Hardly "one of the great men of the late 20th century". A fine man, for sure,
but no accomplishments that were not derivative. He had a steady hand, and it
is truly pathetic that made him stand out among the many midgets of the late
20th century.
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From: harrisfamily436 <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thu, Oct 21, 2021 5:37 pm
Subject: [pa64] Re: Colin Powell
Both a strength and a weakness of our military is sometimes its naive lack of
understanding of the nature of national- level politics. Even though he'd been
around the WH for years I don't doubt that Powell felt that he had been duped
by Cheney and the CIA, and maybe George too, and made to look like a fool. His
anger may have contributed to his decision to support Obama? Maybe? That
doesn't change the fact that he was himself a man of charisma and integrity and
deserves to be called one of the great men of the late 20th century.
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Sent: Wed, Oct 20, 2021 10:27 am
Subject: [pa64] Re: Colin Powell
Obama never fooled me for a nanosecond. The country as a whole has become so
dumbed down that we now elect sociopaths like Obama and Biden to be the
so-called leader of the free world. How pathetic. The race hatred of the Obamas
was palpable. The Iran nuclear deal was so transparently aimed at reducing
Israel to a radioactive ash pit that it is still a mystery to me why so many
people who should have known better were taken in. Colin Powell was a dupe in
the end.
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Subject: [pa64] Re: Colin Powell
Obama conned many of us. Like Bill Clinton, he charmed his way into office. I
thought he really meant he would unite the country, then watched him jam his
health care bill down everyone's throats. The charm wore off fast. Possible
that he simply conned Powell also, but I agree the race triumphed all for black
voters at that point and probably still.
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Sent: Wed, Oct 20, 2021 11:39 am
Subject: [pa64] Re: Colin Powell
I met him once in the 1990s and asked him to run. Then he supported Obama in
2008 and I lost all, and I mean all, respect for the man. If he couldn't see
through Obama's severe pathologies and frankly evil, his judgment was fatally
flawed. It was my first inkling that in the 21st century in the US, race trumps
all other considerations.
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Subject: [pa64] Re: Colin Powell
A person of integrity, rare today, wish he had been willing to run for President
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Sent: Mon, Oct 18, 2021 8:54 pm
Subject: [pa64] Colin Powell
Sad, but not unexpected, to see him go. A great American. Too bad George didn't
listen to him instead of Cheney and keep us out of Iraq. Powell walked the walk
and talked the talk. Two tours in Vietnam, multiple highly responsible National
positions successfully filled, etc.