Colin Powell speaks to Republicans re: Trump support (Finally)

[Grasswire2]

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[katmondoo]

1. This is the first time Colon Powell spoke about Trump.

[Grasswire2]

2. I'll take it.

Better than continued silence.

[lunatica]

47. Like in Gone With The Wind, I say this about anything he says

What is he championing here? Returning to the halcyon days of George Bush’s eternal wars?

[Grasswire2]

57. I do pay attention.

Only because he has the ear of establishment non-Trump Republicans.

[lunatica]

58. He's asking them to rise up as decent Republicans

of which those who exist, maybe, have quit or left the Republican Party. He’s beating a dead horse.

[Grasswire2]

3. Let Trump attack Powell.

That will be good to see who steps up.

[BadgerMom]

15. No Republican will.

[AllyCat]

45. They won't. They are completely corrupt and cowardly.

[NCLefty]

66. They barely defended McCain after Trump said he wasn't a war hero.

And some of those who did wouldn't mention Trump (the actual offender) in their comments.

[shanti]

4. So....they're cowards

gotcha.

[Voltaire2]

5. how about some powerpoint clip-art to prove your point, war criminal Powell?

[BamaRefugee]

25. BRILLIANT!

[usaf-vet]

32. No wonder no one wants to come out and attack Trump. They know they are going to get shot at....

...either by their own party OR by folks who want to try and settle old grievances.

RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO GET RID OF TRUMP AND HIS CABAL OF GRIFTERS.
We need anyone and everyone who has any standing to call Trump out.

I'm happy to let history deal with Powell, Cheney, Bush and the rest of that OLD cabal. Nothing we say today is going to change the past.

I would love to be able to call out Kennedy, Nixon, LBJ, Westmoreland, McNamara, and others who got us into Vietnam. Starting with the lie of the attack on a Naval vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin. BUT my anger would not remove one name from the Vietnam Wall. Including my high school classmates who were KIA in South Vietnam.

Trump is the enemy now. He is the one that insults the memory of all who have served and died in defense of our country and it's Constitution.

USAF Medic
1965-1969

[Voltaire2]

34. Oops I forgot war criminal Powell is an avid du reader.

My bad.

Iraq is falling apart again, the disaster continues.

[usaf-vet]

40. And Trump IS STILL in the White House.

[emmaverybo]

55. They all did. They all put men like you there. I often think of how young beautiful people were

jumped straight from high school to death, injury, trauma. Thank you for your service and your
wisdom.

[ecstatic]

61. +1000. nt

[Poiuyt]

63. Well put

[stopdiggin]

64. thanks. a reasoned response.

Virtually ANY establishment Rebublican weighing in is good news. You don't have to invite the guy over for dinner.

[malaise]

38. I see what you did there

[McKim]

39. Excellent Comment!

Thank you for this. We must never forget his speech at the UN with “Guernica” hidden behind a curtain! For Shame!!!

[NotHardly]

41. Funny how brave he is for a war criminal...

[NWProf]

43. PowerPoint is a proven Republican talking point technique

Handled by a proven Republicon dispenser of the big lie, a PowerPoint just might get through to the rest of the lizard brains who need visual aids to interpret the world.

Like Uncle Bubbie said "It might not help, but it couldn't hoit"

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Repukes have a lot to answer for.

[Midnight Writer]

19. Yes, Powell had his own "Profiles in Courage" opportunity and choked on it.

[BamaRefugee]

26. What is that, Moscow Mitch's urine sample?

[lunatica]

42. Is your question sincere, or sarcasm?

My question is a sincere one.

[underpants]

37. Third Strike

My Lai massacre coverup
Iran-Contra "no ticket, no laundry"
Aaand THAT.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Where are the Bush brothers? Why so silent?

[struggle4progress]

8. I'd guess W is so brain-damaged from years of alcohol and cocaine abuse

that it's hard for him to follow much of anything

[flibbitygiblets]

14. W is probably painting foot portraits; Jeb(!) is pondering whether he can be the 2020 nominee

which would explain their silence. Kasich and anyone else who's managed to stay out of the trumpstain admin's wake are all dreaming of 2016 nomination 2.0...

[Grasswire2]

9. where's John Kasich, too?

Preserving his electability?

For that matter, we haven't heard anything from Al Gore or Bill Clinton, have we?

[Funtatlaguy]

12. Yep, if Trump goes down, Kasich and Romney will swoop in.

[BadgerMom]

16. One scenario

1. Trump is impeached.

2. Pence steps up.

3. Powers that be (Ronna Romney McDaniels, anyone?) prevail upon him to appoint Mitt as VP.

4. Pence is impeached.

5. Mitt runs in 2020 as an incumbent, hailed by the MSM as a moral man of the middle. We’d be lucky in that instance not to have Nikki Haley as VP.

Such are my nightmares.

[Mr.Bill]

22. Remember, any VP Pence appoints

has to be approved by a majority of both houses of Congress. Pelosi still hold all the cards.

[lapfog_1]

24. A VP "appointment" requires the approval of both House and Senate

the House will never approve of Mitt (or any other Repuke)

[Tarc]

29. Democrats don't stonewall & obstruct just for the sake of it

No, we're not the Moscow Mitch-like Gatekeepers. Pelosi would naturally see to it that any absolute wingnut Trump-humping nominee...Steve King. Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz... but a non-insane nominee put up by Pence would go trough.

[lapfog_1]

30. Nope

Taking a page straight from Mitch... the elections are just 12 months (likely much less by the time this happens) away... so there are NO duties for the VP (other than to break ties in the Senate - which isn't likely right now), so Pelosi fulfills the only other duty of the VP (that of succeeding the President should he or she not be able to serve for any reason).

Pretty sure the Democrats will slow walk any appointment to the point of it expiring due to not being needed.

[Tarc]

49. "Taking a page straight from Mitch"

That's not a book anyone here is interested in reading, and an eye-for-an-eye is not a governing strategy.

[lapfog_1]

53. There is no reason to quickly confirm a VP appointment

none.

So why play into the GOPs hands on it?

And it won't be a year of delay... maybe at most 6 months. Donny isn't going anywhere until there is an impeachment in the House... and even then he may still rely on Mitch killing the Senate trial.

So, in the words of Dear Leader... this is a moat point. Filled with snakes.

[cwydro]

13. I've seen Kasich several times.

He’s been speaking up.

[DrToast]

28. +1

[lunatica]

44. Al Gore was interviewed by Chris Hayes recently

And, of course, the topic was mostly about climate change. But included in the interview was that Gore thinks Trump is a criminal who deserves impeachment. Bill Clinton, as an ex President probably feels constrained but Hillary is speaking out forcefully.

Ex Presidents are very careful about saying anything about current Presidents. But if you listen you can hear they’re all speaking out.

[Hoyt]

10. Ignorant white wingers who support trump aren't going to care what Powell says, unfortunately.

[BamaRefugee]

27. Took the words out of my mouth...

[UTUSN]

11. Note to Colon: So... "being terrified" was the key to your entire career?!1

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. it's the Cowardly Cult of Treason!

Can Russiapublicans ever again deal with truth, facts, and reason?

[czarjak]

18. Poor guy thinks he's a legitimate member of The Rich White Guy Party...

Talk about needing a grip.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

20. Just like an abuse victim

Scared to speak up lest the abuser trump gets angry and attacks them.
They are trauma bonded to trump.

[BootinUp]

21. It's like watching an iceberg melt. Nt

[samplegirl]

23. Years later I still have

little respect for anything Colin Powell has to say.
He had his chance years to come clean.

[lindysalsagal]

31. "This is not the way the country is supposed to be run."

FINALLY

[Iggo]

36. War Criminal says what?

Yeah, fuck him.

[scardycat]

33. We the people, not me the president should be a mantra n/t

[Iggo]

35. Fuck that war criminal.

Let them eat each other.

[sellitman]

50. +1

Another common War Criminal on the loose.

Why would anyone care what he thought?

[Skittles]

65. agreed

I remember him waving a vial around, actively pimping for an insane war....people still die every day because of Bush INC

[pangaia]

46. Yeah, Colin. That's really brave.

Don't step up when nobody else will.

Wait until the battle is joined, then jump in.

Like some idiot suddenly jumping into the Boston Marathon just after heartbreak hill...

[LiberalLovinLug]

48. You're now next on his Twitter list Colin

As the tide finally turns, more and more of these cowards that were too afraid to say anything for two fricken years are jumping off ship. Its better late than never I guess.

[FakeNoose]

51. Poor, poor Mr. Powell - he thinks the GOP can save itself

We all know it's not worth saving.

[Chemisse]

52. I appreciate him saying this. The more Republicans who do, the more that will.

And the more that do, the harder it is for Trump to smear and attack them all at once.

[DrToast]

54. Same....this is a good thing

I don’t see much point in calling out his past faults, legitimate points they may be.

[milestogo]

56. Well, he held back long enough.

[Crunchy Frog]

59. I don't think they've listened to him since he addressed the United Nations

About WMD in Iraq.

[Doodley]

60. It needs many senior GOP figures, including Bush Jr on the same stage to get the message through.

[gibraltar72]

62. Closest thing to an honorable man left in Republican party.