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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 416297" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Lets look at why Powell is endorsing Obama "other" than he's black:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>1)Powell - who affirmed, for what it's worth, that he is indeed still a</p><p>member of the Republican party - said he liked <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/johnmccain" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005689">John McCain</span></a> tremendously. <strong>But he doesn't like his choice of running mate, he thinks his party has moved too far to the right and declared himself "disappointed by some of the approaches" the McCain campaign had taken against Obama</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>2)<strong>He cited Obama's "steadiness" and "intellectual curiosity".</strong> When asked about the race issue, he said: "<strong>If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six or eight or 10 months ago</strong>," instead of taking the time to watch the two contenders on the trail and judge their performance under pressure.</p><p> </p><p>3)But he really shone when discussing some of the smear tactics being used against Obama.<strong> No, the correct answer is that Obama is not a Muslim, Powell said.</strong> "But the really right answer," he continued, "is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?"</p><p> </p><p>4)Around the country, I'm not sure. Still-undecided voters in swing states are probably inclined toward a generally positive view of Powell, so his imprimatur will be one more sign that it's alright to vote Obama. And if they're still trying to get comfortable with Obama at this late date, <strong>a friendly nod from a familiar face probably will factor into their deliberations when they close the curtain and vote.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Again, Sarah Palin factors negatively in the Presidential Race. At the end of the day, Sarah Palin will be the reason John McCain gets blown out on Nov.4th 2008</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 416297, member: 17969"] [B][SIZE=3]Lets look at why Powell is endorsing Obama "other" than he's black:[/SIZE][/B] 1)Powell - who affirmed, for what it's worth, that he is indeed still a member of the Republican party - said he liked [URL="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/johnmccain"][COLOR=#005689]John McCain[/COLOR][/URL] tremendously. [B]But he doesn't like his choice of running mate, he thinks his party has moved too far to the right and declared himself "disappointed by some of the approaches" the McCain campaign had taken against Obama[/B]. 2)[B]He cited Obama's "steadiness" and "intellectual curiosity".[/B] When asked about the race issue, he said: "[B]If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six or eight or 10 months ago[/B]," instead of taking the time to watch the two contenders on the trail and judge their performance under pressure. 3)But he really shone when discussing some of the smear tactics being used against Obama.[B] No, the correct answer is that Obama is not a Muslim, Powell said.[/B] "But the really right answer," he continued, "is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?" 4)Around the country, I'm not sure. Still-undecided voters in swing states are probably inclined toward a generally positive view of Powell, so his imprimatur will be one more sign that it's alright to vote Obama. And if they're still trying to get comfortable with Obama at this late date, [B]a friendly nod from a familiar face probably will factor into their deliberations when they close the curtain and vote.[/B] [B]Again, Sarah Palin factors negatively in the Presidential Race. At the end of the day, Sarah Palin will be the reason John McCain gets blown out on Nov.4th 2008[/B] [/QUOTE]
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