RIP Colin Powell

[WillJ8787]

"remember where you come from" ...."treat people with kindness..."


A great code to live by....a man of character.

 

[Enthrallyaa]

He died 18th October didn't he?

 

[The_Trouvere]

Trump, who made a derogatory comment about Colin Powell the day after he died, was the only former president who did not attend Powell's funeral at the Washington Cathedral. Despite the cult like support most Evangelicals give him, the most famous adulterer in the world is not much of a church goer.

 

[KeithD]

He died 18th October didn't he?

His funeral was today, 5 November, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Lots of leading Republicans and Democrats were there. The Trumps weren't invited.

 

[BidudeinWi]

"remember where you come from" ...."treat people with kindness..."


A great code to live by....a man of character.

Buh bye, traitor!

 

[KeithD]

Buh bye, traitor!

Oh, you're leaving? What a good idea.

 

[pecksniff]

In 1996, people were talking about Powell as a presidential prospect . . . even though nobody seemed to know what his politics were. It was strange.

 

[KeithD]

In 1996, people were talking about Powell as a presidential prospect . . . even though nobody seemed to know what his politics were. It was strange.

Not really. It was parallel to what happened with Dwight D. Eisenhower. The military icon of the moment. Both parties went after both men in their time, with neither having declared a party affiliation. Eisenhower bit and was considered the president pretty everyone wanted for eight years. It wasn't much of a stretch (other than his color) to think the same of Powell. Powell didn't bite, but he came close--he prepared both an acceptance and a rejection speech and decided which to give close to the last moment of the offer (again from backers in both parties).

 

[pecksniff]

Not really. It was parallel to what happened with Dwight D. Eisenhower. The military icon of the moment. Both parties went after both men in their time, with neither having declared a party affiliation. Eisenhower bit and was considered the president pretty everyone wanted for eight years. It wasn't much of a stretch (other than his color) to think the same of Powell. Powell didn't bite, but he came close--he prepared both an acceptance and a rejection speech and decided which to give close to the last moment of the offer (again from backers in both parties).

That's an iffy basis to choose a president. Washington and Eisenhower were all right, but Grant was a disaster, letting corruption thrive under his nose.

 

[KeithD]

That's an iffy basis to choose a president. Washington and Eisenhower were all right, but Grant was a disaster, letting corruption thrive under his nose.

So what? It's what they did. And Eisenhower had a pretty calm presidency. As I noted, his tenure was good enough for both parties to think it would be fine to do it again with Powell.