Harry Belafonte calls Colin Powell an "Uncle Tom"

[Purple Haze]

http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/09/powell.belafonte/index.html

Didn't Muhammed Ali call Joe Frazier the same thing once?

Different words, same charge, smaller purse.

 

[christophe]

Interesting article....Powell had a point if he isnt liked because of his position or politics...it should be stated as such.

 

[Purple Haze]

Well, he sure wasn't insulting his shoes.

 

[christophe]

thats for sure! powell did handle it rather well...just as you would expect a politician too!

 

[SINthysist]

No, as one would expect an officer and gentleman to.

Ironic.

Daylight come and me wan go massa's... Parodying his own people!

 

[islandman]

Harry Belafonte exercised exceedingly poor judgement in making his comments against Powell.

It is a shame, really. Belafonte has no credibility now, in my eyes. Not that I would have voted for him.

Powell, on the other hand..........I admire the man. Not the party he belongs to, but the man.