Powell tells B.C. crowd he might vote for Obama

[kskiska]

Source: Globe and Mail

VANCOUVER -- Colin Powell, the former Republican secretary of state, says he is not ruling out a vote for Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic nominee for president.

While Mr. Powell served in the administrations of two Republican presidents, he suggested yesterday his support for presumed Republican nominee John McCain is not a forgone conclusion.

He noted that although both he and Mr. Obama are black, he would not cast a vote for the Illinois senator on the basis of race. "I will vote for the individual I think that brings the best set of tools to the problems of 21st-century America and the 21st-century world regardless of party, regardless of anything else other than the most qualified candidate," Mr. Powell said at a news conference before delivering a speech to about 800 people attending a leadership forum at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

"Both of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of the United States, but both of them cannot be," he said.

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[Dr.Phool]

1. He must have found out that he's not in the running for VP.

[bhal123]

4. He's one of the four finalists on the MSNBC "Veepstakes". HA!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24671291/

[Auggie]

2. If he wants to help solve the problems of 21st-century American, tell the truth about Iraq

[Tempest]

3. If Powell was the good soldier he claims to be

He'd fall on his sword and end his miserable life.

[David__77]

6. No, he'd repent and expose all he knows.

He'd dedicate his life to good. That would be best.

[noonwitch]

9. Maybe he will, once Bush is out of office

I liked Powell, until he lied about the WMD in Iraq. He did look so uncomfortable when he did it-I hope that he does expose the Bush administration in the future at some point.

[BonnieJW]

5. "Both of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of the United States...

He just discredited his opinion. McCain is only fit for village idot.

[1Hippiechick]

14. Ditto

[Winterblues]

7. To tell you the truth I could care less what Powell does or thinks

He has as much credibility as Bush* and Cheney do..ZERO.

[Solly Mack]

8. Fuck Powell

[Kelvin Mace]

10. Save it

No amount of pandering can wash the murder from your soul.

[tomg]

11. One word for Colin Powell

My-Lai.

[loves_dulcinea]

12. why,

i say, why should i believe this LIAR?

:crazy:

[ConsAreLiars]

13. Covered up the My Lai Massacre, pimped for the the massacre in Iraq.

That's a vote no decent person would ever want. What a monster.

[Honeycombe8]

15. "I'm irresistible, you fool. There's no exception to the rule. Give in.....Give in."

Apparently, EVERYONE finds Obama irresistible.


(The above quote is from the song, "Whatever Lola Wants" from Damn Yankees.)