http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/colinpowell/ en-us Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:55:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399997/posts This man will have zero credibilty for the rest of his life, and should never be listened to by anyone in the GOP ever again... hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399997/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:55:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384896/posts As Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, a self-professed man of simple tastes, often stayed at Holiday Inns while traveling the globe to confab with world leaders. As such, he has a personal list of gripes and suggestions for Holiday Inn owners. Gen. Powell rattled off that list ...when he was at State he had professed his affinity for cheeseburgers and the Holiday Inn. His points elicited chuckles and nods of agreement: “I don’t want to go to astronaut training to figure out how to set a clock radio,” Gen. Powell said, adding later, “I’m only there for the night.... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384896/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:13:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2353943/posts All Speakers Live and In Person - All In One Day! President Bush, General Colin Powell, Terry Bradshaw, Zig Ziglar, Dr. Robert Schuller, Tamara Lowe, Rick Belluzzo and Rudy Giuliani. Monday, October 26, 2009 Ft. Worth Convention Center Arena · 8:00AM - 4:45PM Get Motivated Seminars http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2353943/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 03:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350232/posts Colin Powell, the titular head of the Republican Party gives some advise to Obama on Afghanistan, what a great guy to listen to, the same man that was 100% against the troop surge in Iraq...(Flashback Video Included on Powell) hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350232/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:39:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303371/posts Of course we knew this all along, Colin Powell a decorated General, Veteran of Vietnam, votes for an inexperienced radical who was best friends with a guy who bombed his place of employment(Pentagon), over a Vietnam Veteran who spent 5 years in a prison camp for his country getting his arms broken behind his back......H/T to Rush Limbaugh, you were right all along... hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303371/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303311/posts Gen. Colin Powell responds to criticism from Rush Limbaugh in a recent interview. "I can handle his criticism," he says, "but... he says things I consider to be completely outrageous" and wishes other members of the Republican party would responds to them like he does. Larry King suggests the GOP is "afraid" to take him on. Powell says he responds to Rush because, "I don't have to worry about winning elections." Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303311/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:24:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303245/posts Here is video of Colin Powell tonight on Larry King Live responding to comments by Rush Limbaugh recently and saying he thinks Republican leaders are afraid of Rush Limbaugh because of the strong base of support he has in the GOP. Powell said he gets to decide which party he is in whether Rush Limbaugh thinks he should be in the GOP or not. Colin Powell can call himself a Republican, but he has forfeited his opportunity to be a leading voice in the Republican Party. He calls himself a "moderate" in the GOP, and last year the GOP ran... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303245/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:26:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303239/posts Here is video of Colin Powell on Larry King Live tonight where he called Gov. Sarah Palin a "fascinating" person, but said she was not ready to be President of the United States when John McCain put her on the ticket last year. He mentioned that she will be speaking next month at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and said she bears watching to see if she has political intentions in her resigning as Alaska's Governor. . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303239/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:10:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303076/posts I was just surprised he didn't blame the arrest of Gates on Rush Limbaugh and Republicans that are standing in the way of a big tent, Lets just see if Mr. Powell has anything negative to say about the President for his "stupidly" comment... hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303076/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:20:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303058/posts Powell called former Alaska governor Sarah Palin a "fascinating figure… you have got to hand it to her." He repeated his assessment that the former Republican vice presidential candidate had not been ready for the Oval Office last fall, but said she was worth watching. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303058/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:54:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292586/posts Could Colin Powell run against Barack Obama as a Republican and win? The idea is more than a little fanciful. Alma Powell, Colin Powell's wife, has long opposed her husband's political forays. And of course a presidential campaign would be an ordeal for a man Powell's age, his robust health notwithstanding. It doesn't help that there is no clamor for a Powell presidential campaign. Back in 1996, he was seen as an Eisenhower-like figure who could unite Republicans and independents to defeat Bill Clinton. Since then, Powell has alienated Republicans with his sharp criticisms of social conservatives and his support... Forbes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292586/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:33:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285721/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - Colin Powell worries that President Barack Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time. In an interview to be aired Sunday on CNN, the former secretary of state says he's worried about the huge national debt that's piling-up. Powell says that while the needs of the people must be met, the size of the government, and the tax burden, need to be kept as small as possible. He says the president has to start taking a "very, very hard look" at the cost of all he wants to do and at whether the... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285721/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 02:03:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285395/posts Add Colin Powell to the ranks of Americans waking up from the Obama induced stupor. The Washington Times is reporting that Mr. Powell has voiced serious reservations in a CNN interview about Obama’s big government agenda and its consequences for our nation and our children. In the CNN interview to be aired Sunday on “State of the Union with John King” Powell cautioned Mr. Obama about "budgets that are running into the multi-trillions of dollars" and "a huge, huge national debt that, if we don't pay for in our lifetime, our kids and grandkids and great-grandchildren will have to pay... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285395/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:32:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285331/posts Colin Powell, one of President Obama's most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern publicly for the first time Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much. "I'm concerned at the number of programs that are being presented, the bills associated with these programs and the additional government that will be needed to execute them," Mr. Powell said in an interview with CNN's John King. It was released by the network Friday. Mr. Powell, a retired U.S. Army general who rose to political prominence after a long and... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285331/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:15:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285127/posts Here is video of former Secretary of State Colin Powell saying - somewhat grudgingly - that he is "concerned" about all the spending and programs being pushed by President Obama. Powell made the statement after pushed by CNN's John King, who played a video of Powell speaking at the 1996 GOP Convention where he explained why he became a Republican. Powell said then he wanted a smaller government and lower taxes with less bureaucracy. King then asked Powell how he felt about Obama's policies in light of that speech. . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2285127/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284820/posts Former Secretary of State Colin Powell tells CNN's John King that he's concerned about President Obama's spending. Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284820/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:59:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280224/posts Washington—Having had enough of Limbaugh’s criticism of Colin Powell, Tom Ridge laid down the gauntlet on Rush Limbaugh, and evicting him from the Republican Party. The event took place after the interview on CSPAN’s Washington Journal where Ridge took a strong stance, supporting Colin Powell and blaming Limbaugh and Dick Cheney for having “a mindset,” that doesn’t foster unity. Elective Decisions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280224/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:43:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921023/posts The Foreign Office mounted a fightback yesterday against allegations that Jack Straw and Colin Powell had expressed serious doubts about whether Baghdad possessed weapons of mass destruction before the start of the Iraq war. As Tony Blair faced allegations from a former Cabinet colleague that he had "duped" the British people over Saddam Hussein's weapons capabilities, the Foreign Office issued a detailed rebuttal of allegations, made in the Guardian newspaper, that were seized on by news media around the world. The paper said Mr Straw, the Foreign Secretary, and Mr Powell, his United States counterpart, had privately expressed serious doubts... The Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921023/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2003 00:44:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274145/posts Facing a world of diplomatic woes from Iran to North Korea, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had the opportunity to get some heavyweight advice at a dinner held by eight of her living predecessors. Tuesday night's private dinner at former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Washington home gathered top U.S. diplomats from five previous administrations with decades of hands-on experience in some of the most difficult foreign policy crises America has faced. A spokeswoman for Albright says all but one living former secretary of state attended the event to honor Clinton(continued at link) Breitbart / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274145/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:27:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267994/posts Former House Speaker And Potential 2012 GOP Candidate Rallies Party Loyalists At Fundraiser In Washington. (AP) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday urged some 2,000 Republican party loyalists to stand up for GOP principles but to be inclusive as the party tries to retake the majority. “I am happy that Dick Cheney is a Republican,” Gingrich said at the annual Senate-House fundraising dinner. “I am also happy that Colin Powell is a Republican.” Cheney, the former vice president under President George W. Bush, and Powell, who was Bush's secretary of state, have feuded recently over the approach of the... AP / CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267994/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:46:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258748/posts My first thought on former secretary of state Colin Powell’s response to Rush Limbaugh and former vice president Cheney was a chuckle that he sought to influence the future course of GOP by appearing on . . . "Face the Nation." Put aside any allegations of bias on the part of Bob Schieffer; few Republicans watch the Sunday-morning political chat shows, even fewer on Memorial Day weekend, and still fewer watch the CBS offering. If Powell genuinely wishes to persuade Republicans to alter course, and not just get praise from liberals in the vein of “Why can’t those extremist right... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258748/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 01:33:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258653/posts RUSH: Now, I've checked my e-mail at home since the Sunday shows. They had General Powell on Face the Nation Sunday. Tom Ridge was on CNN on Sunday morning. Tom Ridge, just for your information, Tom Ridge called this program in 2003 to detail for... I mean, he wanted to be on this program in 2003, Tom Ridge out there saying I'm too shrill and I need to dial it back and all these other things. But I need to ask the question: Who's really changed? I've been who I am for 20 years. When it comes to the core... Golden EIB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258653/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 23:05:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258625/posts Along with this, and on another show, for Governor Tom Ridge referred to Rush Limbaugh as "shrill". On that note, here is how pundit Bruce Bartlett described the situation. Powell has to accept that he is in a unique position to command attention and lead the Republican Party—or at least that part of it that isn’t consumed with defending the indefensible on torture or living in a fantasy world where the economy would be booming today if it just wasn’t for Obama’s budget deficits. It’s a pretty small constituency these days—most of those, like me, who share Powell’s views have... The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258625/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 22:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257529/posts WASHINGTON (May 24) -- The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say are steering the GOP too far right. Karl Rove challenged Powell to lay out his vision and "back it up" by helping elect Republicans. At stake is the GOP's status as a major party, Powell and Ridge suggested "I believe we should build on the base because the nation needs two parties, two parties debating each other. But what we have to do is debate and... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257529/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 00:10:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257492/posts Reporting from Washington -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell warned Sunday that ideological conservatives, particularly radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, have gained a hold over the Republican Party that risks driving the GOP into an extended exile from power. Powell's warnings were cast in unusually personal terms as Powell answered recent charges from two champions of the Republican right -- Limbaugh and former Vice President Dick Cheney -- that Powell was no longer a Republican. "Rush will not get his wish and Mr. Cheney was misinformed," said Powell, whose resume includes military advisor to Ronald Reagan, chairman of the Joint... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257492/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 22:34:38 GMT