Powell lashes out at Palin:...‘and there’s nothing wrong with my value system.’»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/11/powell-values/

Powell lashes out at Palin: I’m from the South Bronx, ‘and there’s nothing wrong with my value system.’»


In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that will air this weekend, former Secretary of State Colin Powell sharply criticized the Republican party and it’s “value system,” taking particular aim at Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK):

Gov. Palin, to some extent, pushed the party more to the right, and I think she had something of a polarizing effect when she talked about how small town values are good. Well, most of us don’t live in small towns. And I was raised in the South Bronx, and there’s nothing wrong with my value system from the South Bronx.

And when they came to Virginia and said the southern part of Virginia is good and the northern part of Virginia is bad. The only problem with that is there are more votes in the northern part of Virginia than there are in the southern part of Virginia, so that doesn’t work.

Watch it at link~

Powell also said that with the changing demographics of America, the Republican party needs to start listening to minority communities, rather than “shouting” at them with “loaded statements” and “Republican principles and dogma.”

[elkston]

1. Awesome. Right on, General Powell! (n/t)

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Betcha ol' Colin's gonna leave the GOP.

[hvn_nbr_2]

20. He never belonged there in the first place.

He just blindly accepted the old McCarthyite bullshit that Dems are traitors and want to destroy the military.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. There certainly is something wrong with his value system

As his behavior over the decades shows.

[AspenRose]

5. At least he admitted he was wrong

Unlike some squatter on 1600 Penna Avenue right now.

But I'm a believer in redemption....

[DavidDvorkin]

24. About WMD in Iraq

What about My Lai and Iran-Contra?

[AspenRose]

4. Attention GOP

You ignore Powell at your own peril (and I bet you'll do just that).

[KG]

6. fuck colin powell. a career of lying for right wing psychopaths is not a 'value system'

to be proud of. :eyes:

[NutmegYankee]

16. You know, he did admit he was misled.

He was told what to say, and he did what was asked of him, and he regrets it to this day. I personally believe in redemption, and I think he's on the road to it.

[KG]

18. he's been a lying sniveling RW ass kisser since My Lai. why would anybody believe him now?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. There are serious problems with Colin Powell's value system.

If I were the South Bronx, I'd be offended.

These two sad sacks of shit can have each other.

[Solly Mack]

8. Snort

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. He gets sizable props for hitting the anti-enlightenment bigotry of the right wing.

But it'll take a bit more than that to make up for the war bamboozle.

[Number23]

11. The South Bronx! The South...South Bronx! The South Bronx!!

In other words:

Colin to Ms. Sarah: "You betta recognize, baby!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L1mBDuBeMQ

Okay, I'm taking off my old school hip hop hat now. :)

In a battle of wits, character, honesty or integrity, Colin Powell could beat Sarah Palin with one arm tied behind his back, a broken neck and a raging case of hemorrhoids. And this is even AFTER the Iraq war fiasco is taken into account.

[AspenRose]

13. +1

Colin Powell or Sarah Palin?


Colin Powell or Sarah Palin?


Guy who majorly screwed up (he did, no doubt about it) and is trying to make amends, or....HER.

At least for me, it's not that hard! :dilemma:

[Number23]

14. Word up! On the STRENGTH, money!

Okay, I am REALLY taking off my old school hat right now. :)

[MasonJar]

12. His premise about big city/small towns is valid, but his personal

perception of his own values is faulty. He may have been taught the proper ethics in the South Bronx, but he forgot them when it counted. I seriously doubt very many dead and injured soldiers and Iraqis value his values.

[Dinger]

15. You're A Little Late colon (nt)

[Mike 03]

17. Aw, fuckin' A, that is awesome!

Powell is really growing a pair of cajones.

[Festivito]

19. All RW radio and TV makes for lousy values.

That's unfortunately what our rural America has for value making.

We have enough space on the dials, we need more information given to not-yet-covered areas of our great land.

[saltpoint]

21. While I'm not exactly hogwild about Colin Powell, the man has some creds

and can whip them out against a marginal nobody like Sarah Palin at any time.

Powell eclipses her in every respect.

Alma eclipses her in every respect.

Most 3rd graders elipse her in every respect.

Well, ok, ALL third graders.

Ditto barn swallows, nightcrawlers, bacteria, and most inanimate objects.

Ok, ALL inanimate objects.

[Jennicut]

22. Wow. Powell dissed Sarah. I love it. He needs to ditch the Rethugs

anyways.

[opihimoimoi]

23. He should STFU and go away....he is no longer credible nor respected

[TheKentuckian]

25. Whatever one feels about Powell

remember the context. Yeah, he has more credibility with me by several lightyears over Phalin just on the general principle that he can speak in complete sentences.

[ConsAreLiars]

26. Yeah, from covering up the My Lai Massacre to lying to promote a genocidal war

in Iraq. So much to be proud of. He's as loyal a suckup to warmongers as could ever be imagined. No one can match his record of servility.

[Canuckistanian]

27. Another announcement from Colin "Just in time" Powell

Wait until the heat's off, THEN offer your opinion.

It's the method that 4 out of 5 political cowards prefer.