Shut the Fuck Up Colin Powell

[HailBlazers]

No disrespect to your distinguished service to our country, but your new commercial is annoying. Talk about Talking Head.

 

[MARIS61]

link?

 

[Further]

I love it

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

can you elaborate or are you just gonna rage dump and leave it

 

[HailBlazers]

can you elaborate or are you just gonna rage dump and leave it

Friday night rage dump, so very refreshing.

But to elaborate, saying the US has recovered economically (Mr. Powell) after the last four years would be akin to Steve Nash retiring from basketball after his latest injury and saying he's back to normal albeit no longer playing, a farce.

 

[44Thrilla]

but that's not what he says, is it? I thought he said the economy has begun to recover? but yeah, he's definitely just a talking head, four star generals are a dime a dozen nowadays.

 

[44Thrilla]

[video=youtube;DZG9Q0sdzfw]

 

[HailBlazers]

link?

Do you have television in BFE? It plays 24/7 on the sports channels.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Good ad.

 

[MARIS61]

Seems like an honest and factual statement.

 

[HailBlazers]

Seems like an honest and factual statement.

Statement? More like Propaganda

 

[maxiep]

Does Colin Powell endorse Barack Obama if President Obama isn't half-black? Doubtful. If it's John Kerry or Hillary Clinton, he probably just keeps his mouth shut.

If he takes pride in Barack Obama being a half-black president, that's cool. However, he shouldn't pretend it's anything but his skin color that earns his endorsement.

 

[44Thrilla]

Does Colin Powell endorse Barack Obama if President Obama isn't half-black? Doubtful. If it's John Kerry or Hillary Clinton, he probably just keeps his mouth shut.

If he takes pride in Barack Obama being a half-black president, that's cool. However, he shouldn't pretend it's anything but his skin color that earns his endorsement.

green font?

 

[maxiep]

green font?

Nope. 100% serious.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nope. 100% serious.

Green font?

 

[jlprk]

Like Eisenhower, Powell was a nonpartisan general for whom both major parties competed. The Republican Party felt lucky to get the moderate. I don't know why you guys think he's a hard core right winger who backs Obama because of race.

 

[44Thrilla]

Do you vote based on race? It's weird, at least to me, to assume somebody who has spent so much time serving the country would. You could be right, but I think race is only a small factor in General Powell's endorsement.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Well, when 97% of blacks support obama, I have to assume his support is race based

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[44Thrilla]

Well, when 97% of blacks support obama, I have to assume his support is race based

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because blacks normally vote republican

 

[44Thrilla]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7065.html

oops

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

because blacks normally vote republican

They are significantly more likely to vote for the black guy versus a white candidate.

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[EL PRESIDENTE]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7065.html

oops

So hilary won the black vote in the democratic primaries?

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[44Thrilla]

I guess you don't understand the point. At that point all people knew about him was that he was a black guy, but they still liked Hillary better. After actually getting to know him as a candidate, that changed.

 

[maxiep]

Do you vote based on race? It's weird, at least to me, to assume somebody who has spent so much time serving the country would. You could be right, but I think race is only a small factor in General Powell's endorsement.

Nope. Can you name another Democrat who General Powell has endorsed for President? Occam's Razor.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I guess you don't understand the point. At that point all people knew about him was that he was a black guy, but they still liked Hillary better. After actually getting to know him as a candidate, that changed.

your confusing favorability versus support/voting.

A person may think someone that is not black would be more suitable for the job, but they will put in the black person in anyways. This is institutional in nature.



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[jlprk]

If a black voter endorsed a black Republican, you guys would have a point. But a moderate black voter backing a Democrat is the default paradigm, not some racially-motivated exception to the rule as you pretend.

 

[44Thrilla]

your confusing favorability versus support/voting.

A person may think someone that is not black would be more suitable for the job, but they will put in the black person in anyways. This is institutional in nature.



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That make no sense at all. Literally zero sense.

 

[RR7]

They are significantly more likely to vote for the black guy versus a white candidate.

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about 90% voted for Gore and kerry. So maybe you can say that for about 7%. Unless kerry and gore are black.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

That make no sense at all. Literally zero sense.

How hard is it to understand.

You can look more favorably on someone yet choose/vote for someone else due to other external factors (i.e. Race). This study looked at favorability. People likely thought that Clinton was probably more qualified for the job, but when it came time to vote, they just voted for the black guy.

Suppose for a second you have two candidates to get into Harvard Law School. One is a "B" student and the other is an "A" student. The B student is black. When looking at the grades and the candidates you would look more favorably on the "A" student and feel they would do a better job. However, due to affirmative action you take the "B" student.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

It's just a known fact that black people really don't understand national issues and only vote for Obama because he is black. Powell can't hold two thoughts together and has no real opinion about politics or life. he will endorse someone if they are black, well because that is what black people do.

Now white people, they don't vote according to race. They are smarter than that and are able to see the issues. They vote for Romney because he will be better for the economy, not because he is white. Black people are incapable of thinking beyond black and white.

Just ask el presidente, he is will vote to put an Asian in as president, no matter the candidates . . . he will tell you not to blame him, it's institutional in nature.