CCCToad on 26/10/2010 at 23:13
That is correct, but it was more a culmination than the cause of his rise.
Powell gained initial notoriety for his role investigating the My Lai massacre in Vietnam. His initial reaction was to attempt to cover up the incident by claiming that there wasn't anything specific enough to investigate. This letter included claims regarding treatment of civilians that were severely at odds with what he described in his own autobiography(had to read that as a freshman in college) . Since then his career has consisted largely of playing "damage control" for incidents that threaten the military's reputation. He was also an architect of the military's "dont ask, don't tell" policy which continues to this day, enabled Iran Contra to occur, and was key in organizing and disseminating propaganda to the effect that Iraq was equipped with Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Rug Burn Junky on 27/10/2010 at 04:57
Yes, clearly he is an evil human being, and we should all thank fuck that we have you, who is privy to all sorts of confidential military information and really knows the score, to expose this monster.
(Note: I really don't give a shit about Colin Powell, but I recognize him as a more moderate and thinking member of the last administration. I also sniff the usual sort of hyperbolic drivel and implied slander in the manner that all of that information is presented by CCCToad. It's almost like he does it on command.)
Muzman on 27/10/2010 at 05:42
Architect of 'don't ask don't tell', which persists to this day?
oh em gee. What's that all about? Seemed like a fairly sane compromise to me. Less than ideal perhaps. Probably sums him up in that respect.
CCCToad on 27/10/2010 at 11:51
Evil? No. He's just the consummate yes-man and moderator. As a politician, he would be great. However, he's also the worst kind of leader: the kind that values his own career more than the lives of the people placed under him. (though some of them too much of a sociopath to see anything wrong with that, and instead come up with endless excuses justifying their behavior).
CCCToad on 27/10/2010 at 11:53
Quote Posted by Muzman
oh em gee. What's that all about? Seemed like a fairly sane compromise to me. Less than ideal perhaps. Probably sums him up in that respect.
Its also an accurate summary in another way: it works out great for PR purposes and politicians, but is a less than ideal policy for the people that actually have to deal with it on a ground level.
demagogue on 27/10/2010 at 15:49
O.M.G. Funny of the day:
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/my-opponent-knows-where-washington-is-on-a-map-i-d,18330/) My Opponent Knows Where Washington Is On A Map; I Don't, And I Never Will
By Ron Johnson
Republican Candidate For Wisconsin Senator
Quote:
You see, Russ Feingold has been a senator for nearly 20 years. He knows the Beltway backwards and forwards. Heck, I bet he could even tell you which state Washington, D.C. is in. I, on the other hand, don't even know what the "D.C." stands for, and I never will. I'll die before I acquire that information, and that is my promise to you.
Rug Burn Junky on 27/10/2010 at 16:01
Quote Posted by CCCToad
However, he's also the worst kind of leader
How many times do we have to call you a retarded douchebag before you get the point?
DADT is a horribly unfair policy that has long since outlived its usefulness, and absolutely needs to go. However, at the time it was an incremental improvement over existing military policy which was just about the only politically acceptable compromise available. You want to rip on someone over DADT? Rip on the current Republican senators whose heads are so far up their asses that they refuse to accept modernity. Rip on the past Republican demagogues who would not have let a full repeal happen 18 years ago. But to criticize Colin Powell at all is a weak choice, fucknuts. Why is this information always floated about him? Like I said, implied slander. It's NOT a valid criticism, but it works as great propaganda now because DADT is unpopular.
The fact is, once he started criticizimg the Bush administration, a whole host of people were ready to throw him under the bus, and that's where this line of spin all stems from. It's the same thing that happened to every Bushie who left the plantation. See also: Scott MccLellan, David Frum, etc. Flat out character assassination.
You've swallowed that cock whole and these little white lies are all just dribbling down your chin onto your keyboard. Has he followed the chain of command when maybe he shouldn't? No doubt, but hindsight's 20/20. Is he merely a craven invertebrate caving to the whims of his superiors at every turn? Hardly.
As always, your analysis is superficial and unreliable. You're a punk kid with shit in his diapers, and you're calling him out because you're read a few choice substanceless nuggets that were selectively floated specifically to damage his reputation. Honestly, the only thing sociopathic is your continued inability to do anything but regurgitate talking points because you have so little real-world experience that you fail understand their lack of validity.
So quit it with the ridiculous fucking exaggerations. Your point would be better served if you weren't such a giant twat about it.
Queue on 27/10/2010 at 16:08
Quote Posted by demagogue
Heck, I bet he could even tell you which state Washington, D.C. is in.
Isn't it Alaska?
Thief13x on 28/10/2010 at 02:05
lol, I've listened to this damn guy for the last week nonstop on the morning radio shows...
