General Powell demonstrated great wisdom and statesmanship by openly endorsing Obama over McCain as president and the man best qualified to lead the United States into the future.
Powell was very clear in contrasting the two candidates before deciding on Obama. He concluded without a doubt that Obama is intellectually superior to McCain.
John McCain is a tumbling weed who is here, there and everywhere depending on which wind blows. Given McCains's erratic disposition, he can't be trusted to lead the country especially at this time of supreme challenge.
Powell was also very impressed by how Obama has structured and ran a smooth, effective and highly efficient campaign compared to the pathetically disjointed and ineffective McCain campaign.
Another important consideration for Powell's decision was McCain's poor choice of Sarah Palin for VP. Palin sadly has turned out to be more of a comic relief than a serious VP material. This development is a clear indictment of John McCain's poor judgment.
The likelihood of death due to old age or resurgent cancer for McCain is very real. The thought that this woman Palin plucked from the wilderness of Alaska and equipped only with moose politics can step in and be president is very disturbing. Say it isn’t so McCain.
One of the most significant reason for Powell’s defection is the fact that the McCain campaign has degenerated into a scum machine defying all codes of decency. McCain’s campaign has been taken over by the evil agents of the extreme right and McCain is too desperate to act positively. Powell's decision is therefore a clear message to the Republican Party telling it's leadership to clean up the mess or face annihilation.
This Obama endorsement which is a simple act of honesty and patriotism by Powell has sparked negative reaction laced with racism and bigotry. This reaction underscores the fact that the element of racism is as thick as fog in this presidential campaign as much as it is pervasive in mainstream America and her institutions.
This election is going to serve as a barometer to gauge the degree to which American civilization has advanced since the dark days of Jim Crow. The big question is who will rule the day, bigots or decent progressive patriotic citizens?
George Will should be ashamed of himself for attributing Powell's decision to supporting Obama as a racial ploy. George owes Powell an apology for the undeserved insult. Has George Will ever accused Joe Liebermann of supporting McCain because McCain is white?
What does George Will have to say about the Reagan democrats? Is It only convenient for race to be an issue because Obama, Powell and the black voting block all have the same thing in common, their blackness. What despicable hypocrisy.
Rush Limbaugh is in character and his racist comment is not a surprise. Rush is an ill conceived, ill bred and an irredeemable bigot. Sure he is rich but he is still a filthy pig.
Wordtodawise is certain that Barack Obama will defeat John McCain. When this happens, no one should diminish Obama's victory by ficticious pronouncements that are being cooked up by his detractors today.
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