Powell endorses Obama surprise surprise

[85Sooner]

Rush Limbaugh said Colin Powell's decision to get behind Barack Obama appeared to be very much tied to Obama's status as the first African-American with a chance to become president.

"Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race," Limbaugh wrote in an email. "OK, fine. I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can find all the inexperienced, very liberal, white candidates he has endorsed. I'll let you know what I come up with."

As for Powell's statement of concern this morning about the sort of Supreme Court justices a President McCain might appoint, Limbaugh wrote: "I was also unaware of his dislike for John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia. I guess he also regrets Reagan and Bush making him a four-star [General] and Secretary of State and appointing his son to head the FCC. Yes, let's hear it for transformational figures."

[bri]

Perhaps his endorsement has less to do with race and more to do with the fact that he was faced with a choice between two people, and simply chose the one he finds more palatable? Considering how things went for him with Dubya, you could hardly fault him for not wanting to get on board with Dubya 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Who am I kidding? Of course you can fault him.

[Steve Lurkle]

Limbaugh's a windbag. He's the Michael Moore of the right. Did Powell endorse Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Alan Keyes when they ran for POTUS? What a joke.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/pol...well.obama.cnn

[85Sooner]

Limbaugh's a windbag. He's the Michael Moore of the right. Did Powell endorse Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Alan Keyes when they ran for POTUS? What a joke.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/pol...well.obama.cnn

Except for his audience is rated to be one of the highest educated and he supports his facts 98% of the time and has over 650 stations and roughly 6 million listeners and is respected in almost every business area except liberal socialist journalist circles. Yup guess that makes him a windbag. A very influential, weathly, windbag.

[JohnnyMack]

The right will do anything necessary to marginalize anything associated with Obama. They ignore Warren Buffet's endorsement and make the Powell endorsement about race. Shocking.

[JohnnyMack]

Except for his audience is rated to be one of the highest educated and he supports his facts 98% of the time and has over 650 stations and roughly 6 million listeners and is respected in almost every business area except liberal socialist journalist circles. Yup guess that makes him a windbag. A very influential, weathly, windbag.

And a drug addict, don't forget that.

[85Sooner]

And a drug addict, don't forget that.

When you walk in those shoes let me know. Ever been prescribed heavy doses of morphine for pain??????????? I have and its way easy.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Drug addict comment from the left in 3...2...oh, wait.

[Chuck Bao]

I agree with PG.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

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[SoonerInKCMO]

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[tommieharris91]

Don't worry RLIMC, she's just doing to stop any sort of political discussion. But now it's Sunday and not OU Football Saturday, so carry on.

Ohh, and uhh take note of JM's point earlier in this thread. BTW I think his Obama endorsement is kind of strange.

[Stoop Dawg]

Don't worry RLIMC, she's just doing to stop any sort of political discussion.

FYI - Ignore lists are handy in this situation.

[Harry Beanbag]

I've never utilized the ignore list, but this looks like a good opportunity.

[Curly Bill]

I've never utilized the ignore list, but this looks like a good opportunity.

Yup

[Steve Lurkle]

Except for his audience is rated to be one of the highest educated and he supports his facts 98% of the time and has over 650 stations and roughly 6 million listeners and is respected in almost every business area except liberal socialist journalist circles. Yup guess that makes him a windbag. A very influential, weathly, windbag.

You're probably citing that study where they asked 3 political questions and see which audience got the most right. Hardly quantifiable. Even if you were right, stating that Powell, a West Point graduate four star general former secretary of state, endorsed Obama just because he's black is not a fact, it's a conjecture, and an insulting one at that. Plus I think he donated to McCain last year.

EDIT: Why not let Powell speak for himself. Video of endorsement on Meet the Press:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...65490#27265490

EDIT2: Here's the picture he was referring to:

[Okla-homey]

General Powell has the right to endorse anyone he chooses. Perhaps, if BHO wins, he will nominate Powell for some important cabinet post. That would have a desirable leveling effect on the cast of hard-lefties that would surely otherwise populate a BHO cabinet.

[85Sooner]

You're probably citing that study where they asked 3 political questions and see which audience got the most right. Hardly quantifiable. Even if you were right, stating that Powell, a West Point graduate four star general former secretary of state, endorsed Obama just because he's black is not a fact, it's a conjecture, and an insulting one at that. Plus I think he donated to McCain last year.

EDIT: Why not let Powell speak for himself. Video of endorsement on Meet the Press:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...65490#27265490

EDIT2: Here's the picture he was referring to:

Really don't know but it is interesting how a person who claims to be a republican can vote for the most liberal senator in washington. I thought it was an interesting blurb
and

Nope I am referring to arbitron ratings and demographics

[Sooner_Bob]

Anyone else feel like neggin' pg for postin' that crap. My eyes are still flashing.

If you don't want to discuss politics just don't click on the thread . . . please.

[Edmond Sooner]

You're probably citing that study where they asked 3 political questions and see which audience got the most right. Hardly quantifiable.

Oh, it is quite "quantifiable." Methinks you don't know what "quantifiable" means in this context, but it sounded good at the time and those who lack factual retorts usually cling to big words like Linus to his blankie.

Please try again.