# Colin Powell endorses Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 19, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636 "2008-10-19T13:25:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/181 "2008-10-21T06:32:19Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > - it was in fact a critical part of the so-called [“Powell Doctrine.”](http://xkcd.com/56/) [Palin]“What part Charlie?”[/Palin] ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/182 "2008-10-21T06:47:17Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > wow. What a bombshell! Agreed. I never imagined Powell to be so passionate. Who else in the whole political world has the guts to say “so what if he WAS Muslim?” with such frankness. I honestly believe that if people like him said what they think more often, Democrats vs. Republicans would be more about political issues and less about demonizing the opposition. Whether you or anyone else agrees with his decision is irrelevant. If he had endorsed McCain at the end of that speech, it still would have been a pretty heroic thing to say. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/183 "2008-10-21T08:33:00Z")
As _The Daily Show_ pointed out tonight, like Obama, [Powell has associated with terrorists.](http://jewishworldreview.com/cols2/powell.arafat.jpg) Obviously, it was Powell’s love of terrorism that inspired him to endorse Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/184 "2008-10-21T11:40:06Z")
Also from Powell’s appearance: _Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no, that’s not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?_ A classy elegant guy who will spend the rest of his life atoning for his appearance at the Security Council. ([http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/colin\_powell\_endorses\_barack\_o\_1.html](http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/colin_powell_endorses_barack_o_1.html) \<==Why can’t I make nice links any more?) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/185 "2008-10-21T13:23:23Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > Also from Powell’s appearance: > > _Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no, that’s not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?_ For me, he’s already atoned, since he finally said what nobody else (even Obama) has had the balls to. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/186 "2008-10-21T13:43:26Z")
The reason he is for Obama is because he is black. Therefore the reason he backed Bush for 4 years was because he is white. There has to be some logic in there. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/187 "2008-10-21T16:51:10Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Powell’s endorsement impressed my husband, a Vietnam vet who pays no attention to politics and who has voted Republican as long as I’ve known him. This is heartening. It’s been a couple of days since the announcement; is there any evidence the needles on the pollsters’ meters have been given a twitch by the news? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/188 "2008-10-21T16:55:17Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The reason he is for Obama is because he is black. Therefore the reason he backed Bush for 4 years was because he is white. There has to be some logic in there. Sometimes Bush wore black shoes. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/189 "2008-10-21T17:17:04Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > Why can’t I make nice links any more?) Here’s what you do (without the spaces and parentheses, of course): [url= (your link)] text [/url] ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/190 "2008-10-21T17:36:23Z")
Or highlight the text you want to appear in the post before clicking the “Insert Link” icon. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/191 "2008-10-21T17:53:14Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > As _The Daily Show_ pointed out tonight, like Obama, [Powell has associated with terrorists.](http://jewishworldreview.com/cols2/powell.arafat.jpg) But he speaks some Yiddish. Wouldn’t that mean he’s in the hip pocket of the International Jewish Bankers? ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/192 "2008-10-21T17:55:31Z")
text [http://www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)…text text…[news](http://www.msnbc.com) ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636/193 "2008-10-23T14:24:24Z")
The way its going McCain s going to endorse Obama,at least that way he’ll be on the winning side and will be able to disassociate himself from the cringe making embarassment that is Palin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama/468636.md?page=9)