Matt Yglesias

33 Responses to “Powell Endorses Obama”

1. lampwick Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 9:39 am

   It will be interesting if it turns out that the two people responsible for giving Obama his initial boost (Oprah) and closing the deal for him (Powell) are both politically-ambiguous African-Americans.

2. Splotto Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 9:42 am

   Wow….You need to watch the video of Powell talking about the endorsement and his head-on attack on the demonizing of Muslims in this campaign. Powerful stuff.

   MSNBC has it on their page…7+ minutes long.

3. Morg Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 9:49 am

   Wow. Lawrence O’Donnell has some good sources. Or he can predict the future. I wonder how long the Obama camp sat on the endorsement before they gave Powell the go-ahead. During the primaries, it always seemed as if an endorsement came through when things were starting to get dicey.

4. Don Williams Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 9:52 am

   Ronald Reagan’s brain, Peggy Noonan, has just put out a slashing attack on Sarah Palin — and John McCain’s poor judgment is choosing Palin for VP.

   Attack is in the Wall Street Journal at http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html

5. DMonteith Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am

   Plus I bet it’ll inspire someone at the Corner to say something racist.

   Really going out on a limb on that one, huh?

6. lobstakilla Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 9:54 am

   Powell needs Obama to help him wash the blood off his hands far more than Obama needs Powell. In short, f*** Colin Powell.

7. Gen Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 10:03 am

   Colin Powell’s endorsement — video

8. ed Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 10:08 am

   Liberals Anyone with an ounce of common sense and decency generally find it hard to forgive Powell’s key role in selling the Iraq War to the public

   Fix’d.

   I bet it’ll inspire someone at the Corner to say something else racist.

9. Jeffrey Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 10:10 am

   “Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim kid believing he or she can be President?”

   Fuck yeah. Glad someone’s finally saying this.

10. mort Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 10:20 am

    Powell must be anti-American.

11. APV Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 10:36 am

    The most notable part of this endorsement is not his support for Obama or criticism of McCain, but is his complete takedown of the Republican party. Powell, like many people who have called themselves Republicans for a long time, is not a 21st century Republican. He might be an Obama Democrat.

12. msw Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 10:37 am

    The best part of the endorsement is not what he says about Obama but his denunciation of McCain campaign’s tacitcs, the selection of Palin and the rightward drift of the republican party.

13. Luke Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 10:40 am

    Ed, you didn’t change anything there.

    Anyone with an ounce of common sense and decency generally find it hard to forgive Powell’s key role in selling the Iraq War to the public

    As an aside, I do a lot of canvassing and meet a lot of nice McCain supporters. It’s hard to not say “don’t you realize that you’re supporting a horrible horrible philosophy?”

14. CParis Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Also, Powell basically said the GOP doesn’t want anyone but White people in their ranks.

15. Becca Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    More of the Palin Effect. Also known as the “boomerang syndrome”.

16. rmwarnick Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    I think President Obama ought to appoint Colin Powell as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. He can go around looking for weapons of mass destruction in his spare time…

17. Jim Says:
    October 19th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    When speaking to reporters afterwords, he mentioned Michelle “Crazy eyes” Bachmann’s insane, McCarthyite rant. I’m wondering if she will now call for Powell to be “investigated” for “anti-America activities.”

18. Howard Says:
    October 20th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    Powell’s endorsement of Obama does not verify Obama’s judgement, but rather brings Powell’s judgement into question. Powell says that Obama is ready to lead … WHY? … Regardless of Powell’s last minute endorsement, Obama is still the most liberal senator in congress … who accomplished nothing in his meager 3 years in office, except voting present 160 times, and campaigning for President, as well as associating with anti-American racists and domestic terrorists … giving good speeches … and, taking America down the road to socialism. I used to respect Colin Powell … but, now that’s history!!!

19. Serajul Islam Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    The Powell endorsement and the words he used to give this endorsement to Obama have articulated the shortcomings of the McCain campaign in a manner that even the Obama Camp could not have done. Coming from a Republican of the stature of Colin Powell, could this endorsement prove to be the catalyst to help undecided voters make up their minds in favour of Senator Obama? Read my complete analysis at http://ambassadorseraj.blogspot.com/2008/10/powell-endorsement-will-it-seal-deal.html

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