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A few days ago, Colin Powell sat down with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and was very blunt about the state of the Republican Party.  He spoke about how people like Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh are not the best people to have out front speaking for the party as they do very little to move it forward and, in the case of Palin, actually cost it political clout through the use of divisiveness as a political tool.

But, there was one part that really caught my attention and that I hope the Republican party heeds — America will soon not be a “white” country (emphasis mine).  In other words, people of color will soon constitute a majority of Americans and any party not wishing to fall into irrelevance will want to learn how to appeal to those voters.  In fact, Powell says that, if in 20 years the Republican party doesn’t get this right, it could sink into obscurity.

After his complicity in the crimes of BushCo., I’m not cutting him much slack but, on this, I heartily agree.

Video below:

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As you, no doubt, know by now, Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama for President.  I caught his appearance on Meet The Press and Powell gave a thoughtful and insightful explanation of not only why he was endorsing Obama but, also, why he was not endorsing McCain.

The video is below.

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