WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Gen. Colin Powell, a moderate Republican who endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, says the president’s critics should be going after him on policy, not “nonsense.”
“Fringe” elements on the right are taking a low road when they label Obama a foreign-born Muslim and peddle other theories about non-American influences on the president’s character, Powell said Sunday. Obama was born in the U.S. and is Christian.
The former secretary of state said he still sees Obama as a transformational figure, if one who has lost some of his ability to connect with people.
Powell welcomed Obama’s policies in health care and education while saying the president may have taken on too many problems at once and not done enough to control the deficit.
“There are so many rocks in our knapsack now that we’re having trouble carrying it,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Powell said the tea party may not become an enduring force unless it moves beyond slogans and promotes an agenda that people “can see, touch and actually believe in.” It’s not enough, he said, to call for goals that most Americans support, such as controlled federal spending and adherence to the Constitution.
And in challenging Obama, Powell said, “Let’s not go down low. … Let’s attack him on policy, not nonsense.”
Powell says he’s not giving up on the GOP, despite its rightward drift, and says it might actually help Obama if Republicans win the House in November and gain responsibility for driving policy, not just opposing Democrats at every turn.
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PostProgressiveAmerican
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:52pm/ignore MRCHRISTIAN
Report Post »2010GOP
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:47pmhE SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO BEING A GENERAL!! THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE ARTICLE STATES THE PROBLEM. HE BACKED OBAMA AND LEFT THE PARTY… NOW HE THINKS HE SHOULD BE INVITED BACK FOR WHAT? TO TELL US HOW TO BEHAVE!! YES, I’M SHOUTING TO HIM; NO…
Report Post »Orion the truth hunter
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:47pmAs Mr. Powell knows, you do not let your opponents decide how, when or where you attack them. If the fight is worth fighting, then you use everything at your disposal. The left understands this, that is why they constantly try to prevent their opponents from speaking or staying on topic.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:58pmIf the topic is the product of ignorance, racism and paranoia, it’s the duty of any reasonable American to do what they can to get you “off topic.”
Report Post »Orion the truth hunter
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 10:41amLOL , sorry but the libs do not get to choose MY TOPICS by declaring which ones are acceptable and deciding which ones are not by labeling MY TOPICS as the “product of ignorance, racism, and paranoia”. If someone does not like what I say, they can DEBATE me with information, ignore me, or provide information that might change my opinion, but I will not shut up just because you call me names. Thank you for so quickly providing an example of lib tactics.
Report Post »van
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:46pmMRCHRISTIAN, sir I believe you are a plant from soros or huffington. Everyone please ignore this nut case. You can totally disagree with powell, as I do, but name calling is the way of the progressives not the sincere people here.
Report Post »proudpatriot77
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:50pmWhy cant I see any of MRChristian’s posts? Are they removed?
Report Post »Zcat
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:45pmScrew Colin Powell! I use to have a little regard for him but, he’s let the “black” thing cloud his judgement! I just can’t believe these fools would see this country destoryed all becasue Obama is black! And actual he’;s not black he’s half indian and white!
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:07pmThat’s just how I feel. You know if Obama wasn’t Black He would have never backed Him. It would be like backing Bernie Sanders for President. I think Senator Sanders could do a better job than BO.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:44pmScram, you idiot Daily Kos plant.
Report Post »gwilsonmiller
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:44pmI agree that we do not have to attack Obama by personal attacks. There are enough policy differences to attack Obama. Number one is the deficit. Unless they allow the market place to find its’ bottom as well as the unemployment percent, we will never change course and get out of our deficit problems. Government programs are just postponing reaching this bottom.
Report Post »Zcat
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:43pmF’k Clon Powell! I use to have a regard for him but, he too had let the “black thing” cloud his judgement!
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:59pmWhat happened to “restoring honor” and respecting the military? People like you are scum.
Report Post »Rev. WC
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:42pmGeneral Powell is an empty suit and desirves zero respect! Remember he’s the guy that promoted the Bush agenda for the attack of Iraq! Furthermore, Obama himself said he was a Muslim on the George Stephanopoulos show. It’s obvious Powell needed some attention (and income)!
2 guys that you would like to never hear from again, Jimmy Carter and Gen. Powell.
Report Post »usualsuspect
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:38pmWith all respect General the policy’s is what concern America the most. I think the Tea Party has engaged him on his deeds and deeds alone. Yes there are lunatics that would like to bring this down to the gutter and I will denounce any and all of them one by one. As far as President being A Christian I will have to take him at his word and deeds of not just saying he is A Christian but acting like A Christian. Yes he has caused me concern along with doubt of his his Faith as I watched him just last night delete words from our beloved Constitution That Our Rights are Granted to us by Our Creator. When you would see anyone delete these words and stammer past them it should give causes for concern at least ask the question as to why he would do that as the media along with you Sir had made him out to be one of the greatest minds ever to walk this earth. Or is how dare we question facts.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:38pmWow, Colin Powell is dumber than I thought he was.
They’re the founding properties of this nation. That, that was laid out in the Declaration of Independents, Constitution, the Federalist Papers and Bill of Rights or anything before Teddy Roosevelt. Lets not forget Woodrow Wilson, who was the father of segregation beginning with the military. That set this country back a hundred years
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:37pmI too agree. Frankly I find the whole “citizenship” and “Muslim” thing more of a distraction then anything else and when I start to read a comment about them I just ship to the next post while thinking to myself rightly or wrongly that it is a post from another person on the borderline of being a nut job. There are plenty of other things to get upset about when looking at Mr Obama. He has in the past made a statement about him being in favor of redistribution of wealth, him surrounding himself with self described communists, marxists, and academics who have plenty of theories but are seriously short of experience. Also he seems to have become disconnected from the public and many of his personal actions are viewed by many as elitist. In my opinion Mr Obama has demonstrated very few leadership qualities and I think that so far he has been a very poor President. Let’s criticize him for that.
Report Post »plunderpower
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 8:55pmHey Rick…Teahokie TaTa thinks you‘re a racist because you’re from Illinois. TaTa worships her raccoons or beavers for sage Liberal advice. That’s what they told her to post.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:37pmPowell is part of the problem. He‘s just mad because he can’t speak ebonics.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 3:01pmRacist moron.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 10:00pmAnd of course, not a word from you Tea Party-ers disavowing MTNCLIMBERJIM’s garbage. Perhaps this is a part of that image problem you folks are always complaining about…
Report Post »MiddleFinger
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 8:55amNow that would make a great Tea Party sign!
Report Post »emqcrcu
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:36pmWe are so disappointed in Colin Powell. He was our hope years ago. Sad to see any of us “fall” for people of our own color, especially when the person for whom we fall is false. Maybe it’s one of the reasons we are taught to worship GOD and not men.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:42pmAmen!
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:14pmYes, you are right. When you put all trust in a man you will always be disappointed.
Report Post »Ronrico
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:35pmPowell is a RINO……..Why should I take any of his advise? I lost ALL respect for him when he supported O in 2008! Don’t take anything he says seriously, he is a HAS BEEN! He said, “There are so many rocks in our knapsack now that we’re having trouble carrying it,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The OUR part makes him a PROGRESSIVE! Throw all PROGRESSIVE bums out!
Report Post »Charlie Harper
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:34pmThe man is right. The nutcases in the Tea Party are just convincing voters that they can’t be trusted.
There are plenty of legitimate criticisms.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:39pmOh, yeah, it’s all going south for the Tea Party…..right……
Report Post »BEYES
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:57pmIt don’t believe the “Tea Parties” have all the right answers either. BUT! This administration has proven to have all the “Wrong” answers.
Report Post »Mauve
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:34pmObama is the president. If he cant take this, then he should not have run for the job.
Go see what presidents from Adams forward had to hear said about them, and then grow a pair.
No wonder the leaders of the world dont respect this wuss.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 3:27pmYou do realize that this article is about General Powell’s statement and not about Obama, right? I don’t think that it is reasonable to say that just because the President should be able to take it, it is OK for so many people to throw around wildly inaccurate and stupid accusations. Is that what the public debate should be about? Sure, this stupidity started a long time ago, but does that make it something to aspire to?
Report Post »Patriotbeliever
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 4:35amThe Leaders of the world are only temporary. God will ensure there place in the book of life. We dont have to worry, America is the New Jerusalem!
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:32pmWOW!!
The COMMUNIST in CHIEF and his followers are really letting their desperation show through. Pulling out one of their biggest Guns to try and prop up the “Messiah” is telling. Old Colin Powell the Uncle Tom Traitor, Republi-Socialist is definitely a Last Ditch effort to try and wash some of the Stink off their boy before the election. Hate to tell them, but Powell’s cover was blown a long time ago when he Endorsed his Bro in 2008, everybody realized then that Powell was just another Racist, Left Wing DOMESTIC ENEMY of the CONSTITUTION.
The ommission of “Creator” has definitely flipped over just a whole bunch of rocks, and all the Communist Snakes have come slithering out.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:36pmLOL thanks for the visual. Lucky I’m not scared of snakes. You are correct, of course!
Report Post »BEYES
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:00pmOuch!! And lol too
Report Post »Patriotbeliever
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 4:33amPLEASE, keep the conversation civil. You are blaspheming.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:32pmFrankly, I agree. But wait a minute, General Powell, you are cherry picking comments made not by the majority of us who are entirely against Mr. Obama’s policies. I don’t pretend to be privy to his inner thoughts. Judging only the actions of this president, I am entirely comfortable saying he has a deep disdain, if not outright hatred for the United States of America. His kind of academic elitist view of America is reprehensible. If this president doesn‘t like America and wants to urinate all over America’s Constitution, he has the choice to take his loved ones and leave here. But to want to take us down, to want to destroy our prosperity, to want us to live like people in less developed countries for some ideology which has no place in this great America, is nothing less than sedition and treason. If he succeeds in any of it, he should be prosecuted under the “high crimes” statutes. This man has demonstrated that he will, if not restrained, devalue every American life to it’s lowest possible denominator. A curse on his house!
Report Post »d55may
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:02pmDo you mean that he wants us to live as slaves?
Report Post »roman_pepsi
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 7:28pmi think you may be a little over dramatic there.
From what I‘ve seen he’s cut taxes to every hard working american family, and my niece sill finally get health insurance (she had leukemia).
Now I don‘t for any second think that the DEM’s are doing a good job, the RePUBS have no plan that I‘ve seen that doesn’t mimic W’s.
We need to go back to basics on the economy, cut unnecessary programs, increase basic modern life regulations (healthcare, banking(keep credit card % down), environmental) and not spend more then we tax. Because lets face it, we want modern life and technology, without all the extra bullpuckey.
Report Post »sccm52
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:29pmWe‘re doing what we’ve learned from the Liberals with Bush! As for Powell, I think sometimes he is a Rino! Hard to trust anything that comes out of his mouth! I really could care less what he thinkssssss
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:32pmYou think he’s a RINO sometimes ?.lol..let me clear it up for you he is 100% RINO
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 4:10pmYes. It is infuriating when people think for themselves and don’t toe the party line….
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 9:58pm100% class!
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:28pmColin Powell has lost all credibility with me. How can you go from being a conservative to a Marxist just because a black skinned man is running for president? Apparently Powell looks at skin first and character NEVER.
Report Post »MrsK
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:06pmAmen Mary Lou!
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:29pmI agree, Mary Lou. And what really gets me about in his comments is the attack on the Tea Party by saying that the movement needs to go beyond slogans and signs that everyone in this country believes in–controlled federal spending and the Constitution. If Powell really believed in the Constitution, he would support LTC Lakin, not on the birth certificate but on his “natural born” status. I say it is all about his being the first black president with Powell, and nothing more. I‘d hoped he’d run for president, but now I‘m glad he didn’t. He‘s shown what he’s made of, and it is disappointing.
Report Post »vonryansexpress
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:24pmIt is policy to rebuke Mr. Obama for his use of Czars, expansion of the federal debt and his lack of passion for the American historical and global role.
Gen. Powell is forever aligned with Mr. Obama.
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:50pmIt is policy to rebuke Mr. Regan for his use of Czars, expansion of the federal debt and his lack of passion for the American historical and global role.
Gen. Powell is forever aligned with Mr. Regan.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:55pmSTUPID, up at the crack of noon, I see. Big surprise there. Didn’t get enough humiliation here yesterday, huh? Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where that came from.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:06pmHey Stupid
Which “Mr Regan”???
Takin Aim
Report Post »Sailor
burnside
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 10:19pmLmao!!
Report Post »Patriotbeliever
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 4:29amI pray for our President to overcome his Muslim leanings and truely become a Christian for the sake of are country.
Patriotbeliever
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 4:31amStupid Windmisll, why do you hate so much?
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:23pmNo one cares what this obvious racist has to say anymore.
Report Post »Gigantopithecus
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:00pmApparently all this is way over Powell’s head – the idiot can‘t see we are upset with Obozo’s POLICIES.
Powell can’t recognize a Pinko Communist right under his nose – because all Powell sees is BLACK.
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:54pmAnd how exactly is General Powell a racist? How is he blind to communism? You two seem to hate ANYONE who does not agree with you, even a former general who served with honor.
Whatever happened to “restoring honor”?
Report Post »plunderpower
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 8:51pmYou forget. Powell had to kiss a lot of distinguished butt to get to be a General. He also learned how to hide or lay low on political issues, and then he always schmoozed diplomatically when they pinned his shoulders to the wall. Mentally put a uniform on him, and a yes sir, no sir in his mouth and you’ll recognize him immediately. Powell is sinking along with the Obama ship, so he’s schmoozing in hopes someone will toss him a float device. Sorry, General. You should’ve joined the Navy.
Report Post »seayalater73
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 7:00amPubliusPencilman,
Report Post »Unless you have a copy of his OER stateing that or personally witnessed thereof, it is in fact bad form to deride someone’s service credentials. Personal attacks based on fantasy get the opposite and equal reaction of personal defenses based on fantasy. Thats how power players in DC operate. Don’t play into it.
PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 8:26amAre you responding to PlunderPower, Seayalater? I was defending General Powell’s service record.
Report Post »tepartyblog.info
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:23pmWho cares what a bush pet says. The GOP isn’t right enough. I for one will be happy if all they do is prevent more bad policy issuing from the white house. Unless we get 2/3 senate we wont be able to do anything else.
Report Post »leftylemn
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:16pmYou cannot endorse a Democratic president and still call yourself a Republican.
Report Post »Patriotbeliever
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 4:27amAs long as it is consitint with what the Lord has indicated. Thanks to Glen and his ideas that faith has to be part of are discussion.
Report Post »Debrabate
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:21pmI tend to agree with Powell… the low blows turn more people away than attract.
And let’s face it… Obama has given us so much ammunition based on POLICY alone. HOWEVER his outlook on socialism and Marxism are valid points to fight him on.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:46pmMR, scram! You’re not fooling anyone here, you Daily-Kos-plant imbecile.
Report Post »PostProgressiveAmerican
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:51pm/ignore MRCHRISTIAN
@DEBRABATE, I also tend to agree with Mr. Powell. Fringe theories (which are not Tea Party topics by the way), personal attacks, etc. are not the way to go. Stick with the high road: policies and their impacts are the issue.
Stay the course.
Report Post »BEYES
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:52pmAgreed! But at the same time, if he was truly a Christian as Powell says he is (like he would know to begin with), he wouldn’t mock chritianity like he does and stand in defense of Islam. I don’t trust Obama as it is and to be unclear as to his value system, I agree there’s plenty of policy choices to debate. BUT I‘m sure there’s alot of his values splattered all over his policy making decisions he’s made to date. So I’m not sure sure his “beliefs” are that irrelevant.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:08pmMrChristian, you’re not fooling anyone. You, Dangling, and StupidW are peas in the same withered pod.
Report Post »jds7171
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:16pmHIs policy are just a symptom. You have to find where his policys come. HIs policies come from him being a democrat, marxist/socialist. He may be an american in name, but he is not one in belief.
Report Post »bookhound63
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:27pmI stop short of agreeing with Powell. The book is not out yet so of course I haven’t read it, but the article never said Obama wasn’t born in the US or that he was Muslim. It said that his grand father and father were anti-colonialists with great reason to hate Great Britian, and that his mother was a socialist. This was his up-bringing. These were the things that shaped him.
I‘ll tell you what DIDN’T shape him. None of his ancestors were ever slaves. He does not share the same history as African American people. He never sat on his grandfather’s knee and heard the real stories of slavery and oppression in America. His ancestors SOLD people into slavery. He had so much trouble figuring out who he was as a young man because he couldn’t relate to Americans. Not because he wasn’t born here, but because of the ideologies of his parents and grandparents. They taught him. They shaped him.
Ironmaan
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:37pmMr Christian is a Liberal plant. They simply can’t debate the issues at all, so the either resort to these tactics or they dis-allow debate. I recently tried to take the other side of the issues on The
Daily Kos and was promptly removed. I can no longer post. after only two posts they sent me packing. It’s kind of funny how infuriated they get when you state provable facts and dismantle their position. Give it a try. You may get booted quickly, but who knows, you may plant a seed in someone that stlill responds to logic and fact.
parmajohn
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:40pmSee Howard Dean article…Were over the Birth Thing..Understand Liberation Theology Lets talk economy.immigration czars The “Folks” who he surrounds himself with.. …..
Report Post »NameChange
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:46pmHey Dangle, how long did it take you to change your nickname from Mr Christian back to Dangle? LOOK I CAN USE THE CAPLOCKS TOO.
Report Post »MESO71
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:55pmPowell does have a point… But some nonsense should not go on with out opposition. Some is just to telling about the nature of this lunatic at the reins of our nation
This for instance would be some nonsense that we all should be aware of
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/721294
Seriously people… our currency!?! They really believe that our economic problems are because of the classic, traditional appearance of our currency!?! This is INSANE!!!
Report Post »FreeToGovern
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:57pm@Dangle – Nice try with the name change. Next time try changing the way you think. Debate is good, deceit is bad.
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:59pmOk. So, Mr. Powell, why can’t we see the documentation? I am NOT a “truther’, BUT THERE IS OBFUSCATION AT WORK HERE. Why? When things are done this way it makes people think there is something nefarious going on. Not that we think Obama & company would lie to us.(wink, wink) Or try to put something over on us.(wink, wink, again). Where is the promised transparency?
Report Post »bulldawg
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:00pmLook Dangleballs has another slam on the tea party, I guess Tea ****** must be his favorite past time. By the way Dangle‘s how much money do you want to put on your beloved DINO’s
Report Post »natstew
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:34pmMr. Powell, just go away…….please…
Report Post »PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 2:57pmMax Jones, plenty of people have seen documentation, but it is against the law for the agencies that hold these records to give them up to just anyone who asks. This does not matter, because no amount of proof will change your mind. You’ll keep on with this ignorant “up is down” mentality for as long as you feel like it.
Report Post »Freedomwatcherguy
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 3:38pmI agree, cheap shots are a distraction when there are so many more substantive bases on which to counter Obama and his socialist agenda. We must focus on basic principles and lay the axe at the root of the tree. Pointing out the manifest failures of progressive policy and the basic fallacies underlying it will be far more effective than resorting to personal attacks in the long run.
Report Post »That being said, I don’t have a problem with honest inquiry into what makes a particular President tick, if it is backed up with verifiable documentation. And speaking of documentation, apparently Arizona has just passed a law requiring all political candidates to furnish proper documentation validating their qualification to hold the office they are seeking. I am looking forward to seeing how that plays out in the 2012 presidential election.
plunderpower
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 9:04pmHey, name change: DesertRose70 and IgnoranceisStrength are his fierce loyal companions attempting to dump liberal garbage all over the place. They go dribbling here and there slobbering over all their greatness. They firmly believe the egg on their faces is a beauty treatment and that Toilette de Michelle is perfume. Obama said so, so it must be fact.
Report Post »RCScrolls
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 9:30pmNo man can tell you that another man is a Christian, only He and God knows.
Report Post »its a matter of fact I cant even say my wife is saved only GOD knows. The fact that Obama thinks there is a
collective salvation reveals that He is a liberation theology stud. Which is not Christian but a cult as in Jeremiah Wright, and Wallace yes thats right. You can know what is Christian but we dont have the ability to know for sure who is saved. Mormons beliieve that they will inherit a planet and populate it with many Virgins in His own Heaven. Thats a no go. The Bible says one life then the Judgement. Obama aswell dosent understand the context of the older n newer Testaments either not to mention mocked the very word of GOD when He stated that which law do we believe. Obama has alot of Marxist Ideas that we know for sure, thats not Christian by anymeans.in fact when the Government wants to control you is when biblically we rebel against the King. rcscrolls@aol.com
RCScrolls
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 9:38pmI cant Believe that Colon Powel is a Christian either, He sounds exactly as the Establishment wich is what the TEA PARTY is opposed too! The TEA PARTY will fundamentally transform America backto its original intent which will be seen each and every voting session from now on. When they screw up we kick them out.
Report Post »Term limits on Congress, no ear marksrepeat no earmarks, fiscal responsibility, free markets and no more high pay. When our system started out they were low pay great benes pakage now they have the best of both worlds. Oh and if we keep Obamacare they will have as well, then we will see some real change.
flat tax11 to 18 cents and no more IRS we just saved 400 billion right there. We need congress to be Blue collar workers not million and billionaires. Thats how WE THE PEOPLE will run Our Country
PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 9:56pmYeah, I can’t believe that Colin Powell would not want to turn back the clock to the founding era. You know, when black people could be legally enslaved, beaten and killed… Oh… maybe that’s why he would prefer there to be progress.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 10:12pmDebra, it’s NOT a either or situation. You can point out that Obama is NOT eligible to be POTUS aqccording to the Constitution and point out his many fascist policies. IF people had gotten behind the “birthers” before he became POTUS and forc3ed hinm to prove he is a natural born citizen, he would never had the chance to implenebt these FAQSCIST programs.
Report Post »Patriotbeliever
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 4:24amYes, the Lord will be the Judge on this debate.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 5:41amif you want to read what going to bring obama down its this. this was pulled from a russian newspaper. finally some real journalism.
Obama‘s ’Certification of Live Birth‘ form reveals his Birth Registration was FILED in 1961 but was never fully ACCEPTED by the Hawaiian State Registrar’s Office.
Hawaii is covering this up for political reasons to protect Obama. Only they know the ultimate reasons they are all willing to commit Misprision of Felony at this point in time given the mounting evidence that Obama was not physically born in Hawaii. Obama may have amended his record since 1961 to try to reinforce and cover up the original fraudulent filing. But his online COLB clearly shows that when it was FILED it was never finally ACCEPTED. This is a national disgrace that our entire system of laws including the Constitution and all legal records are being subverted and subordinated to cover up for Obama’s continued fraud on the nation as to his true legal identity. What is so important about this one man that Hawaii is willing to see the nation destroyed by his corruption and lies from birth by his family and continued on all his life by Obama. The man is a grifter and conman. See this catalog of evidence that shows by the preponderance of the evidence that Hawaii and the nation are the victims of birth registration fraud by Obama’s family in 1961:The investigator then personally went to the hospital in Mombassa, Kenya. He spoke with the Provincial Civil Registrar and he learned that there were records of Ann Dunham giving birth to “Barack Hussein Obama, III” in Mombassa, Kenya on August 4, 1961. The investigator then “spoke directly with an Official, the Principal Registrar, who openly confirmed the birthing records of Senator Barack H. Obama, Jr. and his mother were present, however, the file on Barack H. Obama, Jr. was classified and profiled. The Official explained Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. [sic] birth in Kenya is top secret. [H]e was further instructed to go to the Attorney General’s Office and to the Minister in Charge of Immigration if [he] wanted further information.”That is a real mind bender. Let’s see; AKA Obama wasn’t born in Kenya but his birth place is declared to be “top secret” by Kenyan officials. There are no records of AKA Obama being born in Kenya and those nonexistent records are being withheld and are “top secret”. That sounds so much like what the official position of AKA Obama could be; “I have nothing to hide but I’m hiding it.”
Report Post »you can read the whole story at; http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/09/pravda-does-it-again-no-evidence-of.html
Carolyn
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 9:43amSee Bookhound63 for my thoughts, as well, on this latest attempt to twist relevant remarks to make political hay. Let me assure you all I thought I was fairly normal when I really wanted Colin Powell to run for President! I wasn‘t radical then even though he didn’t agree with me. Does that make me radical now that he does? I‘ll stick to debating the president’s policies Ü
Report Post »judy1270
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 10:11amDemocrats always come out and say play nice…..When in fact……..They play down right Dirty.
Report Post »Mr.Powell……………We’re not falling for that, not anymore… We‘er going to get right down in the gutter with the Democrats and we’re going to shovel some of the C@#% right down the Democrats throats………This will be ….Tit for Tat…
PubliusPencilman
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 3:44pmReally? You birther crazies are so desperate that you will quote Pravda Online? Please note that Pravda.ru is not actually the site of the Pravda newspaper, and is not affiliated with the publication in any way. Also note that the piece in question appears in the Opinion section, not the News section. None of the information is verified.
So please. Do not be so stupid. It’s annoying for reasonable people to have to explain basic concepts of journalism to you.
Report Post »cinders1313
Posted on September 20, 2010 at 9:20pmI think powell needs to be charged for hiring illegals. it is a crime to employ illegals in this country!
Report Post »AnnMarie
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 10:54amIf you want everyone to stick to the facts and policy, then is it not illegal to hire illegals??
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