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133. Well you know what they say - keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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If it's not a female pick, COLIN POWELL is the best choice of anyone for SOS [View all] graham4anything Nov 2012 OP

he lied to the world about wmd. he's not the man to represent Obama...imho spanone Nov 2012 #1

Seconded. No liars or Cleita Nov 2012 #3

If we disqualify all of those who mislead for a living in DC, are there any "serious people" left? leveymg Nov 2012 #29

There are still honest brokers in D. C., Bernie Sanders comes to mind, not for Cleita Nov 2012 #46

As with Kerry, I am not for a sitting senator at this time to leave their seat. graham4anything Nov 2012 #54

Gee, didn't Bob Graham leave his seat in the 2004 election and Mel Martinez (R,FL) get it? karynnj Nov 2012 #72

That's why one learns from history and goes forward graham4anything Nov 2012 #80

She beat him by EIGHT % - and though an incredible person, she was a first time candidate karynnj Nov 2012 #111

He lied us into a war choie Dec 2012 #140

Thirded. He lied about My Lai too. tblue Nov 2012 #81

That's right! Cleita Nov 2012 #89

+ struggle4progress Nov 2012 #52

Agreed! He is a nice guy, but he did not do a nice thing. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #78

Remember My Lai. Not a nice guy! Cleita Nov 2012 #90

I did not know this happened. Looked it up and it's horrible. Agschmid Nov 2012 #91

It needs to get out there for those who don't remember or don't know. n/t Cleita Nov 2012 #93

I consdier myself well versed on My Lai, but I never knew Powell's connection Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #139

I don't know if Powell still had a command when you Cleita Dec 2012 #158

I was in the Army in one form or another from 1997-2007 Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #164

Well, I commend you for how you handled those incidents. Cleita Dec 2012 #168

I never knew he was apart of that. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #97

Powell also helped cover up Iran-Contra kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #131

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #159

Yes indeed... WCGreen Nov 2012 #79

If Obama take this liar into his administration, then he is not akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #115

+ a brazillion undeterred Dec 2012 #152

Performance Art, people alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #2

Heh! GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #25

Hey, Ernie Banks is doing a card show in NJ this weekend I think. The Cubs & Mets... graham4anything Nov 2012 #61

. ProSense Nov 2012 #38

Powell should be in prison DemocratsForProgress Nov 2012 #4

+1 marybourg Nov 2012 #6

Twice, once for his complicity in Mai lai cover up and again for lying to the UN HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #53

Damn right n/t DemocratsForProgress Nov 2012 #60

+1 forestpath Nov 2012 #99

Powell and Condi both, those two caused the worst in the middle east with their lies. akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #118

Go away. n/t demmiblue Nov 2012 #5

. Hutzpa Nov 2012 #9

More tenacious than a fruit fly. n/t demmiblue Nov 2012 #13

And every bit as annoying. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #124

LOL Squinch Nov 2012 #31

That's not nice. ProSense Nov 2012 #41

Amen Union Scribe Dec 2012 #135

We shouldn't reward liars. n/t NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #7

He's too old - he'll be 76in April n/t malaise Nov 2012 #8

Malaise, he should pay for lying and akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #119

Yes he's also a LIAR and a war criminal n/t malaise Dec 2012 #134

Lied to the UN prior to war, and you think the world would trust & respect him? Why? peacebird Nov 2012 #10

Wow. Are you old enough to remember his WMD presentation to the UN? cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #11

Watch him lie us into a war where hundreds of thousands of people suffered or died for no reason. Walk away Nov 2012 #12

OMG - AN ANTHRAX TRAILER! THEY FOUND IT! leveymg Nov 2012 #39

Another Generalissimo Asshole! nt Walk away Nov 2012 #94

... Gold Metal Flake Nov 2012 #14

vials if lies..and he got a pass SummerSnow Nov 2012 #18

I think you may be forgetting a little thing called the Iraq War. Here, let me remind you: LeftyMom Nov 2012 #15

Yup, I always think liars and incompetent fools should be rewarded... joeybee12 Nov 2012 #16

Right, only in Powell's case, SOS would mean Singling Out Sadaam. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2012 #17

Henry Kissinger is still alive! whistler162 Nov 2012 #19

Chrahst! You nudged me out on the Kissinger thing, you devil!!! byeya Nov 2012 #22

Yep any old war criminal will do malaise Nov 2012 #35

*snort* Capt. Obvious Nov 2012 #45

I await the OP's post - suggesting that Kissinger is also only a little older than JK karynnj Nov 2012 #75

Power. It's all about power LeftInTX Nov 2012 #85

Colin Powell and Henry Kissinger should be the only two people automatically byeya Nov 2012 #20

Hell, let's bring Rumsfeld back as Defense Secretary while we're at it. marmar Nov 2012 #21

Isn't Dick Cheney a former SOD? Let's bring him back too. LeftInTX Nov 2012 #88

Really....That douche bag liar? Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #23

Uh, hell to the no! NICO9000 Nov 2012 #24

Didn't John Kerry vote for Iraq too? If one is being consistent here. Yet so many here want him graham4anything Nov 2012 #26

Kerry voted for Iran? When? And under what circumstances? babylonsister Nov 2012 #28

OOPS typo...or as Alan Jackson sang in "where were you when the world stopped turning" graham4anything Nov 2012 #34

Alan Jackson had the "singular best song" about 9-11? I think not. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2012 #48

yes, I remember that from back then, but I am sure Paris (or Chuck D) do not want Jeb Bush in 2016 graham4anything Nov 2012 #55

So going to the UN and telling endless lies about WMDs is the same as voting yes. Walk away Nov 2012 #33

Did you not notice? We WON the last presidential election. Colin Powell's cowardice cost over 5000 Rowdyboy Nov 2012 #27

I'm for McCain. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #30

Glenn Beck is so measured and sensible. Don't forget to find a place for him on the staff! Squinch Nov 2012 #36

Bolton for U.N. Ambassador pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #132

And Ghomert for Secretary of Stupid. unhappycamper Dec 2012 #137

... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #138

mr anthrax vial? no thanks. dionysus Nov 2012 #32

No rock Nov 2012 #37

he's a liar that took part in a mass murder of the Iraqi people. Whisp Nov 2012 #42

When you say you are "for anything", you really mean it, don't you? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #43

the name graham for anything is about Sen./Gov. Bob Graham who should have been VP in 2000 and 2004 graham4anything Nov 2012 #47

I think that CGCS started after the 2004 election - so how could you have changed karynnj Nov 2012 #83

oops, the OFFICIAL John Kerry board in 2003. graham4anything Nov 2012 #92

I was a major Jimmy Carter fan since day one but I never heard of Lana Del Rey either til 2012 graham4anything Nov 2012 #49

Jimmy Carter is great, but he not just a few years older than JK, he is 81! karynnj Nov 2012 #69

the lessons of the past are always lost on democratic purists graham4anything Nov 2012 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #63

That was the year President Nixon became President Nixon graham4anything Nov 2012 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #68

1968 WAS THE YEAR NIXON WON. graham4anything Nov 2012 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #77

it's a typo. I never much edit. I Go forward. Edit is backward graham4anything Nov 2012 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #87

Powell can pass it easily. That is what is important if it is not Rice. graham4anything Nov 2012 #100

OFGS. Yeah, act like you don't understand common parlance. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #166

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #167

There is so much fail in this post I'm surprised it doesn't implode. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #50

You're kidding, right? nt MrScorpio Nov 2012 #51

Not only "no",... lastlib Nov 2012 #56

Sick joke. truebluegreen Nov 2012 #57

Don't want any sitting senator or governor or in office person to leave their current position graham4anything Nov 2012 #58

Durbin IS currently Senator JI7 Nov 2012 #67

oops, meant Gephardt. Always confuse the two graham4anything Nov 2012 #73

I agree that Gephardt would have been a better VP choice. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #84

Remember the NY Post headline that day? Kerry's choice. Dem picks Gephardt as VP candidate graham4anything Nov 2012 #101

Yes! They had egg all over their faces that day. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #105

no ibegurpard Nov 2012 #59

How about zombie John Foster Dulles? I think he'd be a great pick. smokey nj Nov 2012 #62

I would have no regrets picking Edith Piaf graham4anything Nov 2012 #74

A guy who lies constantly? No thanks JVS Nov 2012 #64

Absolutely not he was the point man for the Bush Administration doc03 Nov 2012 #65

Holy non-sequitur, Batman! lumberjack_jeff Nov 2012 #70

Michael Bloomberg? Colin Powell? Good lord, no. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #76

I am still waiting for him to change the law again to run for a fourth term. I would love to see him hrmjustin Nov 2012 #86

I usually agree with him on many issues, but goddamn the guy is an asshole. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #95

I think he will go down as a good mayor, but as one of the most unlikable in history. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #96

I agree. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #98

When they declared Rudy a saint in the media it turned my stomach. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #102

This HAS to be a joke. forestpath Nov 2012 #103

No, s/he's serious, sadly. smokey nj Nov 2012 #104

He most certainly is NOT. Warpy Nov 2012 #106

Ewww.....what a repugnant suggestion. BillyJack Nov 2012 #107

Is this post fucking serious? You don't remember how willing that Republican fucker is to lie? TransitJohn Nov 2012 #108

Good Lord, Sir! TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #109

The best alternative pick I've heard so far is AL GORE. Overseas Nov 2012 #110

Sure, but why do people keep lining up for this punishment. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #112

Well said. Overseas Dec 2012 #130

I doubt you wanna hear it, but the #1 person who has given billions to enviornment causes is graham4anything Dec 2012 #161

You serious! I hope you jest? akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #113

Nope. The man either has no principles or he's easily duped. Maybe both. Canuckistanian Dec 2012 #114

no! nt wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #116

He was on record in an interview that Iraq had no significant ability to defend itself Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #117

+1 Colin Powell is respected on both sides of the aisle and has a ton of experience. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #120

You here to play but we are not playing! akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #121

I not here to play. These next 2 years are going to be a PITA for the Democrats in trying rDigital Dec 2012 #122

If you think so, then there is no reason to argue with you! akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #123

I'm sorry. I'm sure there are better picks, but he's not that bad. Insults are not needed. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #125

I am not insulting you but you have the audacity akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #126

That's fine we both have an opinion on it. I think most every politician is a liar, but the rDigital Dec 2012 #127

I did not call you any name! Howevr, Coliin Powell is a liar! akbacchus_BC Dec 2012 #128

Another lying war criminal backing Obama, you say? kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #142

You have a valid point. I just don't want Kerry leaving his senate seat. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #163

+2. Finally, somebody without an angle. graham4anything Dec 2012 #144

So--the TRUTH about Powell is "an angle"?? WinkyDink Dec 2012 #147

Don't like Bush, don't vote for Jeb in 2016. It takes a Clinton to beat a Bush. graham4anything Dec 2012 #154

+1 Senate control is 1000 times more important than SOS or any other appointment. rDigital Dec 2012 #162

That lying POS? NO WAY IN HELL. aquart Dec 2012 #129

Well you know what they say - keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Initech Dec 2012 #133

Don't remember the part where it said make them Secretary of State. ToxMarz Dec 2012 #157

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #160

Powell has no credibility. Did you forget the "weapons of mass destruction" speech that FSogol Dec 2012 #136

Powell is a Republican sign sealed and delivered Tippy Dec 2012 #141

You better go back to the drawing board. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #143

Yes, LET'S make a REPUBLICAN WAR CRIMINAL/PERJURER/MY LAI APOLOGIST SoS. NOT. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #145

Colin Powell's a fucking war criminal. Iggo Dec 2012 #146

"If it's not a female pick..." Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #148

You might want to re-think your position. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #149

Absolute WORST pick for SoS pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #150

besides all the toher reasons, NO REPUBLICANS PLEASE! robinlynne Dec 2012 #151

He's built his entire career on covering up war crimes. noamnety Dec 2012 #153

DUZY!! tabasco Dec 2012 #155

Never. That "one little vial" of deadly poison Aristus Dec 2012 #156

Three Words- the last two are Colin Powell... the first word is FUCK! stlsaxman Dec 2012 #165

no, he is not. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #169