts say he tried to talk Bush out of going into it. And even though he was lied to, he has taken responsibility for his part in communicating what he did to the American people. Courage. Calm. Willing to take a hit without whining. You gotta love that no matter what the GOP says.
I think a Colin Powell endorsement is a decided plus, versus a negative. Powell was caught in the Bush machine and thoroughly munched up; however, this experience has made him an exemplary critter of just what has happened during the past 8 years. While his reputation was damaged, it also has given him image a great deal of sympathy. I think Obama is going to put together a bi-partisan team for his administration and he needs the backing of a complex group of people.
Get off the fence, Colin!
Who cares about Powell's endorsement. He lost my confidence when he presented that ridiculous presentation at the U.N.
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Which he has said is the biggest regret of his professional career.
No body cares what Powell thinks? At this point he might as well keep his mouth shut.
CP defines irrelevancy. His "staying too long at the fair" service in support the Bush Clan thoroughly discredited his brand by his performances during the Iraq saga. Not many care much. Only some nostalgic Boomers, maybe.
If he is, indeed, getting ready to endorse Obama, I hope Colin Powell is ready for the fatwah that will be placed on him by the neo-con maniacs and their "base".
He's been in war, but I wonder if he's ready for the unbridled hatred that will be coming his way?
This is my opinion of Colin Powell. I think he has told the Obama camp a while ago that he wants to endorse and they asked him to wait until this time of year to give Obama a boost and/or a rejuvination so close to elections that McCain can't combat. That's what I think. I think it will also help to pull those middle-right repubs off of the fence. Particularly boomer White males and females, say 40 - 65 years old. You know, like: "Well, if COLIN POWELL was undecided and now he's siding with Obama, then I guess its OK for the rest of us undecideds to go with him. He's smart and BLACK and we trust him....so, maybe Obama's safe too." Something like that. I don't think he has been undecided this long. No one of his capacity could be that indecisive. Think about the strategic genius of the Obama campaign. Doesn't this make a bit more sense?
I think you are right about this.This has been my feeling since we started discussing this topic. And the timing is great right now. Doing it today sets things up well for Sunday interviews.
It's funny how everyone wants to blame Powell on invading Iraq, when it was Bush who lied to the American People. He just took the information that he was giving from his boss to the UN. I think it would be great for Obama to gain his endorsement. It would would show that Obama would be ready to be Commander and Chief!
Looks like sunday, that should run the news cycle for at least a couple of days.
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He should announce the endorsement at a huge press conference early on Monday after Palin's Saturday Night Live comedic effort. Timing this way should blunt the media's newfound love fest with the numerous newspaper reading beauty queen.
He's going to be on meet the press on sunday. instantly deflating the Palin on SNL thing.. which will be interesting for sure, but she'll probably goof up anyways.
Collin Powell,Doesnt have the guts to endorse Obama. He could not stand up to Rumsfeld,i doubt if he can step up.
Besides, I, do not want C.Powell,e
Geez Louise, who doesn't? Is there a perfect man out there?
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He's going to be on MEET the PRESS sunday - announcment then..?
We should see this endorsement on or after November 5.
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