LOL… and the dialogue begins.

Geraldine Ferrarro had it right all along… although I doubt if she’d restate it openly today, staunch Democrat that she is.

Amazing isn’t it?

Limbaugh is so contemptible.

You knew it was coming. To the conservatives that pollute the airwaves, Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama could only be because he is black:~STEPHANOPOULOS Clearly Rush and some others think that the endorsement is more based on skin color than anything else, a projection that I find more illustrative of the simple-minded Republican groupthink support than anything else. It shows just how insulated and isolated the GOP is from the real world, where people look at more than just how much someone looks like you and considers larger issues. Really, you want to go diving into that “how ungrateful that black man is for all the white men have done for him” abyss? It’s frightening to me how these conservatives don’t to even try to hide their white hoods any more. Rush, I know that conservatives value ignorance, but you have to know that becoming a four-star General is not a political appointment. Powell earned that rank, and to suggest otherwise now because he doesn’t agree with your water-carrying is just more of the Republicans’ sick tactic of smearing the messenger.~Nicole Belle This just goes to show the mentality of today’s politics. Colin Powell is great when he agrees with you, but when he makes very substantive arguments for endorsing Barack Obama, he’s just another identity voter. Let me search Rush Limbaugh’s past statements to see where he accused a white politician of endorsing John McCain because of his race.~Tommy Christopher Notre Dame Professor Darren Davis, who specializes in the intersection of race and politics, writes in with his take on the Powell endorsement and the conservative reaction. “There is nothing racially obvious about Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama. I have read Colin Powell’s comments and he did not at anytime allude to race being a factor in his endorsement. I think what we are seeing is a sense of racial stereotyping of two ostensibly racially transcendent political figures. There has always been a stereotype that all black people will stick together.” In an interview with Laura Ingraham today, McCain said that he disagreed with Limbaugh, adding that he admires Powell and doesn’t “question people’s motives or why they do things.” But the argument (for all its condescending simplicity) seems to be missing the larger point. For starters, Powell has, in the past, endorsed a “white man” who was described as inexperienced — George W. Bush in 2000.

Well, I guess Limbaugh has to find something to do what with the salary he gets paid. Another college dropout with a big mouth, a bigger cigar and a huge girth… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh

I think Colin Powell would have supported McCain if he had picked anyone other than Palin as VP…

Limbaugh is such an idiot. Maybe it has as much to do with the fact that Powell spent most of his life in the military. Bush has decimated the military with his choice of wars and poor strategy. [Had he followed the Powell doctrine in Afghanistan or Iraq, we would all be better off.] See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdN8XpL36Pk I could not imagine Powell endorsing McCain, even if he says he is his “good friend.” I do not see race as a factor in Powell’s endorsement at all. In fact, it is possible he delayed his endorsement so long because he was worried that it would be seen that way; a year ago he admitted that he was advising Obama and any other candidate who would call, but Obama called. There are quite a few military folk opposed to McCain. See http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com/ And read the article in Rolling Stone about McCain’s actual military career. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_re… Even so, it appears that Powell is more in support of Obama than opposed to McCain. His remarks on Meet the Press were specific rebukes to the current Republican party with its narrowed focus but also were endorsements of Obama, he was especially impressed with his intelligence. One more reason Limbaugh is an idiot. Active duty military folk are not allowed to endorse anyone for office. So there is little research to do. Powell was active duty military from 1958 to 1993. He endorsed McCain in 2000 in the primaries and Bush in the general. I remember when it was a bit of a mystery just which party Powell belong to, his independence and ability to work with anyone was so well known.