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Former Reagan Advisor Endorses Obama (Courageous last- minute decision by lobbyist)
The Washington Post ^ | November 1, 2008 | adam levy

Posted on 11/01/2008 6:29:16 AM PDT by heye2monn

(CNN) — Former Reagan chief of staff Ken Duberstein told CNN's Fareed Zakaria this week he intends to vote for Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Duberstein said he was influenced by another prominent Reagan official - Colin Powell - in his decision.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obamaduberstein

1 posted on 11/01/2008 6:29:16 AM PDT by heye2monn
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Who?
I also know my neighbor’s father in-law’s second cousin will vote for Obama too. Does that deserve an article.


2 posted on 11/01/2008 6:34:19 AM PDT by newnhdad (Naval Aviator or "community organizer", you make the call.)
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To: heye2monn

>>>>Duberstein said he was influenced by another prominent Reagan official - Colin Powell - in his decision.<<<<

It’s worth noting that in his “endorsement” Powell said almost nothing about ZerO’s policies or ideology, and much about his style and presentation, which to paraphrase Powell are “presidential qualities”.


3 posted on 11/01/2008 6:34:24 AM PDT by angkor (Conservatism is not a religious movement.)
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To: heye2monn
Ken Duberstein?

Just another Colon Powell.

Bathe regularly, you'll be okay.

4 posted on 11/01/2008 6:35:11 AM PDT by G.Mason
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To: angkor

Hiding behind the liberal Powell’s skirt...Some Reaganite


5 posted on 11/01/2008 6:36:22 AM PDT by sobieski
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To: heye2monn

Duberstein is a political whore. Never been anything but. Think David Gergen without quite as much face time on TV.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Duberstein


6 posted on 11/01/2008 6:37:44 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: heye2monn
Didn't Powell testify on the stand for the defense, in the trial of (convicted of felony) US Senator Ted Stevens?

Cheers!

7 posted on 11/01/2008 6:51:27 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: heye2monn

Listening and watching Ken Duberstein over the years, serving a number of Republican Presidents, I always felt that his heart wasn’t really in to defending the GOP. This only serves to confirm my analysis. He was never a true friend of Conservatism...no, he was a product of the 1970’s and the Gerald Ford wing of the GOP.

Didn’t Duberstein assist Ford in giving us that ultra-leftist Associate Justice John Paul Stevens? “I have just begun to surrender” Stevens.


8 posted on 11/01/2008 6:56:28 AM PDT by AdvisorB (Baraq is the Arabic name of the winged horse that took mohammed to paradise from the DomeoftheRock)
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To: heye2monn

Another Communist ex-Republican exposed.


9 posted on 11/01/2008 7:00:55 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Mr.Smorch

“Listening and watching Ken Duberstein over the years, serving a number of Republican Presidents, I always felt that his heart wasn’t really in to defending the GOP”

— You’re exactly right, Smorch. Lobbyists bend with the winds to make the big bucks


10 posted on 11/01/2008 7:07:09 AM PDT by heye2monn
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To: heye2monn

The whores of Washington D.C. strike again. The actual prostitutes have more honor than the D.C. politicos.


11 posted on 11/01/2008 7:17:40 AM PDT by popdonnelly (Obama is a neo-Marxist)
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To: heye2monn
Former Reagan chief of staff Ken Duberstein told CNN's Fareed Zakaria this week he intends to vote for Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Did you know that Reagan kept a number of Democrat operatives on his staff? Ken Duberstein is looking for a job in the new Obama administration, should the leftists win this election. Ken never had loyalty to give up. I have never been impressed with Colin Powell; he has been too uncertain on too many issues. He does not come across like a retired General in the context of decisive action. I am not impressed with either of these leftists; IMO they are not Statesmen.

12 posted on 11/01/2008 7:47:31 AM PDT by olezip
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“the Gerald Ford wing of the GOP.”

Gerald Ford was never as liberal as NY’s Republican Senator Jacob Javits, which is where Duberstein started his career.
Anyone who can swing from supporting Jacob Javits to Ronald Reagan and back over to Barack Obama clearly cannot be accused of having a very firm political philosophy. Can one imagine a Ronald Reagan exhibiting the same degree of ideological “flexibility”?


13 posted on 11/01/2008 8:04:46 AM PDT by DrC
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To: heye2monn

Colin Powell is as liberal as they come. He rode Schwarzkopf’s coat tails through Gulf War One and people think he is conservative. They are wrong.


14 posted on 11/01/2008 8:09:19 AM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: heye2monn

Lots of D-bags in Reagan’s admin huh?


15 posted on 11/01/2008 9:45:01 AM PDT by Impy (Democrats, don't forget to vote on Wednesday!!!)
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To: BuffaloJack

Colin Powell, as you say, is not a conservative. Actually he has done nothing noteworthy or unique his entire life. He was the mediocre beneficary of affirmative action every step of the way. Now he backstabs those who helped and promoted him.


16 posted on 11/01/2008 10:09:51 AM PDT by heye2monn
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