Powell did, in fact, endorse Obama this morning. He said he was disappointed with the tone of the McCain campaign and that Palin wasn't qualified to be VP.

 

That will be a boost for Obama and one of the last things the McCain campaign needed. I still respect Powell, I just disagree with him on this one.

Wasn't it Powell that went on National TV and sold Congress on going into Iraq? I would think the left would hate him as much as Bush.

Good, I cant figure out when "liberal" became an insult.

When they started to change things for the worse.

Powell's comments this morning:

 

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

 

 

In his explanation, Powell drew contrasts between John McCain's erratic response to the financial crisis and his selection of Sarah Palin ("not ready" in Powell's assessment, which raised questions about McCain's judgment) to Barack Obama's steady response to the financial crisis, his intellectual curiosity, his depth of knowledge, and his selection of a VP that is ready to be President on day one.

 

Powell said he was disappointed with the direction McCain has taken with some of his recent campaign ads with "issues that are not really central to the problems that the American people are worried about" and identified specifically the Bill Ayers emphasis which he said has become the central theme of McCain's campaign.

 

He also was highly critical of insinuations by high level Republicans that Obama is a Muslim and further took exception to the divisive nature of the campaign the Republicans were running.

 

Well stated, General Powell.

Wasn't it Powell that went on National TV and sold Congress on going into Iraq? I would think the left would hate him as much as Bush.

 

Powell, 3 years ago, expressed regret for his 2003 UN WMD speech, which lended substantial credibility to the Bush Administration's case for the invasion of Iraq.

It was the highlight of my morning watching Fox "respectfully" rip apart Powell in more ways than one.

 

All of sudden, the endorsement isn't that big of a deal, they bring up Powell's previous support of the war, etc, etc.

 

While they aren't alone in biased reporting, it is laughable the lengths they go to when being "fair and balanced".

Powell's comments this morning:

 

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

 

 

In his explanation, Powell drew contrasts between John McCain's erratic response to the financial crisis and his selection of Sarah Palin ("not ready" in Powell's assessment, which raised questions about McCain's judgment) to Barack Obama's steady response to the financial crisis, his intellectual curiosity, his depth of knowledge, and his selection of a VP that is ready to be President on day one.

 

Powell said he was disappointed with the direction McCain has taken with some of his recent campaign ads with "issues that are not really central to the problems that the American people are worried about" and identified specifically the Bill Ayers emphasis which he said has become the central theme of McCain's campaign.

 

He also was highly critical of insinuations by high level Republicans that Obama is a Muslim and further took exception to the divisive nature of the campaign the Republicans were running.

 

Well stated, General Powell.

 

It was the highlight of my morning watching Fox "respectfully" rip apart Powell in more ways than one.

 

All of sudden, the endorsement isn't that big of a deal, they bring up Powell's previous support of the war, etc, etc.

 

While they aren't alone in biased reporting, it is laughable the lengths they go to when being "fair and balanced".

FWIW, I didn't watch Fox News (I generally don't watch news programs), but there is no mention of the issues in Powell's statement in H's post. If all Fox News was point out that Powell's decision to support Sen. Obama is not based on the issues, then I don't see anything wrong with it. But like I said, I didn't watch.

This is bad news for Hoot and All Tell, who have said in the past that Powell could get their vote for president.

If that's the way Fox reported it they didn't watch the interview. Until today this was one of the most respected men in this country. He still should be, but to see how reublicans on this board don't care about him or his opinion all of a sudden leads me to believe we'll see many other reublicans going after him. I would've voted for Powell for whatever he ran for, but he didn't run. He left the administration when he was no longer being listened to which made me respect him even more. Just waiting for Palin to start attacking Powell.

Powell, 3 years ago, expressed regret for his 2003 UN WMD speech, which lended substantial credibility to the Bush Administration's case for the invasion of Iraq.

So if Bush expresses regret for going into Iraq he is the lefts new best friend?

So if Bush expresses regret for going into Iraq he is the lefts new best friend?

 

It would be nice if Bush expressed regret for anyting, ever.