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17 10 2008

Colin Powell to Endorse Barack Obama on Meet the Press This Sunday?

Posted by: Flap in Barack Obama, Colin Powell, John McCain

Former Bush Administration Secretary of State Colin Powell and Senator, Democrat Presidential nominee Barack Obama

It has been rumored quite a few times that former Bush Secretary of State Colin Powell would endorse Barack Obama for President. The latest poop is that Colin Powell will take the opportunity to finally make the endorsement on Sunday during his appearance on Meet The Press.

Retired Gen. Colin Powell, once considered a potential running mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), now may endorse his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), according to Republican sources. But an air of mystery surrounds Powell’s planned live appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and no one is sure what he will say.

Powell, 71, a professional soldier for 35 years, has advised the last three Republican presidents.

The general’s camp is being coy about what he might or might not say on Sunday. But some McCain advisers suspect, without being sure, that Powell will endorse Obama.

“It’s going to make a lot of news, and certainly be personally embarrassing for McCain,” a McCain official said. “It comes at a time when we need momentum, and it would create momentum against us.”

Powell, a four-star Army general, was national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 1991 Persian Gulf war, when George H.W. Bush was president; and President George W. Bush’s first secretary of State,

Powell has consulted with both Obama and McCain, and the general’s camp has indicated in the past that he would not endorse.

Flap has maintained that it was just a matter of time for Powell to endorse Obama who he has said “would be electrifying” as President.

Isn’t it all about race?

Come on now…….

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5 Responses to “Colin Powell to Endorse Barack Obama on Meet the Press This Sunday?”

1. Dan Rust says:
   October 17th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

   See the YouTube video below:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpsdKUQ1nKA

   for one person’s perspective on how you can make a decision to support Obama AND vote for John McCain. Feel free to forward this to any “undecided” voters you know of. This will be a VERY close election and we need every single vote we can get.

   Demonizing Obama will get us a few votes (and also lose us at least a few votes) but I hope that a rational, positive thought process will persuade a few people who are still on the fence.

   Regards,

   Dan

2. Vigilante says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 12:28 am

   I’m saying that for Obama’s own good, General Powell ought not to endorse the Senator.

   Vigilantes last blog post..Open Letter to Colin Powell

3. Ling says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 4:51 am

   About race it is. Bet he wouldn’t be endorsing Obama, if he were exactly the same guy, but white. I also bet no one in the MSM will say a single word about race being a big factor in Powell’s decision to endorse (if he endorses).

4. Lincoln Adams says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 9:40 am

   If he’s smart he’ll know to leave well enough alone and say while he admires Obama he has not made a decision to endorse anyone for President. That’s about the most I can expect out of him.

5. Colin Powell Endorses Obama for President and Says It’s NOT About Race | FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

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