Anyone watching the House Republicans using old Colin Powell quotes to bash gay soldiers?

[ruggerson]

Nothing these people do surprises me. They're screaming like wounded, caged animals.

[QC]

1. Well, Colin Powell did say those things.

It was one of the lowest moments of his career, right up there with his role in covering up My Lai: http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/colin3.html.

[ruggerson]

3. True

but they miraculously left out that he now backs repeal.

He was certainly a major bigot seventeen years ago, you're right.

[EFerrari]

9. Who uses Colin Powell as a measure of anything but mendacity?

Republicans, that's right.

[QC]

11. Yeah, I have never understand the reverence toward him.

He has always seemed like a hack to me.

But, now that you mention it, the people who sing his praises are mostly hacks themselves.

[madrchsod]

2. no, i`m sitting here reading about .....

some of the most profoundly retarded people in america. my wife works with people who are more intelligent than the republicans mentioned here tonight.

[QC]

4. I have plants in my greenhouse that are smarter

than the Republicans in Congress.

[madrchsod]

5. and they actually contribute to your quality of life.

[Bluebear]

6. You just cannot trust them.

[LonePirate]

7. Will any wise Dems create campaign ads of these bigots not supporting our troops?

[Angry Dragon]

8. Being an older white male

these bigots and stupid white men make me ashamed to be white. They bring out fears of being buggered in the night yet ask them to bring out the facts then. Prove it!! They can not do that because they have no facts to back up their fear and hate objections. I never hear them tell people they should not go to church because their children might be attacked by the clergy and there are facts to back that up. I see this no more than pandering for votes and money.

At one time blacks and the Japanese-Americans were thought of sub-human and could not be trained to be reliable soldiers. Blacks could never learn to fly.

The Tuskegee airmen never lost a plane and white fliers would ask for them to protect bombing runs. The Japanese-Americans fought bravely and, (if I am not mistaken) were the most decorated unit of the second world war. How many lives of white men did these two groups save?? How many relatives of these stupid white men were alive because these men did their job in protecting their country?? Ask them until you get an answer.

Almost forgot the Navajo, the code talkers. How many lives did they save?? White men tried to destroy the American Indian, destroy their religion, destroy their culture and yet the American Indians felt it was their duty to help save this country. All I see are a bunch of bigoted, old, fat white men trying to destroy this country and they make me ashamed of my color.

[SharonAnn]

10. Why don't they use old Barry Goldwater quotes. He said -

"you don't need to be straight, you just need to shoot straight."