Now It's Colin Powell Vs. Howard Stern

[IChing]

These are not my words they come from AP

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foul-mouthed radio personality Howard Stern has another Powell to reckon with: Secretary of State Colin Powell. The nation's top diplomat came to the defense of his son, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, after Stern said the younger Powell only got the job because of his family name. Colin Powell labeled the accusation "just so much nonsense."
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"My son is an enormously qualified individual, and I think he has served - if I may so as a father and as a not so distant observer - with great distinction," Powell said Wednesday in an interview with CNBC.
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Though Stern's show has produced more FCC fines than any other, Powell told Stern, "I don't think that, you know, we have made any particular crusade of the Howard Stern show or you."
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[dave123williams]

1. Notice how he calls it 'nonsense', but doesn't deny that it's true.

[Carni]

5. That idiot of a son of his didn't actually deny it either!

Stern is no more outrageous than a lot of other talk radio stuff on our airwaves!

If the church chatters don't like it they should change the dial or watch what their kids are doing.

I have done a 360 on what I think of Howard in the last six or seven months--he is right, there is an on off button and a channel button and if people don't want to hear his material/turn the station or turn the radio off.

I am SICK of being told what is "decent"

[dave123williams]

6. Right; he refers to his resume, but doesn't address the question.

Typical politico move; they won't outright lie (unless it's Cheney we're talking about), they'll ususally just duck the actual question.

Calling them on it is soooooo much fun.

[Carni]

16. They are pathetic

And Harry Belafonte (sp?) was right!

[dave123williams]

37. What's hilarious is...

...that Michael Powell says, "No, I'm my own man. Check out my resume." to Stern, and one day later his Dad is supporting him in public. So sad.

[Carni]

2. What crap...if anything is obscene it's Colin himself

The man is a ball-less wonder!

[gratuitous]

3. Awww, little Mikey's daddy comes a-callin'

Back to the house, boy, or we'll spank you like we spanked your son. Uncle Tom mouthpiece.

[Jacobin]

29. LOL

Kinda funny when they fall into that nepotism trap isn't it?

Poor Mikey needs his daddy to come and hewp him wit dat mean ole Howie boy.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[hippiechick]

4. He almost admits the nepotism ...

"... if I may so as a father and as a not so distant observer ..."

What a blatantly stupid fuck he is !!! :freak:


:hippie:

[neuvocat]

7. Gee, how statesmanlike.

Colin should have just left this whole thing alone. Its bad enough that his son got the job and he knows that.

BTW I think I'd be ashamed too if my son looked older than me.

[vivalarev]

8. Colin Powell is a PUSSY!!!!

That man used to have dignity and balls, and I used to respect him, but after all of his lies and whoring for the asshole-in-chief, i have absolutely no respect for him. Fuck You Colin!!

[IChing]

9. you sound like howard

right on...

[Carni]

15. LOL! He does!

I love it BTW when Howard calls the chimp that!

[olddem43]

10. Another formerly respected person that threw it all away

to kiss Bush's ass. Just like McCain and Nader.

[cvoogt]

11. *** WE *** ?

WTF?! "I don't think that, you know, **we** have made any particular crusade of the Howard Stern show or you." Umm, Colin's the SOS - what does he have to do at all with his son's business at the FCC?

[ima_sinnic]

13. my question exactly: who's WE, Colon?

-- freudian slip much?

[montana_hazeleyes]

36. I was thinking

the same thing ima_sinnic!

[sangh0]

12. Thanks Colon

for bringing a little media attention our way and supplying Stern with some new rant material.

Maybe you can even get an appt in the Kerry admin.

(yeah, right)

[saigon68]

14. Colon Bowel the man who hold the Bush Criminals horses

He's a real man of independence, Genuflecting at his masters feet and kissing the expended ring finger of the Bush criminals, Cheney in particular.

[Mandate My Ass]

17. Thanks for posting this

I'll make double sure to tune into Howard tomorrow. This should be good.

[johnnyrocket]

18. Yes, nepotism IS NONSENSE!

[flordehinojos]

19. notice too how the RESCUING dynamics present in the POPPY-DUBYA

relationship seems to be present in the COLON-MICHAEL relationship!

No wonder they all get along so well!

[teryang]

20. His idiot son has presided over media monopolization

He's a menace to free speech and has allowed corporate confiscation of the public airwaves.

[Benhurst]

21. GO, HOWARD!

:party:

[DeadManInc]

22. Colon Powell

It is a wonder he could even have kids, he doesn't have a nut in his sack.

[GalleryGod]

23. For Years I used to Refer to Colin as "My Son Needs A Job" Powell?

Clearly, that "kept him on a leash"..you know PunkAss lorded it over him ,too!:puke:

[NJmaverick]

24. Great distinction my ASS!

Worst FCC Chair EVER!

Hurts public by allowing monopolies.

Allows Sinclair to abuse license.

Goes nut job over naked breast.

Worst FCC Chair EVER!

[psychopomp]

33. Amen!

What a shame that we have to put up with that useless f`cktard as head of FCC! By allowing media conglomerates to consolodate Powell has done great damage to the cause of democracy (informed consent of the governed being necessary for just representation) in the United States.

[drdtroit]

25. To hell with Colin

shouldn't he be out parking Bush's car anyway? :shrug:

[fujiyama]

26. Nepotism runs rampant

among republicans. That's why they are so against the estate tax. They believe in inherited wealth. They consider themselves the nobles, the elite...and ironically these labels are applied to liberals.

Let's see, we have Powell, who was appointed because of his daddy, Bush, who got EVERYWHERE in his life by his dad's last name, and the hopefully soon to be former senator, Lisa Murkowski, appointed by her dad to the senate.

As for Powell himself, it's clear they have no sense of decency. They continually go after Stern but ignore ass holes like Savage...They are obviously trying to shape the public airways in such a way that it is a propagnda tool - more blatant than ever before.

Fuck Powell. Fuck his son.

[Desperadoe]

27. Howard is gonna get it now

I may have to tune into Howard just to hear his response to this bullshit.

Can you believe that the Secretary of State has the time and the inclination to respond to Howard Stern's rants? LOL..........what an ass. Hey Colin, shouldn't you really be working on something a little more important than defending that scuzball kid of yours?

[kskiska]

28. By rushing to Sonny's defense, Daddy proves the point.

Not everyone has a big name Daddy to stand up for them.

Every time Poppy comes to *'s defense, he looks ridiculous, and * looks like the little boy who never was able to get out from under Daddy's shadow.

[Jacobin]

35. Egggzactly so

They fall into that trap every time.

[MasonJar]

30. With about the same level of distinction as you, Colin,,,with an

emphsis on the stink.

[confuddled]

32. 'The fruit does not fall far from the tree' n/t

[Cattledog]

31. Powell and Bush

Why do all these grown men need their Daddies to stand up for them?

[goodboy]

34. there's Nepotism all over this admin...Tuesday Mike and Colin

will join the millions of unemployed under Bush.

[TheKingfish]

38. Well if Colin Powell says so...

Then it must be true.