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Colin Powell Slams ?Idiot Presentations? by Some Republicans, Urges GOP Leaders to ?Speak Out? - ABC News
Jan 21, 2013 10:22am
In an interview with ABCs Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos during ABCs special inauguration day coverage this morning, former Secretary of State Colin Powell lashed out at people in the Republican Party who spent the last four years spreading birther nonsense and other things that demonize the president, calling on GOP leaders to denounce such talk publicly.
Republicans have to stop buying into things that demonize the president. I mean, why arent Republican leaders shouting out about all this birther nonsense and all these other things? They should speak out. This is the kind of intolerance that Ive been talking about where these idiot presentations continue to be made and you dont see the senior leadership of the party say, No, thats wrong. In fact, sometimes by not speaking out, theyre encouraging it. And the base keeps buying the stuff.
The Republican Party ought to be out there not restricting voting by voter ID, but saying we want everybody to vote, he told Sawyer and Stephanopoulos. Its a party that has to stop saying, We are going to appeal to you with new messages. You need policies the country is becoming more minority.
Powell, who endorsed President Obamas reelection bid in October, said that his critiques of the GOP have left some wondering, Why are you still a Republican?
I don't want EVERYONE to vote, only US Citizens.“The Republican Party ought to be out there not restricting voting by voter ID, but saying we want everybody to vote.
I don't want EVERYONE to vote, only US Citizens.The Republican Party ought to be out there not restricting voting by voter ID, but saying we want everybody to vote.
