Theres been much made that Powell might not return for the 2nd term. That would do much for his credibility
"When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people off!" Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 3:18 AM Subject: Re: Colin Powell: "This is BS" > you think he will be re-elected? > > Michael Dinowitz writes: > > > Unfortunately, it will be more of the same. The whole road map being forced > > (illegally) down Israel's throat is being done for one reason and one reason > > only; re-election. We'll have more Bush, more Cheney, more Powell, more of the > > same. > > > > > > > If n fact he is just another mouth piece, no. Last thing we need is more of > > > the same. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > Michael Dinowitz writes: > > > > > > > His backstory once made him very attractive to me as a candidate. Problem > > is, > > > > he's become just another mouthpiece for the powers that be and is just not > > > > someone I'd vote for anymore. > > > > Just as an aside, let me throw this into the mix. > > > > > > http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/iraq/powelldoctrine_short > > > > .html > > > > His military doctrine about when and how to use force. Seems he feel it only > > > > applies to himself, not to others.... > > > > > > > > > I dunno... I could conceive of voting for him and I am sure as hell not a > > > > > Republican. This may change if he appears to have been dishonest. I also > > > > > wondered if he wasn't the source for that story. > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > jon hall writes: > > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps it may appear so on the surface, but I really can't agree. The > > > > > > administration want's Powell to be a "yes man", but obviously he > > > > > > doesn't like it. Cheney is the one who originally wrote the BS in the > > > > > > first place. > > > > > > Much has been made about Powell disagreeing with the administration on > > > > > > a lot of issues. The problem is that he is outnumbered in the White > > > > > > House with Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Rice usually lining up against him. > > > > > > > > > > > > My take is the almost extreme opposite of this somehow being a sign of > > > > > > weakness on Powell's part. I see it as a sign of strength that he > > > > > > disagree's so much with the party line, but refuses to try and make it > > > > > > an issue of right and wrong in the public eye. Especially since the > > > > > > American voter only really cares about the truth when their party > > > > > > doesn't have the White House. I doubt Powell would have gained more > > > > > > Democratic supporters than Republican supporters he would have lost if > > > > > > he refused to go along with the White House. > > > > > > > > > > > > When it comes down to it, the first black man to have a chance of > > > > > > becoming President has more important things to worry about than > > > > > > whether or not one reason to go to war with Iraq is better than > > > > > > another. > > > > > > He has a strong support base on the right currently and can't > > > > > > let the media screw up his image by painting him as a maverick, and I > > > > > > can't help but draw a parallel between David Palmer in the show 24, > > > > > > and Powell. Playing ball now will go a long way in the future. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > jon > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > Monday, June 2, 2003, 10:24:00 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > MD> Powell, who I once thought I respected, is nothing more than a "yes > > man" > > > > for > > > > > > MD> Bush and the forces in the state department. He is definitely not in > > > > charge of > > > > > > MD> anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On the evening of February 1, two dozen American officials gathered > > in a > > > > > > MD> spacious conference room at the Central Intelligence Agency in > > Langley, > > > > Va. The > > > > > > MD> time had come to make the public case for war against Iraq. For six > > > > hours that > > > > > > MD> Saturday, the men and women of the Bush administration argued about > > what > > > > > > MD> Secretary of State Colin Powell should--and should not--say at the > > > > United > > > > > > MD> Nations Security Council four days later. Not all the secret > > > > intelligence about > > > > > > MD> Saddam Hussein's misdeeds, they found, stood up to close scrutiny. > > At > > > > one point > > > > > > MD> during the rehearsal, Powell tossed several pages in the air. "I'm > > not > > > > reading > > > > > > MD> this," he declared. "This is bulls- - -." > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/030609/usnews/9intell.htm > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
