Colin Powell on Daily Show Wednesday night

[paineinthearse]

That will be interesting. Think he'll spill any beans?

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Not holding my breath

[Sperk]

2. why does Stewart has so many conservatives on?!?! i'm sick of

see them already!!!!

[Bozita]

3. We're gonna hear John Bolton questions (hope, hope)

[deadparrot]

4. Nah, the guy's whipped.

I'll be thrilled if he ever comes out with anything, but I doubt it. He's been made a scapegoat in the Iraq debacle. Here's hoping he wakes up one day.

[kansasblue]

5. My memory of CP is 'WMD' at the UN

what a way for a soldier to fade out.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Who's

Colin Powell? :shrug:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. He's got four stars.

[FrenchieCat]

10. You mean the guy that could have stood for something,

but didn't. You meant that GOP 4 star?

[paineinthearse]

9. "official" biography

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/1349.htm



BIOGRAPHY

Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State,
Term of Appointment: 01/20/2001 to 01/26/2005

Colin L. Powell was nominated by President Bush on December 16, 2000 as Secretary of State. After being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he was sworn in as the 65th Secretary of State on January 20, 2001.

Prior to his appointment, Secretary Powell was the chairman of America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of young people.

Secretary Powell was a professional soldier for 35 years, during which time he held myriad command and staff positions and rose to the rank of 4-star General. He was Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from December 1987 to January 1989. His last assignment, from October 1, 1989 to September 30, 1993, was as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. During this time, he oversaw 28 crises, including Operation Desert Storm in the victorious 1991 Persian Gulf war.

Following his retirement, Secretary Powell wrote his best-selling autobiography, My American Journey, which was published in 1995. Additionally, he pursued a career as a public speaker, addressing audiences across the country and abroad.

Secretary Powell was born in New York City on April 5, 1937 and was raised in the South Bronx. His parents, Luther and Maud Powell, immigrated to the United States from Jamaica. Secretary Powell was educated in the New York City public schools, graduating from the City College of New York (CCNY), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in geology. He also participated in ROTC at CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon graduation in June 1958. His further academic achievements include a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University.

Secretary Powell is the recipient of numerous U.S. and foreign military awards and decorations.

Secretary Powell’s civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President’s Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal. Several schools and other institutions have been named in his honor and he holds honorary degrees from universities and colleges across the country.

Secretary Powell is married to the former Alma Vivian Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama. The Powell family includes son Michael; daughters Linda and Anne; daughter-in-law Jane; son-in-law Francis; and grandsons Jeffrey and Bryan.

Updated November 4, 2002

Released on January 26, 2005

[deadparrot]

8. It's very sad.

Even though we're miles apart on certain issues, I always hate to lump Powell in with the band of nuts in control

[LynnTheDem]

11. Questions for Colin;

Mai Lai IraqGate Iran-Contra Iraq '91 Iraq '03 lies lies lies lies deaths deaths deaths deaths deaths

[paineinthearse]

12. Could this be the reason? - Slate article

http://slate.msn.com/id/2095756/

assessment
The Tragedy of Colin Powell
How the Bush presidency destroyed him.
By Fred Kaplan
Posted Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, at 9:56 AM PT

Is Colin Powell melting down?

It's hard to come up with another explanation for his jaw-dropping behavior last week before the House International Relations Committee. There he sat, recounting for the umpety-umpth time why, back in February 2003, he believed the pessimistic estimates about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. "I went and lived at the CIA for about four days," he began, "to make sure that nothing was—" Suddenly, he stopped and glared at a Democratic committee staffer who was smirking and shaking his head. "Are you shaking your head for something, young man back there?" Powell grumbled. "Are you part of the proceedings?"

Rep. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, objected, "Mr. Chairman, I've never heard a witness reprimand a staff person in the middle of a question." Powell muttered back, "I seldom come to a meeting where I am talking to a congressman and I have people aligned behind you, giving editorial comment by head shakes." Oh, my.

Here is a man who faced hardships in the Bronx as a kid, bullets in Vietnam as a soldier, and bureaucratic bullets through four administrations in Washington, a man who rose to the ranks of Army general, national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and secretary of state, a man who thought seriously about running for president—and he gets bent out of shape by some snarky House staffer?

Powell's outburst is a textbook sign of overwhelming stress. Maybe he was just having a bad day. Then again, he's also been having a bad three years. As George Bush's first term nears its end, Powell's tenure as top diplomat is approaching its nadir. On the high-profile issues of the day, he seems to have almost no influence within the administration. And his fateful briefing one year ago before the U.N. Security Council—where he attached his personal credibility to claims of Iraqi WMD—has destroyed his once-considerable standing with the Democrats, not to mention our European allies, most of the United Nations, and the media.

more.......

Fred Kaplan writes the "War Stories" column for Slate. He can be reached at [e-mail].

Article URL: http://slate.msn.com/id/2095756/

[oblivious]

15. "a Democratic committee staffer who was smirking and shaking his head"

That person might just as well represent the rest of the world.

[Hissyspit]

13. kick

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

14. Stewart covered the Tony/George Show from yesterday and didn't

mention the question about the DSM. He focused on the African aid and global warming instead. Both were great, but I wonder if having Powell on stopped him from bringing it up????

[Hissyspit]

16. Same tonight.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. I mean tonight. Watching it right now.

[K-W]

18. Powell Dodges the first question.

And watch im sure he will dodge the second.

[K-W]

19. Ah, propaganda for the second question.

Bush went to the UN that proves that Bush didnt already decide to go to war.

[burythehatchet]

20. Colin Powell seizes the opportunity to shame himself yet again

what a fuckin idiot

[Eikon]

21. Stewart mentions Curveball; I'm suprised.

[Cleita]

22. Not a very good liar, but he's blaming everyone else for

what he did. Screw him.