Colin Powell Slams Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh

Catherine · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:18 am

Colin Powell Slams Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh: "Nothing Wrong With My Value System" (VIDEO)

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell took aim at Sarah Palin and the Republican party's emphasis on small-town values during an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakharia that will air this Sunday.

Powell also says that we should rethink its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals in the military. And he tells Republicans that they should stop listening to Rush Limbaugh:

"Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?" Powell asked. "Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?"
As noted by Think Progress, Powell says:

Gov. Palin, to some extent, pushed the party more to the right, and I think she had something of a polarizing effect when she talked about how small town values are good. Well, most of us don't live in small towns. And I was raised in the South Bronx, and there's nothing wrong with my value system from the South Bronx.

And when they came to Virginia and said the southern part of Virginia is good and the northern part of Virginia is bad. The only problem with that is there are more votes in the northern part of Virginia than there are in the southern part of Virginia, so that doesn't work.

Watch it:

I'm glad Powell is speaking out against Rush Limbaugh, but I wish he hadn't taken so long about doing it. Palin has been rather shunted aside lately with the Blagojevich scandal and the auto bailout...tee hee.

dori · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:55 am

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'm glad Powell is speaking out against Rush Limbaugh, but I wish he hadn't taken so long about doing it. Palin has been rather shunted aside lately with the Blagojevich scandal and the auto bailout...tee hee.

Can't watch the video, but am very happy Powell finally spoke out about these things. Rs need to hear they are leading their people the wrong direction and division and hate is not a positive thing for America.

As for Palin, unfortunately she will be back. Think of this as a Palin vacation.

Colin Powell Slams Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh

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