McCain on Powell: “I wished he had taken the opportunity to meet Governor Palin”
posted at 6:49 pm on October 20, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Strange behavior indeed for a man who claims to have deliberated so thoroughly and whose endorsement, we’re assured, means so much to the electorate.
No phone call, either.
Remember, they’ve been friends for decades. McCain even allegedly considered him for VP.
“I was surprised that he didn’t call me before,” McCain told the Tribune-Review in an exclusive telephone interview on the eve of a campaign swing through Pennsylvania that includes a rally at Robert Morris University in Moon…
Powell acknowledged a close relationship with McCain for more than two decades, saying he weighed the decision long and hard. One reason Powell gave for not endorsing McCain was the Republican’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. Powell said he doesn’t consider Palin prepared to be president, which is the primary role of the vice president.
McCain chided Powell for criticizing Palin.
“I wished he had taken the opportunity to meet Governor Palin,” McCain said. “I’m proud to have four former secretaries of state endorse me and over 200 admirals and generals who are retired support me.”
Here’s Limbaugh lighting into him on today’s show. Whether race influenced his decision is a fruitless subject since there’s no way to prove it either way; I’m willing to take a former Joint Chiefs chair at his word, and the boss notes that there’s no need to impute to racial politics what’s equally well explained by Powell’s social liberalism. The more interesting question is whether the public thinks race had something to do with it and, if so, how that’ll affect the weight of the endorsement. Gallup and Rasmussen will presumably/hopefully have something to say about that within the next 48 hours.
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Colin Powell is no conservative; he used conservatives to further his carrier in the military. The only reason he is supporting Obama is because of his race. Please, you liberal freaks do not try to spin this around. He is not the only so call African American conservative who has betrayed his party for race. Call me a racist all you want, but this is the bare naked true.
pukara61 on October 21, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Same here SG. I drive from Huntersville to Gastonia each day (~80 mile round trip) and every day for the last week I’ve counted the signs for O/Mc (OCD gotta be fed.)
Every day, ZERO Obama signs. Nada. Zip. Zilch. None. I cannot find ANY along the I-77/I-85 corridor. Over 50 McCain signs (many houses having multiples), only about 15 of which were what I call anonymous (side of the road, intersections, etc.)
I dunno what is happening, but it is widespread and pervasive. O is not carrying the Carolinas, and I think he knows it.
– CR
Rage is a tool. Use it.
ColdRage on October 21, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Powell never impressed me and I wouldn’t expect the MSM to call him a racist but that is exactly what he is. He is endorsing Obama because Obama is black. Period. He was a sub par commander, a God awful Secretary of State and now is cashing in on his celeb — mostly attained because of the color of his skin. His endorsing Obama is totally expected.
grdred944 on October 21, 2008 at 11:09 AM
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