In an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," Powell noted that there is a "dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party."
"What do I mean by that?," he explained. "What I mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities."
Powell specifically pointed to October 2012 comments by former Alaska Gov. and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
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Screw Colon Powell, he's a turn coat.
People that live there lives decently in a socially acceptable fashion will and should always look down on ignorance, intolerance, bullying, criminal activity, etc... all of which is more prevalent in minority community's.
Powell is dead on right.
i'm supposed to believe that the democrat party is tolerant of views that disagree with their own!?!? that's a laugh. liberal commentators & democrat political advisers calling for the murder of NRA members and you say the GOP is intolerant. put the kool-aid down, colin!
Unfortunately, the GOP has been hijacked by the teaparty crazies to a point where it is simply self-destructing.
Powell will never live down his testimony to the UN. No matter what he says, or what he does.
What a fool Powell is! An utter fool. The right believes that minorities can do better. It's the democrats who believe minorities are useless idiots who can't better themselves and need the govenment to provide for them from everything from food, housing on down even to cell phones.
"When I see a former governor say that the president is 'shuckin' and jivin' -- that's a racial-era slave term," Powell said, referring to Palin's words on Obama's response."
Oh and what about Biden and "y'all back in chains" comment?
What a hypocritical dishonest liar Powell is. No wonder he likes obama so much. Birds of a feather flock together.
Let's not ever forget history and that is was the DEMOCRATS who passed the Jim Crow laws and started the KKK.
"democrats who believe minorities are useless idiots "
seems to me when Powell gave a lengthy point by point explanation of why he supports Obama, it was the right that wrote Powell's position off as just being "because he's black"
12:40 You know very well the racists in the Democratic party left, after LBJ, and joined the Republican Party.
Why would anyone that is biracial make these comments? They are black and they are white, they should BE the MOST tolerant. They have family in both camps that have accepted them as well as the friends of these families.
The Dumbocrats have kept the minorities on the entitlement programs just so they can lead them around like a puppet on a string. That is the saddest part of the whole mess, the minorities don't see this for all the trees.
so sad!
Yeah the white side dosnt count until there pulled over lol
Of course "the right" wrote Powell off and anyone who is informed would also because he is a liar. One of the reasons he gave for endorsing Obama was because Obama "ended the Iraq war." This is an out and out lie and Powell is a liar. As per agreement Bush signed US troops were to be out of Iraq by Dec 31, 2012.
Of course Powell only endorsed Obama because he is black. It sure wasn't Obama's successful record was it? Everything he has ever done has turned into a hugh fiasco, including his assinine healthcare bill.
Powell lies-and if he is going to lie about something so easy to disprove then he's going to lie about everything and anything he can.
He's a sleazeball and not fit to lick the camel crap off the shoes of those who served in Iraq.
Blame it on Bush. If not for him, Powell might be working the fast foods. He really doesn't stand for anything other than constant praise of the President of No.
This continues to expose powell as naive, clueless and racist. for most conservatives; no matter what party: color means nothing. west, sowell, parker, payne, thomas, scott, williams and many more are admired by conservatives and most of us would vote for them in an election.
no; powell shows his "true colors" by thinking and speaking this way. he has a skewed view of life. at one time i thought he was someone to admire. no longer...
Shame on you all. General Powell is a true American hero and Patriot. How small and simple mined you all act when confronted with someone that doesn't happen to hold the same twisted views as yourself. And shame on you Joe Albero for posting such utter garbage.
WWHHAAAAA? A Lib Democrat pulling the RACE card? Why, I've never heard of such a thing!
Powell's opinion means nothing to anyone anymore. He showed us what a racist rino he was when he supported hussien obama for president. Make no mistake-race trumps everything to them, but us whiteys are labeled as the racists.
Used to respect Powell. Now he is just an uncle Tom for the Libs. Sad he was a good man. Greed does strange things to men.
A TRUE American patriot and hero does not lie and make false claims in favor a candidate he endorses to make him look good. Obama did not end the Iraq War. It is an out and out lie and Powell is a liar. It's a darn shame people will stoop so low as to say a liar is a hero.
What a useless one world government CFR piece of excrement. GET OUT OF THE GOP! And 2:56 you are a racist idiot.
2:56... you just don't get it. Your statement exposes your inability to grasp simple examples of ineptitude. You are truly a "low information voter"...if you voted...
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