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Powell Endorsing Obama
Colin Powell, former Republican Secretary of State, said that he will be endorsing Barack Obama, the Democrat candidate. It’s not too often you hear about a famous Republican going on to endorse a Democrat, especially when he’s the former Secretary of State under the Bush Administration. But I forgot to mention, they’re both African-Americans, so do you think that could be the reason for the support? I would say so.
Playing the Race Card
More Monies for Obama
Since these candidates have been treated like superstars like mentioned in a previous post, they have been able to attract insane amounts of donations. In fact, Obama has raised $605 million from the start of his campaign, an all-time record in US history. It’s nice to see so many patriotic people believing in their candidate, but it’s also sad to see that they have so much hope, because I honestly don’t see the problems dissappearing if Obama wins. I also wonder who’ll end up pocketing the remainder of the cash left over from the campaign.
The Real Question
Writing this article, what I’m wondering is if Powell is actually endorsing Obama because he likes his policy and his view for the future or if it’s just because he’s a fellow African-American? Quotes like, “He is crossing lines – ethnic lines, racial lines, generational lines,” from Powell do not really seem professional, but passionate. I find it alright for some celebrity to say something like that, but when a political figure endorses a candidate simply for his ethnicity or race, it does not provide enough of a reason to respect either of them. But in all honesty, Powell’s words are to be forgotten tomorrow and there will be some other stuff to focus on in this election, such as the early vote count in Texas.
This post was submitted by Kieran Schilo.
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The entire Bush Administration needs to be sued. And there’s nothing more cowardly than what Powell did IMO. Pure hypocrite.
When the ship is sinking, abandon it. Only the capatain needs to stay… and in our situation that’s Bush. Problem is, Bush is having a ball while all of the citizens are sinking along with all their finances.
If American’s finances are so bad I’m curious how they still managed to donate $150 million to Obama’s campaign last month. Seriously …
I honestly don’t think former Secretary Powell’s motivations have much to do with race or cowardice. To be honest, I think it’s a form of atonement. Before he was a member of the Bush administration, Powell had repeatedly been quoted in books and magazines basically preaching against the risks and evils of military quagmire due to poor exit strategies. (Very notably in a 90’s printing of Sun Tzu’s Art of War) …Then ironically, his political loyalties turned him into a hypocrite as he, like many us (let’s face it), was swept up in early post-9/11 mentalities and agendas. Given that Powell is no friend to black caucuses and could have easily saved himself some party grief by staying quiet, at this stage in the game, atonement is the only strong motivator that makes sense to me.
You’ve got a good point there Chris. But I don’t know, it just doesn’t sound sufficient enough. If McCain was in Obama’s position ans vice vera, do you think Powell would still endorse the Democrats (McCain), or would be stand strong for Obama as a Republican??
This was a large endorsement as Mr. Powell had not been prominent in the news as of lately. His move serves to let people know what he had been thinking, and wanting to say, for a lengthy period of time. The power of his words of support does a lot to help the Obama campaign. Also, he is making a statement, as he was part of the past leadership administration and is now somewhat on the other side of the table.