Fox News headline: ‘Hip-hop dancing Colin Powell fuels speculation he’ll endorse Obama.’
Fox News headline: ‘Hip-hop dancing Colin Powell fuels speculation he’ll endorse Obama.’
In London yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell “performed an impromptu hip-hop dance alongside well-known rap stars” following a speech at the “Africa Rising” festival. In an article on its website today, Fox News claims that Powell’s dance moves were “fueling speculation that he’s gearing up to do the Obama Two-Step” with an “imminent endorsement”:
Colin Powell has his dancing shoes on, fueling speculation that he’s gearing up to do the Obama Two-Step.
The normally staid former U.S. secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff performed an impromptu hip-hop dance alongside well-known rap stars Tuesday following a speech at a festival in London celebrating African-American music and fashion.
His address at the “Africa Rising” celebration inside London’s Royal Albert Hall fueled speculation that an endorsement of Barack Obama is imminent.
Noting that “Fox provides absolutely no evidence that Powell ‘fueled’ anything,” Spencer Ackerman writes that the article “relies on absolutely nothing but race to justify the speculation.” “I don’t really know what you’re supposed to say about this crap except that it’s racist,” said Ackerman.
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General Powell also believes Sen. Ted Stevens to be an honorable man of his word. Makes you think doesn’t it?
October 15th, 2008 at 5:05 pmGeneral Powell could have stopped the slaughter of a million Iraqis.
Made me think . . yes it did.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:05 pmFox News believes that there’s a connection between Obama and hip-hop dancing? Why don’t they just come out and claim there’s a connection between Obama and watermelon, too?
October 15th, 2008 at 5:06 pmIt would be a very small step toward Powell’s redemption–but there has been an awful lot of blood and treasure lost based, in no small measure, to Powell’s allowing himself and his office to be used to help promote a foul war of aggression.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pmColin Powell won’t endorse Barak Obama. He hasn’t forgotten that Dick Cheney has a man-sized safe.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pmDang, they’re bringing out the bro’s! London has Colin Powell, while Israel raised the specter of Jesse Jackson.
Colin Powell-Obama Hip Hop
Jesse-Barack’s Israel Rip
October 15th, 2008 at 5:09 pmI saw Brent Snowcroft at the Cracker Barrel the other day. I guess that means a McCain endorsement is imminent.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:10 pm666lattes Says:
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I saw Brent Snowcroft at the Cracker Barrel the other day. I guess that means a McCain endorsement is imminent.
No, I think that means he is going to endorse Mike Huckabee.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:11 pmmisshusseinmolly Says: #3
Don’t forget that fried chicken! Of course everything that eminates from FOX has to be taken with a truckload of salt.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:12 pmNo doubt about it. He will be in the Obama administration.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:13 pm“Fox provides absolutely no evidence…”
Thats never stopped them before.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:14 pmHopefully not as ambassador to the UN.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:15 pmHip-Hop or not, Powell is still a WAR CRIMINAL!
October 15th, 2008 at 5:15 pmGeneral Powell lost my respect when he made his presentation before the U.N. Under the circumstances, a truly honorable “good soldier” would have fallen on his sword before he lied to the American people and the world. His duty was to support and protect the U.S. Constitution…not the Bush administration or his party. He was used and presented by the cabal because he WAS so highly respected and by doing so, they destroyed his credibility…and he allowed it to happen.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:16 pm“I don’t really know what you’re supposed to say about this crap except that it’s racist,” said Ackerman.
- - I’m just dumbfounded that ANY black person would support McCain. I think that makes them Oreo white trash.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:19 pmSpeculation is rampant that George Bush will endorse Barack Obama, based on my recent YouTube viewing of his African dance.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=CLYyMJ6XY6U
Oh, and there’s inside information that Karl Rove will endorse Senator Obama as well, based on his awesome rapping abilities.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=8HEjMhqC5sE
October 15th, 2008 at 5:20 pmWhen did Karl Rove endorse Obama? David Gregory?
October 15th, 2008 at 5:21 pmdreadpiraterobert beat me to it.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:23 pmWow. That is completely racist.
Why am I surprised…?
October 15th, 2008 at 5:23 pm“When did Karl Rove endorse Obama?”
As soon as he took over McCain’s campaign and ran it into the ground.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:27 pmJesse Jackson is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing.
http://www.actofstate.org
October 15th, 2008 at 5:28 pmTranslation of Fox’s headline: Powell is about to endorse Obama, but it doesn’t mean anything because Powell is just endorsing him for his skin color.
The Republican Party is becoming more unhinged by the minute. They are splitting between the more reasonable Wall Street Republicans (i.e. George Will and David Brooks) and the radical Sarah Palin/Michelle Malkin/Sean Hannity loony right. The loons want to use race to try to win this election and it’s upsetting the Wall Street Republicans who don’t want to be associated with that type of slime.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:29 pmFrankly, who cares whom Powell endorses.
Powell sold his soul to the devil when he stood by the corrupt Bush administration.
Six weeks ago, his endorsement would have shown a degree of integrity and perhaps courage.
At this time, Powell’s endorsement means little if anything.
What a sad ending for a man whose life could have had added real meaning to American history.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pmdreadpiraterobert Says:
“Speculation is rampant that George Bush will endorse Barack Obama…”
This would be a good idea for Mccain to get bush to do that.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pmfaux anchors are idiots just like their useless repug party.
So powell is around Africans so he’s ready to make the leap to Sen. Obama. It’s too funny to take seriously.
powell is a repug failure just like thomas.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:31 pmObama will be better off without Colin’s endorsement.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:34 pmObama does not need him.
Are you trying to say that Black voters won’t automatically vote for the Black candidate? Wasn’t that the reasoning behind the Vagina Veep pick?
That worked out really well for McCain!
PEACE
October 15th, 2008 at 5:36 pmIt’s too bad that anybody takes Fox News as the gospel. Because in the course of spewing their peculiarly ham-fisted brand of GOP propaganda, xenophobia, class war and racism, they can be so darn funny.
-AF
October 15th, 2008 at 5:39 pmAndrew Sullivan Is A Fraud
Stevens better hope Powell doesn’t announce he’s supporting Obama before the jurors reach their decision. Powell is up to his neck in the corruption by the White House. Now he’s sucking up to the citizens of the UK after lying to the UN about Iraq weapons. Powell sold his soul to Satan and now he wants forgiveness for the thousands of dead soldiers.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:40 pmOn the other hand, some of the comments on the Fox story are hysterical in a “haha . . . I hope these people don’t live near me” way. My favorite is the guy who says you can’t listen to Powell’s endorsement because people’s judgment gets worse as they age then says how much he wants “John McCane” to win.
October 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pm“I don’t really know what you’re supposed to say about this crap except that it’s racist,” said Ackerman.
it’s racist
and it’s fox.
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October 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pmO’Reilly and Hannity should be forced to moon-walk at Obama’s Inaugural Ball…!
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October 15th, 2008 at 6:02 pmFox = racist. No surprise here, whatsoever. Fox has been = racist for years.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:08 pmCaption contest:
Powell: “Yo, bro; got any o’ that fine, “white powder?” Now thass’ a weapon of mass destructionses!”
October 15th, 2008 at 6:13 pmMcWars Says:
When did Karl Rove endorse Obama? David Gregory?
You beat me to it. MC Rove in da house! Votin’ for Obama!
October 15th, 2008 at 6:15 pmColin Powell was an Officer and a Gentleman when he was in his element. Colin Powell could have been our first black President but he chose to sell his soul to the wrong Party. He could have beaten Kerry had he told the Rethugs to go piss up a rope but history got to him and he became Uncle Tom instead of President Powell. I respected the man, I detest his decision. It is a shame but he is just one more victim of the Bush crime spree and he must do his time.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:23 pmIs Powell really trying to flash a gang sign?
He must have been studying BET for days, to get it just right.
Or is it just a spasm, from trying to move his aged carcass in time with the beat?
October 15th, 2008 at 6:23 pm#36
Powell could have beaten Kerry for the Democratic nomination and beaten Chicken George WTF in 2004 had he been the Democratic candidate. (Clarification)
October 15th, 2008 at 6:27 pmRecession fears send indicator tumbling 733, 2nd biggest point loss ever. main reason for dow drop: us deficit has swollen to 455 bio $
October 15th, 2008 at 6:36 pmFox News dances to a disgusting racist drum.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:10 pmIs it just me or does Powell dance kinda like Bush?
October 15th, 2008 at 7:15 pmWhat has Rove got on Powell? They get him to go before the UN and the world and lie through his eye teeth about WMD’s and enriched uranium. He testifies for Ted Stevens. They smear him on FOX with impunity. Brothers and Sisters beware. This is what happens when you sell your soul to the repubs.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:35 pmWhen I think of Colin Powell dancing all I can imagine is one of those ridiculous flash videos where they make things dance that have no right to be dancing, such as items of the season (pumpkins, skeletons, santa, and reindeer.) Soon we will be overrun with dancing creating a massive uprising of inappropriate dancers and from the looks of it Powell is their ringleader.
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October 15th, 2008 at 10:01 pmThe rumor that Colin Powell got a hold of some chronic Jamaican weed is not true.
October 16th, 2008 at 3:46 am