Colin Powell Just Endorsed Obama on CTM - FULL INTERVIEW LINK! (update)

[Native]

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50133838n&tag=strip

[iloveObama12]

1. Now This Was A Huge Endorsement

[Native]

2. and now he's going on about Romney's failings.

[cyclezealot]

10. Going On.!.. Listen to Powell's top aide at State..

Lawrence Wilkerson .. When Wilkerson hears the word , neo con , his blood pressure raises to unhealthy levels..
Wilkerson , I believe is a retired from the Army..

[LibGranny]

41. Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel from the Army and I

think he was probably General Powell's aide when active duty.

[fugop]

3. I can breathe again...

So glad he stayed with Obama! It was huge in 2008 when he endorsed him, and it would have been really tough media coverage if he flipped back to gop!

[Native]

4. now he's bashing Congress and talking about what Obama wants to do 2nd term

[mucifer]

5. I wonder if it was strategic to have him hold out the endorsement so late.

[Tenleytown]

6. here is the deal

This has been telegraphed. Chuck todd is trying to say it doesn't matter blah blah. But guess what Chuckie? It is still going to get today's press --positive press for the President and not for Romney!and it underscores that Mittens is not ready for foreign policy!~!!

[easychoice]

13. Chuck Todd doesn't matter.

Anytime.

[RoccoR5955]

21. Upchucked Toad

Is just that, a toadie. He's become nothing more than a shill for the RepubLIEcans.
This will be big. Just as it was in 2008.
Even though I believe Powell belongs in jail with the rest of the Bush Crime Family, I believe that he got fed up, once he found out what was really going on. I think he was being played by the Bush administration, but once he found out that it was a big steaming pile, he wanted to jump ship, but he has more honor, and decided to stick it out.

[Bluenorthwest]

28. Let's play TV comparison games. MSNBC daytime, under 900,000 viewers for

'Morning Joe'. CBS This Morning has been pulling in about 2.5 million viewers daily this year. Chuck does not matter because Chuck is a second string backwater cable character.

[Native]

7. also just said he's still a Republican.

[TroyD]

11. Moderate Republican

Is what he said.

[Native]

8. really spent a good chunk of the program bashing Congress - def worth watching if you can find it

online later. I'll try & locate a link.

[OneGrassRoot]

9. Looking forward to the link (w/video would be great!) so I can share. Thanks! :) n/t

[Native]

18. link in orig. post

Last edited Thu Oct 25, 2012, 09:59 AM - Edit history (1)

[LibGranny]

42. the original link doesn't work!

[Native]

45. try it again. i just checked it. worked fine for me.

[Native]

12. @NorahODonnell : On @CBSThisMorning, Gen Colin Powell: "let's not forget that Congress bears a lot

@NorahODonnell : On @CBSThisMorning, Gen Colin Powell: "let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now"

[Hutzpa]

23. "let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now"

This is the quote I was looking for which shows The General gets it alright.







FORWARD!

[Native]

40. I wish this point would get more traction!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

14. Interesting that this endorsement hasn't received any media attention yet. I can guess why...

[Inuca]

17. Because it just happened? n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

35. Sure, but I'm interested in seeing the Corporate Media's reaction. My guess is that they'll downplay

the endorsement. In the tank for Romney.

[moobu2]

15. "Colin Powell" is trending on Twitter

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Colin+Powell%22&src=tren

[OneGrassRoot]

16. Hissyspit posted link in LBN:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014278783

[TroyD]

19. Direct link to endorsement section:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50133837n

[Jennicut]

20. Thank you Colin Powell.

This is an endorsement that means something as it comes from the other side. I have had my disagreements with Powell in the past but the fact that he stuck with Obama twice raises him a bit in my eyes.

[TroyD]

22. The right-wingers are already furious!

Just take a look on Twitter.

[johnnyrocket]

25. Very nice, not sure what the hold out was from last time, but Obama's on a roll!

[skeewee08]

26. Thank you Gen. Powell

after Robme performance on Foreign Policy, he really had no... choice just saying...

[Native]

27. LINK TO FULL INTERVIEW:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50133838n&tag=strip

[DrToast]

29. Good to hear. Not sure how much impact it will have

But it would have been bad if he went the other way.

[Sunlei]

30. a great endorsement from General Powell

"I see that we are rising up" "Solid protection against terrorism" "Concerns and not comfortable with Romney"

[bklyncowgirl]

31. Good news and nicely timed too.

The general gave a very nice endorsement and outlined in a crisp, no-nonsense manner why he is not endorsing Romney.

[VirginiaTarheel]

32. I hope the General is doing more talk shows and news interviews

Get him on Today show, Goodmorning America, Ellen, Daily Show, Letterman, Steve Harvey, Tom Joiner, 60 Minutes

[Sunlei]

38. yes, Powell has several interviews and gives very clear reasons for his Obama endorsement.

[DCBob]

33. Big.

This might be the final nail since the latest coordinated Rethug attacks on the President relate to foreign policy.. ie Libya. Those will sound even more hollow now.

[ProSense]

34. Breaking: Full Video of Powell's Endorsement - A Complete Romnesia Beat-down!!

Breaking: Full Video of Powell's Endorsement - A Complete Romnesia Beat-down!!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/25/1149891/-Breaking-Full-Video-of-Powell-s-Endorsement-A-Complete-Romnesia-Beat-down

Love that title.

[BlueDemKev]

36. Thank you, Colin.

...It's a shame you had to learn the hard way that Republicans are NOT the party to support.

[EnviroBat]

37. Thank you Colin Powell...

It's nice to see that there still are some republicans that have maintained their sanity. You are a rare breed indeed...

[66 dmhlt]

39. Video - Plus Transcript for Us Whose World Is Silent

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Highlight Comments from Gen. Colin Powell:

"And so I think we ought to keep on the track that we are on," the Republican, who also backed Obama in 2008, told "CBS This Morning."

"I'm not quite sure which Governor Romney we'd be getting with respect to foreign policy," Powell said, calling Romney's foreign policy "a moving target."

As for the U.S. budget, he added: "It's essentially let's cut taxes and compensate for that with other things, but that compensation does not cover all the cuts intended or the expenses associated with defense."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/25/us-usa-campaign-powell-idUSBRE89O0RY20121025

[s-cubed]

43. I think the timing was deliberate,

Powell said he speaks w Prez often. Waiting til after the foreign policy debate gave his criticism of Rmoney more weight. Loved that he referred to moderate reps as dying breed and that He threw responsibility back to congress where it belongs.

[fugop]

44. So glad he brought up Congress and how shameful they've been

Voters need to be reminded why President Obama had such a difficult time getting more done. Imagine what he could do with a Congress that didn't just say no to everything.

[Native]

46. that's why i'm voting a straight dem ticket for the 1st time in my life!