What a piece of crap.

His comment about Powell making this a racial decision is meant to inflame racial hatred among the Republican base.

His comment does not make sense at all. Powell supported Al Sharpton when he was running or Jesse Jackson or any other Democrat, NO.

If Powell supported McCain it would be that he is supporting a white person?

Powell did not make any comments to suggest his decision was race based “0″.

Limbaugh followers are like sheep walking off a cliff, this time it is looseing an election to Obama. After he is elected we will hear Republican’s whine and cry for trying to clean up after the elephant who could not hold it’s bowls.

The word intellectual was invented just like all words. Unlike a word like blue or sour, the word intellectual assumes many things and aspires to many poses ( if a word can aspire on its own). There are many definitions to the word today in the English language alone. The one I speak of is when an individual is involved in erudite ideas and theories often without even experiencing or acting on them, but as a back seat driver or a Monday morning quarterback. There are also, in my opinion, many cultural “intellectuals” who claim authority over the arts i.e. dance, paintings, sculpture, music, food, wine, etc, etc who in their assumed positions wield economic and media power over many weaker people as they impose their views and values on un suspecting folks.

I believe most Americans are smarter than those types of intellectuals because they have common sense. Just because someone tells them a certain wine is the best with fish, or they should love a painting because it was painted by so and so, doesn’t mean that it is the best for them. Common sense tells us when something doesn’t taste or smell, or look right for each of us individually and some of us collectively. Regarding Obama’s socialistic views of our economy, “if it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck, if it looks like a duck, there is a good chance it is a duck”.

Just take your head out of the sand and read ALL investigative reports about ALL of the candidates from ALL points of view as I do and don’t allow yourself preconceived political or social bias as you do and you will see the obvious through unclouded eyes. Nobody out there is perfect, some are just worse.

When you speak of reasoned debate do you refer to our elected leaders in congress? If so you need only to watch C-span once to see the “intellectual diasporas” that embarrass me to watch them.

My comment about fear was pure cynicism, not meant seriously. There is nothing to fear from an Obama/Biden presidency any more than any other. I have faith in the American people. Whatever happens, thank God we still live in a free society and as a people we can influence our government thanks to our founding fathers.

Thank you for you comments please do not construe this as anything but constructive debate,
David

‘Most Americans are not intellectuals (thank God),…’

I am assuming you are using a generally accepted definition of ‘intellectual’?:

‘An intellectual (from the adjective meaning “involving thought and reason”) is a person who tries to use his or her intelligence and analytical thinking, either in their profession or for the benefit of personal pursuits’.

In your opinion then most Americans do not possess or indeed do not use their intellect or analytical reasoning in their lives? This accusation is certainly not true and it is broadly offensive. What motivates you to make such a statement and what makes you think God might congratulate you on your damning analysis of his creation?

‘You can intellectualize the state of our nation and the state of our complicity in world affairs all day long but what we are in constant need of is regular old hard working action by common sense folks’.

I agree, America needs good hard working people to get itself out of its growing economic and foreign political strife. You appear to be suggesting however that reasoned debate and thoughtful analysis should be exclusive of this? What leads you to this conclusion?

‘His record as a community leader is miserable. He cohorted with criminals to gain footing and he accomplished little or nothing. His congressional record regarding initiation of good for the nation, and voting record also, lacks any substance…’

You have made some very broad statements here on Barrack Obama’s career and by extension, his character. But statments alone do not make them true. Can you use some fact based reasoned analysis in order to back these up?

You appear to think broadly that ‘the American people’ are frightened of Senator Obama and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. According to todays independent polls more that half of all American registered voters are not of this opinion. As for the resting of the voting public, why do you assume that fear is the motivating factor behind their politics?

Really, can you say that about the last eight years?

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Anne,

You really would rather have another Republican steering this sinking ship? I think we’ve seen how great they can do the last eight years.

http://www.diarytech.com/blog/1-general/3-powell-will-have-a-role-in-obama-administration.html

1. McCain’s erratic response to the economic crisis
2. The Palin pick
3. McCain’s negative campaigning

Instead you just dropped some right-wing talking points. And, btw, there are no socialistic governments in Europe anymore.