Obama eyes Powell as adviser

Colin never has had any overriding concern for the unborn that are being murdered to the tune of over 3,000 a day via abortion. He has never shared the concern to stop these horrific crimes, and so in that sense has never been a mainline Republican anyway. No surprise for him to endorse Obama, who said he will work to remove existent restrictions on abortion.

i thnk this the best news for mr.Obama.with gen.powell endorsement will help
mr.Obama to win the election. God bless America

Pat Buchanan on Sunday's HARDBALL went all OLD SCHOOL racist, against Powell. MSNBC should get floods of emails and calls to DUMP that Jurassic PIG.
I wrote Rachel Maddow, that as a queer viewer, I NEVER want to see Buchanan on her Show again.

Colin Powell is a great american and his endorsement of Obama says volumes about John McCain and Sarah Palin. Once again Senator Obama shows his shrewdness and intelligence in wanting Gen. Powell as an advisor. My vote now goes to Obama. Powell would be a very effective Secretary of State and, God knows, we need one after eight years of W., Cheney, and Rummy. This crew of misfits has been running roughshod over everybody with the help of W.'s buddy, McCalin. No more Republicans at the helm for me!

There Great deal of democratic elections its all big money are we going back ?

If all democtats, Nancy would say come on Obama we approve pull the trigter( she might think its trigger on taxes) Obama thinks now he is experienced enough and pulls of the Nuclear trigger

Enough Media stop propganda

It's so obvious that Obama is better suited for the presidency at this time in our history. Obama gets Colin Powell on his side. McCain has Joe the Plumber. What more need be said?

Colin P has always been a man of integrity. What a plus for the Obama
administration.

Well, this is no surprise after yesterdays embarrising remarks from Powell. He was a republican turned opportunist. He has lost my respect. When he spoke about how the Republican Party has moved too far to the right did he for even a moment consider that Obama is TOO FAR TO THE LEFT and is a Socialist. This country is doomed with Obama politics.

We need to look into his illegal campain contributions and ACORN. There is probably thousands of illegally registered names out there AND YES this is what Obama is about..........Good 'ole Chicago politics at its best. That's how JFK won Illinois.

According to Obama's argument, this Iraq War was based on lies. Wasn't it Powell who "lied" to the United Nations? Isn't it Powell's face and integrity that we traded on to get other Nations to go along? Obama never saw intelligence estimates so his position isn't really rooted in the same basis that others like Powell, Clinton, Kerry, and Biden saw when they authorized force in Iraq.

It is amazing how Obama sets up this straw man argument to bash those that "lacked judgment" and then he hires them. Are we to believe that this global economic crisis is entirely on GW Bush's shoulders? Obama wants to be the shoulder that Americans cry on and he's trying to get an easy rebound.

Ask yourself, did Colin Powell lie to the United Nations? If you believe that, will this help Obama's case to appeal to other Nations?

Why does one group or another want us to believe all Muslims are evil?
Who is this group?
Who are the groups the war machine is paying?
Who/What are war machines?
Why do we fear our children playing in the neighborhood when there were lots of predators in our day?
Our awareness of this kind of criminal has yielded vast amounts of education to teach children not to go into cars or talk to strangers. Aren't our children safer today then when we were kids?
Why did we allow the Texas Troll to fool us into a war that has yielded more questions than answers?
There is nothing to fear except what you allow your mind to scare you.
As an American, I am ashamed that you have allowed the people in power to make you work harder, buy more oil, and take away your freedoms. You have made yourself so busy that you do not see how badly the fascists are pulling the rug out from under you. And if you think the government is at fault for your savings drying up, ask yourself what kind of fool hands their money over to those they cannot see for zero security in return. You are at fault for the condition of your life because you have failed to set worthy goals and realize them.
You have failed; people, to see the world in your dreams and imagination as something that is worth having.
If you think about your life, do you need half of the crap you bought this weekend?
Why do you spend most of your life worry about your credit rating instead of the size of your savings account? There are all kinds of things we need but of the things that are not why do you insist you must have something you haven’t earned.
Do you ever wonder why the Democrats want to tax the lazy rich when most of their activities involve spending $2000.00 for clothes, shoes, and crap they don’t need?
If you are providing jobs and adding to the world something worth giving then you should pay almost nothing but to those who love to sit around on their tightly manicured asses, it’s time to pay up. Are you really that much of a loser to waste more than some countries earn?
How about an hour for the world or just your world? How about letting that union help you have an 8 or 9 hour day instead of 10 or 11? Is there anyone else willing to help you?
How about some time to stop doing anything? Perhaps if you knew how easy it is to play you and that by keeping you so busy you won’t have time to see them killing your babies, you would stop them from doing it.
How about a weekend of pretending with your kids instead of trying to be something you are not in the world?
How about one hour imagining a better world, your kids grown up and in their professional or responsible fields? And maybe the feeling of dread will pass when you remember that we are Americans and that the Constitution is unlike any other document the world has ever seen. Learn it, teach it, and follow it. The constitution should be something read twice a year to remember who we are and who we are not. All Americans, compared to everyone else in the world, know that there is always hope and there will always be a better tomorrow.
So says I: In service to Yahweh and Shakina,
Demosthenes

Powell speaks volumes, moderate Republicans have every reason to be outraged at McCain and his choices, including the inexprienced fundamentailst Palin. Once upon a time McCain was a moderate but his campaign tells a different story. Obama will crush him by 15 points because of his own stupidity!

The Media on Hypocrisy of Senator John McCain

Community boards for programs such as the Chicago Annenberg Challenge normally comprise of volunteers with a variety of professional background and political affiliation. The first and foremost goal of any volunteer to serve or serving on such boards is to make as maximum contribution as possible to achieve the desired mission. The notion that a volunteer is to disassociate oneself from a charitable organization due to a tarnished resume of one of the co-volunteers is unheard of. It is not and should not be a measure to restrict anyone to provide voluntary service contribution in any organization. It is shameful that Senator McCain has decided to drag himself into such despicable character assassination of Senator Obama by sending “robo” call and fliers to voters with such a message, for political advantage. To my great surprise, Gov. Sarah Palin is against the idea. On October 20, 2008 during a candid interview with reporters traveling with her she said, “If I had my way, the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee would not be flooding battleground states with automated phone calls tying Barack Obama to former radical William Ayers, as they have done over the last week”.

If the standard of which Senator McCain wishes his opponent to be judged is valid, it should apply to him as well. Based on his line of thinking, it can be said that his continued relationship with a convicted domestic terrorist Gordon Liddy reflects his judgment and character. How comfortable would a voter feel in voting for a presidential candidate who has a friendly relationship with a felon who committed the most catastrophic political wrong doing in the history of this nation and which led to impeachment/ resignation of a former president? How can one be a head of a government of which his friend (Liddy) would rather see some of its agents killed? One can understand the need of McCain to appease the Gordon’s talk-show audience but as leader, McCain should be embarrassed for such a relationship. This subject deserves a detailed review by the media. To an independent voter driven by judgment rather than passion, a continued association with an unrepentant Watergate kingpin is a show-stopper for any candidate’s ascendancy into the highest office in the land.

CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, The Chicago Sun, The New Yorker and The New Republic News, among others have made independent reviews of the Obama-Ayers relationship and found nothing. How come independent reviews have never been conducted relative to the McCain-Liddy relationship? In addition, why has Senator McCain’s not been aggressively questioned on his biased narrow-minded McCarthyism thinking? Why has Senator McCain not been asked about the relationship of Todd Palin with the secessionist Alaska Independent Party? This is a double standard, journalistic failure or an abrogation of responsibility by the US main media. It is important that Americans voters be provided with the relevant information before the Election Day.

Why doesn't anyone have issues with people picking a candidate by his skin color. Powell would never do this if Obama wasn't black.

For all you Obama supporters...answer me this. 70% of African American kids don't have 2 parents raising them. Which is obviously horrible.
Obama wants to give young fathers money to be a responsible father. Someone please justify this and tell me you think taht is a good use of your tax dollars. (If you don't believe it do your homework)

Powell a "republican turned opportunist" .. huh??? Then what do you call Joe Lieberman?? Oh I get it, it must be alright for McCain that he has Lieberman.

I think having an endorsement from Powell just proves that Obama can reach across party lines and is a better candidate.

McPalinites - it's end game for you!

I'm still on the fence. I wish the candidates would announce their cabinets and other advisors prior to election day. It would then be a very straight forward choice. Glad to see 'bama doing some disclosure.

Now, both candidates, belly up the the bar!

I have always liked and respected Mr. Powell, and I still do.

However, his endorsement dose not change anything that is Obama! Obama is still too inexperienced to be President during our current times, no question about that!

It is interesting to see that Obama is paying Mr. Powell for his endorsement with a "high level position"... Well, I guess when your stated intention is to spend a TRILLION dollars and you have no qualms about how you raise your money, then you get use to turning to money to solve all your troubles. Wow, what a Presidency that would be, SUPERSPENDER in the HOUSE, WHITE HOUSE that is!

And you poor people still think HUGE government with high tax is the solution, Socialist...

Why don't you who have too much money come over and "re-distribute" it to me, I could use some more, especially seeing how Mr. Obama is going to kill the energy industry in which I work.

Very few have said Obama IS a Muslim. But he DID support Raila Odinga in Kenya -- who DID sign an agreement with radical Muslims to enact SHARIA LAW. We the People HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW our ‘future’ President ALIGNED himself with Odinga -- a brutal thug who ‘won’ a government post by instigating riots—aka ethnic cleansing—at the hands of fellow tribe members (with the help of radical Muslims.) NOT what I want in a president. But where is our 'free' press? Sucking up to the money machine (Obama's camp—and where is all that money coming from?) Google it. Odinga Obama. Watch the YouTube videos shot in Kenya. Check overseas news sources about Odinga/Kenya. Find out for yourself. I don't understand Powell "overlooking" this, except he wants a job in the new bought-and-voted-frauded-in administration. The only thing that will impress me is IF Obama is the martyr who stands up to radical Muslims and doesn't sign agreements with THEM in America. This is a Judeo-Christian country and we aren't looking for that kind of "change."

How can one endorsement magically give Obama all the foreign relations and military experience he needs?

You say because it was Colin Powell! A general and a Statesman...

You mean like the over 200 generals and admirals who endorse John McCain, not to mention 4 previous Secretaries of State including Mr. Henry Kissinger, and the once Democratic VP pick Joe Lieberman?

So tired to hear "MY FRIEND JOHN".
First from Biden, then from Powell. With friends like that, who needs enemy. Reminds me all those Hillary supposed to be friends, that betrayed her. I have more respect for Democrat Liberman, who is a real friend, than for phony Republican like Powell. I knew that was coming, because Powell was always confuse which party he belong too. I am actually surprised that it didn't happened sooner. This endorsement doesn't mean jack. He was as much of the Republican as Schwarzenegger. Now they all jumping on Obama wagon with hopes that they will get some kind of position in his administration. They should know better liberals like Obama will use them and then throw them under the bus, like he did with his pastor Wright, black people, gays, Rezko and many more.

Hey AJ,
Liberman is an Independant.
Obama is a Socialist.
You're probably one of those 'give me what I am owed cuz I dont want to earn a living on my own' cry babies.
Watch all the US companies leave our shores if Obama gets in. Elitism at its best. YUCK! Yo' I'm the modern day Robin Hood.

For all those still on the fence,

If you see a turtle stranded on top of a fence post, knock it off! You'll be doing everyone a favor.

Joe Lieberman endorsing someone is reason enough for me not to vote for them.

Thor,
Being white is everything to you, isn't it?

Obama's entire life is dedicated to his own self interest and what's good for Obama. He was a miserable Illinois legislator briefly who voted "present" rather than cast an actual yes or no vote most of the time, and he spent nearly his entire time in the US Senate running for president. If you look for actual work on his part that accomplished anything other than running his mouth you'll come up with nothing. He wrote no bills or head any commitees in the Senate, his voting record is the most left wing in all of congress. He has the thinnest resume of anyone ever to seek the office of president, He talks a good game but the facts say otherwise.

just another one of the 90%

Re-distribution of the wealth! How can you get more socialist than that? And Obama wants to "only increase the tax on the upper 5%"? It's not enough that business already pay the 2nd highest tax in the world, Obama wants them to pay even more. That is just a penalty for being successful! That very success needs to be encouraged to grow the economy, not stifled!

I guess this is why people are calling Obama a "post turtle"! You know what that is? When you travel down a country road and see a turtle balanced by his belly shell on top of a fence post where his legs are not touching, that's a post turtle. You know he didn't get up there by his self, he doesn’t belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he is up there, and you wonder what kind of idiot put him up there to start with!

Obama is a Post Turtle.

Let union give you 8-9 hour work days instead of 10-11 hour workdays. How long does it usually take for a union to step in and work for you to get you the hours you need? a week, two week? three week? Well, from what i understand, a union gets paid by "YOUR" salary. you work, they step in to help you, your payroll gets deducted to pay the union, and whether the union is successfull or not, you still pay them, regardless, they just want the get paid, like you. and if you work 10-11 hour days sometimes, it's overtime, you get paid more. Yea, it's tiring if it keeps happening, that's why work places offer open door policies so you can talk to your bosses. am i wrong about that?

Well, there's a surprise! Colin Powell having a position in the Obama administration for throwing his support to Obama. Quid pro quo? Powell you are disappointing, but it appears that the race card is being played.

"This is a Judeo-Christian country" - sigh...
I love this country. My parents came from India with $50, established themselves, worked professionally and also started a business, have given to the community-at-large in innumerable ways, and have developed independent wealth and prosperity (both through raising a highly successful family and financially).
I am Hindu. We believe that there is room for all beliefs, including those that do not believe. Multiple Paths...One Reality.
It is time that we stop labeling our country by specific religious beliefs, because that is precisely why the founders fled England. It is also NOT the reason immigrants continue to come to America.
I am an Independent, I am NOT Judeo-Christian, and I LOVE this country.

Obama hasn't even won the election and he's already announcing who he's going to have in his advisory committee. I hope his overconfidence is his downfall on election day. He's too inexperienced to be president, but unfortunately he's probably the lesser of two evils, much like last time we had a presidential election

Like Powell, it's tempting to say "G-ddamn America!!!" and vote for Obama, but because others do - on Wall St and Main St - does not mean I'm going to sell America short.

I find it offensive that someone with such ridiculous right-wing views would label themselves an "Average American," as if somehow that gives their rhetoric more validity. Do you really think people are dumb enough to fall for that?

There's a reason why Obama is a socialist. A recent survey indicates that over 69% of Democrats believe that America should adopt a socialist government and economy. Republicans were a shade lower. No wonder why Obama is doing so well. We've bred an entire generation of dependent, selfish slaves who are perfectly willing to live off the sweat and labor of another person, and accept the controls and limitations of handing their lives over to the government. The only class of people who is against this are entrepreneurs who still believe in the American dream.

My question is why bother turning the US socialist? Wouldn't it be easier if the Democrats just moved to Europe, Cuba, Korea or the Soviet Union? Why mess up a perfectly good country?

This point deserves reiteration:

"According to Obama's argument, this Iraq War was based on lies. Wasn't it Powell who "lied" to the United Nations? Isn't it Powell's face and integrity that we traded on to get other Nations to go along? Obama never saw intelligence estimates so his position isn't really rooted in the same basis that others like Powell, Clinton, Kerry, and Biden saw when they authorized force in Iraq."

This makes Obama a opportunistic hypocrite in my mind.

Although I blame General Powell for not be forceful enough to prevent the horrible war in Iraq , I believe he has seen enough of the new direction of the republican party which seems to look backward rather than to the future. I truly believe that he's more concerned about the extermism in his party rather than to support Obama -

We should thank Colin Powell for his years of public service, but the fact remains that he was one on the worst State Department Secretaries we've had. He was the one who led the State Department while the United States went from the post 9-11 unified world support of the U.S. to the post-Iraq invasion state of the United States being a pariah nation. He was the one who went to the U.N. to sell the Iraq War under false pretenses. If he was forced to do things he thought were wrong by others in the Bush Administration, as is commonly believed, then he should have stood up at the time, rather than now with his Act of Contrition endorsement of Obama. Obama's choice to promote a politically popular, but inept politician to an important role in his administration looks much like John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin.

Hey Mark, care to link that survey that served as the basis for your crazy rant? I mean this is the internet so you can just say whatever you want without backing it up, but you're not going to convince too many people unless you provide evidence.

To the posters who assert that this endorsement was simply due to race or heavily influenced by race, please allow me to point out the inherent prejudice in your own comments.

Colin Powell is a well decorated and respected former Secretary of State, even if you personally disagree with some of the things he may have said and/or done in his time as Secretary of State. John McCain came out and said he also respects Colin Powell, he in no way tried to discredit (for any reason) Powell's opinion, McCain's only response to this endorsement was to express that he has many former generals and Secretaries of State who endorse him, which is a very valid point not to be discounted.

When you read Colin Powell's statement he gives clear well thought out reasons why he has chosen to give his support to Obama. Mostly reflecting on the overall direction of the Republican party (away from the center/moderate right area where Colin Powell has always resided) and to some degree also on McCain's judgment in running the campaign and choosing his running mate. I think it is a rather precarious position for you to assert that he is acting for reasons other than his stated purpose. If you take Joe Lieberman at face value, and other white Independents/Democrats at face value when they say they support McCain because he is more experienced and seems to be a stronger leader, how is it that you can't give Colin Powell the same respect?

The real travesty here is the assertion that Obama cannot win support on reasons other than race. I challenge you to look up the voting records from 2004 and 2000. You will find that 85-90% of black voters voted Democrat in those elections also, just like the polls suggest they will in the current election.

Ignorance is bliss, and it's fun to try to dismiss someone because of a statistic that seems to show a bias, but if you really examine the facts you will see, that Obama is getting the same percentage of the black vote that Hillary Clinton would have gotten.

Please stop trying to inject "reverse racism" into this Presidential race as your way of justifying the fact that the majority of Americans believe Barack Obama will make a better President.

Powel is a weighty figure, who makes an excellent addition to anyone's cabinet. In my opinion, he's always been on America's team- in the best sense. And unfortunately, even independents have had to register within the two party system to be taken seriously by either. Until recently, that is.

Rush Limbaugh isn't fit to comment on a distinguished and accomplished person such as Colin Powell, yet he has presumed to claim that Powell's endorsement of Obama is solely about race. Limbaugh is frightened, like many right wingnuts, of fading away as he observes his rants become more and more irrelevant. Colin Powell's endorsement is a crucial validation of Barack Obama's qualifications, and a severe blow to the underhanded McCain effort to associate Obama with "terrorism." Powell also critiqued the insidious nature of the Limbaugh-like suggestions made by Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann that anyone with views other than those they approve must be "anti-American." Perhaps this election will finally give the nation the chance to put to rest the phony Republican claim that they have exclusive rights to being considered patriotic and pro-American. Instead, Republicans have repeatedly put self-interest and political expediency--and greed--ahead of the nation's interests, and I'd call that pretty "anti-American" if I didn't think such a term was not worth using at all, by anyone. Elect Obama for a brighter future.

Can I read ONE article on this web site that has a subject OTHER than His Highness Obama? Its getting really old.

The cries of the Right get more petty, desperate, and, of course, angry. My only wish is that those of you who voted for Bush twice could be swept to an America in a parallel universe where Bush gets to rule you forever. I'm just curious how much abuse you'll take before you start to think for yourselves. My guess is quite a lot.

To clarify economic terms:
*Socialism* is an economic system where the government owns the means of production (classically, meaning the factories). No one's proposing this idea.
*Laissez-Fair Capitalism* assumes an unfettered market achieves balance on its own (the invisable hand idea). No such economic systems exists in this pure form today, as it is not practical.
*Keynesian Economics* holds a middle ground that recognizes the practicalilty of hedging unretrained capitalism -- and that healthy levels of both saving and spending keep economies healthy. It pragmaticially recognises that it's not helpful for a society to have a great deal of people who are poor, so some levels are wealth re-distribution actually keep the economy going. All industrialized societies today -- including the United Sates -- rely on this hybrid system to ensure that capitalism remains practical and that large segments of society are not left out of the economic system.

Keeping taxes low for 95% of the population is not in fact Socialism, but Keynsian Economic theory, and helps keep our economy robust.

His endorsement proves that race does matter!! Also, I thought Obama was the candidate of change, the future, yet he wants to surround himself with a VP that's been in the Senate longer than most and an ex Chief of Staff from years past. Liar.

I think they call this SLOPPY SECONDS. Powell only endorsed to get a position in Obama's office. He is a former general, I don't think he knows that much about the economy. Maybe Powell will help Omaba turn the US into a Socialist Nation.

Anyway, Obama has a total of 143 days of political experience. He will need some one to help him as he SH*T's on himself when the first major issue comes up.

Maybe he can call BILL AYERS to come and help as well.

It's unfortunate the rest of the world doesn't have any say in who will become the most powerful man on earth for the next four years.
It's the narrow minded thought processes of those that live in a bubble which I find truly frightening. It comes with little surprise that the ten poorest and least educated states are Republican strongholds. Please for the love of god lets not allow these people to determine the next four years. Can we give the urban/educated population a shot?
All of these anti-Obama posts sound like they're coming from one person -- little surprise there. The human race would vote for Obama. Ask yourself: are you smarter than the human race?

Powell's thoughts??

Let's see, McCain and I are friends and have been friends for years. He is a smart man regarding military issues. He won't need me as an adviser.

On the other hand, Obama might need some help and I'm pretty good in the eyes of America. Hmmm. "I support Barak Obama for President".

Am I close??

A person of color has run for the White House in every presidential election over the last 24 years: Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988. Gov. Douglas Wilder of Virginia in 1992. Former ambassador and conservative activist Alan Keyes of Maryland in 1996 and 2000. Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois and the Rev. Al Sharpton of New York in 2004.

This endorsement was not about color. If so why didnt Collin Powell endorse those listed above? Re-Thugs never do research. It seems some Republicans dont like how the McCain camp is handling this election.

Dear Average American
If you think Obama is too inexperienced to be President, what do you think about Palin? The vice-president MUST be ready to be President from day one! No"getting back to you on that."
Sorry, that argument is very weak given the opposition. And you better look at McCain's age and health records one more time.
I like Powell and I am happy for this endorsement. AND I have been a Democrat my whole life.