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By: Minerva

Minerva — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:59:42 +0000

i HOPE you can spare some CHANGE — Obama mantra

By: Burkewitz

Burkewitz — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:50:08 +0000

Sorry for the blatant “off-topicness” of this intervention, but I felt this news could be of interest to Professor Hanson and some of his readers, with whom I share a genuine interest in military History.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3869117/General-George-S.-Patton-was-assassinated-to-silence-his-criticism-of-allied-war-leaders-claims-new-book.html

Of course, this may well be yet another piece of casual conspirationism… But that could make a lot of sense too… Any insight or information on this will be greatly appreciated by this reader.

By: happy1ga

happy1ga — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:47:38 +0000

I do indeed remember Powell’s military service! As a woman whose brother served with Powell, it would be hard for me to forget the racist, and misogynistic things he said. My brother, and others, HATED to be around Powell, he called people chinks, hos, niggas, dagos, etc. I heard him say he hated this guy who was Italian, myself! He called him a wop, and I was there with another service man’s wife, and she said she didn’t know what the word meant. I was so embarassed explaining to this chinese-amer. woman what the general that she admired had said. Powell was considered cancer to his underlings. I will never understand his rise.

By: joeblough

joeblough — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:20:16 +0000

Re. Powell

It’s only stunning to the extent that one has been unwilling to believe ill of the man on the basis of his rather sketchy virtues.

He may have been a good soldier, I’m no military expert so I can’t say. He seemed like a more or less effective soldier to me. But what do I know of such things?

But other than that there was simply no there there. The guy was a political empty suit of the first quality.

Few of us wanted to believe the evidence of our eyes, largely, I believe, out of patriotism.

Other than that, there was really no surprise.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:04:06 +0000

Colin Powell is an overblown affirmative action mediocrity,elevated beyond his mental and ethical powers. He’s angry that he refused to run for president when he had the chance,becoming instead a shill for the Iraq war,and now he wants to change the republican party into a democrat lite party so that they can nominate him as an Obama alternative.

By: Dan from St. Charles, IL

Dan from St. Charles, IL — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:16:32 +0000

If people on this website didn’t like Powell’s last minute endorsement of Obama (which I didn’t either), why must they reflexively invoke “race” as the primary reason? How do you know what his primary reason was? It could have been any number of things: disappointment with the present administration, disappointment with McCain’s campaign, wanting to be on the side of who he thought would win, wanting to “clear” his name, wanting a future role in Obama’s administration? Who knows for sure, we can only speculate. Personally, I think it cheapens the debate when “race” is brought in as the primary factor. If race was the primary factor, my guess is Powell would have endorsed Obama much sooner. So it was more likely a combination of factors, some of which may have been self-serving. That shouldn’t be a news flash to anyone, since the self-centeredness aspect of human nature is no respecter of race, class, and of course, political party affiliations. The fact remains that Obama won the election, Powell changed “sides” – at least for now – and we as Republicans need to accept the defeat, take our lumps, rise above the pettiness, re-group, re-focus, re-organize, and more importantly, craft and shape our conservative philosophy in such a way that wins Independents and moderate Democrats over to our side. Thoughtful and compelling ideas and dialogue can certainly affect the political landscape over time, but it will take a lot of patience and a lot of hard work. Which is probably why so many of us appreciate Dr. Hanson’s commentaries so much. He represents, and articulates so well, what many of us believe, but cannot as effectively put into words. Moreover, we reap the benefit of gleaning wisdom from a professional historian of the first order, who not only sheds light on complex historical events, but also brings much needed clarity and common sense to the contemporary issues of the day. Thanks, Dr. Hanson, for the continuing education. It is much appreciated.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:20:59 +0000

That’s the thing George, I’m not liberal at all. John Kerry scared the hell out of me. I don’t trust Obama. I believe in free market economy and taking the fight to the bad guys. I voted for McCain, but I was leery of Palin, and, as an aside, I think Rush is a horse’s ass. I’m very much a white male conservative, but not mindlessly so.

I’m not here to debate the merits of Powell’s diplomatic career decisions and results. I only know this — he didn’t seek personal gain in his endorsement of Obama. He just felt the man was the better candidate and he felt compelled to tell people why. I just want people to consider the possibility (which I know to be true) that he is just saying what he thinks — that there’s no hidden agenda.

Switching teams? What team was he on? Are you on a team? I’m not. In my opinion that approach is blindly partisan.

When people keep bringing up race… Its just so offensive. Its as obtuse and damaging as Jesse Jackson and Charles Barkley playing the race card at every turn. How does it appear to you when you hear it from them? You’re doing the same thing.

By: Wolf Bron

Wolf Bron — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:14:11 +0000

Dave: I’m flattered.

…or looking for personal gain. He doesn’t seek any of that stuff. That’s the difference. He’s not looking for anything.” …Your passive aggressive attempt in presenting Powell as this disarmingly charming statesman who means to put us on our guard against certain evils, might work – were in not that his oratory skillfulness diverges from his actions. What a splendid humanitarian display of betrayal with such …such “charming disinterestedness”.

Sigh, your cognitive reasoning baffles. No doubt you’re gently pulling our leg for some mischievous reason of your own.

By: George Best

George Best — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:32:09 +0000

Dave, youre a typical liberal. If someone sees you for what you are, you call them what you actually are.

Powells military service does not give him a pass to use his race to his advantage. His last minute endorsement of Obama is like a football player switching teams with 2 minutes left in the Super Bowl.

Behavior like that makes us wonder why we always ignored the elephant in the room when discussing his abilities or future or lack there of..his race.

Atleast with Obama we arent afraid to say his race is a huge reason for his success. We should have done the same with Powell so we created our own monster.

It should be a lesson to Republicans, dont put minorities on your staff trying to please liberals who think you are racist. Pick the best people. This political correctness has killed us.