Posted on 10/01/2015 8:50:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who endorsed President Obama in 2008 and 2012, told the Washington Ideas Forum that there’s a special reason why he doesn’t change his party affiliation.
Powell confirmed that he’s still a registered Republican. “I want to continue to be a Republican because it annoys them,” he quipped.
“I think the party has shifted much further right than where the country is and it should be obvious to party leaders that they cannot keep saying and doing the things that they were doing and hope to be successful in national-level election in the future, not just in 2016,” he added.
Powell cited “pockets of intolerance” within the Republican Party that the GOP “had better figure out how to defeat.”
He also said that immigration rhetoric within the party is an Achilles’ heel.
“I think most Republicans understand that we need immigration, we are an immigrant nation, it is in our best interest to do it,” he said.
“…If I was around Mr. Trump — Donald, who I know rather well — I would say, ‘You know, Don, let’s see what happens — let’s tell all the immigrants working in Trump hotels to stay home tomorrow. Let’s see what happens.”
Keep it classy and mature.
He sent away for his Napoleon hat too. He’ll wear that to the convention.
General Powell, you are not going to lure the T.E.A. party back to your version of “the center”, which is almost over in the country that even the Democrats have abandoned in THEIR lurch to the far left.
For some things, there is no compromise.
You can get off the stage now. Your fifteen minutes of relevancy are over.
“…If I was around Mr. Trump — Donald, who I know rather well — I would say, ‘You know, Don, let’s see what happens — let’s tell all the immigrants working in Trump hotels to stay home tomorrow. Let’s see what happens.”
Racist
I guess colors do run when the going gets tough...
Et Tu, Colin Et Tu??
He’s joined the Marxist left and is pointing at the other party saying they are too extreme. What a dumb ____.
Did he ever apologize to Scooter Libby?
Well, well, well. I guess we should not be surprised.
What a paragon of maturity and reason he is. Okay, I couldn’t keep a straight face as I typed that.
Colin Powell: The wonder of affirmative action, where C average students get positions they would have never gotten otherwise.
“Powell cited “pockets of intolerance” within the Republican Party that the GOP “had better figure out how to defeat.” “
Well Speaker Bonehead is out, and JeBush is tanking. So I’ll say we are well on our way. Thanks for your concern, Powell.
Gasp! Few people are allowed to call The Donald Don. They must be really good friends!
Sure, that demonstrated your principles and character so well, Mr. Powell.
Precisely what I’ve been saying for years. Colin Bowel is only a Republican (RINO) because he gets attention and gets invited on the Sunday MSM talk shows. If he were registered in the Party where he belongs, it wouldn’t be newsworthy when he says something. He relishes the role of being the skunk at the picnic.
Just another RINO-POS.
This ‘Republican Party has shifted to the right’ crap is hilarious. Tell ya what, take a major party leader from each party back to say 1960, have them speak to a auditorium of people. After the Democrat tells them he is Pro- Abortion, and thinks ‘Homosexuals’ should be allowed to marry, that would be the end of that. I doubt the Democrat would get out alive.
It’s startling to see a man I once respected turn out to be such a blithering idiot.
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