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	<title>Comments on: Colin Powell may support Democrat or Independent in ‘08</title>
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		<title>By: TerryD</title>
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		<dc:creator>TerryD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why are you people so stupid about John McCain.  He is in his 70s the Republicians know they are not going to win no matter who runs against John McCain.

So stop the B.S. about Barack Hussein Obama being the only one who can beat John McCain.

Hillary R Clinton will not only beat him she will expose the Republicians for the fraud, corruption and Enron connections to the Bush and Chaney&#039;s family.


John McCain has been given the honor of going down with the ship (The Republician Ship).  That is his reward for being a war-prisioner for the United States of America.

Now the Republicians can blame John McCain for losing the White House and not their own corruption and war mongering beliefs

People use your intuition, listen with your intellect and stop being swayed by ex-movie stars,(are you talking to me)  corrupt Kennedy ideals (hah) and the Oprama connection.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why are you people so stupid about John McCain.  He is in his 70s the Republicians know they are not going to win no matter who runs against John McCain.</p>
<p>So stop the B.S. about Barack Hussein Obama being the only one who can beat John McCain.</p>
<p>Hillary R Clinton will not only beat him she will expose the Republicians for the fraud, corruption and Enron connections to the Bush and Chaney's family.</p>
<p>John McCain has been given the honor of going down with the ship (The Republician Ship).  That is his reward for being a war-prisioner for the United States of America.</p>
<p>Now the Republicians can blame John McCain for losing the White House and not their own corruption and war mongering beliefs</p>
<p>People use your intuition, listen with your intellect and stop being swayed by ex-movie stars,(are you talking to me)  corrupt Kennedy ideals (hah) and the Oprama connection.</p>
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		<title>By: Bill Cochran</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bill Cochran</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Colin sounds like you are leaning toward Obama. Good Luck Colin, the neo cons let you hang shifting in the wind on WMD after you were force feed the &quot;CIA facts&quot; aka Tenant&#039;s &quot;slam dunk&quot; statements. Like the bottom feeding scum they are, they will probably &quot;Swift Boat&quot; you personally but not professionally.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Colin sounds like you are leaning toward Obama. Good Luck Colin, the neo cons let you hang shifting in the wind on WMD after you were force feed the "CIA facts" aka Tenant's "slam dunk" statements. Like the bottom feeding scum they are, they will probably "Swift Boat" you personally but not professionally.</p>
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		<title>By: TF08</title>
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		<dc:creator>TF08</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is it that all the old timers in Washington want to jump the Obama train?  Oh yeah, because &quot;YES WE CAN&quot; means he is their YES MAN.  I get it.  How stupid everyone is for believing that garbage!  He motivates and then delivers what?  Obama is an ostridge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is it that all the old timers in Washington want to jump the Obama train?  Oh yeah, because "YES WE CAN" means he is their YES MAN.  I get it.  How stupid everyone is for believing that garbage!  He motivates and then delivers what?  Obama is an ostridge.</p>
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		<title>By: Joyce Brumley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joyce Brumley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for Collin Powell&#039;s interview. Great !!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for Collin Powell's interview. Great !!!</p>
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		<title>By: Joyce Brumley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joyce Brumley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks Wolf for the great job that you and your team did to make the debates so interesting and informative. I&#039;ve watched them all and I appreciate them. The results have shown  great team reporting.I know how to vote on the issues that are important to me. You always ask the questions that I want answered. So thanks.
I will vote for Obama. I am a 75 yr old white female who is tired of the present white house staff. Hope I can help to change the congress as well.
I read your blog every day.
I don&#039;t trust McCain on immigration. He only says he will close the borders first. But has he changed anything else that he wanted on the amnesty bill. He refuses to answer when pushed about his citizenship promises.
Thanks Joyce
Texas</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Wolf for the great job that you and your team did to make the debates so interesting and informative. I've watched them all and I appreciate them. The results have shown  great team reporting.I know how to vote on the issues that are important to me. You always ask the questions that I want answered. So thanks.<br />
I will vote for Obama. I am a 75 yr old white female who is tired of the present white house staff. Hope I can help to change the congress as well.<br />
I read your blog every day.<br />
I don't trust McCain on immigration. He only says he will close the borders first. But has he changed anything else that he wanted on the amnesty bill. He refuses to answer when pushed about his citizenship promises.<br />
Thanks Joyce<br />
Texas</p>
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		<title>By: Toby James</title>
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		<dc:creator>Toby James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just want to ask the racists here a question...  What percentage of white people voted for white candidates back when Jesse Jackson was running?  Was the fact that they overwhelmingly voted for a white candidate reflective of inherent racism, or the fact they liked what that candidate stood for more than they liked what Jackson stood for?

Of course, in some cases it was one, and in others the other.  It&#039;s the same here.  Some black people vote for Obama because they want to see a black person win, and some because they like what he stands for.  If you want to get an idea as to the percentages of one group versus the other, think about it like this...  Obama&#039;s oratory reminds one in many ways of Martin Luther King Jr., who as you know, black people overwhelmingly hold in high regard because of what he stood for, not because he was black.  Case closed, bigotry exposed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just want to ask the racists here a question...  What percentage of white people voted for white candidates back when Jesse Jackson was running?  Was the fact that they overwhelmingly voted for a white candidate reflective of inherent racism, or the fact they liked what that candidate stood for more than they liked what Jackson stood for?</p>
<p>Of course, in some cases it was one, and in others the other.  It's the same here.  Some black people vote for Obama because they want to see a black person win, and some because they like what he stands for.  If you want to get an idea as to the percentages of one group versus the other, think about it like this...  Obama's oratory reminds one in many ways of Martin Luther King Jr., who as you know, black people overwhelmingly hold in high regard because of what he stood for, not because he was black.  Case closed, bigotry exposed.</p>
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		<title>By: JOEY</title>
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		<dc:creator>JOEY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WOMEN... I&#039;M SORRY I LOVE EVERYONE BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STOP BEING NAIVE AND STUBBORN FOR HILLARY. HILLARY IS NOT GOING TO WIN AGAINST MCCAIN! OBAMA HAS BEEN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL LONGER THAN HILLARY CLINTON. THERE WILL BE A WOMAN PRESIDENT AND ILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO VOTE FOR HER WHEN THE RIGHT WOMAN COMES. SO ASK ALL WOMEN TO RECONSIDER FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY. DEMOCRATS NEED THIS.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WOMEN... I'M SORRY I LOVE EVERYONE BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STOP BEING NAIVE AND STUBBORN FOR HILLARY. HILLARY IS NOT GOING TO WIN AGAINST MCCAIN! OBAMA HAS BEEN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL LONGER THAN HILLARY CLINTON. THERE WILL BE A WOMAN PRESIDENT AND ILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO VOTE FOR HER WHEN THE RIGHT WOMAN COMES. SO ASK ALL WOMEN TO RECONSIDER FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY. DEMOCRATS NEED THIS.</p>
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		<title>By: MJF</title>
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		<dc:creator>MJF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So the war criminal now says he&#039;s open to supporting a Democrat who would end the Iraq occupation. Maybe if he didn&#039;t so enthusiastically embrace the administrations intelligence findings (read: lies) and present them to the U.N. we wouldn&#039;t be spending billions on a useless, tragic war that has killed so many innocent people. He could have resigned instead of lying to the United Nations. He chose not to and that is his legacy. His current fans may defend him, but they will not be the ones who write the history books that will reflect his central role in starting a criminal war of aggression.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So the war criminal now says he's open to supporting a Democrat who would end the Iraq occupation. Maybe if he didn't so enthusiastically embrace the administrations intelligence findings (read: lies) and present them to the U.N. we wouldn't be spending billions on a useless, tragic war that has killed so many innocent people. He could have resigned instead of lying to the United Nations. He chose not to and that is his legacy. His current fans may defend him, but they will not be the ones who write the history books that will reflect his central role in starting a criminal war of aggression.</p>
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		<title>By: Karen, Jersey City</title>
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		<dc:creator>Karen, Jersey City</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Are my comments too offensive to be posted on the CNN website? Here they are again! I&#039;ve noticed a pattern with the moderators, they don&#039;t want too many positive Obama comments on their site... not sure why... ANYWAY!!!

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General Powell:

Thank you Sir ! I have always admired General Colin Powell for his service to our country and as a man of integrity. I truly hope and pray that General Powell will endorse Senator Barack Obama ! That alone will bring our great country together and make a great standing on the world stage. Countries across the world love General Powell and so do we!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are my comments too offensive to be posted on the CNN website? Here they are again! I've noticed a pattern with the moderators, they don't want too many positive Obama comments on their site... not sure why... ANYWAY!!!</p>
<p>-</p>
<p>General Powell:</p>
<p>Thank you Sir ! I have always admired General Colin Powell for his service to our country and as a man of integrity. I truly hope and pray that General Powell will endorse Senator Barack Obama ! That alone will bring our great country together and make a great standing on the world stage. Countries across the world love General Powell and so do we!</p>
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		<title>By: jasan</title>
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		<dc:creator>jasan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This miserable liar got us into the war in the first place with his &quot;support&quot; for the liar and chief, bush.  I think that the Democratic Party will do just fine without this bottom dwellers support...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This miserable liar got us into the war in the first place with his "support" for the liar and chief, bush.  I think that the Democratic Party will do just fine without this bottom dwellers support...</p>
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		<title>By: x32792</title>
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		<dc:creator>x32792</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How many lives and trillions of dollars could this one man have saved if he had been a real Patriot and told the truth to the UN about WMD in Iraq?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many lives and trillions of dollars could this one man have saved if he had been a real Patriot and told the truth to the UN about WMD in Iraq?</p>
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		<title>By: Jen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pfffft.  So what.  Colin Powell has lost all credibility.  Who cares about his opinion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pfffft.  So what.  Colin Powell has lost all credibility.  Who cares about his opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: Earl, Ohio</title>
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		<dc:creator>Earl, Ohio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope whomever wins the presidency considers brining Powell back into the Executive branch in a capacity that is respectful of his abilities and does not belittle his opinions. He is one of the few great Americans left in the political arena. I think h would be part of a great cabinet which included him as Secretary of Defense and John Edwards as Attorney General.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope whomever wins the presidency considers brining Powell back into the Executive branch in a capacity that is respectful of his abilities and does not belittle his opinions. He is one of the few great Americans left in the political arena. I think h would be part of a great cabinet which included him as Secretary of Defense and John Edwards as Attorney General.</p>
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		<title>By: kevin from alaska</title>
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		<dc:creator>kevin from alaska</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who cares?

This guy is one of the reasons we&#039;re in Iraq.

He should&#039;ve stepped up a lot bigger against the Bush machine. I lost a lot of respect for this man.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who cares?</p>
<p>This guy is one of the reasons we're in Iraq.</p>
<p>He should've stepped up a lot bigger against the Bush machine. I lost a lot of respect for this man.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe, KC</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe, KC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, Mike from Houston. You should look up Abraham Lincoln.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, Mike from Houston. You should look up Abraham Lincoln.</p>
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		<title>By: SecularAnimist</title>
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		<dc:creator>SecularAnimist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Colin Powell now says we need &quot;a vision that reaches out to the rest of the world, that starts to restore confidence in America, that starts to restore favorable ratings to America. Frankly, we&#039;ve lost a lot in recent years.&quot;

Indeed the USA has lost a lot of the world&#039;s confidence and has come to be viewed unfavorably in recent years, and Colin Powell has a large responsibility for that, from the time that he sat before the United States Security Council and unleashed a barrage of blatant, deliberate, elaborate, and sickening lies about what the Bush administration knew at the time to be a nonexistent &quot;threat&quot; from nonexistent &quot;Iraqi WMD.&quot;    Powell was right out in front trumpeting those lies alongside Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice, and thanks to the respect that many people had for him, he may have been the most effective liar of them all.  Powell has the blood of tens of thousands of murdered Iraqi civilians on his hands, and is every bit as culpable for the Bush administration&#039;s criminal war of unprovoked aggression against Iraq as Bush or Cheney or the other principals of the Bush administration.  But now he speaks of the world&#039;s loss of confidence and respect for the USA is something that &quot;just happened&quot; in &quot;recent years&quot; as though he had nothing to do with it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Colin Powell now says we need "a vision that reaches out to the rest of the world, that starts to restore confidence in America, that starts to restore favorable ratings to America. Frankly, we've lost a lot in recent years."</p>
<p>Indeed the USA has lost a lot of the world's confidence and has come to be viewed unfavorably in recent years, and Colin Powell has a large responsibility for that, from the time that he sat before the United States Security Council and unleashed a barrage of blatant, deliberate, elaborate, and sickening lies about what the Bush administration knew at the time to be a nonexistent "threat" from nonexistent "Iraqi WMD."    Powell was right out in front trumpeting those lies alongside Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice, and thanks to the respect that many people had for him, he may have been the most effective liar of them all.  Powell has the blood of tens of thousands of murdered Iraqi civilians on his hands, and is every bit as culpable for the Bush administration's criminal war of unprovoked aggression against Iraq as Bush or Cheney or the other principals of the Bush administration.  But now he speaks of the world's loss of confidence and respect for the USA is something that "just happened" in "recent years" as though he had nothing to do with it.</p>
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		<title>By: Minda Lillie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Minda Lillie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The first thing Powell said was that he is a republican.  If he were to support Obama, we know its for the same reason 88% of the African-American community is doing so.  Unfortunately it seems that its O.K. for people to vote because of  the skin color of the candidate, but not because of the gender?  Give me a break, I am so disgusted that this implies if your black, you might actually support the black guy, just because he is black.  What a farce.  Maybe we should all just let the men keep the White House they sure don&#039;t do a good job, but after all they won&#039;t vote for a woman.  That is so stupid!

We actually need someone who can do the job.  We have had enough of feel good candidates who people want to have a beer with like Bush.  What is it about this likability thing anyway.  I don&#039;t even care if I like or don&#039;t like the Pres.  What I care about is the policies they are trying to implement.  The reason I am for Hillary and not Obama is not because of race or gender.  Its because I think she is the most qualified for the job and I support universal health care, better education, steady foreign policy and better economic fairness and a rising tide instead of only the wealthy benefiting as in this administration.  McCain is more of the same and Obama is too inexperienced and too vague, and frankly can&#039;t do what he says he wants to do.  We all just can&#039;t get along because we all just don&#039;t agree.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first thing Powell said was that he is a republican.  If he were to support Obama, we know its for the same reason 88% of the African-American community is doing so.  Unfortunately it seems that its O.K. for people to vote because of  the skin color of the candidate, but not because of the gender?  Give me a break, I am so disgusted that this implies if your black, you might actually support the black guy, just because he is black.  What a farce.  Maybe we should all just let the men keep the White House they sure don't do a good job, but after all they won't vote for a woman.  That is so stupid!</p>
<p>We actually need someone who can do the job.  We have had enough of feel good candidates who people want to have a beer with like Bush.  What is it about this likability thing anyway.  I don't even care if I like or don't like the Pres.  What I care about is the policies they are trying to implement.  The reason I am for Hillary and not Obama is not because of race or gender.  Its because I think she is the most qualified for the job and I support universal health care, better education, steady foreign policy and better economic fairness and a rising tide instead of only the wealthy benefiting as in this administration.  McCain is more of the same and Obama is too inexperienced and too vague, and frankly can't do what he says he wants to do.  We all just can't get along because we all just don't agree.</p>
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		<title>By: Fuzz Leonard</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fuzz Leonard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All presidents begin their first terms with zero experience being president.  This is a tradition that goes back to George Washington.

Obama has as impressive as resume as anyone his age.  An age which the framers of the Constitution agreed was old enough to be president.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All presidents begin their first terms with zero experience being president.  This is a tradition that goes back to George Washington.</p>
<p>Obama has as impressive as resume as anyone his age.  An age which the framers of the Constitution agreed was old enough to be president.</p>
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		<title>By: Kathy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, Mike from Houston, Lincoln and Bill Clinton both had less experience than Obama. Clinton was younger, too.

Nice try, though.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, Mike from Houston, Lincoln and Bill Clinton both had less experience than Obama. Clinton was younger, too.</p>
<p>Nice try, though.</p>
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		<title>By: Jake, California</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jake, California</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So people are bound to hate anyone who give even a little positive comment about Obama...I didn&#039;t think Americans could be this hateful and irrational.

I see the tired experience thing cropping up again, didn&#039;t we decide that this was not significant?

Do you think Bush was inexperienced when he decided to go after Al Quaeda?
Do you think Hitler was inexperienced when he decided to conquer Europe and the world? 
What we should be looking at  now is how good are a person value judgment, decision making power and his/her ability to amicably work with all manner of people. 

For the presidency of the United States and any nation for that matter, these qualities  are very urgent and should take precedence over experience. To say that experience should take precedece over them would mean that only former presidents should become presidents again since they would have the required presidential experience..which makes no sense so since none of the current candidates running has any presidential experience, no one should be blowing hot air about any experience at all. 


There are jobs where experience can take precedence over  value judgment...For example, a Doctor needs to know exactly what to do for his/her patient....A computer engineer needs to be crisp with accuracy etc so yes these areas would probably  require more experience than value judgment!

We have had too many bad &#039;experiences&#039; with experienced people becoming presidents to the point that experience can only be a plus not a necessity for this job.
Obama has held elected office for 11years vs Hillary with 8years and so has the necessary plus experience in addition to his superb value judgment and amicability !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So people are bound to hate anyone who give even a little positive comment about Obama...I didn't think Americans could be this hateful and irrational.</p>
<p>I see the tired experience thing cropping up again, didn't we decide that this was not significant?</p>
<p>Do you think Bush was inexperienced when he decided to go after Al Quaeda?<br />
Do you think Hitler was inexperienced when he decided to conquer Europe and the world?<br />
What we should be looking at  now is how good are a person value judgment, decision making power and his/her ability to amicably work with all manner of people. </p>
<p>For the presidency of the United States and any nation for that matter, these qualities  are very urgent and should take precedence over experience. To say that experience should take precedece over them would mean that only former presidents should become presidents again since they would have the required presidential experience..which makes no sense so since none of the current candidates running has any presidential experience, no one should be blowing hot air about any experience at all. </p>
<p>There are jobs where experience can take precedence over  value judgment...For example, a Doctor needs to know exactly what to do for his/her patient....A computer engineer needs to be crisp with accuracy etc so yes these areas would probably  require more experience than value judgment!</p>
<p>We have had too many bad 'experiences' with experienced people becoming presidents to the point that experience can only be a plus not a necessity for this job.<br />
Obama has held elected office for 11years vs Hillary with 8years and so has the necessary plus experience in addition to his superb value judgment and amicability !</p>
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		<title>By: Bill in Claymont,DE</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bill in Claymont,DE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TO JOE IN WILM.DE; It&#039;s quite obvious who Powell is going to back, but only if he is the Democratic choice.This country has been and will be for a long time to come,DIVIDED.The BLACKS  have proven in the past that if a black man runs that&#039;s who they will vote for,just look at PHILA.And if you really want to see division then let Obama be the choice for the Democrats,thats just the way it is.I made my mind up who I was voting for before Obama got in the run.But if he is the choice I&#039;m voting for him.McCAIN IS JUST MORE BUSH!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TO JOE IN WILM.DE; It's quite obvious who Powell is going to back, but only if he is the Democratic choice.This country has been and will be for a long time to come,DIVIDED.The BLACKS  have proven in the past that if a black man runs that's who they will vote for,just look at PHILA.And if you really want to see division then let Obama be the choice for the Democrats,thats just the way it is.I made my mind up who I was voting for before Obama got in the run.But if he is the choice I'm voting for him.McCAIN IS JUST MORE BUSH!</p>
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		<title>By: AB</title>
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		<dc:creator>AB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m tired of hearing about experience, look at ALL the experience in Washington yet they voted the dumbest war in history.  Its costing  American&#039;s billions a month.  Where was all the experience when this dumb idea was being put to the vote.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm tired of hearing about experience, look at ALL the experience in Washington yet they voted the dumbest war in history.  Its costing  American's billions a month.  Where was all the experience when this dumb idea was being put to the vote.</p>
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		<title>By: Dana</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a man who could&#039;ve been President, had he run.  While I never liked his deference to Bush, he retained enough dignity to earn my continued respect.  I look forward to hearing from him -  it sounds like he&#039; may support Obama.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a man who could've been President, had he run.  While I never liked his deference to Bush, he retained enough dignity to earn my continued respect.  I look forward to hearing from him &#8211;  it sounds like he' may support Obama.</p>
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		<title>By: George Nixon</title>
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		<dc:creator>George Nixon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have held Colin Powell in esteem since first being exposed to him in the first Gulf war. He to me appears to be a man of impeccable integrity. When he left the Bush administration, I felt that it was because of an affront to this integrity. I know for certain now that my guess was correct. 
  I would welcome his inclusion into the soon to come new administration, be it Democratic or Republican, as a sign that real change is afoot and integrity based.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have held Colin Powell in esteem since first being exposed to him in the first Gulf war. He to me appears to be a man of impeccable integrity. When he left the Bush administration, I felt that it was because of an affront to this integrity. I know for certain now that my guess was correct.<br />
  I would welcome his inclusion into the soon to come new administration, be it Democratic or Republican, as a sign that real change is afoot and integrity based.</p>
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		<title>By: Veronica Ward</title>
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		<dc:creator>Veronica Ward</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The point is, that while people are shouting that Obama is &quot;inexperienced&quot;, why would Colin Powell offer him praise?  I don&#039;t think Colin Powell has endorsed anyone, but it certainly sounds like if he did, it would be Obama.  I think he likes Obama&#039;s style and he knew it took a &quot;lot of guts&quot; as a black man, to decide to run for office.  Powell had that chance in 1996 and declined and I just think he regrets that choice.  Powell could have been in Obama&#039;s shoes and no one would say, &quot;oh he&#039;s all talk.&quot;  Besides, the Bush administration made Powell look like a joke as he (as did Hillary Clinton) believed all the lies they told him about Iraq as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The point is, that while people are shouting that Obama is "inexperienced", why would Colin Powell offer him praise?  I don't think Colin Powell has endorsed anyone, but it certainly sounds like if he did, it would be Obama.  I think he likes Obama's style and he knew it took a "lot of guts" as a black man, to decide to run for office.  Powell had that chance in 1996 and declined and I just think he regrets that choice.  Powell could have been in Obama's shoes and no one would say, "oh he's all talk."  Besides, the Bush administration made Powell look like a joke as he (as did Hillary Clinton) believed all the lies they told him about Iraq as well.</p>
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		<title>By: Braineel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Braineel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Colin Powell, 

I am very glad to see you back in the public eye. The current administration did you a great disservice in my eyes. I hope your venture capital endeavors are going well. Thank you so much for adding your voice to the chorus of people excited to see Barack Obama&#039;s electrifying influence on this election.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Colin Powell, </p>
<p>I am very glad to see you back in the public eye. The current administration did you a great disservice in my eyes. I hope your venture capital endeavors are going well. Thank you so much for adding your voice to the chorus of people excited to see Barack Obama's electrifying influence on this election.</p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mike,

I respect your comments. But what has experience got us in the last 7 years. Also what experience does Hillary have?

Can someone PLEASE tell me that?

Plus we need to think about electibility.

OBAMA &#039;08</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike,</p>
<p>I respect your comments. But what has experience got us in the last 7 years. Also what experience does Hillary have?</p>
<p>Can someone PLEASE tell me that?</p>
<p>Plus we need to think about electibility.</p>
<p>OBAMA '08</p>
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		<title>By: Rodney/Texas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rodney/Texas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks, for posting this. It should be forwarded to Bill Clinton. Rodney/Texas</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, for posting this. It should be forwarded to Bill Clinton. Rodney/Texas</p>
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		<title>By: Neal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Neal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did we not loose some of our international credibility through much of Powell&#039;s doing at the UN. Is this him trying to redeem himself for the mess he helped create?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did we not loose some of our international credibility through much of Powell's doing at the UN. Is this him trying to redeem himself for the mess he helped create?</p>
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		<title>By: john CA</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/09/colin-powell-may-support-democrat-or-independent-in-%e2%80%9808/#comment-499895</link>
		<dc:creator>john CA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HE WILL BE VOTING BECAUSE OF RACE. WAKE UP PEOPLE HE WILL ENDORSE OBAMA......... 

I AM YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HE WILL BE VOTING BECAUSE OF RACE. WAKE UP PEOPLE HE WILL ENDORSE OBAMA......... </p>
<p>I AM YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN</p>
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		<title>By: steve</title>
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		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi&lt; &quot;america;s best political teeam,&quot; I wish you could have spent sometime warning the people of the tornadoes that happened the past few days. If you did lots of lives I think would have been saved.....but as always you are in a ratings game and that wasn&#039;t important enough.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi&lt; "america;s best political teeam," I wish you could have spent sometime warning the people of the tornadoes that happened the past few days. If you did lots of lives I think would have been saved.....but as always you are in a ratings game and that wasn't important enough.</p>
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		<title>By: dynodem</title>
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		<dc:creator>dynodem</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Colin Powell, the Bush salesman for the war in Iraq.</description>
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		<title>By: michael</title>
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		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>obama should pick powell to be his running mate</description>
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		<title>By: shan</title>
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		<dc:creator>shan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pres. = Barack Obama
VP = Colin Powell

(just imagine)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pres. = Barack Obama<br />
VP = Colin Powell</p>
<p>(just imagine)</p>
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		<title>By: Jama</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I believe Obama will be the &quot;ONLY&quot; candidate on this election that can unite the country and restore our dignity abroad. Experience is what made us invaders, corrupt law makers, valueless in human rights and list goes on and on. We need a credible  CHANGE and only Obama can achieve.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe Obama will be the "ONLY" candidate on this election that can unite the country and restore our dignity abroad. Experience is what made us invaders, corrupt law makers, valueless in human rights and list goes on and on. We need a credible  CHANGE and only Obama can achieve.</p>
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		<title>By: Mauricio Galvao Anderson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mauricio Galvao Anderson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gel Powell is a non-person after that speech at the UN about WMD. He should wear his pijama, and watch TV. Save us from your thoughts...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gel Powell is a non-person after that speech at the UN about WMD. He should wear his pijama, and watch TV. Save us from your thoughts...</p>
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		<title>By: Rev.Richard Weaver</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rev.Richard Weaver</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To whom it may concern,
I am most unhappy with the reaction people have to Senator Hillary Clinton.
I think it is remarkable that we have a woman and an afro american
interested in becomming president.
I think people should focus on the issues.I truly hope that is the future
direction we go.
The gender issues need to go away.Thank you
Rev.Richard Weaver rweaver@wcnet.org</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To whom it may concern,<br />
I am most unhappy with the reaction people have to Senator Hillary Clinton.<br />
I think it is remarkable that we have a woman and an afro american<br />
interested in becomming president.<br />
I think people should focus on the issues.I truly hope that is the future<br />
direction we go.<br />
The gender issues need to go away.Thank you<br />
Rev.Richard Weaver <a href="mailto:rweaver@wcnet.org">rweaver@wcnet.org</a></p>
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		<title>By: Farrell, Houston, Tx</title>
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		<dc:creator>Farrell, Houston, Tx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush rewrote the meaning of experience so that&#039;s a very weak argument against Obama.  Obama is simply the best.</description>
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		<title>By: ABC</title>
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		<dc:creator>ABC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama is the only candidate that can pull voters across party lines.

Hillary&#039;s high negatives would push people to McCain, or just not vote.

If the dems want the white house, the nomination must go to Obama, else welcome President McCain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama is the only candidate that can pull voters across party lines.</p>
<p>Hillary's high negatives would push people to McCain, or just not vote.</p>
<p>If the dems want the white house, the nomination must go to Obama, else welcome President McCain.</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
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		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Colin Powell  is a once distinguished voice silenced by his belief in WMD.</description>
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		<title>By: Jesse</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was a Ron Paul supporter and have found that Barack is the next best thing and has an actual chance of winning this thing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was a Ron Paul supporter and have found that Barack is the next best thing and has an actual chance of winning this thing.</p>
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		<title>By: Silent Observer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Silent Observer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You know, if Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama win the Presidency, that must be the end of Affirmative Action, period.  If a minority or woman can reach the highest position in the entire country, they are clearly not as disadvantaged as portrayed.

Just an observation...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, if Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama win the Presidency, that must be the end of Affirmative Action, period.  If a minority or woman can reach the highest position in the entire country, they are clearly not as disadvantaged as portrayed.</p>
<p>Just an observation...</p>
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		<title>By: JK Ashburn, VA</title>
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		<dc:creator>JK Ashburn, VA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Typical.... the CNN headline is not at all reflective of what he actually said.  He said he&#039;d support the best candidate.  The headline creates sensationalism by hinting that he is  against Republicans.  He never said that.  I guess I&#039;d better start reading National Enquirer for fact-based news.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Typical.... the CNN headline is not at all reflective of what he actually said.  He said he'd support the best candidate.  The headline creates sensationalism by hinting that he is  against Republicans.  He never said that.  I guess I'd better start reading National Enquirer for fact-based news.</p>
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		<title>By: Richard, Ewing NJ</title>
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		<dc:creator>Richard, Ewing NJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, don&#039;t forget that Colin Powell made his 2300 dollar donation to John McCain last year and he has yet to make any donation to the Democratic candidates.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, don't forget that Colin Powell made his 2300 dollar donation to John McCain last year and he has yet to make any donation to the Democratic candidates.</p>
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		<title>By: Kevin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, Mike, I can think of another president who in fact did have less experience. He was a single term congressman who never held any other elected office except the presidency. His name was Abraham Lincoln. He seems to have done a pretty fair job.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, Mike, I can think of another president who in fact did have less experience. He was a single term congressman who never held any other elected office except the presidency. His name was Abraham Lincoln. He seems to have done a pretty fair job.</p>
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		<title>By: Independent</title>
		<link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/09/colin-powell-may-support-democrat-or-independent-in-%e2%80%9808/#comment-498941</link>
		<dc:creator>Independent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please look at Obama&#039;s policies on his website. He is truly brilliant and have a great vision for America. All voters need to understand the vision is key. You need to have a vision first and then policy. Remember it takes many great minds to create policies and all of the greatest will want to be a part of Obama&#039;s historic presidency.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please look at Obama's policies on his website. He is truly brilliant and have a great vision for America. All voters need to understand the vision is key. You need to have a vision first and then policy. Remember it takes many great minds to create policies and all of the greatest will want to be a part of Obama's historic presidency.</p>
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		<title>By: xc</title>
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		<dc:creator>xc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We all know Powell left the White House &quot;team&quot; because he was misdirected to by Bush and Chenney like the rest of us were.

It is no surprise that he would embrace a man of principle and courage like Obama.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all know Powell left the White House "team" because he was misdirected to by Bush and Chenney like the rest of us were.</p>
<p>It is no surprise that he would embrace a man of principle and courage like Obama.</p>
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		<title>By: twan</title>
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		<dc:creator>twan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To those of you that state Obama has less experience than anyone..you are flat out wrong!

Obama has more legislative experience than HRC...8 years in state Senate and 1 full year in Senate....

experience me..that is more experience than any current democratic nominee!

stop the lying....

Colin Powell understands the need for  America to restore her image across the world and only Barack Obama can do that successfully...

Do any of your HRC lovers read &quot;foreign newspapers&quot;? Barack is loved all over the globe...highly praised even by some of our worst critics. 

So, please stop the lying about experience...

When Bill Clinton ran for president..they said the same thing about him...not enough experience.....

When JFK ran for President they said the same thing..not enough experience....

The argument is so old and played out....it&#039;s ridiculous....

At the end of the day it&#039;s judgement that counts...and unlike your beloved HRC..she lacks judgement..she voted for the war...she is &quot;more of the same&quot;.....there is no difference between her and McCain..that&#039;s why in every poll she loses against him....our only chance of winning is with Barack...who beats McCains in the general election. 

I am a independant and if HRC is the dem&#039;s nominee than McCain has my vote! 

I am so sick and tired of the Bush&#039;s and the Clinton&#039;s.....time for some one with a different last name....

I voted for Barack!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To those of you that state Obama has less experience than anyone..you are flat out wrong!</p>
<p>Obama has more legislative experience than HRC...8 years in state Senate and 1 full year in Senate....</p>
<p>experience me..that is more experience than any current democratic nominee!</p>
<p>stop the lying....</p>
<p>Colin Powell understands the need for  America to restore her image across the world and only Barack Obama can do that successfully...</p>
<p>Do any of your HRC lovers read "foreign newspapers"? Barack is loved all over the globe...highly praised even by some of our worst critics. </p>
<p>So, please stop the lying about experience...</p>
<p>When Bill Clinton ran for president..they said the same thing about him...not enough experience.....</p>
<p>When JFK ran for President they said the same thing..not enough experience....</p>
<p>The argument is so old and played out....it's ridiculous....</p>
<p>At the end of the day it's judgement that counts...and unlike your beloved HRC..she lacks judgement..she voted for the war...she is "more of the same".....there is no difference between her and McCain..that's why in every poll she loses against him....our only chance of winning is with Barack...who beats McCains in the general election. </p>
<p>I am a independant and if HRC is the dem's nominee than McCain has my vote! </p>
<p>I am so sick and tired of the Bush's and the Clinton's.....time for some one with a different last name....</p>
<p>I voted for Barack!</p>
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		<title>By: jp/michigan</title>
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		<dc:creator>jp/michigan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PLEASE if your going to endorse someone, let them have integrity, a person with achievements and substance.   Not just someone, who sells cloud like platitudes ,instead of policies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PLEASE if your going to endorse someone, let them have integrity, a person with achievements and substance.   Not just someone, who sells cloud like platitudes ,instead of policies.</p>
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		<title>By: Gabe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gabe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>“He has energized a lot of people around the world. And so I think he is worth listening to and seeing what he stands for.” - this sounds like praise.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“He has energized a lot of people around the world. And so I think he is worth listening to and seeing what he stands for.” &#8211; this sounds like praise.</p>
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