Do you think the Dems are going to mention this quote from Powells book?

[NNN0LHI]

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In Secretary of State Colin Powell's autobiography, My American Journey, he says, "I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and well-placed managed to wangle slots in the Army Reserve and National Guard units... Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country."

[fleetus]

1. Republican's sure as hell won't. (n/t)

[NewHampshireDem]

2. Checked Quote on Amazon.com

Using their "Search Inside Books" feature, I was able to find the quote. It is legit, but does not indicate where it has been edited.

The whole paragraph is cited below, from page 144 of his book:

I particularly condemn the way our political leaders supplied the manpower for that war. The policies--determining who would be drafted and who would be deferred, who would serve and who would escape, who would die and who would live--were an antidemocratic disgrace. I can never forgive a leadership that said, in effect: These young men--poorer, less educated, less privledged--are expendable (someone described them as "economic cannon fodder"), but the rest are too good to risk. I am angry that so many of these sons of the powerful and well placed and so many professional athletes (who were probably healthier than any of us) managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to their country.

[olacan]

3. I am

almost finshed with his book, I am very impressed.

[cosmicdot]

4. I am angry that so many of these sons of the powerful and well placed

are messing with the FCC and our privacy and our ability to communicate ... and, sold out to the bad side ...