*Colin Powell went in on his own Republican Party during an interview on “Meet the Press” Sunday, calling out some “former governors” as using racist statements to describe President Obama and noting that there is a “dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party.”
“What do I mean by that?,” he explained. “What I mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities.”
Powell specifically pointed to October 2012 comments by former Alaska Gov. and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
“When I see a former governor say that the president is ‘shuckin’ and jivin’ — that’s a racial-era slave term,” Powell said, referring to Palin’s words on Obama’s response.
He also brought up another “former governor” who described President Obama’s as “lazy” during his first 2012 presidential campaign debate with Mitt Romney. Powell told host David Gregory that the word “may not mean anything to most Americans, but to those of us who are African Americans, the second word is ‘shiftless’ and then there’s a third word that goes along with it,” when racists describe African Americans.
Powell added that Republicans had become too preoccupied with the candidate-selection process, losing sight of the group’s overall message.
“You’ve got to think first about what’s the party actually going to represent,” Powell said. “If it’s just going to represent the far right wing of the political spectrum, I think the party is in difficulty. I’m a moderate, but I’m still a Republican.” [Watch below.]
Powell was the first African American to fill the role of Secretary Of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001-05. Despite maintaining his allegiance to the Republican Party, Powell has been an ardent supporter for President Barack Obama, giving him a 2008 vote and a 2012 endorsement.
“I think we ought to keep on the track we are on,” said Powell in October 2012, commending Obama on the economy and Iraq War.
Top Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu turned heads after the announcement, suggesting that Powell’s Obama endorsement was motivated by race. That statement prompted former Powell Chief Of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson to make Republican-Party comments similar in nature to Powell’s Sunday remarks. My party, unfortunately, is the bastion of those people — not all of them, but most of them — who are still basing their positions on race. Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists, and the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out of the White House has nothing to do with the content of his character, nothing to do with his competence as commander-in-chief and president, and everything to do with the color of his skin, and that’s despicable.
I am a Colin Powell fan but since when did callin someone lazy equate to evoking racism.
It should mandatory (even for illegals like you) to study AMERICAN history before jumping the border.
I know a lot of hard working illegals who make better citizens than some Americans who want something for nothing
Wow, she really did it. Gayle K said something patently ignorant. I was always wondering why folks be clownin’, but it’s quite obvious that you’re either looking to start something or part of that “other” group. A cornball sister, to put it plainly.
She’s part of the ‘other’ group. Have you noticed how she defends the poker faced murderer of Trayvon Martin? She a demonic illegal trying to have a voice where she’s not wanted or needed.
Gayle has a point…but only to a degree. “Lazy” is considered a racist term when it’s directed at black folk…by white folk. That’s rather historical
Blacks calling each other lazy isn’t considered racism.
But how much worse is calling a black man “lazy” than “clean and articulate?”
Why do “We” (wink!) even bother responding to the obvious BS “troll/molerism” that is the likes of a…Gayke K.? We see the shyt for WTF it is….a weak ass attempt at pissin “Us” (wink again!) off, by saying some of THE most IGnant shyt thought of! Come to think of it?, ONLY “her kind” (still winkin, y’all!) are the ones stupid enough to say/think the shyt she does. Which begs the question…WTF is she even “heeeeeeaaaaaaah”!!??? It’s b/c of what I just posted….”troll/molerism”. It ain’t like “she kind” (last wink!) DOESN’T have their own sites n shyt so…WTF!? Seeeeee what I meeeeean!? Fkn insensitive bigot ass ….”stole away”. Either she is too dumb to be silent or too fkn “racist” to be silent. Eithah waaaaaay (said like Katt!) she doesn’t belong up in hurr. So….GTFOH. (I know it’s a “free country” n all, but still!!) The End./Chuuuuuuuuch!/All Day!
You’re exactly right and I agree with you, Gayle only comments the it does just for the attention. We all know by now this simple minded little troll Gayle K is spokesperson for all those sell outs and blazing racist out there.
HELlo, HOLlah, you diiiiiiiiig!? >
My attitude eeah?, fk a bigot…stupid or strategic, foreign or domestic!
“…You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig!…”
– Senator Barrack Hussein Obama, talking about Governor Sarah Palin
“….Segregationist Manifesto, Opposed Brown vs Board, Opposed all Civil Rights Acts…”
– Democrat Senator J. William Fulbright (mentor to Bill Clinton)
“…If it hadn’t been for him I don’t think I’d be here today…”
– Democrat President Bill Clinton (on his mentor Fulbright)
“….In The Past, Obama Would Be Carrying our Bags…”
– Democrat President Bill Clinton (speaking to Ted Kennedy)
“…Our rage at the white world needed no object, he seemed to be telling me, no independent confirmation; it could be switched on and off at our pleasure…”
– Democrat President Barrack Obama (Dreams of my fathers)
“…Sorry. I’m going to shuck and jive! Time to schuck and jive…”
– Democrat Jay Carney, White House Press Secretary
Fact check. The first one to use the phrase shuckin and jivin was the Demo. Gov of liberal New York in reference to then candidate Obama in the primary against Hillary
Mr. Powell seems to be getting dementia. Calling someone a racist for the examples he gave is really reaching. It’s down right evil to make stuff up to hurt another person. I’m on Sarah’s side here.
Sarah Barracuda Palin is an unabashed racist and all you have to do review her record to know that! You two must be from the same dog!
Watching the Republican national convention reminded me of the 50′s when all you saw on television was white people: white news anchors, white children on kids shows, white TV dramas, white soap operas. Even when they needed Asian actors they used white people dressed up to look like Asians (ala charlie chan)
The Republican convention was a replay of the 50′s television.
A sea of white faces.
When will this country realize that in a few years those white faces will all be members of a minority party too?
HA! Yeah me too!
Looked just like the faces of Obama’s high-level appointments hunh?