General Colin Powell Gets His Revenge

By endorsing Obama General Powell finally got his revenge. Many narrow-minded old washed up white men will immediately say the endorsement was a “race thing.” They are wrong. Powell has always publicly stated that he’s an American first and foremost. Shame any American has to say that. It should be obvious, but with the likes of the Congressperson from Minnesota calling for an investigation of members of the congress to determine who is pro and who is anti-American, what can you expect?

The very old white men who made the wrong decisions in their youth and early ages that have landed themselves in virtual poverty now during their declining age, (and consequently they are unable to earn 25%, or less in minimum wages, of what they used to earn) are now opting for “conservatism.” Powell, whom they once held out as an example of the “black” that they would vote for, now has suddenly become a “race man.” These very down-and-outers will now turn on a dime and denounce Powell. These down-and-outers have found an easy way to spend the rest of their lives: They let the likes of Savage and Lambaugh (these very rich demagogues) do all of their thinking.

McCain’s campaign represents a bunch of angry white men, not the least of which is the candidate himself, who have been so persuaded by angry white men talk shows who now see their preferences slipping away that they have become rampant racist and misogynists, succumbing to the most vile anti-intellectual thought processes.

“Joe, the Plumber” represents these folks with his simplistic mentality: he makes less than $40 thousand a year; he is against social security (I bet most of these angry white men won’t think of giving up their monthly social security pittance check); he is against welfare for minorities; he blames the current economic problems on minorities, diversity, affirmative action—without s single thought about Palin being the very poster-child for everything wrong with affirmative action, e.g. appointing rabidly unqualified, ignorant, audacious, blabber-mouth liars to positions for which they are not just unqualified but nonqualified.

Three is nothing racial about General Powell’s endorsement of Obama—the General just got his revenge and now perhaps he can sleep a little better knowing that his legacy may be enhanced since Obama represents diplomacy first as Powell tried to do before he was drowned out by W’s neo-cons.

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