Colin Powell

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will appear on prime time to thank a disabled Gulf War veteran for his service. Powell will be shown meeting with former Army combat medic Jeff Cooper and his family as part of an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airing in May. Cooper, of Jamesville, N.C. suffers from multiple sclerosis, immune disorders, a collection of symptoms commonly called Gulf War illness and is confined to a wheelchair. Host Ty Pennington has a fantastic tan. Despite his pain, Cooper devotes his time to making sure veterans are recognized and has lobbied to have all vets who served ... Read Full Story

General Colin Powell is one of the most respected men in the country, but after getting the short end of the stick by the Bush Administration as Secretary of State, he’s been largely absent from the public eye. Well, that’s about to change as he’s set to announce an endorsement for either Barack Obama or John McCain sometime between now and the election, probably next week. So who will Powell endorse? The media is predicting Barack Obama, but they may be jumping the gun a bit there. The case for Obama is pretty obvious. Powell is legitimately upset with the Republican Party for his ... Read Full Story

I'm still up and its the early wee-hours of Sunday morning and I'm waiting for the young- SjP's who think they grown to bring they butts home so I can go to bed. What this means is that I'm probably gonna missed the big announcement - if there is a big announcement - from the General on Meet the Press this morning. Will Colin Powell endorse the Obama/ Biden Democratic ticket or will he endorse the Lt. Dan/Ice Queen dumb as a box of rocks Republican ticket? Hmmm .... Let me look into my crystal ball - cause I bet you a dollar to ... Read Full Story

It’s not a surprise that with the way McCain and the GOP have been running their campaign lately that they would turn away some high profile endorsements. The biggest endorsement being former Secretary of State Colin Powell who on Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press’ not only endorsed Barack Obama, but criticized the Republican Party as well. Colin Powell briefly went into some reasons why over the past few weeks his endorsement of Barack Obama became clearer and clearer. One of the reasons being John McCain’s lack of judgement by electing Sarah Palin as his choice of Vice President. “I don’t believe [Palin] is ready to ... Read Full Story

On Meet The Press this morning, Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama. You can read more about the endorsement by clicking here . The General, former Secretary of State and Former National Security Advisor is one of the most respected authorities on Foreign Policy in America. He is also a Republican. His endorsement undercuts John McCain's only hope against Obama; the notion that he is dangerously inexperienced on Foreign policy. Now Obama has Colin Powell in his corner. The same General who warned President Bush that taking Iraq would be easy, the aftermath would be difficult. Or as Powell said, according to Bob Woodward, "If ... Read Full Story