Powell likens Bush to Reagan for thinking "boldly"

[PfcHammer]

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Powell likens Bush to Reagan for thinking "boldly"
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and the late US president Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) shared a similar style in terms of their deeply held beliefs and willingness to take bold stands without fear of inciting controversy, Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) said.

"I think there's a similarity," Powell said on NBC television. "President Bush has some very, very strong principles that he believes in. The global war against terrorism, he believes that is the major challenge we have, just as President Reagan believed the major challenge was to bring to an end the Soviet empire."

Powell, who served as deputy national security adviser and, later, national security adviser under Reagan, added: "You need leaders who are willing not just to deal with the problem of the day but to think boldly, however controversial that boldness may seem at the time."

"President Bush has spoken in broad themes and has put broad brush strokes on the world tapestry. And there's always controversy when you go down this road. Talking about Mideast reform -- controversial," Powell said.



There was obviously an error made in the headline. It should read Powell likens Bush to Reagan for thinking "badly." Must be the Ambien talking. :thumbsdown:

[tom_paine]

1. Powell likens his tongue to that of a cat's

because they both lick assholes constantly.

Bootlciking Traitorous Lying Scum!

How I ever respected this Benedict Fucking Arnold once upon a time is beyond me!

[lebkuchen]

2. Powell blames Abu Ghraib on a handful of E-1s

He's a patsy and a liar.

[0007]

3. Powell must be drunk today to make such an outrageous statement

like that.

junior cannot make false statements deliberately and present them as being true, as well as Saint Ronnie.

The whole world sees through junior and Colin Powell for what they truly are, need I say more?

[otohara]

34. Powell's Glory Daze

Both kept him super busy, he's grateful to them for making him famous

[Media_Lies_Daily]

4. Let's see...Reagan brought us Iran-Contra, Grenada, the death...

...of tens of thousands of Central Americans, the savings and loan scandal, and a very poor economy they tried to sell to the American public as "good".

FratBoy has brought us, by LIHOP or MIHOP, the events of 911 which resulted in the death of nearly 3,000 Americans; the Patriot Act which basically allows ANY person to be detained indefinitely without charges being brought; the illegal and immoral wars in the Middle East which has resulted in the death of tens of thousands of Afghans, Iraqis, Americans, and other nationalities; the Valerie Plame scandal; the torture scandal; and a poor economy that they are trying to sell as "good".

Looks pretty similar to me...but FratBoy has pulled ahead by several lengths.

[robbedvoter]

5. yeaaaah! Powell for VP (Kerry's of course!)

How is Powell's fan club doing these days?

[Dover]

6. Boy, this BS is SOOOOOOO old! And the Bush regime is SO over.

Like moldy bread.

[Quahog]

7. Yeah! Bold is good! Boldness rocks!

Forget the outcome, it's the boldness that matters!

You know, like Pol Pot! Man, that was one bold motherfucker, eh?

You gotta love BOLD!

[underpants]

8. Did W COME INTO OFFICE worried about terrorism?

AT least Reagan came into office with the "evil empire" (and taxcuts) as his priorities.

I heard Powell say this on the Today Show and couldn't believe that he was making that connection.

[johnnie]

9. Bold my ass

Of course it's easy to think "boldly". Hell I'm thinkin' right now I'm gonna take over the world.
This chickenshit shrub thinking boldly? Killing people while he falls off bicycles at the ranch. What a bold "man".

[joeybee12]

10. Wrong! NIETHER knew how to think!

They couldn't think boldly or otherwise!

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Should have said "thinking barely"

[onehandle]

12. How does Acting Barbarically, equal "Thinking Boldly"? nt

[wildmanj]

13. powell

has no shame and will go to any length to provide his kid with a job

[jpgray]

14. Great, now all the media will refer to him as 'George the Bold'

:D

[Tellurian]

15. Amazing how every other president has the wherewithal to mingle

intrasocially..





Clinton, Kerry and Mulroney



The Clintons and Schroeder



Bush? Standing at the foot of AF1 waiting to go to the ranch in Crawford, then on to celebrate Poppy's birthday in Houston.



Ford and Clinton

[GalleryGod]

17. Spectacular Photos,T !

:bounce: :bounce: :yourock:

[playahata1]

33. Doesn't Gerald Ford look GOOD for 91?

What is the Shrub so afraid of that he won't mingle and schmooze with the other heads of state, former and current?

[Tellurian]

40. Great! happy to put them up for everyones pleasure!

Ford? He looks ok..

Carter looks a little pooped, though-

[GalleryGod]

16. Ya-SUH Masser George!

Go to prison you friggin' lying sack of shit!:puke: :argh:
And gimmee those four stars back,too!

[truthisfreedom]

18. powell likens bush to reagan for "thinking outside the law"

is what he's really saying.

[swinney]

19. Bold Bad decisions made with emphasis? Huh?

What is wrong with these People?

[maggrwaggr]

20. seems like Hitler was pretty "bold" as well.

Charles Manson was "bold."

Hell, even Osama Bin laden is "bold"

Not something to brag about .......

[llmart]

21. Oh, Bush is like Reagan allright....

Neither one of them really ran the country. They were puppets of others. They're both just "window dressing" while others made the decisions behind the scenes.

And Powell is exactly what Harry Belafonte referred to him as.

[Disturbed]

23. Powell is a bootlickin' lackey.

He has been such all along. His PR machine has managed to portray him as an honorable leader yet his is merely window dressing for the Right Wing. If he had possesed any honor he would have resigned rather than go to the UN and present what he damn well knew was a pack of blatant lies.

[llmart]

41. Agree 100%!

He sold his soul to the devil for his job. I have no respect for him though I used to, and there are very few Republicans that I have respect for.

[Just Me]

22. *choke* This one renders me speechless. n/t

[skypilot]

24. Apparently doesn't know the difference...

...between bold and rash.

[samhonk]

25. Remember Powell's qualifications...

My Lai - "what massacre?"
Highway of Death - "what massacre?"
Jenin - "what massacre?"
U.N. WMD Presentations - "Never mind that they're in crayon, these drawings are proof of Saddam's evil!"

etc.

Broad brush strokes on the world tapestry is right - too bad you're not supposed to paint tapestries, especially with monkey poo.

[Piperay]

26. BOLD, yeah I'll give em that...

they think BOLDLY but they 'think' WRONG! Charles Manson thought boldly, so did Hitler but obviously that was NOT good.

[ElementaryPenguin]

27. Hey, Colin - Hitler was bolder yet! Did that make him less a war criminal

?????
:wtf:

[burythehatchet]

28. Hey Colon

that "bold" thing got stale about six months ago, dude. Get with the marketing department willya?

[DrFunkenstein]

29. How Successful Was The "Bold" Bush Doctrine Of Pre-Emption?

First of all, I'm not even going to touch on the details "benefits" of massive tax cuts.

My point is rather to go behind the buzzword - "bold." What we are talking about here is replacing the Powell Doctrine (overwhelming force, strong diplomacy footwork) with the Bush Doctrine (pre-emption) and perhaps the Rumsfeld Doctrine (small, rapid forces).

Do you notice anyone mentioning the Bush Doctrine anymore? Does anyone in the media couch Iraq in terms of pre-emption? Sure it was bold, like hanging your nuts over a blender, but it just plain wasn't a good idea.

If any good came of the Iraq invasion, it was proving just how moronic the Bush Doctrine really is. And it is unlikely to be invoked anytime soon, particularly with a military already over-extended. Cold comfort, to be sure.

As for the Rumsfeld Doctrine, well just ask military brass what they think of it. Bold thinking, to be sure, but fairly idiotic.

[LittleApple81]

30. I read "Powell licks Bush...." and I thought "Boy, press is finally waking

up!" Deflated hopes for press waking up here.....:cry:

[AndyTiedye]

31. "Strong..."

the way garbage smells when it's been around too long.

[bushwakker]

32. I liken Powell to a 3 dollar street walker*

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

35. Brown nosing Uncle Tom

[killbotfactory]

36. Since Reagan created a bunch of terrorists fighting communism...

will Bush create a bunch of communists fighting terrorism?

[markses]

37. From an already disgraced clown and liar, Powell's opinion doesn't hold

much weight.

Tell us about the anthrax vials again, Colin.

I'm so scart! :eyes:

The man is a opportunistic liar. Forget him.

[leesa]

38. So have many serial killers.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. Bold...Brazen even...

Let's hope this election sets him on the brazier!