Objection … compound, vague and ambiguous … but, in any event, particularly vague!

Huh??

Is it only the left leaning people on this blog who can spend their opinion? I think not!

CJ is very kind to all who want to state what they believe here, even you! If my comments were out of line, they would have been banned.

Read the comment again: "I believe that Colin Powell is supporting Barack Obama just because he's black …" Excuse me, but that is racism if ever there were!

I will leave it at that, the floor is yours.

MR. BROKAW: And you are fully aware that there will be some%u2013how many, no one can say for sure%u2013but there will be some who will say this is an African-American, distinguished American, supporting another African-American because of race.

GEN. POWELL: If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six, eight, 10 months ago. I really have been going back and forth between somebody I have the highest respect and regard for, John McCain, and somebody I was getting to know, Barack Obama. And it was only in the last couple of months that I settled on this. And I can%u2019t deny that it will be a historic event for an African-American to become president. And should that happen, all Americans should be proud%u2013not just African-Americans, but all Americans%u2013that we have reached this point in our national history where such a thing could happen. It will also not only electrify our country, I think it%u2019ll electrify the world.

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definition of racism according to Merriam-Webster: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

Where is the implication that Donna feels she is superior to Powell because he is African-American and she is Caucasion? Did Powell state that race had nothing to do with his thoughts? No, he did not.

What would you say to a voter who did vote for Obama because of his race? Do you deny the existence of such Obama voters? Are they "racists?" I say they are not. I believe Donna wouldn't call them racists either, but feels that their decisions should be based more than on race.

I think Powell was going to reject any Republican nominee, no matter the race. But I don't fault Donna for her belief. Powell's reasoning for the endorsement is suspect to me.

One of Powell's concerns was that a McCain presidency would lead America too far to the right. McCain is more conservative than George H.W. Bush (whom he also endorsed)? I don't believe that Powell was sincere at all in his statement that he wavered back and forth between the candidates.

On a side note, I find it interesting that Powell is the same age as McCain. Where are the depend jokes for him?

One more item on Powell, this regarding the Jeremiah Wright controversy: (April 9, 2008)

"'I think that Sen. Obama handled the issue well . . . he didn't look the other way. He didn't wait for the, for the, you know, for the storm to go over. He went on television, and I thought, gave a very, very thoughtful, direct speech. And he didn't abandon the minister who brought him closer to his faith," Powell told Sawyer."

Well, we saw how that turned out. Was Powell troubled that Obama abandoned the minister who brought him to his faith? Powell has been in the tank for Obama for a long time. To make the endorsement now, without even giving the heads-up to his "friend" of over twenty years was, well, I'll leave a blank in recognition of his service to our country.

So which is it? Your first comment states unambiguously that you are certain Powell is supporting Obama because he is black and you cannot be convinced otherwise. Now you are hopeful that such is not the case.

Could it be that you softened your tone because you now realize just how racist a statement your first comment is?

Indeed, not even sue disagreed with me on that observation; which, by the way, is a first for us – sue and I actually agree on something. Woohoo!