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Colin Powell Endorsess OBama !

underdog2

Posted 4:33 pm, 10/25/2012

Powell cooked his goose with the republican party 4 years ago. If his move wasn't raciest I dont know what is.

Gillian

Posted 4:28 pm, 10/25/2012

POWELL: The governor, who was speaking on Monday night at the debate, was saying things that were quite different from what he said earlier. So I'm not quite sure which Governor Romney we would be getting with respect to foreign policy.


CBS: What concerns do you have about Governor Romney's foreign policy?


POWELL: Well, it's hard to fix it. I mean, it's a moving target. One day he has a certain strong view about staying in Afghanistan, but then on Monday night he agrees with the withdrawal. Same thing in Iraq. On almost every issue that was discussed on Monday night, Governor Romney agreed with the President with some nuances. But this is quite a different set of foreign policy views than he had earlier in the campaign. And my concern, which I've expressed previously in a public way, is that sometimes I don't sense that he has thought through these issues as thoroughly as he should have, and he gets advice from his campaign staff that he then has to adjust to modify as he goes along.


CBS: Are you concerned about the people that are advising Governor Romney?


POWELL: I think there's some very, very strong neo-conservative views that are presented by the Governor that I have some trouble with. There are other issues as well, not just the economy and foreign policy. I'm more comfortable with President Obama and his administration when it comes to issues like what are we going to do about climate, what are we going to do about immigration? What are we going to do about education? Lots of things like that. I do not want to see the new Obamacare plan thrown off the table. It has issues, you have to fix some things in that plan. But what I see when I look at that plan is 30 million of our fellow citizens will now be covered by insurance. And I think that's good. We're one of the few nations in the world, with our size, population and wealth, that does not have universal health care.

Stent

Posted 3:26 pm, 10/25/2012

That is one of the smartest men I know! I love Colin!

mrsmally

Posted 3:25 pm, 10/25/2012

Nothing new...Powell endorsed him 4 years ago too. This really is not a surprise. Obama has picked up many endorsements like Hugo Chavez, Vladamir Putin, and many other foreign leaders as well. Won't make a difference. In the end, Romney wins.

tirebiter999111

Posted 3:18 pm, 10/25/2012

kenc

Posted 3:01 pm, 10/25/2012

You repubs start throwing off on him.

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