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Colin Powell offers strong defense of Chuck Hagel's nomination
LATimes ^ | January 13, 2013 | Don Lee

Posted on 01/13/2013 4:23:41 PM PST by South40

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To: South40

Gen. Colin Powell is widely respected among MSM reporters because he’s willing to trash Republican. Reporters like Charlie Crist for the same reason... and John McCain.

It’s time for Colin Powell to show some backbone and become a dem - like Charlie did... Both men backed Obama - and it’s not possible to support Obama’s ideas and be a Republican... It’s time for Powell to get real...

Odd how MSM reporters NEVER favor Democrats who trash Democrats... almost like they see that as airing dirty laundry in public... But for us? They love it. Want to see your name in print? If you’re Republican trash a Republican - reporters will come a runnin’...


61 posted on 01/13/2013 7:45:14 PM PST by GOPJ (Obama GAVE guns to Mexican drug lords...Now he wants to TAKE our guns? It's wrong.)
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The John Birch Society evidently considers Hagel too pro-Israel. An article in The New American (written by an avowed "left-libertarian") claims that he isn't an authentic "anti-war" personality.

The fruit loop who wrote the article has a blog on which he mentions "Jewish chauvinists in Israel."

Way to go Birch Society! Revilo P. Oliver and Ben Klassen(sp?) would be proud!

62 posted on 01/13/2013 7:53:56 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator (Ki-hagoy vehamamlakhah 'asher lo'-ya`avdukh yove'du; vehagoyim charov yecheravu!)
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To: Lumper20

Republicans should have NEVER brought this guy into the republican hierarchy.


63 posted on 01/13/2013 8:09:21 PM PST by cruise_missile
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To: South40

God let Obama be POTUS and will allow Hagel to be SoS. Why? Here is why. For decades evangelical Christians offer to support Israel. Jews respond with hate to their supporters. They scream we hate evangelical Christian beliefs in morality, they do not like the belief in Jesus. Majority of the Jews vote to legalize sodomy and gay marriage. Majority of Jews vote leftist Dems who believe in licentious behavior. All this is done to be in your face Christians!!! Jews would side with Dems to vote to outlaw God in public, workplace and schools just to stick it to the Christians. Jewish American artists mock God, Jewish American actors mock God, their politicians/lawyers despise Christians as backward superstitious people to hate. They are part of a Dem party that booed resolution to support Israel during their convention in 2012. Well all this time I think God is watching and he will not be mocked. Israel will go thru a shaking just like she faced when the Assyrians raiders poured thru her. If Jews do not relent on their mockery of Christians in the US they will see their homeland destroyed at a time when anti Jewish sentiment is high in EU and most of the world. Don’t worry they will survive, they are the Chosen People, they will be disperse again and made to wander the world again.


64 posted on 01/13/2013 8:09:42 PM PST by Fee
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To: cruise_missile

I SAW THIS CLOWN IN 73-74 AS THE BN CO WITH THE JOB THAT ALL INF LTC’S WANT. HE THE ONLY US INFANTRY BN WITH A COMPANY ON THE DMZ.ASK SGM MOORE, IF STILL ALIVE, AND; A FELLOW SF MAN WHAT HE SAW IN THIS PUNK.


65 posted on 01/13/2013 8:21:45 PM PST by Lumper20
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ROGER THAT. NKP VET knows all about the back door to Laos to further north. Now, Powell was one of two INF BN CO’s in a mech INF unit, and; the 4th of the 7th CAV had a decent CO. In fact, the other BN CO was Arthur Stang. Anyone with any time in SF knew Art Stang. Powell was a damn joke next to these men.


66 posted on 01/13/2013 9:05:56 PM PST by Lumper20
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To: South40

Hey...General Powell...I got yer “strong defense” hangin’ right heah, buddy.


67 posted on 01/13/2013 9:31:22 PM PST by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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Thanks for your service!

Yeah. Powell is becoming even a bigger joke.


68 posted on 01/13/2013 10:15:11 PM PST by cruise_missile
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He was a damn joke next to Hackworth, Singlaub or Tommy Franks, that’s for damn sure.


69 posted on 01/14/2013 9:12:11 AM PST by NKP_Vet
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Here is another take on the prospective appointment of Hagel from the conservative pro Israel Commentary magazine. Lots of interesting comments.

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/07/will-hagel-learn-from-eisenhowers-mistakes/

This particular comment raised a concern that I have had about some of our more extreme religious groups. How different is this thinking from that which in this country has led to people like Jones and Khoresh?

It “seems our politicos refuse to comprehend how the koran, sharia and islamic doctrine motivate and determine muslim behavior-

just because western people do not allow their religion to determine policy, these westerners project this attitude onto muslims

peaceful coexistance, economic security, physical and intellectual freedom AS WE UNDERSTAND THESE CONCEPTS are NOT GOALS of islamic regimes-

most westerners cannot wrap their minds around a culture that promotes sacrifice and death over compromise and life”

I was quite amazed at the answer of a very elderly, sweet Christian neighbor that I would visit as she was approaching death. I asked her once why as such a nice person who undoubtedly had been of interest to some of the elderly widowers in town she had not remarried when her husband had died 25 years early. She responded that she could not possibly have done that as, “What would I do with 2 husbands in heaven?” I certainly respect her right to feel that way, but find it very hard to comprehend.


70 posted on 01/14/2013 10:10:09 PM PST by gleeaikin
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What will become of Gov. Christie?


71 posted on 01/14/2013 10:13:00 PM PST by gleeaikin
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