“For some odd reason ‘Republican’ Colin Powell supported the most radical far left president in history in 2012. Now he’s lashing out at Republicans who...
The republican party didn't leave the blacks, the blacks left the republican party for a lie. For someone who has benefited so much from the republican party, Colin Powell must have fallen for the lie because of his old age.
Anyvoice does not know his history. The Blacks left the Republican Party in the early '60's because the GOP were cowards in standing up for civil rights for Blacks.
Adrian doesn't understand the actual position of the GOP and therefore bought into a lie that has kept blacks in a disadvantage position for the last 50 years.
Check it out, a greater percentage of blacks in the republican party are better off, have higher achievement and better recognized in government.
@ anyvoice Your analysis makes absolutely no sense. You are making blanked statements and using no factual information to back them up, so just stop. And with your flawed logic in place your argument just collapsed on itself because the Democratic Party was the first one to have a black president elected. The first black person served in Lyndon B. Johnson's Cabinet, and if you want to talk diversity Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the first woman serve in a cabinet in 1933. Obama has one of the most diverse appointments in American History. Your logic is flawed and unfortunately you are the one believing lies. It's fine for you to believe in smaller government but i can't understand why any black person would belong to the republican party these days. And just to critique Adrian's post, most blacks actually switched to the Democratic Party in the election of 1932 because the Republicans lack of restraint on risky banking and a flawed tax system contributed so much to the Great Depression.
Of course the republicans are anti-black. Reagan's first inaugural had a black man, Ben Vereen, in blackface, and for the second, Ray Charles, because he was BLIND. As a gay white male, I voted for Obama both times, even though blacks are more anti-gay than the white population. I also remember Powell being against gays in the military. The time has arrived for all oppressed to stick together to keep the momentum of a the Rainbow.
Colin, now that Obama is set for a second term, just what position are you angling for in the administration... come on, you can tell us! Just don't show up before a panel in Congress again with fake bags of fake WMD to promote a fake retribution war on entire countries. People might think you have prejudicial views.
Wow...it's interesting how he fills the blanks in his own mind...how lazy becomes something else because of his own phobia and sense of entitlement. I am tired of people whose only platform seems to be to make themselves a victim....because it usually is at the expense of everyone else....it is egotistical.
Sadly, it has gotten to a point where the GOP, the Grand Obfuscation Party, cannot even recognize real courage and leadership when it is right in front of their eyes. They have degraded to wanting only puppets in office, so the jerks in the background can pull the strings and rob our nation and economy blind. Instead of caring about anything but unshackled greed, they reveal themselves as hucksters from a past era, incapable of governing or fixing any real problems in our country. The problem is why do Democrats take a knee every time the Right spouts off. Powell is a voice of reason when moderation and reason are no where to be found in the GOP establishment. These loudmouths need to fade away, like old generals do, but not Colin Powell. Great article!
Wow...it's interesting how he fills the blanks in his own mind...how lazy becomes something else because of his own phobia and sense of entitlement. I am tired of people whose only platform seems to be to make themselves a victim....because it usually is at the expense of everyone else....it is egotistical.
The republicans did not 'abandon' blacks, they're against them. Any inclusion is of the token variety. The worst case is Clarence Thomas. Sure, he gets to be on the Supreme Court, but that's called "selling your soul to the devil". He actually voted against affirmative action, when he benefited from such a program himself. If this moron had a brain, he would have gotten on the court as a conservative, then turned into the most liberal judge in it's history. Also, to hear Herman Cain put down gays, may help gay people in the long run. Surely whites must be scratching their heads at such bigotry from one oppressed group to another oppressed group. He is quite delusional on his position as a black man within the republican party. My god (Zeus) gave us gays an advantage over blacks of his ilk. That is, most of us can be invisible if need be.
The republicans did not 'abandon' blacks, they're against them. Any inclusion is of the token variety. The worst case is Clarence Thomas. Sure, he gets to be on the Supreme Court, but that's called "selling your soul to the devil". He actually voted against affirmative action, when he benefited from such a program himself. If this moron had a brain, he would have gotten on the court as a conservative, then turned into the most liberal judge in it's history. Also, to hear Herman Cain put down gays, may help gay people in the long run. Surely whites must be scratching their heads at such bigotry from one oppressed group to another oppressed group. He is quite delusional on his position as a black man within the republican party. My god (Zeus) gave us gays an advantage over blacks of his ilk. That is, most of us can be invisible if need be.
yep he sure did he voted with the constitution not against it you may recall or maybe you dont when the 64 civil rights act was debated hh humphrey said if theres anything in this bill that means affirmative action i will eat it all it does is to say you arent qualified but you get the job anyway its wrong always has been discrimination is wrong no matter how you disguise as something else
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Check it out, a greater percentage of blacks in the republican party are better off, have higher achievement and better recognized in government.
Your analysis makes absolutely no sense. You are making blanked statements and using no factual information to back them up, so just stop. And with your flawed logic in place your argument just collapsed on itself because the Democratic Party was the first one to have a black president elected. The first black person served in Lyndon B. Johnson's Cabinet, and if you want to talk diversity Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the first woman serve in a cabinet in 1933. Obama has one of the most diverse appointments in American History. Your logic is flawed and unfortunately you are the one believing lies. It's fine for you to believe in smaller government but i can't understand why any black person would belong to the republican party these days. And just to critique Adrian's post, most blacks actually switched to the Democratic Party in the election of 1932 because the Republicans lack of restraint on risky banking and a flawed tax system contributed so much to the Great Depression.
and for the second, Ray Charles, because he was BLIND.
As a gay white male, I voted for Obama both times, even though blacks are more anti-gay than the white
population.
I also remember Powell being against gays in the military.
The time has arrived for all oppressed to stick together to keep the momentum of a the Rainbow.
The worst case is Clarence Thomas. Sure, he gets to be on the Supreme Court, but that's called "selling your
soul to the devil". He actually voted against affirmative action, when he benefited from such a program himself. If this moron had a brain, he would have gotten on the court as a conservative, then turned into the
most liberal judge in it's history.
Also, to hear Herman Cain put down gays, may help gay people in the long run. Surely whites must be
scratching their heads at such bigotry from one oppressed group to another oppressed group. He is quite
delusional on his position as a black man within the republican party.
My god (Zeus) gave us gays an advantage over blacks of his ilk. That is, most of us can be invisible if need
be.
The worst case is Clarence Thomas. Sure, he gets to be on the Supreme Court, but that's called "selling your
soul to the devil". He actually voted against affirmative action, when he benefited from such a program himself. If this moron had a brain, he would have gotten on the court as a conservative, then turned into the
most liberal judge in it's history.
Also, to hear Herman Cain put down gays, may help gay people in the long run. Surely whites must be
scratching their heads at such bigotry from one oppressed group to another oppressed group. He is quite
delusional on his position as a black man within the republican party.
My god (Zeus) gave us gays an advantage over blacks of his ilk. That is, most of us can be invisible if need
be.