tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post8417006860324093931..comments2023-10-25T11:41:37.191-04:00Comments on I'VE MOVED TO WWW.NATIVE-BORN.COM.: The General's Got My BackFaiqahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14195313677689473346noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-76707129409490386262010-09-06T23:00:47.555-04:002010-09-06T23:00:47.555-04:00I completely agree with you and applaud the straig...I completely agree with you and applaud the straight-talking Gen. Powell. And your getting that perfunctory form letter, while likely just a function of some hasty reading by an overworked staffer, is just salt in the wound. You have reason to be irate, yet your post was measured, calm and cogent. People are just as reactionary and racist regarding the "Ground Zero mosque" which has K A B L O O E Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995547356428809262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-80010401956222767712008-12-15T18:21:00.000-05:002008-12-15T18:21:00.000-05:00Tariq, and your evidence for the proposition that ...Tariq, and your evidence for the proposition that Powell's speech was a pretext for a US invasion is what exactly? The reason you won't be able to produce any evidence to that effect is that there isn't any. Powell's speech could just as easily be taken as the honest but mistaken judgment that Saddam had stockpiles of WMD (not just nuclear). The fact is, Saddam had every intention of restarting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-36862161352525123662008-10-21T23:40:00.000-04:002008-10-21T23:40:00.000-04:00tariq:Yep. what you said. exactly. Cherish this...<B>tariq</B>:Yep. what you said. exactly. Cherish this. It doesn't happen often.<BR/><BR/><B>slyde</B>: the fact that he doesn't want to run for pres. is the biggest the reason that he <I>should</I>.Faiqahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195313677689473346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-66289159317132624792008-10-21T20:41:00.000-04:002008-10-21T20:41:00.000-04:00powell is the man....HE'D win the presidency hands...powell is the man....<BR/><BR/>HE'D win the presidency hands down if he ever wanted to run.. he's got no taste for politics, tho..Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-3458828107821689532008-10-21T08:53:00.000-04:002008-10-21T08:53:00.000-04:00I have disliked Colin Powell ever since his speech...I have disliked Colin Powell ever since his speech at the UN security council trying to convince the audience of the presence of Nuclear weapons in Iraq and demanding an invasion. I have always believed that he knew the Iraqi invasion had nothing to do with their freedom, yet he did not stand up against it at the right time. However, time changes things. After this weekend's interview, he has Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156631213612829368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-2281901814759786042008-10-20T19:11:00.000-04:002008-10-20T19:11:00.000-04:00Oh they'd have another reason for that, and I'd ex...Oh they'd have another reason for that, and I'd explain it to you but it would hijack your terrific post. So check your email... :-)RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-24532237909818788922008-10-20T18:05:00.000-04:002008-10-20T18:05:00.000-04:00sybil: I think I was pretty clear in the post on h...<B>sybil</B>: I think I was pretty clear in the post on how much I love him. But, jic, I love him, too.<BR/><BR/><B>B.E. Earl</B>: Nothing sucks worse than killing a kid's dreams.<BR/><BR/><B>ggop</B>: Thanks for posting the link to the photo. It was beautiful.<BR/><BR/><B>Miss Britt</B>: Me and your ass thank you. Not that I would presume to speak for your ass, but it would be rude if it Faiqahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195313677689473346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-63302440881742996522008-10-20T15:22:00.000-04:002008-10-20T15:22:00.000-04:00I have always been a HUGE fan of Gen. Powell! It'...I have always been a HUGE fan of Gen. Powell! It's unfortunate that he is so intelligent that he won't run for office.... I'm of the opinion that no one in their right mind would WANT to be president. I cast my ballot today and am so relieved that (for myself) none of the propaganda BS matters anymore. I have to admit it was awfully tempting to write in "none of the above" but what fun would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-15249811149589219322008-10-20T14:05:00.000-04:002008-10-20T14:05:00.000-04:00Best piece of statesmanship I've seen this year. H...Best piece of statesmanship I've seen this year. He looked more presidential than either candidate.slmnhqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227946590291446622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-78241883189153264202008-10-20T13:59:00.000-04:002008-10-20T13:59:00.000-04:00But doesn't Obama wear muslin?Wait, doesn't Obama ...But doesn't Obama wear muslin?<BR/><BR/>Wait, doesn't Obama eat Mueslix?<BR/><BR/>What was the issue again?Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-84599357706404139462008-10-20T12:12:00.001-04:002008-10-20T12:12:00.001-04:00I agree with you 100%. Three cheers for Gen. Powel...I agree with you 100%. Three cheers for Gen. Powell! And how come nobody mentions that my friend Rizwan's son is a fighter pilot in the US Air Force?<BR/><BR/>Except Scientology is not a religion. Just to clear up a misconception.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-44763968427283510572008-10-20T12:12:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:12:00.000-04:00That was, in my opinion, the absolute best part of...That was, in my opinion, the absolute best part of Powell's endorsement.<BR/><BR/>"What's wrong with a little Muslim boy thinking he can grow up to be president someday?"<BR/><BR/>You, my friend, are no less American than my Lilly white ass.Miss Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934134485175970612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-4023178257329030242008-10-20T12:02:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:02:00.000-04:00Powell went on to describe a photo essay he saw in...Powell went on to describe a photo essay he saw in the New Yorker after that comment. <BR/><BR/>http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16<BR/><BR/>My respect for him just increased ten fold.ggophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152025930955161430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-35795005408293697232008-10-20T11:34:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:34:00.000-04:00He said what everyone should have been saying all ...He said what everyone should have been saying all along.<BR/><BR/>I have family members who are Muslim and I would hate to think that my nephew or niece could grow up in a country where they couldn't even dream to be President one day.<BR/><BR/>Three cheers for Powell.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267813023756182067.post-24809098418577059612008-10-20T11:22:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:22:00.000-04:00Damn straight!I love Colin Powell. He's so smart a...Damn straight!<BR/>I love Colin Powell. He's so smart and eloquent. Thanks for posting that, because I missed "Meet the Press" this week.<BR/>:)sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.com