General Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden: Calls Trump "a Liar and a Danger to the Nation"

[kaz]

...Powell hasn’t voted Republican since 2006

Given that the Conservative track is his nature, it seems likely that he has not seen a Republican candidate worthy of his vote since that time.

Right, because real conservatives endorse leftist Democrats. That's just stupid.

Republicans have sucked since that time, yes, and they aren't conservative. But Powell endorsed people to the left of people who weren't conseratives.

This is just more of your stupid, made up crap

Ha! You chide me for calling Powell what he is, and in the very next post thank Correll for saying the same thing...You are quite confused aren't you?

I'm not the one who's confused. Kondor3 chided you, not me. I agreed with you. Powell is no conservative, obviously. He keeps endorsing socialists

powell doesn't endorse socialists.

he OPPOSES fascists.

and human garbage

liars, cheaters, traitors...like you and trump

Bull. Powell just endorsed a socialist Democrat for the fourth time. Obama twice, Hillary and Biden

 

[j-mac]

...Powell hasn’t voted Republican since 2006

Given that the Conservative track is his nature, it seems likely that he has not seen a Republican candidate worthy of his vote since that time.

Right, because real conservatives endorse leftist Democrats. That's just stupid.

Republicans have sucked since that time, yes, and they aren't conservative. But Powell endorsed people to the left of people who weren't conseratives.

This is just more of your stupid, made up crap

Ha! You chide me for calling Powell what he is, and in the very next post thank Correll for saying the same thing...You are quite confused aren't you?

I'm not the one who's confused. Kondor3 chided you, not me. I agreed with you. Powell is no conservative, obviously. He keeps endorsing socialists

powell doesn't endorse socialists.

he OPPOSES fascists.

and human garbage

liars, cheaters, traitors...like you and trump

Bull. Powell just endorsed a socialist Democrat for the fourth time. Obama twice, Hillary and Biden

Desperation is a funny thing....They are trying to say that Powell is a Republican to hold the narrative that those supporting Trump are somehow fringe from core Republican's....What they are failing to see is that someone like Powell was never really a conservative. What's more likely is that he is one of those that leaned left but worked with 'Country club' Republican's....It is individuals like this that over the decades have weakened the party allowing Democrats to get much of what they wanted without resistance....

 

[Kondor3]

...Powell just endorsed a socialist Democrat for the fourth time...

Rubbish. Most Democrats are NOT Socialists.

...Obama twice, Hillary and Biden

Obumble is not a Socialist.

Shrillary is not a Socialist.

Sleepy Old Uncle Joe is not a Socialist.

Powell's endorsement of Obumble is understandable:

* McCain did not appeal to Powell in 2008​

* Romney did not appeal to Powell in 2012​

* Obumble was Black, and it's a good bet that Powell felt some historic urge to install a Black man as President for the first time​

Powell's endorsement of Shrillary is understandable:

* Rump is ignorant, arrogant, amoral, unethical, incompetent, was highly toxic and was a closet autocrat; Shrillary was the only alternative​

Powell's endorsement of Biden is understandable:

* Rump is ignorant, arrogant, amoral, unethical, incompetent, is highly toxic and is a proven autocrat; Biden is the only alternative​

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General Colin Powell has been a Conservative in the classical sense for virtually his entire adult life.

It is becoming fashionable (and patriotic) amongst Conservatives to disassociate one's self from the Orange Baboon-God temple-cult.

General Powell was (and is) a pioneer in that trend, leading by example.

Thank God.

 

[j-mac]

General Colin Powell has been a Conservative in the classical sense for virtually his entire adult life.

Do you have any recent writings, statements, anything? Proving this statement by you?

Show me how his choices conform to these accepted standards...

Classical Conservatism

• mixed view of human nature
• self-interest eventually harmful
• society is organic whole
• equality is not important
• society is hierarchy of layers
• elites have right to rule but responsibilities for welfare of others: "noblesse oblige"
• stability of society paramount
• law & order
• customs & traditions are important
• responsibilities & civil liberties of citizens, plus privileges for elites
• limited electorate
• mixed views on economy

Two Varieties of Modern Conservatism

Common beliefs:

• universal franchise
• traditional values should only be changed slowly
• upward (and downward) mobility replaces permanent strata in society

Neo-Conservatism:

• limited government involvement in the economy
• very limited range of social welfare programs
• increased government protection of morality
• emphasis on populism
• maintain traditional social values
• distrust of trade unionism

Classical Conservatism

 

[kaz]

...Powell just endorsed a socialist Democrat for the fourth time...

Rubbish. Most Democrats are NOT Socialists.

...Obama twice, Hillary and Biden

Obumble is not a Socialist.

Shrillary is not a Socialist.

Sleepy Old Uncle Joe is not a Socialist.

Powell's endorsement of Obumble is understandable:

* McCain did not appeal to Powell in 2008​

* Romney did not appeal to Powell in 2012​

* Obumble was Black, and it's a good bet that Powell felt some historic urge to install a Black man as President for the first time​

Powell's endorsement of Shrillary is understandable:

* Rump is ignorant, arrogant, amoral, unethical, incompetent, was highly toxic and was a closet autocrat; Shrillary was the only alternative​

Powell's endorsement of Biden is understandable:

* Rump is ignorant, arrogant, amoral, unethical, incompetent, is highly toxic and is a proven autocrat; Biden is the only alternative​

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General Colin Powell has been a Conservative in the classical sense for virtually his entire adult life.

It is becoming fashionable (and patriotic) amongst Conservatives to disassociate one's self from the Orange Baboon-God temple-cult.

General Powell was (and is) a pioneer in that trend, leading by example.

Thank God.

Huh. So a dyed in the wool Democrat thinks it's reasonable for a "true conservative" to endorse the Democrat. Wow, never would have seen that coming.

Oh and Democrats aren't socialist even though they want government to control the economy and take over healthcare, energy, financial services and regulate, tax and restrict other businesses. Wow, it all makes sense now. Thanks!

 

[Kondor3]

...Huh. So a dyed in the wool Democrat...

Nope. My voting track record runs: Nixon, Carter, Anderson, Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton (Bubba), Bush 43, Obama, Clinton (Shrillary). I'm presently registered as a (D) but I have no loyalty to either party. I vote based on the times and the needs of the country and the candidate and the platform. I despise blind partisanship.

...thinks it's reasonable for a "true conservative" to endorse the Democrat...

Indeed. When the so-called 'conservative standard bearer' is a liar and cheat and bankrupt and womanizer and ignorant and inarticulate and tyrannical.

...Wow, never would have seen that coming...

That's because you're incapable of putting Country ahead of Party.

...Oh and Democrats aren't socialist even though they want government to control the economy...

Not control... merely act as both stimulus and brake, and as a safeguard against Robber Barons and the One Percenters phukking-over everyone else.

...and take over healthcare...

Well... you've got me there... I'm not real keen on that one either, but I'll take Socialized Medicine over a Rumpian existential threat to democracy, any day.

...energy...

You've got me there, too... time to start pushing renewable energy solutions... it will be painful... but it has to happen... and the longer we wait, the more painful.

...financial services ...

Regulate... not take over...

...and regulate, tax and restrict other businesses...

They DO tend to over-do it sometimes. Then again, laissez-faire doesn't work either; the Truth (workable solutions) usually lie somewhere in the Middle.

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Bottom line: better to have a Left-leaning government take a turn at the wheel then risk the continued weakening of our democratic institutions.

True Conservatives know that they've backed the wrong horse, know where this (November 3rd) is going, and will join their countrymen in eliminating the immediate Rumpian threat to the Republic, bite their lip for an election cycle or two and wait for better times, then try again when the dust settles.

 

[kaz]

...Huh. So a dyed in the wool Democrat...

Nope. My voting track record runs: Nixon, Carter, Anderson, Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton (Bubba), Bush 43, Obama, Clinton (Shrillary). I'm presently registered as a (D) but I have no loyalty to either party. I vote based on the times and the needs of the country and the candidate and the platform. I despise blind partisanship

You never voted for a Republican in your life, liar. You're advocating one socialist Democrat after another and you do nothing but pimp for Democrats. This thing of Democrats pretending you aren't Democrats is just lame, shallow and totally ineffective.

I didn't even vote for Trump and you call me party over country. You're just a useless twat

 

[Kondor3]

...You never voted for a Republican in your life, liar...

I do not lie if I can help it... far too much trouble to keep track of which lies you've told to which people... and I'm a lazy fellow in that regard.

And, specifically, I did not lie in presenting my own adult voting record. It is exactly as I outlined it, my little Internet Rumpian Cult-Worshiper.

I am a Centrist... I hold some Left -leaning positions... some Right -leaning positions... my loyalty is to the People, their Republic and its Constitution.

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You're advocating one socialist Democrat after another and you do nothing but pimp for Democrats...

Incorrect. I bash the crap out of Democrats on a regular basis, including Obumble and Shrillary. Much evidence in that vein exists in my historical content.

You, on the other hand, are intentionally (and rather ineffectively, I might add) enabling an arrogant, ignorant, dangerous and irrational autocrat-wannabe.

When was the last time you took a big bite out of the Republicans on any particular issue and hammered away at it for a while?

Hell, in my eyes, most Democrats couldn't find their a$$e$ with both hands in a well-lit room surrounded by mirrors, and most are highly untrustworthy.

But in 2020 I see them by far-and-away as the lesser of two Very Great Evils, given the idiocy and destructiveness demonstrated by Rump and his Minions.

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This thing of Democrats pretending you aren't Democrats is just lame, shallow and totally ineffective...

Only because your childish mind is incapable of conceding that grown-ups oftentimes hold a diversity of opinion that constitute a 'mixed bag' of positions.

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I didn't even vote for Trump and you call me party over country...

You are defending Rump... even if you didn't vote for him... you are vicious Rumpian attack-dog... you prize Party over Country.

...You're just a useless twat

Wrong gender, sonny, but, somehow, learning that a rabid Rumpian has difficulty with Gender Identification doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

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General Powell was correct in labeling Trump as both a liar and as a danger to the Nation.

Whites-Only dog-whistling aside... Trump is an existential danger to a Free Press and representative democracy in the United States.

Trump has to go on November 3rd.

 

[kaz]

You're advocating one socialist Democrat after another and you do nothing but pimp for Democrats...

Incorrect. I bash the crap out of Democrats on a regular basis, including Obumble and Shrillary. Much evidence in that vein exists in my historical content.

Bull shit. I have almost 60K posts on the site over the last decade and I've never seen you say ANYTHING about Democrats. I recognize you as a leftist automaton as soon as I see your name. I'd have noticed if I saw you do that.

And that while you say to disagree with you is to put party over country. You say that to someone who didn't even vote for Trump. You're just another nasty leftist who pretends you have some sort of decency and openness while you prove you don't

 

[whitehall]

Wow, we trusted this guy so much that he was promoted to General but he can't figure out that Biden has mental lapses and sometimes engages in inappropriate behavior? Thank God Powell retired

 

[Kondor3]

You're advocating one socialist Democrat after another and you do nothing but pimp for Democrats...

Incorrect. I bash the crap out of Democrats on a regular basis, including Obumble and Shrillary. Much evidence in that vein exists in my historical content.

Bull shit. I have almost 60K posts on the site over the last decade and I've never seen you say ANYTHING about Democrats. I recognize you as a leftist automaton as soon as I see your name. I'd have noticed if I saw you do that.

And that while you say to disagree with you is to put party over country. You say that to someone who didn't even vote for Trump. You're just another nasty leftist who pretends you have some sort of decency and openness while you prove you don't

You tell 'em, my little Internet Tiger...

Now... returning to the topic at-hand...

General Powell was correct in labeling Trump as both a liar and as a danger to the Nation...

It took courage to come out of retirement and to re-engage on that score in the face of certain criticism and personal attacks...

The kind of courage that comes naturally to an honorable warrior and public servant looking to perform penance for the mistake that cost him the Presidency...

Leadership By Example... something that the Orange Baboon-God has never understood and which he will never master.

 

[Kondor3]

Wow, we trusted this guy so much that he was promoted to General but he can't figure out that Biden has mental lapses and sometimes engages in inappropriate behavior? Thank God Powell retired

Better someone with a hidden stutter who is beginning to slow down a bit mentally than an arrogant, autocratic Robber Baron trying to rip the country apart.

 

[kaz]

You're advocating one socialist Democrat after another and you do nothing but pimp for Democrats...

Incorrect. I bash the crap out of Democrats on a regular basis, including Obumble and Shrillary. Much evidence in that vein exists in my historical content.

Bull shit. I have almost 60K posts on the site over the last decade and I've never seen you say ANYTHING about Democrats. I recognize you as a leftist automaton as soon as I see your name. I'd have noticed if I saw you do that.

And that while you say to disagree with you is to put party over country. You say that to someone who didn't even vote for Trump. You're just another nasty leftist who pretends you have some sort of decency and openness while you prove you don't

You tell 'em, my little Internet Tiger...

Now... returning to the topic at-hand...

General Powell was correct in labeling Trump as both a liar and as a danger to the Nation...

It took courage to come out of retirement and to re-engage on that score in the face of certain criticism and personal attacks...

The kind of courage that comes naturally to an honorable warrior and public servant looking to perform penance for the mistake that cost him the Presidency...

Leadership By Example... something that the Orange Baboon-God has never understood and which he will never master.

And you're a leftist melting down with Trump Derangement Syndrome. No one is less qualified than you are to say who is a "true conservative." Colin Powell is routinely now endorsing socialists. You don't know what you're talking about. It's not necessary for you to keep proving that