Colin Powell: The America We Remember Is Back Again

[sabra]

Source: CBS News

Colin Powell, the former Bush administration Secretary of State and now head of America's Promise, called Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office a "reaffirmation of American principles values that will help us overcome some of the difficulties of recent years with respect to the attitude of the world toward us."

Speaking with CBS News Managing Editor Katie Couric, Powell said America's prestige abroad has improved since Mr. Obama won a decisive victory over Senator John McCain.

"I think it has really, really been an remarkable event in terms of getting everybody to stand back and say, look at what we have seen here in America," Powell said. "The America we remember is back again."

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"I am surprised," Powell said. "I am deeply pleased it happened in my lifetime. He did sort of come out of nowhere. But he came out of nowhere with a sense of optimism, self-confidence, but not overconfidence, and a belief in the basic ideals of this country. What he did was ran a campaign that was almost a military operation in terms of its efficiency, and it's dogged determination to achieve a goal, and he said to all Americans, let's come together, as he says so often. It is not a red state or a blue state, but we're all in one country. And he touched the American people at a time when the American people wanted to be touched, and they needed to be touched. They needed to be reminded of what this country stands for."

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[ixion]

1. does that mean I don't have to take my shoes off before boarding a plane now?

and how about toiletries? Can I take them along without some punk confiscating them?

Just askin'...

[phantom power]

2. Yeah Colin, and you made the choice to be a toady for BushCo.

[bertman]

3. I'm with Phantom Power on this. When Colin Powell had the opportunity to stand up

for America he chose keeping his position over doing the right thing.

Go away, Colin.

[Romulox]

4. Colin Powell = lying war enabler. He doesn't get to "rehabilitate" himself by glomming onto Obama.

[dflprincess]

5. No thanks to you Colin.

You did your best to help destroy the country.

This man should be forced into exile with Bush.

[orleans]

6. where were you when this country needed you? you're nothing to us now, colin n/t

[Solly Mack]

7. Fuck Powell

Pandering piece of shit war criminal

[saigon68]

8. Succinct

[mikita]

22. ditto

[AndrewP]

9. Nice rehab attempt Mr. Powell, but fuck off

[Donnachaidh]

10. Go Away Powell

Does he think if he talks fast enough and smiles often enough for the cameras someone might give a shit what he has to say?

FUCK YOU.

[struggle4progress]

11. Thank you, General Powell. Although there have been times when I would have gladly strangled you,

had you been within easy read, I must say that when I (a Lutheran) heard you defend Muslims when you endorsed Obama last Fall I began again to believe that we really share some fundamental beliefs. Since I do not approve of strangling people, I instead salute you as a fellow patriot -- a patriot whom I have sometimes wanted to strangle, it is true, but still a patriot and fellow citizen with whom I sometimes strongly agree

[mamameow]

16. informed or delusional

a patriot? sucking up to obama to avoid any accountability? anyone who is surprised at colin powell's behavior, has not read anything about powell/vietnam/my lai. he applied as much interest in getting to the bottom of my lai as he did at the united nations. he knew when things were not kosher but does not make too many waves, just enough to fool us, cover his ass, and wait to be promoted up. he is a good "soldier". he makes me sick, only a full apology will ever get me to be interested in him.

[JoFerret]

32. That was his best moment

we can give him that.

[tomreedtoon]

12. I was wondering what America's Promise was.

Then I found the web site. Powell in a video intro gives a bunch of platitudes. That cedes to a web site that promotes volunteerism in a very bland way.

I don't hate Powell as some people here do, but it's obvious he's trying to burnish the turd that is his legacy.

[defendandprotect]

13. Colin Powell betrayals . .. from first to last...disgusting--!!!

From aiding coups to telling lies at United Nations ---

in front of a "Guernica" covered over for the occasion --- !!!

Shame, Colin -- Shame!

[Bonobo]

14. Not forgiving, not forgetting your role in this, soldier boy.

You proved yourself to be a shill, a liar and a blind follower.

Good job, soldier boy.

[roberto]

15. this guy is a self made "sold to whoever wants him" man

wasn't him the same person who at the UNO (in front of the whole world) said that he Saddam has mass destruction weapons ?
wasn't him the same person who was a close bushist ?
wasn't him the same person who lies to us about terrorism ?
wasn't him the same person who help Bush/Cheney in order to install a worldwide US terrorism ?

We do not want anyone that kind anymore.

[kath]

17. don't forget the My Lai coverup...

the man has a loooong history...

[Demeter]

18. No Thanks to You, Colin Powell!

[DS1]

19. *snap*

[TrogL]

20. Rick Mercer (a Canadian comedian) has an interesting take on it

This was on CBC radio this morning as a preview of his TV show tonight.

http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport /

Mercer is flabberghasted that Obama won by running a campaign based on hope and change. The US has a record turnout of voters.

He contrasts this to the Canadian election based upon "stay the course" and "the other guys are nasty", resulting in the lowest voter turnout ever.

[Javaman]

21. no thanks to colin, my name is ass, powell, who lied to the UN and help started

the rest of the failed history.

he needs to retire and live with his shame.

[harmonicon]

23. Powell added, "I only hit ya 'cause I love ya, baby. You know that."

[mitchum]

24. Too little, too late...you fake gravitas gop bag man

[daleo]

25. Powell is amazing

He lies to the U.N. to start an illegal war for Bush, then jumps on the Obama bandwagon. Truly, one of history's great hypocrites and opportunists.

[sofa king]

26. No. The America we remember is GONE forever.

And good effing riddance to that. What we have now, no thanks at all to Gen. Powell, is something potentially better, for it might be an America that actually practices the ideals it has perpetually, emptily preached.

[llmart]

27. One more Bush whore......

who's trying to rewrite his personal history. You hitched your wagon to a criminal and you own it buddy. Go away.

[blues90]

28. Powell is just like a parasite

A direct life cycle parasite that does not need a host to pass on his infection and eating away with horror.

Some people and the list is endless should just go away forever.

[Mnemosyne]

29. Traitorous, lying, sack of shit, complicit war criminal; fuck off Powell. n/t

[marasinghe]

30. not until you're rotting in a jail at the hague, colin.

if you ever are - then the promise of america will have been fulfilled.
and that's not the america that we remember; it's the america that should be.
otherwise, as other posters have declared -
we will remember my lai;
we will remember timor;
we will remember iraq;
we will remember the dead you left in your wake -
war criminal, apologist, & enabler of worse war criminals.

[EFerrari]

31. Who does the old hypocrite think is listening to him?

F#ck you, Powell, you coward.

[kestrel91316]

33. Sigh. From one who shares in the blame for the past 8 years......