Posted on 10/27/2012 10:41:38 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The former chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday called the Republican Party “full of racists” who want President Barack Obama out of office, not because of his job as commander in chief, but because of “the color of his skin.”
Retired Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, a Republican, was reacting to former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu’s since-retracted assertion that Powell endorsed Obama for re-election because of his race. While calling Sununu’s comment an “unfortunate slip of words,” Wilkerson said it speaks to a larger problem within the GOP.
“My party, unfortunately, is the bastion of those people — not all of them, but most of them — who are still basing their decisions on race,” Wilkerson told MSNBC’s Ed Schultz. “Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists, and the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out of the White House has nothing to do with the content of his character, nothing to do with his competence as commander in chief and president, and everything to do with the color of his skin, and that’s despicable.”
Powell broke with the Republican Party to endorse Obama for a second time this week, prompting Sununu — a top Romney surrogate — to say, “he’s got a slightly different reason for preferring President Obama…I think when you have somebody of your own race that you’re proud of being president of the United States.”
Sununu walked the comment back hours later, saying in a statement he did not believe Powell’s endorsement “was based on anything but his support of the president’s policies.”
“To say that Colin Powell would endorse President Obama because of his skin color is like saying Mother Teresa worked for profit,” Wilkerson said on “The Ed Show.”
Wilkerson seconded Powell’s endorsement, saying there has been “steady improvement” under Obama and that “he needs another four years to make more improvements because there’s still lots of improvements that need to be made.”
Watch below, via MSNBC:
(VIDEO AT LINK)
|
|
Retired Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson.
Must be Autumn, the nuts are falling out of the trees.
Fine leave the party. I never heard of him ever endorsing a GOP candidate for that matter.
I think Obama’s supporters, worship him, and don’t see any faults in his personality or his politics. So they see no legitimate reason for anyone to be critical of Obama. In their minds the ONLY reason one could have to reject THE ONE, The All Knowing, The All Perfect, is the color of his skin. They are broken hearted that Obama is not loved by all. So they lash out emotionally.
but it would make a lot of sense...
I think Hollow Powell is supporting bamey boy because he supports the blackness....
not so much with Romney, but McCain and him were supposedly great comrades, and Hollow Powell still spit in his face....knowing that McCain had far more govt exp, and military exp, which bamey boy didn't have, and still doesn't have...
My hovercraft is full of eels.
The long sobs of the violins of Autumn wound my heart with a monotonous languor.
Here is a direct link to your post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2950922/posts?page=60#60
You know you can click on the number of a post to get a link to it, right?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.