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kpete

(71,994 posts) Sun Jan 13, 2013, 01:53 PM Jan 2013

Colin Powell: GOP Holds 'Dark Vein Of Intolerance' [View all]

Colin Powell: GOP Holds 'Dark Vein Of Intolerance'

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In an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," Powell noted that there is a "dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party."

"What do I mean by that?," he explained. "What I mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities."

Powell specifically pointed to October 2012 comments by former Alaska Gov. and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

"When I see a former governor say that the president is 'shuckin' and jivin' -- that's a racial-era slave term," Powell said, referring to Palin's words on Obama's response.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/13/colin-powell-gop_n_2467768.html

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Colin Powell: GOP Holds 'Dark Vein Of Intolerance' [View all] kpete Jan 2013 OP

I was glad to hear him so clearly say those things, and not equivocate. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #1

"Sort of" is not quite there yet. But he is getting there. nt Live and Learn Jan 2013 #2

Reagan was called lazy by a goodly number of liberals dsc Jan 2013 #3

I guess you forgot the link. I'll check back later for cite to the links, since Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #5

Here is one example dsc Jan 2013 #7

you know it is pretty lame to ask for links in such a snotty way and then not bother to read them dsc Jan 2013 #13

It has been over 30 hours and still no acknowledgement of the links dsc Jan 2013 #15

Because someone once called a white person lazy does not mean when ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #6

I was responding to this dsc Jan 2013 #8

And I was pointing out that ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #10

I think lazy people should be called lazy dsc Jan 2013 #11

Right, so why would someone call Obama lazy? LisaLynne Jan 2013 #12

Apparently it doesn't bother him enough to leave the party. forestpath Jan 2013 #4

never stopped him from cashing the checks... KG Jan 2013 #9

'sort of' ....still covering, eh colin? spanone Jan 2013 #14