HuffPost's Ognibene: How Obama is Winning Veterans

[featherman]

"Colin Powell's announcement on Sunday that he is supporting Barack Obama for President dominated the news, as well as it should. The chattering class appears to regard it a one-off event. But is it?

Far removed from the public glare, Obama has, for some time, been meeting with retired senior officers and other influential veterans and gaining their confidence.* Some, including Powell's longtime chief of staff, Larry Wilkerson, are actively campaigning for Obama.

Colin Powell made up his own mind, but the support of veterans backing Obama - Wilkerson included -may have been among the factors that led to Powell's stunning announcement."

Full report at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-j-ognibene/how-obama-is-winning-vete_b_136501.html

[CatWoman]

1. Dick Gregory was on the radio today

and he said pretty much the same thing: Powell's endorsement was directed towards the military vote.

he noted that it was no small wonder that at the time Obama was in NC - home of several large military bases.