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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'd say that it made an impression upon me. I respect Mr. Powell very much and have since the Gulf War. His statement was clear, concise and with alot of logic and temper.
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The country would be well served with more clear and concise statements like this:
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Powell also spoke passionately against the insinuations by some Republicans that Obama is a Muslim.
"Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian," he said.
"But the really right answer is, what if he is? 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? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, 'He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.' This is not the way we should be doing it in America."
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As well as Powell's response to McCain's latest claim that Obama is a socialist:
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We can't judge our people and hold our elections on that kind of basis. Yes, that kind of negativity troubled me.
And the constant shifting of the argument, I was troubled a couple of weeks ago when in the middle of the crisis the campaign said 'we're going to go negative,' and they announced it. 'We're going to go negative and attack his character through Bill Ayers.'
Now I guess the message this week is we're going to call him a socialist. Mr. Obama is now a socialist, because he dares to suggest that maybe we ought to look at the tax structure that we have. Taxes are always a redistribution of money. Most of the taxes that are redistributed go back to those who pay them, in roads and airports and hospitals and schools. And taxes are necessary for the common good. And there's nothing wrong with examining what our tax structure is or who should be paying more or who should be paying les, and for us to say that makes you a socialist is an unfortunate characterization that I don't think is accurate.
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Last edited by dc_dux; 10-19-2008 at 11:24 AM..
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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