Stick a fork in it! Powell just endorced Obama!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

nt

[sufrommich]

1. Just announced on MSNBC! nt

[Tesla]

2. I just started applauding!!

and crying...
:applause:

CHANGE IS ON THE WAY!!!

[southern_belle]

3. YES!!!!!

:patriot: :applause:

[Philosoraptor]

4. Now the repubs will call Colin some very vile names

[Jeanette in FL]

7. Just went over to the freeper site

Oh Lord, vile names is an understatement. They are going nuts. Traitor, racist, liar, always a lefty, trying to restore his legacy, looking for a job, never trusted him, are some of the musings.

[lpbk2713]

11. That's all the RW Radio Hatemongers will be talking about next week.

They're up against the wall and I love it. :applause:

[JI7]

5. hopefully it will take away from the Palin SNL stuff

and media trying to convince everyone how great she was on there.

[dkofos]

6. Endorsed by a WAR CRIMINAL. How can that be good??

[Zynx]

8. A war criminal with tremendous respect across the country.

[dkofos]

12. No respect here. I still remember him lying his ass off at the UN for BUSH.

[bahrbearian]

20. and what kind of endorsement was it ?

He heeped tons of credit to Mcshame and was timidly endorsing Obama, now the neocons will call him a war criminal too. Can we take them to the Hauge now?

[4lbs]

10. So, I guess you are going to ignore Powell's slams on McCain, and his glowing talk about Obama?

Do as you wish. The rest of us recognize how massively significant this is for Obama, and how much this hurts McCain.

[dkofos]

15. YES He is just as vile as bush himself.

[4lbs]

19. Actually, watch PBS' documentary "Bush's War" and you'll see how Powell was lied to by the neo-cons

and when he found out, he was angry and eventually agreed to resign instead of serving as SoS in Bush's second term.

[dkofos]

22. That just makes him a gullible WAR CRIMINAL

[malaise]

13. Valid point and I am no Powell supporter

but he rejected his own party ticket so that's a slap in the face for Gramps.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

14. I feel the same way you do but MOST of the people don't have a clue.

[4lbs]

9. Kaboom! went the McCain campaign!

:rofl:



(NOTE: If this post looks familiar, that's because you've seen it before.)

[Unbowed]

16. THREE October Suprises just this weekend.

100K Rally for Obama
150M Donations in 1 month for Obama
Colin Powell endorsement


Knock out.

[JustAnotherGen]

17. Oh God

Powell is OFF the hook. He's calling those Mo Fos to the floor for their division, shifting away from the KEY things America needs to be working on, calling Barack a socialist, a terrorist. Pointing out that they are being bigots towards Americans that practice Islam.

He's totally off the freaking hook!

[Heidi]

18. Kick!

:kick:

[Douglas Carpenter]

21. CNN has just confirmed it as a BREAKING NEWS item!!

http://us.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/colin.powell/index.html

Colin Powell endorses Obama

CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."



He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"Obama displayed a steadiness. Showed intellectual vigor. He has a definitive way of doing business that will do us well," Powell said.

Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself.

Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.

He also said he was disappointed with some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as bringing up Obama's ties to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.

Powell served as secretary of state under President Bush from 2001 to 2005.

The notion of a Powell endorsement has been rumored for several months.

link to full article:

http://us.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/colin.powell/index.html