Former first lady Laura Bush has asked to be removed from a new ad campaign that brings voices from both sides of the political spectrum together in support of gay marriage. Gay marriage advocacy group, Respect for Marriage Coalition, is behind the $1 million campaign that promotes supportive quotes from President Obama, and former Bush [...]
Laura Bush Opts Out of Gay Marriage Ad Featuring Republican, Democrat Support
February 21, 2013 | Posted by
Powell Talks GOP Racism, Backs Chuck Hagel on ‘Meet The Press’
January 13, 2013 | Posted by
During NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell attacked his own Republican party for its outdated views on race. Powell criticized many GOP policies, and referenced a “dark vein of intolerance” that runs through the party. He raised questions about veteran Republican leaders who allow party members like Sarah Palin to [...]
McCain Criticizes Powell’s Endorsement of Obama
October 28, 2012 | Posted by
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has grown increasingly outspoken as Election Day draws closer, criticizing former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s support of President Barack Obama for this year’s election during a pair of media appearances during the week. “I’m just saddened because, you know, I used to be a great admirer of Colin Powell. We [...]
John Sununu Reverse Position on Colin Powell Endorsed of President Obama
October 26, 2012 | Posted by
Former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu is trying to walk back charges he made Thursday night that retired General Colin Powell only endorsed President Barack Obama because of their shared race. Sununu, the former New Hampshire governor and a co-chair of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign, said in an interview Thursday evening [...]
President Obama Thanks Colin Powell For Endorsement
October 25, 2012 | Posted by
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell revealed his endorsement of President Obama just as Donald Trump’s announcement fell flat and is likely doing more harm than good for Republican candidate Mitt Romney. It’s safe to say President Obama has been winning in the last few days. Powell revealed on “CBS This Morning,” with Charlie Rose [...]
Mitt Romney Might Be Considering Colin Powell or Condi Rice To Siphon Black Votes
June 1, 2012 | Posted by
Might the Republicans be planning a minority offensive to tip the scales in favor of Mitt Romney in November? Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, has declined to make an endorsement and suggested through emissaries that presumptive GOP nominee Romney would be wise to give Powell a call. “I [...]
Obama Gets Another One: Colin Powell Endorses Gay Marriage
May 24, 2012 | Posted by
President Obama is steadily racking up prominent African Americans who support his endorsement of same-sex marriage, yesterday adding former Secretary of State (and former conservative darling) Colin Powell to the list. Powell, who declined to endorse Obama earlier this week—though he waited until October to endorse Obama in 2008—told CNN that he has “no problem [...]
Colin Powell Admits to Bush Administration Iraqi War Mistakes
May 19, 2012 | Posted by
On the evening of Aug. 5, 2002, President Bush and I met in his residence at the White House to discuss the pros and cons of the Iraq crisis. Momentum within the administration was building toward military action, and the president was increasingly inclined in that direction. I had no doubt that our military would [...]
Colin Powell Reveals In New Book, Iraq War Wasn’t Debated
May 10, 2012 | Posted by
George W. Bush’s national security advisers never met to discuss the wisdom of going to war with Iraq in 2003, former Secretary of State Colin Powell writes in a new book. In the book, Powell reportedly calls his February speech before the United Nations “one of my most momentous failures, the one with the widest-ranging [...]
