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Colin Powell Slams Sarah Palin and the Republican Party’s Obama Racism
On Meet The Press today, Colin Powell made mention of several recent racist attacks by Republicans on President Obama, and called the party on their use of racial code words.
Video via Think Progress:
Gen. Powell said, “There’s also a dark — a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. What do I mean by that? I mean by that that they still sort of look down on minorities. How can I evidence that? When I see a former governor say that the President is “shuckin’ and jivin’,” that’s racial era slave term. When I see another former governor after the president’s first debate where he didn’t do very well, says that the president was lazy. He didn’t say he was slow. He was tired. He didn’t do well. He said he was lazy. Now, it may not mean anything to most Americans, but to those of us who are African Americans, the second word is shiftless and then there’s a third word that goes along with that. The birther, the whole birther movement. Why do senior Republican leaders tolerate this kind of discussion within the party?”
The 2012 election year was loaded with racial attacks from Republican presidential candidates towards both President Obama and the nation’s minorities. There was Newt Gingrich labeling Obama the food stamp president. Rick Santorum made the not so veiled claim that President Obama was giving white people’s money to lazy blacks, and Mitt Romney’s entire campaign strategy from immigration to his speech at the NAACP convention appeared to be designed to court the white vote by attacking minorities.
The examples that Gen. Powell did mention were so outrageous that even the blindest of the politically blind could see what John Sununu and Sarah Palin were trying to do.However, Palin and Sununu represent different kinds of racism within the Republican Party. Palin’s racism is symptomatic of the beliefs of the core rank and file within the GOP. Sarah Palin’s views represent the culture of racism that has overtaken the former Party of Lincoln.
In contrast, Sununu’s remarks represented the Republican Party’s cynical use of racism as a political tactic. Ever since Barack Obama won his first Democratic nomination, the Republican Party has mistakenly believed that racism is the path to defeating this president. Republicans used racism to delegitimize the president during the 2008 campaign. They continued the attacks throughout his first term, and the Romney campaign took it to whole new overt level in 2012.
The Republicans have shown no signs that two presidential election losses have taught them anything. It was important for Powell to mention the Sarah Palin style culture of racism within the Republican Party, because that is what has to change. If the Democrats nominate a white person in 2016, cynical Republican campaign operatives will see less value in an overtly racist political strategy. It is the culture of racism within the GOP that is blocking immigration reform and pushing Hispanics out of the party. The culture of racism on the right is the driving force behind the losing presidential campaigns.
The right’s racism has ruined the Republican brand, and their willingness to repair the damage that has been done will determine their future viability as a national political party.
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74 Responses to Colin Powell Slams Sarah Palin and the Republican Party’s Obama Racism
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Richard S. Paddor
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Nailed it!
Daniel Berry, NYC
Jan. 17th, 2013 at 6:39 am
well–he generally does. but his party seems allergic to his brand of “no-nonsense.”
Katherine
Jan. 21st, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Someone needs to inform Sec Powell that the first person to use the phrase (that Palin used to describe Obama) was Chris Matthews on the air on MSNBC during his first run for president , why isn’t he calling Matthews a racist. Also it was a Republican President that appointed him NSA, another who put him in charge of the joint chiefs of staff and another who appointed him Sec of State
djchefron(Moderator)
Jan. 21st, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Most of what you say is true but you left out one little fact.That republican party doesn’t exist any more.Don’t take my word for it,ask Joe Scarborough.See what he is pointing out you wont or cant acknowledge the problem.Because in your post you deny what do the republican party stand for right now.
A xenophobic,right wing christian fundamentalist party.
Dave
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Isn’t racism illegal? Lets charge them then give max sentences. Don’t the bible say God created all men in his image.
KatzKids
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:47 pm
Yes, including homosexuals as I love to point out as a stopper to AmeriTaliban rants. I’ve yet to have anyone reply to that.
Of course, then they go on to exclude the many different “colors” as being kicked out because of some perceived “sin/curse” brought down on them. “There, we fixed that.”
Of course, they don’t consider that he/she created women in that same image. According to them, and religious extremists across religions” women were only created to be men’s sex toys, his property, his slaves, his breeders of more men. “Sit down, shut up and worship me.”
Rodxav
Jan. 14th, 2013 at 3:00 pm
yes he created man in His image it was man decision to sin. according to your theory he created murders, rapist adulterers, liars, cheaters, to be like him…. read your Bible I don’t care what you say or believe homosexuality is a sin it is not natural, when to men can get together and make a baby I’ll believe it.. stop trying to justify something that is wrong
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 14th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
Same as he created babys to die. Remember for every killing there is a victim. Obviously god created innocent fodder for guns
Harry Fritz
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:12 pm
No Shiva, the “innocent fodder” is for the abortionists to destroy the unborn and soon-to-be-born at a rate recently reported by Planned Parenthood of 333,964 in their fiscal year of 2011-12! That is a whole lot more than gun killings – and just by one of the many abortion providers in this country! So where is the outcry against PP? Not happening – but they will be getting $542 million in tax support. Can you imagine the howling if they would give that kind of free money to gun manufacturers?
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:17 pm
Someone had to create all those babys to die.
Tax support? Oh you mean like we give big oil.
Comparing gun killings to abortions? Apples to oranges? Sorry
Harry Fritz
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:44 pm
Oh – that is a good escape – gun control vs abortion is like comparing apples vs oranges? That’s classic. yet apples and oranges are both part of the fruit family; therefore – comparable. You seek out what fits, but as soon as someone brings up a valid argument of sizable comparison, the argument gets shut out. Actually the comparison is like that of apples to crabapples. If you want to stop the killings at one level, then you must be prepared to stop the killings at all levels!
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:50 pm
No, no comparison. Being fruits do not make the two comparable.
We have killings of all types. Many types. It would certainly be right to try to fix all of them
Reynardine
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 9:10 pm
Oh, right, what is a living, breathing six-year-old, looking forward to Christmas, who instead is mowed down in terror and pain, when we should be agonizing about an *egg*?
Myhopediedin 2012
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 11:23 pm
God may have created all men in his image, but he also told us that “Man shall NOT lie with another man as a woman” Even the devil is in his image, and many have fallen to the devils trickery
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 11:32 pm
No, man made a god in their image. Man also made a devil in the image they picked for him.
jkarov
Jan. 20th, 2013 at 9:37 am
Please take your mythology beliefs to church. Repeating your religion based bloviations isn’t convincing anyone.
Dale newBerry
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
I think I just watched the next president of the United States. Colin Powell could get this democrats vote in 2016.
HopeforAmerica
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:59 pm
Dale; I think the democratic nominee for 2016 presidential election should be a woman. Many like Hillary, I think Elizabeth Warren would make an awesome president.
djchefron
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 5:54 pm
As much as I like Sen. Warren lets be pragmatic here.I don’t like to say never but with her stances and when the opposition paints her beliefs like she is the second coming of Lenin to low information voters she would be lucky to carry Mass.
Now Hillary that’s a different story.I don’t what more they can do to vilify her other than they have photos of her with horns and a tail.Hold up don’t let me give them any ideas.If Hilary was to run and win the only thing the American Taliban could win is the deep deep so far deep that sun don’t even shine will be the south.One thing we don’t need is a dragged out fight between our candidates.
Sally
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
The real irony here is that had the GOP nominated Powell to run with McCain, they would have won because many Democrats not comfortable with an inexperienced Obama could have voted for Powell. Instead the GOP embraced ignorance and hate, and are still doing so.
KatzKids
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
The real irony is that the GOPTP of the day would never consider voting for Powell – a moderate and a moderate who also happens to “colored.” They’re far too busy running those moderate guys out of the party.
LB
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Ridiculous. there has never been a case of a Vice-President nominee having that great of an influence on a race. Once Old Man McCain uttered his famous line of “the fundamentals of our economy ate strong” it was over. He could have picked Bill Clinton to run with him and still lost.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 5:07 pm
Sarah Palin was a huge part of why McCain lost. But McCain never could have beaten the youth vote as you note
jkarov
Jan. 20th, 2013 at 9:56 am
Palin was exposed as a terribly ignorant and unprepared candidate.
Her Couric and Gibson interviews were just plain awful.
She was so bad that McCain and his aides decided to keep her away from the press. Her brand was fatally damaged, and still is to this day.
Of course her worshipers still insist that she is the only human on the planet that can save America.
The plain facts are that she will never run for President
Myhopediedin 2012
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 8:46 pm
No, had the GOP ran Colin Powell as the VP pick the media and the DNC would have torn him apart as they did Cain. Powell isn’t so stupid as to not see the handwriting on the wall.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
Actually Powell was liked by both sides. Well liked in fact. He had no skeletons in his closet except that he gave intelligence to Saddam for targeting the kurds when he gassed them
Cain was an idiot using pokemon to run his campaign. He was not a serious contender
Stephanie
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:53 pm
It doesnt take a n expert to notice all the racist talk that goes on although their many good republicans it boils my blood that no one comes forward and says ” enough is enough” not to mention fox news fuels this racist crap. Get this in your heads republicans all the smart latinos have figured out how racist your party is and we do not tolerate it that is why mr. romney lost . Just remember our numbers keep growing keep it up and latinos will never vote for another republican president again consider yourselves on the edge of extinction. your welcome (:
Elizabeth 44
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 6:10 pm
The women of this country and the African Americans have figured it out too. None of us have a reason to vote Republican. And what do they intend to do about it. What they’ve been doing to women for centuries; pat us on our heads, and fondly think of us as misbehaving children.
Larry Dillon
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 12:59 pm
The Tea-Party Nation is Brite White,Heterosexual,Loves them some Jesus and has a male mentality.They think this makes them superior.That thinking proves their inferior.
The Tea-Party Nation is burning.They are Pro-Rape and Anti-Equality.The promote Corporate Fascism.They pray for a Fascist Theocracy.They have base of Aryans.Fascist come to power by preaching Patriotism.Nothing Patriotic about it.They blame the woes of the Country on minorities.
This time the minorities have joined forces and have become the majority.Guess who the minority is now.
Tea-Nuts if they are smart will sit sown and STFU.
Rudy Gonzales
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Today Sunday, 01-13-13, on Meet the press General Colin Powell delivered a scathing indictment of the current TEA-Republican party.(www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032...) “Powell’s words ring dead-on,” as Cory Booker said, and I have been putting these same comments out ever since Obama won the right to run against the GOP. Congress can deal with it’s agreed to liability, to pay it’s bills, or they can act to not pay it’s bills and throw our country into a tailspin. The only downgrade on America’s history was a direct result of Congressional combativeness and inaction of the House. TEA-types continued attack on Social Programs and Entitlements as part of the debt ceiling will throw cold water on the economy. President Barack Obama has already signed into law 2.4 Trillion dollars in deficit reduction and much more could be accomplished if the TEA-type run Republican deficit hawks would work with the president. The Republicans were for the Health Care Act before it became Obama’s signature legislation. The party with the fringe on top has been against everything Obama was for since his presidency began. Obama has done more to bring the economy back than expected as the TEA-Republican’s have totally dead-set against any proposal put forward. All of the window dressing put forth by the leadership of the combative and confrontational fringe movement has countered Obama has not been verified and in fact disproved by government reporting. What is needed now is a Democratic house to effect adequate changes to move forward and restore the greatness of the American economy. Do not sit on the sidelines and allow the few with the most power and stroke to make decisions that will effect you directly without your input. We must remember that money and power in the hands of fewer and fewer people with stricter less compassion has taken hold in many states and Washington is their next target. We can make a great change in the 2014 Mid-term election! Get active – Vote!
D. W. Skinner
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Sarah Palin ruined the party with the first words she uttered..
Sugapea
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:19 pm
If you read Pub Websites, you’ll see their current ‘favorite’ for 2016 is…Sarah Palin.
These folks have absolutely lost their minds!
kathy
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
If all republicans and democrats were more like Colin Powell we’d be riding high. Thank you Mr. Powell.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Palin hasnt gotten over the black basketball player. She cant wash her self enough. The prints are still there. Her little loyal minions have no idea how she laughs at them for sucking up to such a hateful little ball of ear wax.
The GOP doesnt want to learn. They still believe that belittling people will get them the prize. And no matter what the tool they will use it. Just as they must think there are enough people in the US to back them in the war on women
Stanton
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
If Republicans can’t attack, vilify, thwart, slander, libel, and threaten President Obama for being a scary black man who shouldn’t be in the White House because he’s not an elderly white male Republican, then what’s the point of the Republicans even existing in the first place?
jkarov
Jan. 20th, 2013 at 9:59 am
That would be an old, white, male, msogynist, evangelical, Teaparty, Koch-sucker
Happy
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 2:40 pm
I for one am most pleased with the racist rhetoric from the Republican Party. The attitude of course has always been there. It is not going away anytime soon. It’s just much easier to see today. Mostly, by far, these views are a harbinger, as America ages and changes, that the Republican party will not be seeing the Presidential office for a very very long time. How can one not be pleased with that?
On the other hand, watching Rommey shift from as nearly far right as one can be at the time of his nomination, to almost indistinguishable from the Democratic Platform in the debates…(of course with a wink and nod towards those members of his party he considered smart enough to recognize that he meant none of it), makes me think the only move the Republican Party has available to it is to run a Hispanic, Black or a Woman for the presidency. Now ain’t that grand? The rank and file of the Republican Party will be jumping all over themselves to start a third political party…resulting in? No Presidency for the Republican Party! I just love it.
Grrrr!
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Reasons to Reject Republicans
#359 in a series of 10,000
Remember how in all the shell-shock following Romney’s “surprising” loss, a few Repubs publicly admitted that their trouncing might maaaaybe have had something to do with women, minorities and LBGTs not voting Republican ?
And yet not ONE of them was willing to admit the truth: that their party MUST either evolve beyond all its vile racism, sexism and homophobia or it’s going to die.
Nope … every single one of those lying bastards said the same thing: “Our party has to find a way to ATTRACT a more diverse voter base.”
Yeah, right, because the best way to prop up a house whose foundations are rotten is to SLAP on a fresh coat of PAINT.
mjh
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Nope … every single one of those lying bastards said the same thing: “Our party has to find a way to ATTRACT a more diverse voter base.”
Those lying bastards also said they “had to find a way to communicate their message better.”
Meaning they intend to spew the same bullshyt — they just want to find a prettier package to put it in . . .
.
jcinco
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Thank you General Powell for coming right out and calling that harridan, palin, what she is, a racist.
Anne
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Racism is a huge problem within the GOP, but it is far from being their ONLY problem. The misogyny, xenophobia, jingoism, anti-gay sentiments, anti-worker stances, and inability or unwillingness to live and engage in a 21st century world are equally problematic for them. Colin Powell was absolutely right in everything he said about his party, but so far, they give no signs of having learned anything of value from their 2012 defeats. I love the smackdown he delivered to Simple Sarah Palin by using her own racist words against her in particular, and against the party in general.
Janet Androsac
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:44 pm
I believe our President will go down in history as one of the best we’ve ever had. I respect him and his heart is in Americia.With all the crap he’s had to take from the GOP , I don’t kow how he stays so fair for ALL the people .
shel3364
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 3:44 pm
yeah, how’d all that racism and dog-whistling work out for ‘em?? Not too well.
And had the states not gerrymandered, the house would be blue as well.
I tell ya, the dems had better push in 2020 like the repubs did in 2010. It was brilliant on their parts to win the states in a census year.
Joy
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Great post Jason. I’m so proud of who General Colin Powell is and what he represents and stands for. Just think what could be taking place in America if there weren’t so much racism going on in the current GOP. They hate President Obama far more than they love America!
GustavMahler
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 5:42 pm
I am happy and amazed that the GOP has not learned their lesson. Almost as soon as the election was over they started attacking Obama with the same racist comments.
I really am at a loss about what to do with a party that hasn’t learned their lesson. The only thing I can think is to let them keep doing it, we should stop giving them hints on how to change.
Grasshopper
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 7:45 pm
Old mafia axiom, “give a man enough rope and he will hang himself.”
Tom
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Which president has done more to divide our country in the past 100 years????? Obama talks a good story but that is about all he does.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 6:51 pm
So what you are saying is the GOP who is doing all the dividing but you want to blame Obama anyways? What has Obama does to divide this country?
mjh
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Which president has done more to divide our country in the past 100 years?????
I’d say it’s the one who said:
- “If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.”
- “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base.”
- “You’re either with us, or you’re against us.”
HINT: it wasn’t Obama . . .
.
Sugapea
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 7:52 pm
MJH, Would this be the same President who received a ‘Presidents Daily Briefing’ on August 6,2001: ***BIN LADIN DETERMINED TO STRIKE IN USA*** and…Bush ignored it!
And yet, Obama should be impeached for Benghazi Attack where four souls died?
Grasshopper
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 7:41 pm
Obviously the cave you’re living in doesn’t have tele-vision, Tom. Idaho is waiting for you and your ilk. Pack your bags and go live in/with the mayhem you people seem to relish.
djchefron
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 7:45 pm
I would ask you what has President Obama done to divide the country but we already know what the answer to that is.Don’t we.You know you would get a lot more respect if you just came out an admit no jigaboo can be my President.
You and the rest of your kind hide behind your code words and the reason is you are a coward.The hatred that’s in your heart was put there by cowards.
I will agree though the President has divided the country.One one side,the majority.Who is the majority?The intelligent,the compassionate and the real Patriots of this country.The dying minority?The ignorant,backward cowards such as yourself.There’s no turning back.So come on, jump on board you don’t have to be in the minority.
BTW check out the inauguration.We also throw better parties.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 8:06 pm
No reply from Tom, Im gob smacked
djchefron
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 9:11 pm
Now I know what a jilted lover feels like.They come in the night,get you all workeded up and then when you think this might be the one, they drop their load and then run off.And not even a thank you.Hit and run thats what they do.LOL
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 9:13 pm
Im so disappointed!
Eddie Powell
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 7:36 pm
Racism is alive and well in both parties. If it was not we would not have red and blue states. It is totally illogical to believe that all white democrats voted for Obama. With that being said, racism is a cancer that runs deeper with the republicans. They have institutionalize it to a perfection. It allows the Palin types to flourish with little intelligence and statesmanship…. Their catch words are totally for those on both side of the political spectrum to feel free to think the way they do. I was always told that crap flows down hill. So does racism. If one lets the top continue racism the bottom will do the same. With much more openness and much, much more hatred. Too find resolutions to this racism is like searching for a needle in a hay stack. These types don’t deal with facts or reality. What can one do with or for people that live in an unreal world…God only knows…. And He is only talking to them according to the christian right…..
phooeyrat
Jan. 13th, 2013 at 9:38 pm
these “elected” official’s at all levels of “our” government infrastructure from federal to state, county down to city-hall and the school board members are all “our” public-servants. and they are all very much “accountable” to “us”.”we” hired them (voted them into office) to work for “us”.”we” pay their salaries and for any and all of “their” govt. projects and programs that they “create” and “approve” of with the sales taxes that we citizen’s are mandated by law to pay to them {24/7) when we purchase goods,gas,clothing,food etc. and the property taxes that are collected from us, plus the pay-roll taxes that are deducted from our pay-checks every pay-period. pay-checks that were earned by most of this country’s population with actual hard labor and sweat (in my opinion). with some of “us” making only the minimum-wage or less; trying to support a family and survive. we also support the needless wars that some of “our” public-servants deem so “necessary” at any cost; so much so that they can exercise the power to have “us” and our children “drafted” and sent to fight and to possibly die or be maimed in a war that “we” or a vast majority of the country’s citizen’s don’t agree with. we the people are also “required” to pay for these useless wars with more of our taxes. we the people “allow” these public-servants to have the power of life and death over us. let alone our general well-being and future prospects. i would say the question is; how do you rate our public-servants; service? make sure you all let them know what you “really” think of them. i am sure they will be happy to hear from you. and will want you to let them know on election day also. they are there to serve you remember that…vote and show them how you really feel.
Vicki
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 7:39 pm
And we have congress that hasn’t brought up a budget, or done anything…what are we paying them for anyway?
Katalaq
Jan. 14th, 2013 at 2:08 am
I highly doubt the ability of the current right winged TP Republicans of ever learning or understanding the majority populace as evidenced from history to current politics. Their lack of ability to relate or to even support human and civil rights issues nationally and globally sets them apart from people (locally, nationally & globally) in contrast to democrats and liberals that are more humanistically minded. Whether my thinking is correct or not, the up coming events to happen will prove or disprove that they really do not care for anything related to what Democracy stands for… Only thing they stand for Plutocratic Policies that they will stand for at the expense of the whole USA…
In fact I definitely believe “ONLY” BIGGEST FEAR OF TP Republicans IS THAT HUMAN & CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PROGRESS IN USA THAT THEY WILL BECOME SYMBOLIC FOR THE WORLD LEADERS TO FOLLOW SO THAT TP OF THE WORLD CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENSLAVE OTHER NATIONALITIES TO WORK IN THEIR MANUFACTORIES AT SLAVE WAGES!!! Whole Issue Privitizations of anything related to governmental responsibilities… that we the people voted for and stand for?!?
majii
Jan. 14th, 2013 at 9:39 pm
Marco Rubio is the only republican so far to “rebuke” Gen. Powell for his comments. As usual, he uses the old trick/excuse of saying that the GOP has put a black male and two Hispanics in the Senate. What he doesn’t say is that the only reason these people are in the GOP is because they toe the party line and are too afraid of losing political ground if they speak openly about the racism within the party. It’s not uncommon for some people to align themselves with their opponents to pursue a personal agenda, and the GOP has many examples of these kinds of people. The Hispanics within the party keep their mouths closed as republicans trash Hispanics, and the blacks keep their mouths shut as they trash Black Americans. The main issue some republicans may have with what Gen. Powell said is that they know it’s true but they lack the courage to admit it. This is why some republicans were so outraged when Akin began to speak about “legitimate rape” and when it became known that Paul Ryan has co-sponsored a “Personhood Bill.” It’s okay with them to hold these views and it’s okay to write laws pertaining to them, but it’s NOT okay to give voice to them in public. Speaking about these topics in public opens the party up to unwanted scrutiny and exposes its extremism. This is a definite NO NO.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 7:51 pm
LOL! Good stuff! The propaganda is strong with this one
Jimmy Carter makes a dozen Ronald Reagan who sold America to the world
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 7:54 pm
What did they do to Allen West and Cain? You dont think West and Cain did themselves in?
Harry Fritz
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 7:54 pm
General Powell: There was a time in our mutual lives that I would have done everything in my power to try to get you into the Oval Office. I truly felt that the Army Green made you the man of a caliber to General Eisenhower. Today I am certain that you don’t fit. You call Palin a racist – maybe because she is white? That is only a remark that a black racist will make. Why is it that only white people are called racists? It is time that the black majority backs off on such name calling and we all begin to exist with each other by eliminating skin color from our vocabulary and group labeling systems. Seems to me we all bleed red – and there are more important issues to discuss than entitlements and ethnic / cultural labels.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:00 pm
No, because palins comments indicate since she lost the presidency she is racist
So blacks have to come round but whites dont?
Harry Fritz
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Shiva, those inclined to vote purely democrat started calling Palin a racist long before she ever opened her mouth to give a public speech. They just hate it when anyone of the percieved minorities demonstrates conservative values. And woe be to a woman who wishes to express conservative values – she is immediately ostracised by her own “sisters.” I don’t get it. I don’t identify myself with either party because both don’t express my concept of humanitarianism, but I remain amazed at the dumbfounding positions people take that allow them to be distracted from the issues that clog up our system and destroy our individual human rights. You, Shiva, are not a true moderator – you steer this ship to the left – and so it continues to go in circles. Nothing is accomplished because the parties are reduced to calling each other names and the response is over sensitivity that demands retaliation. In the end, this republic is destroyed by secret agendas that move forward because of nit-picking by everyone using stupid insults.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:37 pm
No one even knew about her before she ran for president.
Your conservative women thing is complete BS
Bye
BTW, go to C4Palin and say something about Palin. they moderate the same as I do
chris sparrow
Jan. 15th, 2013 at 8:19 pm
Jimmy Carter would be a big step up!
I treat the race card throwers the same as a fart. The first to complain is the one who dealt it. The first to complain about racism is the racist.
vicki
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 12:00 am
uh…Sheva she didn’t run for president
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 12:03 am
Uh yes she did, she just didnt tell McCain.
UncaJoe
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 7:01 am
Damn, the trolls are thick. Which RWNJ site linked here?
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 9:12 am
You should have been here last night. It was insane
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Jan. 16th, 2013 at 9:17 am
My instincts are telling me that a futile and unnecessary battle is brewing in some of the most powerful places of leadership, locally, nationally, and internationally. It is about to explode in the area of Diversity. It is time for the fight to end. After decades of living, learning, teaching and observing this area; I can say that there are no winners; only losers for all that are impacted. Let the game of Football through the eyes of the late Paul “Bear” Bryant be the guide for revenue, results, and common sense.
“FOOTBALLDIVERSITYTHE TRUTH AND THE BOTTOM LINE”
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Phil
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 9:55 am
Colin Powell just doesn’t get it. Just because Conservatives take exception to Obama’s reckless spending policies they are labeled ‘racist.’ Personally, I don’t care the color of a person’s skin but if they are in charge and follow an irresponsbile course of spending, I will voice strong objection. I am more concerned about the health of the Nation than of the greed of individuals.
Shiva (Moderator)
Jan. 16th, 2013 at 10:16 am
Powell does get it.
BTW, Obama spends NOTHING without the Congress’s approval. And they spend far more on their own then Obama asks them to. You are really in need of some civics class’s
Since day one of Obama’s administration certain people people have been at him simply to rile their base bu using racial tones. Deal with it