Comments on: Bumiller: Powell And McCain Haven’t Spoken To Each Other In Months

By: Biggs

Biggs — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:25:17 +0000

I think Ebenezer McCain is to be congratulated. I mean, it isn’t just anyone who can carefully manicure his political image so that he has absolutely no support from any political group at all.

It seems to me he is banking everything on winning the Reagan Democrats over. Problem is, no one has told him that it’s 2008, not 1980, that nearly thirty years have passed, and that, most important, most of those “Reagan Democrats” anr currently dead.

I swear, if the Dems can’t win this one……………….

By: Aanya

Aanya — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:34:48 +0000

Watch out Bumiller, McCain is going to bite your head off for that remark! If he does, please point it out to him!

By: Cal Malenky

Cal Malenky — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:36:48 +0000

McCain is the neocons’ last hope of Imperium.
They’re going to try to get some bombs dropped on Iran before Chimpy and Cheney leave office.

By: Chocolate Jesus

Chocolate Jesus — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:55:43 +0000

>and it’s always a political negative to have the public >endorsement of a war criminal.

powell is by no means a saint, but he is sane, and quite frankly, im going to want to see the sociopath who is most culpable answer for their crimes first

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:35:24 +0000

barfly Says:
I wonder what would happen if Powell endorsed Obama. That would be something and would create quite a stir.
This presupposes the black community still has high regard for Powell, or that they so blinded by cultural isolationism, that the larger context of a Powell endorsement is lost on them. Kind of an elitist attitude, toward the “political street-smarts” of the black community.

Uh…actually barfly, I wasn’t thinking about the blacks at all when I wrote my post. I was just thinking that Powell is still a respected person in the Republican party and if he came out and endorsed Obama, that would be a big “ouch” for the Republican party. I don’t see any way that Powell can redeem his reputation if he sticks with the Republicans.

By: stjack

stjack — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:09:37 +0000

are the republican delegates free to vote for whomever, as i’ve heard the democratic delegates are? is there any chance that the republicans will choose someone other than mccain at their convention? perhaps he’s serving as a placeholder now to take the hits from the democrats? it would explain how and why he’s gotten away with all of these very public “senior moments,” and keep in mind Romney only “suspended” his campaign, which means he still has those delegates, if I understand correctly. if this is even a possibility, i think it should get more attention.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:16:59 +0000

Playing both sides seems to be the way Powell and Connie are playing their cards. Look Powell will be charged with War Crimes and right now he needs money. Powell will suck up to which ever candidate wins. He was part of the team in 2002 that signed to have people tortured and for our troops to invade Iraq for oil. Powell has lied from day one and will again to save his butt. As for the Obama connection. Obama used the race card to get votes now Powell and Connie will use the race card on Obama to get a position in his cabinet. Powell and Connie know McCain will do as he’s told by the GOP and Obama clearly doesn’t know what to do be give a great speech as long as it’s not his own.

By: JMOHR

JMOHR — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:14:57 +0000

Here is the great straight talker who is willing to switch whatever position he has in order to satisfy the hard right. Thank God for such inspired leadership.

By: Faiz

Faiz — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:12:20 +0000

Comments should be back up.

By: MCMetal

MCMetal — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:22:59 +0000

barfly Says:
April 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Though Powell donated $2,300 to McCain’s campaign in August 2007, he has refused to endorse the senator.em>

Perhaps because there is still a chance Powell will be indicted for war crimes in the Hague, and it’s always a political negative to have the public endorsement of a war criminal.

Wasn’t Ollie North one of the FAUX cheerleaders openly rooting for Chimpy both times ?

By: Keith H.

Keith H. — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:14:14 +0000

Let’s endorse McOldtimer by a few million of us shipping him a box of Depends on the same day using next day air.
Then see if he gets asked about it on the talking head’s shows.

By: cavjam

cavjam — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:06:30 +0000

Powell hasn’t communicated with McCain ’cause Lieberman’s answering McCain’s phone these days: “Hello, thinly veiled Zionist HQ. If you’re a corporate lobbyist wishing to donate money by the brown bagful, press 1. If you’re a right-wing Xian nutbag with 70 million in yer blood-spattered checkbook, press 2. If you’re Trent Lott, buy your own damn lunch.”

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:03:04 +0000

Quite simply stated – Once McCain cinched the nomination, he deserted his base. The man can not be trusted!

By: barfly

barfly — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:57:34 +0000

I wonder what would happen if Powell endorsed Obama. That would be something and would create quite a stir.

This presupposes the black community still has high regard for Powell, or that they so blinded by cultural isolationism, that the larger context of a Powell endorsement is lost on them. Kind of an elitist attitude, toward the “political street-smarts” of the black community.

By: barfly

barfly — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:52:27 +0000

Though Powell donated $2,300 to McCain’s campaign in August 2007, he has refused to endorse the senator.em>

Perhaps because there is still a chance Powell will be indicted for war crimes in the Hague, and it’s always a political negative to have the public endorsement of a war criminal.

By: Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:52:14 +0000

Powell will spend the next six months getting as far away from Republican politics as he can. It was this same neocon crowd who trotted him out in from of the UN and the world to humiliate himself with Cheney’s weapons of mass destruction lies.

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:51:05 +0000

I wonder what would happen if Powell endorsed Obama. That would be something and would create quite a stir. He just might do it because he is working fervently to rehab his reputation and endorsing McCain certainly is not going to do that.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:50:28 +0000

Oh noooos!! Trouble in paradise…?