Posted on 07/13/2015 4:00:08 AM PDT by cotton1706
Well attended in D.C., moderated by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Ann Compton and streamed to University of Hawaii students back home where the Daniel K. Inouye Center is coming together, the affair was nevertheless the sort of event that appeals to political science junkies, policy wonks and those interested in foreign affairs. Stimulating, but perhaps low on fireworks.
Former U.S. secretaries of state Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell take part in the debut of the Daniel K. Inouye Distinguished Lecture Series.
Powell, however, brought the crowd to life with the culminating point in his response to a group of student questions that a facilitator summed up as “What should young people pay careful attention to in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow, and what are those challenges?”
Once a widely touted potential presidential candidate himself, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff used the question to take aim at a current presidential candidate — Donald Trump, whose caustic comments on Mexican immigrants over the past week have caused a major firestorm in the GOP presidential field. After first speaking to challenges in education and human rights, Powell zeroed in.
“Just to close this small sermonette,” said Powell, warmly grabbing Albright’s arm and pointing to her, “immigrant.”
“Child of immigrants,” he continued, pointing to himself.
“How could we continue thinking that it is proper not to have immigration reform? God help us,” said Powell, as he was interrupted by cheers and applause. “I would like to go to every Trump hotel and ask — now wait a minute, hang on — and ask all the employees not to show up tomorrow. There’d be nobody there. They’re immigrants.”
Compton quickly moved the conversation on to the next question, but Powell quietly smiled, clearly having enjoyed delivering the jab.
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A fool.
He failed to mention the tiny detail that these are LEGAL immigrants he’s referring to! We’re talking about ILLEGAL ALIENS! ILL, ILL, ILLEGAL!!
And yet another obfuscator in the left’s battle to hide illegal alien crime statistics under the unassailable “legal immigrant” banner.
Both of them need to go the hell away.
Colin Powell has a very successful business plan: be leftist who masquerades as a Republican.
Looks like powell’s got that same mental illness of equating criminally trespassing immigrants with legal ones that the LMSM has.
That is intentional. It is the only way they can hide what really is happening with illegal aliens. They know - they’ve always known.
Powell supported and voted for Obama. That is all anyone needs to know.
The GOP needs an enema to clear out Colon Powell. This jerk is an Obama supporter.
I want to hear about his private email he used as SOS according to the Chappaqua Witch.
The Cheap Labor Express is very worried that all of their money spent to prevent Americans from stopping the illegal alien inundation could be in jeopardy
I'm so tired of illegal immigration being equated to legal immigration. That's like equating legally buying something with stealing it.
Powell's comments are entirely without substance. Unless you're a native American, you're here because you or someone in your family immigrated here - or you are the descendant of a slave. OK. We get that, but it's not the point. The point is that we are supposed to be a sovereign nation, one that Powell took an oath to protect. When people cross our borders illegally they are ignoring and breaking our laws. To let this happen renders citizenship meaningless. Further, for Powell to not work to stop illegal entry into our nation is a breach of his oath to protect the US. IMHO.
Colin Rectum....damn near killed ‘em.
What a maroon
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT you RINO liberal fool!!!
I don’t mind when others try to play me for a fool.
But once I’ve demonstrated I’m onto the ruse, don’t continue to try to play it.
Then, you’re just insulting my intelligence.
So called moderates are proliferators of terrorism. A muslim immigrant says that the illegals and muslim illegals are the worst of the worst in terms of terrorism in Syria and Iraq. So called moderates and RiNoS breed terrorist mindset and breed Democrats to be abnoxious extremists.
Colin Powell ?
He’s a retired army general What s his expertise on tgis? Perpetual victim for being black?
The why is more important than the what. Foreign Policy.
McCain campaigned on a NeoCon policy and Obama campaigned on Realist foreign policy.
Initially, Powell merely supported Obama's foreign policy positions, which he was condemned for, and after which he would announce that he would vote for Obama.
Powell wasn't the only republican realist praising Obama and criticizing McCain. Kissinger, George Schultz, Scowcroft, and others also.
This issue is still playing out today. A few months ago Jeb Bush met first with prominent NeoCon Paul Wolfowitz and then with prominent Realist James Baker. Bush wants to signal that both NeoCons and Realists would have a role in his foreign policy.
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