Who cares if Powell voted because of race or not. I'd much sooner vote for Powell as president than Obama but please Powell, don't lie thru your teeth and tell us Obama is good when everything you've fought for is counter to Obama's philosophy. Obama is socialist just like his father.

Janice

Let us not try to twist reality to feed our own appetites of segregation. Martin summed it up. Informed voter exposed you, you can't just proved any political arguement. Learned people don't hide with petty issues, they engage in healthy debate. Just go home and sleep, leave politics to politicians and informed voters if you can't handle it. we will decide for you.

Robert NYC...
Why is it that after all these years, BLACK people are NOT allowed the freedom ov voting for who they want without race being a factor... Blacks have voted democrat overwhelmingly and for white candidates... you know what is sad about all you racists out there... YOU CANNOT see THE WHITE MOTHER and GRANDMOTHER that raised Obama... you only see the phenotypic color of his skin... what idiots...

Dave, I believe the first part of your assessment -- but with that as true why did he stand in front of the world and tell lies to drive us into war? Noone held a gun to his head!

George _" As a matter of fact Palin has 100% more governing experience than both of them combined. That's the problem - rethoric does not get the job done." Governing what Alaska. Are you sure she has been doing that job adequately? I will say I agree about the rhetoric. Wonder when McCain/Palin is gonna shut up and talk issues? Time is running out.

So the Republicans argue that Powell would put his race above the nation he swore an oath to defend?

And this is the kind of guy that a Republican president makes his secretary of state? Uh oh, yet another embarrassment for the Bush Administration then. Why in the world would we want another Republican president?

And let's talk about the Army. It promotes a guy like this, who as you Republicans now argue, would put race above country, to four stars?

And if the Army is guilty, then isn't this really an indictment of our entire military? In fact, isn't this an indictment of our entire way of life?

Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not going to sit here and listen to these Republicans bad-mouth the United States of America.

<< walks out with the entirety of Delta house, humming the national anthem.

Jenny, I will say you have your Dem talking points down pat. I'm a Democrat as well but there is no way I'm voting for a socialist as president of the USA. That would be fine in China but not here.

Would Smitty please check his spelling of "muslim". Calling someone a "muslin" does not do anything to advance an opinion.

What I'm confused about is how people can claim that Obama is a muslim (not that it matters) and also tie him to a Christian Reverend (Wright). You can't have it both ways unless you've been drinking the KoolAid.

Not the same Republican Party.....I voted Republican since Reagan. I used to be a Fox news Junkie and yes there was a time when I could listen to Hannity, Michele and Ann Coulter.... In the Primaries, I voted for Mitt Romney. Then something happened. I was watching CNN and I got up and went to the kitchen to get a snack and I heard someone giving a speech and I went back into the living room and saw this skinny guy. I had no idea who he was.
It was Barack Obama. I really wasn't interested in the Democratic Party. When the Republicans nominated John McCain. I left the Party and will never look back. I occasionally flip to Fox News. I timed how long I can watch.... I haven't gone past 60 seconds yet.

MAybe not literally but you do not know what was going on behind the scenes.

Janice,

So what you are saying is Powell chose country over party, right? But isn't McCain's theme Country First? Republicans should tread lightly on this party loyalty....

geaorgejones...
Please make up your mind.. is he a terrorist?, socialist, most liberal? Unpatriotic? A muslim? an Arab? I mean c'mon, could you republicans make up your mind already.. or is he all of the above??? I mean... you people soundin like Sarah Palin...

Ron, its all window dressing. Do you really want to live in a socialist country? Read behind the dressing
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=303952499910291

Paul - "walks out with the entirety of Delta house, humming the national anthem" Nice to hear Frat boys are patriotic.

I don't know how sitting in a HATE filled radical church for 20 years qualifys Obama as a Christian. Keep you heads in the sand, the man isn't what he pretends to be, obviously Powell isn't either with this "eratic" behavior.

Typical racist right-wingers. "Once a Muslin, always a Muslin" (sic). And "he just endorsed Obama 'cause of race."

I see. And how about all the white people endorsing other white people? Oh, but you don't care about *that*, now, do you?

And if a given candidate happened to be a Muslim (the correct spelling, BTW), well, this is America. You right-wing bigots are much more dangerous to this country than anybody else. You're basically the modern-day Klan; for you, only a white Protestant Christian will do. To you, the boxing great Muhammad Ali is probably a terrorist, too.

Your attitude is un-American, and you should be ashamed of yourselves. The real shame of it is that you're not.

--TP

Ann - "Calling someone a "muslin" does not do anything to advance an opinion."
unless you are a cotton farmer!

Social security is socialist. Welfare is socialist. Public schools are socialist. Fire departments are socialist. Police departments are socialist. Medicare is socialist. There are many many examples of socialism in America going way way back. It has destroyed america. So quit crying about socialism. Its alreadya part of our country and it will stay that way. Just the same as our country is a melting pot of cultures and races we are a melting pot of government styles. This is what makes us stronger.

a theist can`t be a fascist . Collin Powel`s comment uphold the the spirit of Jesus !