tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post8556753105032694985..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Go-Bama! (Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama)SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-55855117484591545242008-10-21T15:01:00.000-07:002008-10-21T15:01:00.000-07:00I hold great respect for Powell, and at the same t...I hold great respect for Powell, and at the same time, deep regret and criticism for his role in the Iraq attack/occupation.<BR/><BR/>But what we are hearing here is not his past but his thinking on the future.<BR/><BR/>THAT point is important to remember.<BR/><BR/>We all move into the future based on our past.Canyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737285360280766111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-14283049028716906062008-10-21T11:53:00.000-07:002008-10-21T11:53:00.000-07:00"If we lose the ability to appreciate the patrioti..."If we lose the ability to appreciate the patriotism of an American from a different party than ours -- or to applaud their stand on one issue because we disagree with them on another -- then the challenge to our democracy isn't "the terrorists" or "the ecnonomy" but our own bullheaded unilateralism and exceptionalism."<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, Susan. I have liked Powell despite his stand on Muthah+https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-5824113202849295392008-10-21T09:31:00.000-07:002008-10-21T09:31:00.000-07:00Quite frankly, I can't think of a better way to en...Quite frankly, I can't think of a better way to ensure repeal of DADT (it's law and has to be repealed by Congress; the President can't do it by executive order) than to have SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Colin Powell pushing for it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547673802645392683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-59952598461831938242008-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:002008-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:00I like Mother Russell's follow-up to our comments...I like Mother Russell's follow-up to our comments. Of all people, Christians should be most hopeful about redemption, change, and moral development in other people. We shouldn't give up on people because of their past mistakes (even if they have caused us hurt). I am making no assumptions about Sec'y Powell's inner life. But I will agree to take his inclusive, Obama endorsement comments (on Марко Фризияhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329850161076633932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-32033114827809868322008-10-20T05:21:00.000-07:002008-10-20T05:21:00.000-07:00Dear Rev. Russell:It has never been truer: The ene...Dear Rev. Russell:<BR/><BR/>It has never been truer: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.<BR/><BR/>I still respect Colin Powell, loved his book, but the matter remains, we love those who agree with us, even when it is fleeting.<BR/><BR/>In our desperation to rid the country of George Bush, we're turning it over to someone with barely any experience. Be careful what you wish for.<BR/><BR/>And how Jim of L-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941398804273985677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-82450062325026775352008-10-19T21:30:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:30:00.000-07:00Yep ... all of those things are true.AND ... what ...Yep ... all of those things are true.<BR/><BR/>AND ... what Colin Powell said this morning on "Meet the Press" made me proud to be an Amercian. <BR/><BR/>That's my story and I'm sticking to it.<BR/><BR/>What a microcosm of how much work there is to do to bridge the gap between the issues that challenge us and threaten to divide us!<BR/><BR/>Of COURSE I can find value in what Powell has to say SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-84818068573838770962008-10-19T21:13:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:13:00.000-07:00The Sec of State that made the case in front of th...The Sec of State that made the case in front of the UN that we needed to go to war in Iraq - has credibility on this page????Bateau Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641991475361553674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-32915687026806212002008-10-19T17:23:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:23:00.000-07:00General Colin Powell, in 1993, went before the U.S...General Colin Powell, in 1993, went before the U.S. Congress Joint Armed Service Committee to voice his firm opposition to the inclusion of gay persons from serving in the military. Powell was venerated as a hero from the then recent First Gulf War. Ordinary citizens and elected leaders listened closely to his opinions. I was a gay man serving in the American military that year and Powell's Марко Фризияhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329850161076633932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-63536079737260723842008-10-19T17:18:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:18:00.000-07:00Dear Rev. Russell:So Colin Powell endoreses a sena...Dear Rev. Russell:<BR/><BR/>So Colin Powell endoreses a senator who once severely criticized him for his part in the War in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>The Democrat vice-presidential candidate in 2000 is supporting the Republican ticket this year.<BR/><BR/>It's the Republicans and not the Democrats who put a woman on the ticket.<BR/><BR/>The bedfellows get stranger and stranger as this election goes on.<BR/><Jim of L-Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941398804273985677noreply@blogger.com