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Bobble....did you listen to what Powell said? Did you listen to all the reasons he gave for endorsing Hussein and not Mac and Palin?
Eloquence and rhetoric.
I'll paraphrase Mark Steyn who said of Obama: "The music is great, but the lyrics are terrible."
You're coming across here as someone who believes what is convenient and discards the rest. I understand that you may not agree with Powell's assessment of the two candidates, but to write what he said off as "eloquence and rhetoric" is to approach Tex-like myopia.
Those were some of his most prominent comments. I considered everything he said, pretty much. I found his explanation for his endorsement overall quite shallow - and transparent. I would have liked some challenging questions asked. My comment on his endorsing Obama for his eloquence and rhetoric was an opportunity for a quip from Steyn that I think sums up the Obama phenomenon quite nicely in a snap shot. I see and talk to a lot of people who love Obama and the whole idea of him as president, but who know relatively little about what he is going to do and what he stands for.
You mention "eloquence," but what happened to the issues of substance that Powell mentions: Obama's "steadiness," his "intellectual curiosity," his judgment, and his leadership? You say you found Powell's endorsement "shallow" and "transparent" because you don't see in Obama the qualities that Powell does. And if you can't see them, they must not be there--right?
At the same time, Powell's endorsement of Obama is as much a criticism of the kind of campaign run by McCain as it is an affirmation of Obama's campaign. Powell recognizes that McCain's discourse has become increasingly narrow-minded and negative, and that his lapse in judgment in choosing a VP was a total failure to live up to the presidential mandate. McCain screwed it up big time, and he's continuing to tarnish his legacy--that's what Powell is saying. You can't see what Powell is talking about because of ideological differences, but that's where he's pointing.