Is Colin Powell simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans?

by bob Posted 2012/05/24 18:12:25

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		Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans
		Colin Powell is not too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans
		Powell, being the savvy politician that he is; told Hannity that President Reagan promised not to raise taxes, and he turned around and raised taxes 12 times.
		Powell responded by calling out commentators, pundits, and especially Republican leaders and officials who got together during Obama's inauguration in the infamous, secret pact meeting to vow to destroy him at all costs—including the cost to the country
		Powell told Hannity that you can’t just sit around saying no more taxes ever, when you’re operating on a 3 trillion dollar deficit while you’re only taking in 2 million dollars of revenue.
		According to Powell, investors, banks, markets the auto industry, and most businesses would agree that they are better off today, because 4 years ago the financial roof was literally collapsing,
		To put it plainly, Colin Powell is just not dumb enough, not shortsighted enough, not hasty enough, not politically selfish enough, not gullible enough, and not pigheaded enough for the current, Republican brand
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	Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans	24 votes	33%
	Colin Powell is not too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans	6 votes	8%
	Powell, being the savvy politician that he is; told Hannity that President Reagan promised not to raise taxes, and he turned around and raised taxes 12 times.	0 votes	0%
	Powell responded by calling out commentators, pundits, and especially Republican leaders and officials who got together during Obama's inauguration in the infamous, secret pact meeting to vow to destroy him at all costs—including the cost to the country	6 votes	8%
	Powell told Hannity that you can’t just sit around saying no more taxes ever, when you’re operating on a 3 trillion dollar deficit while you’re only taking in 2 million dollars of revenue.	0 votes	0%
	According to Powell, investors, banks, markets the auto industry, and most businesses would agree that they are better off today, because 4 years ago the financial roof was literally collapsing,	0 votes	0%
	To put it plainly, Colin Powell is just not dumb enough, not shortsighted enough, not hasty enough, not politically selfish enough, not gullible enough, and not pigheaded enough for the current, Republican brand	4 votes	6%
	All of the above	10 votes	14%
	None of the above	22 votes	31%

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Centrist_Bill 2012/05/24 18:58:44

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Colin Powell is one of the VERY few republicans I can stand by. He isnt a party loyalist and he does what is good for the Nation.
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mind-pilot 2012/05/26 01:43:36

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Once you diagnose the TParty mentality and aspirations and potential outcomes, most everybody is smarter than them. They don't even know what the original TParty was about because they would support the British(BEIC) today instead of support the actual patriots who were being harmed. So, it ain't sayin' much.That Powell is smarter. Didn't Powell decieve us with WMD?

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mark 1 2012/05/25 17:37:28

None of the above

Colin Powell is a cry baby just like Obama.

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Deeds Not Words! 2012/05/25 10:46:44

None of the above

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Colin Powell is all about Colin Powell and now Colin is trying to reform his credibility with about the only folks that still buy books, conservatives. This is all about image rehabilitation and the almighty dollar. Powell blew is credibility with conservatives when he threw in with Obama. Republican Presidents made him and his misplaced affinity to this totally unqualified one has rightly cost him.

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Bob DiN 2012/05/25 09:22:06

None of the above

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Colin Powell endorsed Obama because they are both black. It has nothing to do about policy. It's all about race.

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bobdid 2012/05/25 07:26:22

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Colin Powell courageously split with his party to support the best candidate in 2008, and I expect he'll do the same this year.

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rustyshackelford 2012/05/25 06:31:59
GuruA2J~#IOKIYAR~612 BLOCKT 2012/05/25 03:10:47

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Colin Powell is about the only Republican on the national stage that I admire.

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wildcat 2012/05/25 01:20:57

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Absolutely, he in the eyes of the Republicans is a RINO. Honest is the best policy and he is definitely an honest man.

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EdVenture 2012/05/25 00:14:24

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

+4
Reasonable, Predjudice, Common sense, Honesty, Integrity, Respect are not in their vocabulary

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Gunner 2012/05/24 23:16:15 (edited)

None of the above

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Powell was a failure as Secretary of State. I lend no weight to anything he says. He is very over-rated as to any political significance.

The Republican party is NOT led by the Tea party.

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umapathy Krishnamurthy 2012/05/24 22:44:59

None of the above

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I don't know much about us politics

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jgh57 2012/05/24 22:44:05

To put it plainly, Colin Powell is just not dumb enough, not shortsighted eno...

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Most people are too smart for the Tea Party.

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Ambassador II 2012/05/24 22:34:35

All of the above

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Powell will not be sucked into this band of mind controlling imbeciles, not for any reason. He was once used by Cheney and Rumsfeld to spread their warmongering, and he resigned to move to a better life. No chance at all that he would reconnect with these
people or their predecessors. Unfortunately, owing to his identity as a Republican he has
no viable political base except among "independents" which haven't a candidate in the race.

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CHUCK - Liberal in Seattle 2012/05/24 22:26:23

All of the above

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Powell is a real old school moderate that understands government. Not many of them around anymore!

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Cal 2012/05/24 22:23:39

Colin Powell is not too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

Colin Powell....if he wanted could lead this nation as President. His biggest supporters would be the republicans and tea party. He'd be their candidate. No matter what happens...he'll still be smarter than the average liberal. No worries.

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apachehellfire65 2012/05/24 21:55:51 (edited)

None of the above

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no but i hear he can suck a golf ball through a garden hose!

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Cliff 2012/05/24 21:50:21

None of the above

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Colin Powell is a man in his 70's still searching for an identity. He is a fence sitter and is unstable in all his ways.

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dominic... to Cliff 2012/05/25 16:44:20

His position got to his head!

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mich52 2012/05/24 21:42:32

Colin Powell is not too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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I use to have alot more respect for Powell but after his UN fiasco regarding Iraq I'm not as keen on Powell's intelligence..

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Stix 2012/05/24 21:36:43

Colin Powell is not too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Colon Powell is a racist and voted for Obama BECAUSE HE IS BLACK.

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Bob DiN to Stix 2012/05/25 09:24:11

Agreed!

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dominic... to Stix 2012/05/25 16:47:38

Absolutely without a doubt and he didn't know he was voting for the worst president ever and now he regrets it. Why would he go on fox news, he knows very well Obama considers them enemy #1. That is a big slap on Obama's face.......

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Helmholtz 2012/05/24 21:18:33

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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I think he's not only intelligent, but is an independent thinker. I don't see how very many independent thinkers can line up lock and stock with any party.

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Wren77 2012/05/24 21:08:56

Powell responded by calling out commentators, pundits, and especially Republi...

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Powell is much too honest to be a Republican

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HillaryLover 2012/05/24 21:07:06

None of the above

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Colin Powell spent his entire military and civilian government careers sucking up to right-winger's.

He was House Boy to Reagan, the Bushes, and Dick Cheney. (Remember the "aluminum tubes....Niger....small vials....trucks scurring around the Iraqi desert....") G. W. Bush used him up, then kicked him to the curb.

Now the biggest Uncle Tom since Clarence Thomas is trying to make amends, by endorsing the first bi-racial president and moving away from his former masters.

Colin Powell is a phony. To hell with him.

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Roger47 2012/05/24 20:52:57

Colin Powell is not too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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I had always believed him to be very intelligent. But he sure got played by Bush and Cheney, up on stage, lying to the world about the WMD's.

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RJeffreySavlov 2012/05/24 20:50:11

None of the above

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He has the terrible habit of supporting a candidate because of his race. Shame on him. It indicates that he may be a bigot or race baiter.

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luvguins 2012/05/24 20:43:21

Colin Powell is simply too smart for the Tea Party led Republicans

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Colin Powell is smarter than any Republican. It was great to see him pancake that moron, Hannity, on Fox.

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sabre2th1 to luvguins 2012/05/24 20:47:25
bob h. 2012/05/24 20:20:37

All of the above

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Look at Ron "Bonzo" Reagan, had some kind of Dementia, Nancy had to lead him around. Repo's thought he was great, never noticed, "Pops" Bush. Nobody EVER knew what he said. Terrific. G,"the Shrub" Bush, still falling on his ass drunk; a GOP icon. The dumber they are, the happier they get.

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Stix to bob h. 2012/05/24 21:39:04

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YOU ARE A NASTY OLD FART...

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joseph ... to Stix 2012/05/25 22:15:43

No, he's honest and tells the truth that you crazy right-wing loonies, don't want to hear.

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Stix to joseph ... 2012/05/26 00:06:52

Like bob, you too are a tool...

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joseph ... to Stix 2012/05/26 01:18:24

I cannot compete with your stunning brilliance. Of course you're so stupid you will never understand the irony behind this comment.

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Stix to joseph ... 2012/05/26 15:01:06

You are stupid to have made such a comment...

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joseph ... to Stix 2012/05/29 03:25:30

See, I told you so.

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joseph ... to Stix 2012/05/29 03:24:57

Tool? Tools are good, tools are useful...you are not.

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Stix to joseph ... 2012/05/29 07:48:44

You are bribbling again...

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joseph ... to Stix 2012/05/29 08:06:19

And you remain unuseful .

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Stix to joseph ... 2012/05/29 16:40:03

Only to your type...

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