Colin Powell: Same sex couples should be allowed to marry

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday that he had “no problem” with President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of same sex marriage.

“I have no problem with it,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “And it was the Congress that imposed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ It was certainly my position, and my recommendation, to get out us of an even worse outcome that could have occurred, if you’ll recall.”

As the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1993, Powell had opposed allowing gay men and lesbian women to serve openly in the military. But in 2010 he announced that he supported the repeal of the military policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

“But, as I’ve thought about gay marriage, I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones,” Powell added


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[Solly Mack]

1. Does he have a new book coming out or something?

[Fearless]

2. Wants to be someones VP no doubt.

[SpartanDem]

3. Then why would he say this?

Mitt can't even have a gay press secretary.

[Fearless]

4. Didn't say whose VP he wanted to be.

The winning one no doubt.

[Solly Mack]

5. Something is up...he's been in the news way too much lately.

[PoliticAverse]

6. Perhaps he's negotiating for his endorsement...

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time.

http://news.yahoo.com/powell-not-ready-endorse-obama-election-112339700.html

[Fearless]

9. Yes he has.

Distancing himself a little from Rmoney but also pulling back support of the president while at the same time being Black... sounds like a sad attempt at finding a niche for Republican VP in a year where not too many are supportive of their presumed candidate.

[RZM]

16. I find that extremly implausible

Of course when it comes to unrealistic personal ambitions, I wouldn't put anything past a public figure like him. But I highly doubt he's angling for a spot on a ticket, especially the Republican one. Mitt has to shore up his base with a strong conservative. Somebody who endorsed Obama in 2008 is pretty much the opposite of that. Powell's never struck me as a genius, but even he has to know that.

I suspect he's angling for attention and trying to restore his credibility after his disastrous turn as SOS.

*On Edit*

And pimp his new book that I'm sure tries to make himself look good.

[Fearless]

17. He could put himself in the spotlight

Dangling the possibility of a VP spot to sell books... That has happened before... ahem Sarah Palin... ahem...

[RZM]

18. The idea of Powell as Romney's running mate would elicit guffaws

From both Democratic and Republican strategists. I think he's pretty much selling books and trying to salvage his reputation at the same time. That's probably why he wrote this book in the first place.

[Fearless]

19. Could be. Time will tell. Hopefully he fades away regardless.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. Surely he's not going to run with Romney?

[Solly Mack]

20. I've no idea. He does have another book coming out though.

[tblue]

21. What else has he got to do?

He is such a nobody.

[Cal33]

26. I seriously doubt it. If you remember, it was the general opinion that if Powell

had wanted to run in 1992 and 1996, he was so popular that he would most likely
have won the presidency hands down. He would have beaten Clinton in 1996.

But there were several considerations. Among them, (1) He would have had to
run against G.H. Bush, in 1992 at least, whom he looked upon as his patron, and
this was something he wouldn't do. (2) Another thing I read was that his wife was
totally against his running for the presidency because she was afraid that the chances
of his being assassinated (because he was black?) were too high.

I also wouldn't be surprised if he had agreed to work for George W. Bush as Sec'y of
State out of a sense of gratitude to Bush, Sr. That was the biggest mistake of his
life. Whomever or whatever Bush, Jr. touched, would eventually turned into a disaster.
Bush, Jr. sure was a jinx-man.

Just my opinion.

[edcantor]

7. As a matter of fact, he DOES have a new book.

"Colin Powell's New Book: War With Iraq Never Debated"

WASHINGTON -- In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the George W. Bush White House about whether going to war in Iraq was really a good idea.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/colin-powell-book_n_1503592.html

[Solly Mack]

8. Thanks!

[tblue]

22. Now he says it. Why didn't he say that and resign before the '04 election?

Never mind. I know why already.

[Iliyah]

10. Seems like all they needed

was a push from the present admininstration from the TOP on down. Well done Colin, and from what I'm hearing from him, I believe he is on board.

[Robb]

11. Robb: Shut the fuck up, Colin.

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

[tblue]

23. What ^^ Robb said ^^. nt

[totodeinhere]

12. Powell could sprout wings and grow a halo over his head and it won't matter. He already sold his

soul to the devil when he lied to help us get into the illegal war in Iraq. Once you go over to the dark side there is no turning back. Trying to jump on the gay marriage bandwagon after having been one of the major architects of DADT won't redeem him either.

[tblue]

24. His rec of DADT was a big step forward at the time.

Before DADT, when you couldn't serve at all if you were gay, there were witch hunts and blackmail. The idea at the time was to try to put a stop to that. I give him some credit for going in a better direction. There is plenty to criticize Powell about, and yes, he should have taken a more progressive stand at the time. But this was progress compared to where we were back in the day.

Having said that, I can't stand looking at him or hearing him because he is such a freaking wimp and hypocrite. And he always was, if you know his history going back to My Lai in Vietnam.

[unkachuck]

13. I wonder if he's telling the truth?....n/t

[KG]

14. piss on Colin Powell

[uppityperson]

25. I respected and appreciated Mr Powell for a long time. Too bad he lied to get support for the Iraq

invasion/occupation. He really blew it there and lost a lot of credibility during a time when he seemed the only sane or moral one of the bunch.

[Thrill]

27. Reality is. Even if you were always against it

When you really start thinking about it. You start saying to yourself. Why the hell should I care who gets married?