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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:28 AM Original message |
Fuck you colin powell, Gitmo is there BECAUSE of pricks like you. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree...It's a little late now for Powell to grow a pair! |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
60. Better do something big Powell, redemption is a long tough slog, you ain't even close. nt |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'll second that |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. Fuck Powell. He's a thug. A willing accomplice in Bush's crimes. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. I slept on this subject before commenting and came to the same conclusion you did |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I guess I don't understand why... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. yes, it is illegal |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. Thank you! |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
6. "With all due respect sir,"??? War criminals are not due respect. |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I've NEVER understood the cult of adoration around him. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Black republican thugs, assholes and idiots get a pass. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Me too. As a Major, he could not discover evidence of atrocities in Vietnam |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:02 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Reminds me of the ass-kissing General in "Mars Attacks" n/t |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. What I ESPECIALLY love is the way his kid got away with murder. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 10:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
81. i am unfamiliar |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 05:21 AM Response to Reply #81 |
93. Michael Powell? FCC?? Janet Jackson??? Howard Stern???? |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. thanks |
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rock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. ditto |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. This Vietnam Vet says ditto |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. Exactly. Exactly. Powell is a phony liar. The whole world saw him lie. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. He makes me want to puke!!! |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
18. Hear, Hear!!1 Colin's history is LITTERED with fuck-ups!!1 |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
19. His argument was purely utilitarian, too |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
20. It's NEVER too late to rectify, especially if lives are involved. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Have you got skin in this game? |
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hvn_nbr_2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
21. His mission: Save his legacy..... Mission...failed. nt |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. I disagree for the most part. It was well said and a timely comment. |
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lakercub (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
83. I'm afraid I disagree with you |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
23. Amen. He lied to our faces at the UN |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. What could Colin have done to prevent it? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. He couuld have quit in protest. He could have refused to present a bogus case to the UN. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. We would have still gone to war though |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. The point of quitting? Two things spring to mind: 1. creating a powerful public |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. A public voice wouldn't have stopped the war |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Pure speculation. You have no idea what Powell coming forward would have done. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. You don't know what it would have done either |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. No, I don't - but I do know he didn't prevent anything that happened, and he made himself complicit |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. "'it would have happened anyway' is a very poor excuse for collaboration." |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. What did Powell do to "make the situation better"? |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Exactly. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. He attempted to get the international community involved |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. I thought he lied to the international community |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. So he failed no matter what he did? He could have at least told the TRUTH even |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Hindsight is 20/20 |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Good reason to try to live with integrity. Even with hindsight, that stands up. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. Nonsense |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:28 PM Original message |
No shit he knew that |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
85. Ok |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. No shit he knew that |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:56 AM Response to Reply #67 |
89. What a bunch of crap ....."He just thought that it was worth it " |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #51 |
76. What the freak does that mean?? |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. "He attempted to get the international community involved" on |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. So how did he "make the situation better" ? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Fuck Bush |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I'm tired of your revisionist history on Powell |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #39 |
78. He's the WORST of the co-conspiritors |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #78 |
96. Agreed 100%...n/t |
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disndat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. His son, Michael |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
79. His son, Michael |
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lakercub (509 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
84. Ummm...quitting would have been huge. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. He could have said, "I'll leave before I lie to the UN." |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:03 PM Original message |
dupe |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. And what will that accomplish? |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Well for starters he'd still have a shred of credability left. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Well, what good did Powell do at all? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
80. The MSM would have HAD to pay attention to Colon |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
68. shhh- you are not supposed to |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
95. Many people, especially moderates from both parties were.. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
31. Colin's error's in judgement are plenty |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
32. Colin Powell proved himself to be lieing scum just like the rest of them. |
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zara (470 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
37. Your bitterness is perfectly understandable. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
38. amen--Powell, the most constipated colon in the universe |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. Powell was fighting the Neocon blood lust while Libby was fomenting it. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
54. can we say : Remember Vietnam - Mi Lai? I LOATHE POWELL |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
55. I FORGIVE YOU COLIN... but here is the problem |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
56. EVERY GREAT LIE ---- AND ONE OLD NEW RULE |
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The M Double (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #56 |
69. Great post |
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I_Make_Mistakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
57. I gotta agree! I think I need one point of clarification from DU, |
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colorado_ufo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
59. Colin Powell acts like a man who is very worried about his soul |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. Colins interview seemed like a mixed bag |
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Broadslidin (949 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Slick Powell is Simply Fishing Around for A Bit More Fast and Easy Cash. |
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Gadzooks1 (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
64. Fuck you colin powell |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Welcome to DU, Gadzooks1! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
66. We're in this mess mainly because of him. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
70. He has been given a free pass... |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
71. He is one of the pricks that is responsible for the |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
72. He belongs in prison. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. exactly! why the FUCK aren't any of these LYING ASSHOLES IN JAIL? |
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The Count (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
73. When he held that vial at the UN (pic included)), he KNEW he was lying |
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vickitulsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. YES, that photo says it all. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
77. I believed in this man. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 10:12 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Powell is trying to garner a shred of credibility. |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
86. i agree with you. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
87. TOO LITTLE TOO LATE to clean up his act.....HE GOT BLOOD ON HIZ HANDS |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
88. Powell is nothing but a Repub Bagman |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #88 |
97. He's a tool of the Bush family going way back in his career.. |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
90. I understand, he is slow to grow a conscious. |
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Decruiter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
91. Amen, and nothing more be said. n/t |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 05:00 AM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Forgive those who tresspass against us." |
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Decruiter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #92 |
94. We are not either. How do you help? How do you make a difference? |
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