Colin Powell and and McCain and Sarah Palin

Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama for President and not John McCain. This is a man who was Chairman of the Joint Chieff of Staff, highest position in the US Military. He was National Security Adviser and Secretary of State. No man or woman has higher qualifications on who should run this country and its' military and foreign policy. The only question I have, when is the rightwing smear campaign about to begin on Gen Powell? For a group that supposedly supports members of the military I bet they smear this fine man's character. Sarah Palin, she of the secessionist family ties, talked about in a speech about a "pro-America" region of America. So those Americans who died in the WTC attack weren't pro-America, Ms. Palin or were you talking about other parts of America? Which parts do you mean? It seems pro America regions are only those that support her. Mrs. Palin has said to would be protestors, actually supporters of hers, at a rally that they should thank the troops for their right to protest. An ok statement if it was made to both sides of this presidential race but I find it ironic that never is such a statement made by conservatives about conservatives protesting against Democrats. Only Democrats protesting against Republicans. Why? Because the implication in such a statement is that those who disagree with people like McCain and Palin and Rush Limbaugh are that they are not true Americans, that they kind of hate America and are abusing their freedom so they should feel guilty by using their free speech rights. Mrs. Palin people aren’t protesting against the military, they are protesting against you and McCain and the GOP establishment that has failed this great country for so long so stop hiding behind the troops. If you need to defend yourself then defend your policies. Defend your accepting favors as Governor of Alaska. Defend your abuse of authority as Governor of Alaska including firing the Public Safety Commissioner of the State of Alaska. Don’t hide behind our brave troops Ms. Palin. The right to dissent, the right to protest is what America is built upon. We aren’t a nation of individuals who say, ok to whatever the government says and wants but questions are government when need be. If a policy or war is wrong then it should be questioned even if the Sean Hannitys of the world (who questioned the Bosnian war by the way) don’t like it. Finally what about John McCain’s connections? He has on his staff, Rick Davis, Charlie Black and others men who lobbied on behalf of dictators in Philippines, Zaire etc. He tried to get an entry visa for Russian Oligarch and mobster Oleg Depraska. He served on a board that was involved with death squads in Central America and that board had connections even with Klaus Barbie, one of Hitler’s Nazis. Was McCain connection to these individuals and despicable actions no but if serving on a board is reason to state one shouldn’t be President (as with Obama and Bill Ayers) then shouldn’t that be a reason against McCain? Lastly who else was on Ayers and Obama’s Board? None other then Arnold Weber, McCain donor and aide to both Nixon and Reagan.


Palin more pro-American?:

Sarah Palin talked about in a speech about a "pro-America" region of America. So those Americans who died in the WTC attack weren't pro-America, Ms. Palin or were you talking about other parts of America? Which parts do you mean? It seems pro America regions are only those that support her. Mrs. Palin has said to would be protestors, actually supporters of hers, at a rally that they should thank the troops for their right to protest. An ok statement if it was made to both sides of this presidential race but I find it ironic that never is such a statement made by conservatives about conservatives protesting against Democrats. Only Democrats protesting against Republicans. Why? Because the implication in such a statement is that those who disagree with people like McCain and Palin and Rush Limbaugh are that they are not true Americans, that they kind of hate America and are abusing their freedom so they should feel guilty by using their free speech rights. Mrs. Palin people aren’t protesting against the military, they are protesting against you and McCain and the GOP establishment that has failed this great country for so long so stop hiding behind the troops. If you need to defend yourself then defend your policies. Defend your accepting favors as Governor of Alaska. Defend your abuse of authority as Governor of Alaska including firing the Public Safety Commissioner of the State of Alaska. Don’t hide behind our brave troops Ms. Palin. The right to dissent, the right to protest is what America is built upon. We aren’t a nation of individuals who say, ok to whatever the government says and wants but questions are government when need be. If a policy or war is wrong then it should be questioned even if the Rush Limbaughs of talk radio (who opposed the Bosnian war by the way) don’t like it. North Carolina congressman Robin Hayes stated at an McCain rally, "Liberals hate real Americans that work and achieve and believe in God." I hope and wish this isn't what the GOP stands for today. I hope and wish this isn't the view of the average conservative and republican. I don't think it does, I think it represents only a fringe of the GOP. Neither fringe of both parties does their side justice. Liberals and conservatives have their disagreements, as they always have since the founding of the Republic in the 18th century but the idea that rank and file liberals who work and achieve and pay taxes and quite frequently go to church hate those who also do the same exact things, is absurd. GOP congresswoman wants us to investigate members of congress if they are "pro-America or anti-America." I didn't know when the congresswoman became the judge of what a true American was in Congress or society and the idea we engage in witchhunts in order to appease Ms. Bachman is absurd. We shouldn't be trying to divide ourselves as a nation.
Finally what about John McCain’s connections? He has on his staff, Rick Davis, Charlie Black and others men who lobbied on behalf of dictators in Philippines, Zaire etc. He tried to get an entry visa for Russian Oligarch and mobster Oleg Depraska. He served on a board that was involved with death squads in Central America and that board had connections even with Klaus Barbie, one of Hitler’s Nazis. Was McCain connection to these individuals and despicable actions no but if serving on a board is reason to state one shouldn’t be President (as with Obama and Bill Ayers) then shouldn’t that be a reason against McCain? Lastly who else was on Ayers and Obama’s Board? None other then Arnold Weber, McCain donor and aide to both Nixon and Reagan.