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Colin Powell On Larry King Admits He "Was Not Entirely Colorblind" When Voting For Obama (Video)
Of course we knew this all along, Colin Powell a decorated General, Veteran of Vietnam, votes for an inexperienced radical who was best friends with a guy who bombed his place of employment(Pentagon), over a Vietnam Veteran who spent 5 years in a prison camp for his country getting his arms broken behind his back......H/T to Rush Limbaugh, you were right all along...
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Wait a second,240 said it had nothing to do with race.Rush is right,240 wrong as usual.Perhaps 240 can redeem himself and come up with the smoking gun of Rush using a telepromter.
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No shit a black man voted for Obama based on color alone.....remember what Chris Rock have said...old black people are the most racist people out there :-\
This is seriously one of the most racist videos of a man in that caliber I have ever seen, every other word is how proud he is...how we did it....how is black brother won.... ::)
Completely forgeting he got a lying bastard into the white house, shit, Colin himself is a much greater achievement and source of proud for the black community, he shouldn't have tarnished his image like this.
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Where's the racism?
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Wait a second,240 said it had nothing to do with race.Rush is right,240 wrong as usual.Perhaps 240 can redeem himself and come up with the smoking gun of Rush using a telepromter.
dude, take your morning gh shot and youll feel better
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Kind of ironic isn't it ?
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dude, take your morning gh shot and youll feel better
As expected a smart ass answer instead of saying "I was wrong,Im sorry".Any news on the teleprompter?
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Who Cares - the election is history.
no doubt many blacks voted for Obama, in part, because he was black.
no doubt that many whites didn't vote for Obama because he was black or to put it another way, voted for McCain because he was white
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Who Cares - the election is history.
no doubt many blacks voted for Obama, in part, because he was black.
no doubt that many whites didn't vote for Obama because he was black or to put it another way, voted for McCain because he was white
It's amazing how you embrace the double standards even about the racism that Black people claim to fight so much when it fits your goal ::)
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It's amazing how you embrace the double standards even about the racism that Black people claim to fight so much when it fits your goal ::)
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what double standard are you talking about. I'm pretty sure I've been consistent in my point of view on this (now pointless) issue.
people make a choice on who to vote for for many different reasons and I'm sure race was an issue (in part or in whole) for some people. I personally voted for Obama because soley because I thought he was the better choice and I'm sure many others did as well
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what double standard are you talking about. I'm pretty sure I've been consistent in my point of view on this (now pointless) issue.
people make a choice on who to vote for for many different reasons and I'm sure race was an issue (in part or in whole) for some people.
I personally voted for Obama because soley because I thought he was the better choice and I'm sure many others did as well
it all makes since
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it all makes since
everything I say makes "since"
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what double standard are you talking about. I'm pretty sure I've been consistent in my point of view on this (now pointless) issue.
people make a choice on who to vote for for many different reasons and I'm sure race was an issue (in part or in whole) for some people. I personally voted for Obama because soley because I thought he was the better choice and I'm sure many others did as well
I have ZERO problem with anyone voting for anyone no matter what the reason.Just freaking admit it.Dont be like 240 and try to say it was because of something else.Just say "Im black,I voted for Obama because hes black".If I was black I might have voted for him just because of the historic nature of it.JUST ADMIT IT,STOP LYING ABOUT IT.
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I personally voted for Obama because soley because I thought he was the better choice and I'm sure many others did as well
everything I say makes "since"
ok "because soley because" :)
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ok "because soley because" :)
hah - I didn't even see that.
typing too quickly and taking too many phone calls in btw.
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I have ZERO problem with anyone voting for anyone no matter what the reason.Just freaking admit it.Dont be like 240 and try to say it was because of something else.Just say "Im black,I voted for Obama because hes black".If I was black I might have voted for him just because of the historic nature of it.JUST ADMIT IT,STOP LYING ABOUT IT.
I'm sure for some blacks that was their only reason. I'm sure there were white people who voted for McCain because he was white but I didn't hear many (any?) saying that either
I'm sure for many more they were happy that Obama was black but wouldn't have voted for just any black guy (such as Alan Keyes, Jessie Jackson etc..). People can and do have many different and concurrent motivations to choose one candidate over the other.
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theres plenty of whites that didn't vote Obama solely because he's black.theres plenty of blacks that voted Obama just because he's black.big deal.
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I'm sure for some blacks that was their only reason. I'm sure there were white people who voted for McCain because he was white but I didn't hear many (any?) saying that either
I'm sure for many more they were happy that Obama was black but wouldn't have voted for just any black guy (such as Alan Keyes, Jessie Jackson etc..). People can and do have many different and concurrent motivations to choose one candidate over the other.
These are point I was just about to make. If you actually watch the clip, Powell never says he voted for Obama because he was black. He says he voted for who he considered the best candidate and that he was not entirely color-blind. You can take that to mean a few different things.
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These are point I was just about to make. If you actually watch the clip, Powell never says he voted for Obama because he was black. He says he voted for who he considered the best candidate and that he was not entirely color-blind. You can take that to mean a few different things.
Oh please....and crying when he heard he was elected? That was just because the right man was chosen? ::)
If any white man would come on TV and say he voted for McCain based on his color he would get crucified but it's legitimate for a Black man to say the same.
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This is a ridiculous thread.
Another thread on the board about racism.
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This is a ridiculous thread.
Another thread on the board about racism.
It's amazing how you diminish racism by black people but scream when white people commit racist acts ::)
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It's amazing how you diminish racism by black people but scream when white people commit racist acts ::)
I diminish all racism because it's stupid.
You will never EVER show me one quote where I "screamed" about some white racist act.
You have owned yourself.
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theres plenty of whites that didn't vote Obama solely because he's black.theres plenty of blacks that voted Obama just because he's black.big deal.
Blacks voted 97% for Obama.
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Oh please....and crying when he heard he was elected? That was just because the right man was chosen? ::)
If any white man would come on TV and say he voted for McCain based on his color he would get crucified but it's legitimate for a Black man to say the same.
First of all, Powell didn't say he voted for Obama based on color.
Secondly, Obama being elected was a historical event that a black man who lived through probably thought he would never see. It has historical and emotional resonance that McCain's election wouldn't have had. Just Hilary Clinton winning would have had more historical significance than McCain. You just sound foolish trying to pretend there isn't a justifiable reason to view it as a milestone.
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Blacks voted 97% for Obama.
Blacks voted about 90% for B. Clinton and Gore.
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First of all, Powell didn't say he voted for Obama based on color.
Secondly, Obama being elected was a historical event that a black man who lived through probably thought he would never see. It has historical and emotional resonance that McCain's election wouldn't have had. Just Hilary Clinton winning would have had more historical significance than McCain. You just sound foolish trying to pretend there isn't a justifiable reason to view it as a milestone.
Its just ashame the first black president had to be a far left idealogue. Yes it was a good thing that a black person was elected, but it was not good that the first black president also happened to be an economic illiterate and far left die-hard.
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Its just ashame the first black president had to be a far left idealogue. Yes it was a good thing that a black person was elected, but it was not good that the first black president also happened to be an economic illiterate and far left die-hard.
That's beyond any point I was trying to make, but at least you're willing to admit the historical significance of it all.
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That's beyond any point I was trying to make, but at least you're willing to admit the historical significance of it all.
Of course, if I were black I probably would have voted for him too and hoped for the best. However, i would not have bought into the nonsense that he was anythig other than a typical hack politician willing to sell any BS to get elected.
KRS One did a great inrterview about this, which posted.
Needless to say, Obama is a complete radical idelogue.
He was voted because he campaigned on moderation, not hard left policies with no basis in economics or rationality, especially during a recession.
If you look at his signature policies:
1. Card Check
2. Cap & Trade
3. Health Care
Each are awful for economic growth, and are even worse during a recession. For him to push these insane programs only means to me that he could care less about the economy and cares only about his radical agenda. I called the stimulus bill a failure before it was hatched and was laughed at on these boards. Who was right? Its a disaster and a failure. it was not based on economic fundamentals, but hard left pork bills, which is like everything he does and is about.
Its ashame since Obama has a lot of talent, but he simply cant shed who he is at his core.
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You certainly are entitled to your opinion.
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First of all, Powell didn't say he voted for Obama based on color.
Secondly, Obama being elected was a historical event that a black man who lived through probably thought he would never see. It has historical and emotional resonance that McCain's election wouldn't have had. Just Hilary Clinton winning would have had more historical significance than McCain. You just sound foolish trying to pretend there isn't a justifiable reason to view it as a milestone.
Unfortunanetly the wrong man for the job was chosen based on his color and the desire to see that event.
Obama have clearly showed that he is the wrong man since he came in.
For someone who is supposed to be a great speaker and thinker his mouth and stupid comments seem to get him in trouble daily and far worse, his policies are plain retarded!
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Unfortunanetly the wrong man for the job was chosen based on his color and the desire to see that event.
Obama have clearly showed that he is the wrong man since he came in.
For someone who is supposed to be a great speaker and thinker his mouth and stupid comments seem to get him in trouble daily and far worse, his policies are plain retarded!
And there were a ton of white voters who voted for Obama because of their "white man's burden" syndrome feelings... Now instead of them saying, "I have lots of black friends..." to prove they aren't racist, they will just say the voted for him. ::)
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And there were a ton of white voters who voted for Obama because of their "white man's burden" syndrome feelings... Now instead of them saying, "I have lots of black friends..." to prove they aren't racist, they will just say the voted for him. ::)
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haha, perfect !!
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First of all, Powell didn't say he voted for Obama based on color.
YOU CAN'T POST YOUR OWN OPINION FROM A VIDEO. JUST LET RIGHT WING RADIO DO YOUR THINKING FOR YOU
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First of all, Powell didn't say he voted for Obama based on color.
YOU CAN'T POST YOUR OWN OPINION FROM A VIDEO. JUST LET RIGHT WING RADIO DO YOUR THINKING FOR YOU
He speaks on the issue of color and his vote the whole time, you obviously only wanted to hear him say the "color blind" but if you actually listen to him describing the other scenarios in the interview it's obvious that he was strongly biased towards voting black on black.
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He speaks on the issue of color and his vote the whole time, you obviously only wanted to hear him say the "color blind" but if you actually listen to him describing the other scenarios in the interview it's obvious that he was strongly biased towards voting black on black.
You obviously only wanted to hear what you wanted to hear, as well. Listening to the interview, he very clearly says that he supported Obama because he felt he was the better candidate.
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Actually I commented on the quote first, then I watched the video and I was amazed so I edited my post to show my surprise. Look at my first post, it was edited.
Do you want me to specify to you ? Actually forget about it, you are as biased as Jag, Obama and his friends can join the KKK and you would endorse the idea too.
Blah blah blah...
the fact of the matter is that you are ignoring the totality of the interview and cherry-picking and distorting sentence fragments to make a barely coherent argument.
The man said he voted for the candidate whom he believed to be the best. He never said he voted solely on race.
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End of Story!
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End of Story!
Yes,because Obama is black.END OF STORY!!!!
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I love Colin Powell, but he absolutely voted for Obama based in part on race. He pretty much admitted that when he endorsed him when he talked about the "transformational" nature of his presidency. He admitted it during the Larry King interview too:
KING: Did -- when you endorsed Obama and some said it was just black on black, did you resent that -- that you endorsed him because he was black and you're black?
POWELL: I didn't endorse him simply because he was black. I felt this was, you know, something to take into consideration. But I also had, on the other side of -- of the issue, a dear friend of 30 years, John McCain, a fellow Vietnam veteran who I had known for many years.
And I spoke at length with John McCain about his campaign and I watched Mr. Obama and his campaign. And at the end, I cannot say I was totally colorblind. But at the end, I convinced myself, based on the facts as I saw it, that he was the better choice for this time in our nation's history.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0907/28/lkl.01.html
He chose his words very carefully. He didn't endorse Obama "simply because he was black." He says in no uncertain terms that this was something "to take into consideration." In other words, it wasn't the only factor, but it was A factor.
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I love Colin Powell, but he absolutely voted for Obama based in part on race. He pretty much admitted that when he endorsed him when he talked about the "transformational" nature of his presidency. He admitted it during the Larry King interview too:
KING: Did -- when you endorsed Obama and some said it was just black on black, did you resent that -- that you endorsed him because he was black and you're black?
POWELL: I didn't endorse him simply because he was black. I felt this was, you know, something to take into consideration. But I also had, on the other side of -- of the issue, a dear friend of 30 years, John McCain, a fellow Vietnam veteran who I had known for many years.
And I spoke at length with John McCain about his campaign and I watched Mr. Obama and his campaign. And at the end, I cannot say I was totally colorblind. But at the end, I convinced myself, based on the facts as I saw it, that he was the better choice for this time in our nation's history.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0907/28/lkl.01.html
He chose his words very carefully. He didn't endorse Obama "simply because he was black." He says in no uncertain terms that this was something "to take into consideration." In other words, it wasn't the only factor, but it was A factor.
During this election, ...there was much talk about "The Bradley Factor" as well as "wasting your vote",
...therefore IT being A factor can be interpreted in many ways, not just as an automatic plus in Obama's favour.
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For all my legal eagles on this website, lets do an experiment. But for Obama being black, does Powell still vote for Obama? If the answer is no, then Obama's blackness is the actual cause of his vote. If Obama is white we are not having this discussion because Powell wouldn't have voted for him period. To say it was a factor is ludicrous; He switched parties and voted against a friend of thirty years and a fellow Vietnam veteran because Obama was experience and had a good plan for foreign policy!?!?
Human nature and obviousness are two hallmark deficiencies in the liberal mindset.
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For all my legal eagles on this website, lets do an experiment. But for Obama being black, does Powell still vote for Obama? If the answer is no, then Obama's blackness is the actual cause of his vote. If Obama is white we are not having this discussion because Powell wouldn't have voted for him period. To say it was a factor is ludicrous; He switched parties and voted against a friend of thirty years and a fellow Vietnam veteran because Obama was experience and had a good plan for foreign policy!?!?
Human nature and obviousness are two hallmark deficiencies in the liberal mindset.
If Obama were white, Hillary would have won the primary.
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If Obama were white, Hillary would have won the primary.
And if Bush was black he would never have been president.
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Would his father have been president?
Blacks dont vote republican-- Even black republicans dont vote republican as demonstrated through Powell. Whats your point?
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Would his father have been president?
Blacks dont vote republican-- Even black republicans dont vote republican as demonstrated through Powell. Whats your point?
That it's all race based in some way so why are we even making a big deal about it? Seems to me to be more sour grapes
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No, its not all race based in some way. Its race based when blacks vote because they only vote democrat. Powell was a potential republican president candidate for years and still voted for Obama because he was black. As demonstrated by this past election, whites will vote for who they think is the best candidate.
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No, its not all race based in some way. Its race based when blacks vote because they only vote democrat. Powell was a potential republican president candidate for years and still voted for Obama because he was black. As demonstrated by this past election, whites will vote for who they think is the best candidate.
Bullsh*t. You know for a fact that if bush was black he wouldn't have been president.
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No shit a black man voted for Obama based on color alone.....remember what Chris Rock have said...old black people are the most racist people out there :-\
This is seriously one of the most racist videos of a man in that caliber I have ever seen, every other word is how proud he is...how we did it....how is black brother won.... ::)
Completely forgeting he got a lying bastard into the white house, shit, Colin himself is a much greater achievement and source of proud for the black community, he shouldn't have tarnished his image like this.
what kind of dick are you???...it is not racist to want to see someone of your race do well.....black people have voted for and are still voting for whites all over the country....yet we vote for a black and now we are racists?.....and you are saying Colin TARNISHED HIS IMAGE?.....why?..because he didn't make you happy due to who he voted for?....Colin has achieved more than 99.99% of the people on the planet..what have you done?
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During this election, ...there was much talk about "The Bradley Factor" as well as "wasting your vote",
...therefore IT being A factor can be interpreted in many ways, not just as an automatic plus in Obama's favour.
I thought the Bradley effect would keep Obama from getting elected, but that has nothing to do with the fact Powell voted for Obama based in part on race.
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Bullsh*t. You know for a fact that if bush was black he wouldn't have been president.
Yes, because GW Bush is not a democrat. Is any of this sinking in? BLACKS DO NOT VOTE REPUBLICAN EVER. Hope this helps.
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what kind of dick are you???...it is not racist to want to see someone of your race do well.....black people have voted for and are still voting for whites all over the country....yet we vote for a black and now we are racists?.....and you are saying Colin TARNISHED HIS IMAGE?.....why?..because he didn't make you happy due to who he voted for?....Colin has achieved more than 99.99% of the people on the planet..what have you done?
You are a moron, he can vote black or white, but he shouldn't make his decisions based on that !
I guess this answers your question, this is what I achieved , apparently a much higher mental capabilities than you as we can see here.
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Yes, because GW Bush is not a democrat. Is any of this sinking in? BLACKS DO NOT VOTE REPUBLICAN EVER. Hope this helps.
George..you have to understand....blacks don't vote republican because REPUBLICANS NEVER EVER CAMPAIGN IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS..therefore, blacks have no idea what the Republicans stand for or where they are on the issues...
this is a deliberate strategy by the Republicans because they automatically and cynically assume that blacks are hostile to their politics and so they don't want blacks to hear their opinions because they fear it would generate more opposition and that blacks would actually increase their vote numbers and vote against the Republicans...
by not going into black neighborhoods the republicans actually want to suppress the black vote....this is why they can't win black supporrt....it is not that blacks won't vote for them....it's that blacks don't know where a particular republican candidate stands on issues so they vote against what they know about Republicans....that they don't want to help anyone and are anti-minority and anti -poor
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YOU of all people talk about mental ability???..you goddamn stupid-ass moron....you probably don't even vote you dumbass......he voted for Obama mainly due to his disillusionment with the Republicans....and due to Obama being black....nothing wrong with that......you are the stupidest goddamn dummy I have ever seen on GetBig.....the Irish, Italians, even Catholics have voted for their own in elections past,.....especially when it was the first time that someone of their ethnicity was getting into office....why can't blacks do the same???..
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No, its not all race based in some way. Its race based when blacks vote because they only vote democrat. Powell was a potential republican president candidate for years and still voted for Obama because he was black. As demonstrated by this past election, whites will vote for who they think is the best candidate.
That is just soooo damned ridiculous! you claim it to be race based because Blacks only vote democrat?
So what's your problem with Black people voting for the democratic candidate?
Now you claim Powell, who clearly articulated all the reasons he was endorsing & voting for Obama,
only voted for him because he was Black? Is that what you believe? How do you explain Susan Eisenhower? Oh ya, you implied, no you flat out state that only white people vote for who they think is the best candidate? So Susan Eisenhower voted for Obama because he was the best qualified, ...but Powell voted for him because he was Black. Do you think Powell voted for Keyes, McCain or Bush in the primaries leading up to the 2000 election?
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I thought the Bradley effect would keep Obama from getting elected,
Yes, ...that's why for Powell to say it was a factor to consider when casting his vote, means, Obama's race may not have been in his favour. If you recall, when Obama first announced his candidacy, alot of people said I like Obama, but there's no way America will ever elect a Black man to be president and I wouldn't want to waste my vote. On these very boards, I recall someone predicting America will probably have a Republican female president before it has a Black president. Therefore... voting for Obama could have been wasting a vote on an unelectable man.
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If Obama were white, Hillary would have won the primary.
I dunno.
Without obama, edwards would have cleaned hilary's clock IMO.
Hilary was TIED with Edwards in Iowa primary. Even with obama stealing all the 'dove' votes, with hilary as the 'hawk', Edwards still tied.
I think edwards would have beaten the very polarizing hilary.
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I dunno.
Without obama, edwards would have cleaned hilary's clock IMO.
Hilary was TIED with Edwards in Iowa primary. Even with obama stealing all the 'dove' votes, with hilary as the 'hawk', Edwards still tied.
I think edwards would have beaten the very polarizing hilary.
I agree. Then we would have had the affair fiasco break wide open on the eve of the election,
...possibly resulting in a Mccain/Palin win. Man, I just got a chill up my spine just thinking about that little scenario.
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Yes, ...that's why for Powell to say it was a factor to consider when casting his vote, means, Obama's race may not have been in his favour. If you recall, when Obama first announced his candidacy, alot of people said I like Obama, but there's no way America will ever elect a Black man to be president and I wouldn't want to waste my vote. On these very boards, I recall someone predicting America will probably have a Republican female president before it has a Black president. Therefore... voting for Obama could have been wasting a vote on an unelectable man.
Huh? How in the world could Powell have voted for Obama in part because Obama's race, while also holding Obama's race against him? Impossible. That really makes no sense. Powell cried after Obama was elected because America elected a half black man. Obama's race was clearly a positive factor for Powell.
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Huh? How in the world could Powell have voted for Obama in part because Obama's race, while also holding Obama's race against him? Impossible. That really makes no sense. Powell cried after Obama was elected because America elected a half black man. Obama's race was clearly a positive factor for Powell.
It could have been a positive factor for Powell, ...but a negative factor in winning his vote.
This is a General remember? ... a military man who thinks strategically. Something being a factor is just that... a factor. That factor could be positive, negative or neutral. We don't know which it was, or if it even made any identifiable difference considering all the plusses an Obama presidency brings. 'sides... look who he was up against.
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I dunno.
Without obama, edwards would have cleaned hilary's clock IMO.
Hilary was TIED with Edwards in Iowa primary. Even with obama stealing all the 'dove' votes, with hilary as the 'hawk', Edwards still tied.
I think edwards would have beaten the very polarizing hilary.
Hillary lost due to the monumental stupidity and incompetence of her staff and because Obama ran a very disciplined effective campaign..Bill clinton's outbursts didn't help either
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I agree. Then we would have had the affair fiasco break wide open on the eve of the election,
...possibly resulting in a Mccain/Palin win. Man, I just got a chill up my spine just thinking about that little scenario.
Truning point of the campaign (almost)
I think it was october. You posted a fake CNN clip, saying Palin had resigned from the ticket.
I thought for sure Romney woudl step in, Palin would remain as "secretary of energy", and Mccain would promptly stomp Obama on election day.
Turned out to be a hoax, of course, but mccain would have won if he had dumped her from VP slot but kept her on board to keep the women/Milf voters. Then he got romney to save the economic day.
mccain could have won.
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Truning point of the campaign (almost)
I think it was october. You posted a fake CNN clip, saying Palin had resigned from the ticket.
I thought for sure Romney woudl step in, Palin would remain as "secretary of energy", and Mccain would promptly stomp Obama on election day.
Turned out to be a hoax, of course, but mccain would have won if he had dumped her from VP slot but kept her on board to keep the women/Milf voters. Then he got romney to save the economic day.
mccain could have won.
maybe.........but Romney is boring as hell.......Palin did bring some excitement...but I kinda agree with you......McCain hurt his own best argument for beating Obama when he picked someone as inexperienced as Palin.....before that he was making points with the "inexperienced, not ready" argument
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maybe.........but Romney is boring as hell.......Palin did bring some excitement...but I kinda agree with you......McCain hurt his own best argument for beating Obama when he picked someone as inexperienced as Palin.....before that he was making points with the "inexperienced, not ready" argument
it was most funny hearing repubs suddenly proclaiming 18 months of being Governor of 600k people was plenty of experience to be president.
In 2012, Obama will have experience behind him, and the ability to manipulate situations to make himself look as good as possible in 2011, 2012. if anyone thinks he'll be pushing liberal policy in spring 2012, you're nuts. He'll be declaring win in afghanistan with Bin laden's head on a stick. How is a governor with a snarl gonna say he/she is better on Foreign Policy at that point?
The only way a repub can win in 2012 is on the economy. If DOW is up to 10,000 or 11,000 by then and people are happy... gonna be hard to say "I can do it better!"
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We have no idea what the primary issues will be in 2012. In 2006 it was the war in Iraq. In 2008 it was the economy. There could be a terrorist attack that changes everything. There could be a natural disaster that changes everything. Could be a scandal. No telling what will happen.
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it was most funny hearing repubs suddenly proclaiming 18 months of being Governor of 600k people was plenty of experience to be president.
In 2012, Obama will have experience behind him, and the ability to manipulate situations to make himself look as good as possible in 2011, 2012. if anyone thinks he'll be pushing liberal policy in spring 2012, you're nuts. He'll be declaring win in afghanistan with Bin laden's head on a stick. How is a governor with a snarl gonna say he/she is better on Foreign Policy at that point?
The only way a repub can win in 2012 is on the economy. If DOW is up to 10,000 or 11,000 by then and people are happy... gonna be hard to say "I can do it better!"
Good point...well taken
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Good point...well taken
240 as usual is totally clueless on everything. The economy is not going to get better. But lets say for argument sake it does, a terrorist attack will make people forget the economy faster than you can cram your tiny head up Obama's ass. Suppose there is no terrorist attack, but the massive and unprecedented expansion of government coupled with the absurdly high tax rate pisses off all the independents that voted for Obama last time around. Lets say that doesn't happen, and instead the country wakes up and realizes that Obama is a radical, racist, socialist, whackjob that wants to throw a monkey wrench into the capitalist system ( which will 110% happen if his insane healthcare and cap+trade bullshit ever gets passed). Obama will lose in a landslide. Also, despite Obama being bulletproof on his sickening personal associations thus far ( which is not particularly surprising being that the entire media bends over backwards to kiss his ass) , another scandal coupled with slipping popularity may eventually be his undoing. As the overwhelmingly leftist media outlets continue to lose viewers, readers and listeners, another Obama catstrophe may be just what the doctor ordered to make its appearance ( and god willing its substance) relevant again. Jumping ship would certainly be smart business wise.
See, there are several potential variables at work here. For Obama to be a two term president, he has to pitch a no hitter the rest of the way. Just like no policy he has ever suggested has ever worked anywhere ever, none of these nightmarish possibilities or inept policies have ever worked anywhere either. The only way he leads this country again is if everything works. Forget the corruption and inexperience and incompetence and the fact that he is so off the reservation with your average American its scary-- Something ( and most likely everything) will go wrong. When it does, America will swing back toward the right just as fast as it swung toward the left in this past presidential election. History has shown this trend time and time again.
When everything hits the fan and America realizes the error in its ways, the republicans can trot out a blind, deaf and dumb elephant with a nude Sarah Palin riding it toward capitol hill drinking whiskey straight from the bottle--> Nobody will care or pay attention and the republicans will take over once again. Just as this time around, McCain barely lost the election-- People voted Obama just because it WASNT GW BUSH. In 2012 people will be voting for anyone and everyone just because they are not OBAMA.
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Well, ...it looks like somebody has put a lot of thought into this little daydream. :P
Well who am I to bust your bubble? I'm gonna let you have your little wet dream for the next 3 years.
Your awakeing will come rudely enough the day after the 2012 election. In the meantime... jerk away. :P
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I didn't put much thought into this at all. It's common sense. It's human nature and it's fairly obvious. Obama has backed himself into a corner in terms of popularity and ACCOUNTIBILITY. I for one, am very happy to watch this drama unfold. Now standing in front of a teleprompter and giving speeches wont cut the mustard. He actually has to deliver. If he doesn't he's done and so are the democratic majorities in both houses of Congress.
I'm not saying he wont deliver-- stranger things have happened and to be honest, despite by complete disdain for Obama, I want him to deliver because if he does, America becomes better and so does my life. However, for him to do so, he's going to have to be perfect from here on out. The chances of that are slim to none.
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I didn't put much thought into this at all. It's common sense. It's human nature and it's fairly obvious. Obama has backed himself into a corner in terms of popularity and ACCOUNTIBILITY. I for one, am very happy to watch this drama unfold. Now standing in front of a teleprompter and giving speeches wont cut the mustard. He actually has to deliver. If he doesn't he's done and so are the democratic majorities in both houses of Congress.
I'm not saying he wont deliver-- stranger things have happened and to be honest, despite by complete disdain for Obama, I want him to deliver because if he does, America becomes better and so does my life. However, for him to do so, he's going to have to be perfect from here on out. The chances of that are slim to none.
You know what they say... Always bet on Black. :P
Obama will get America's economy back in the Black in no time. :)
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240 as usual is totally clueless on everything. The economy is not going to get better.
Ever? in the next 4 years? Give us an idea of the timeline here.
How many years until the economy recovers?