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Colin Powell passes from Covid
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His complicity in the Iraq War. Dudes in this thread are trying to absolve him of it and the part that he played by not mentioning it as part of his legacy like they would for other people involved in the situation as well.
He was one of the few Republicans who you felt wasn't c00ning it up. I can disagree with their stance but respect them. Sad that most black Republicans can only be put on by shytting on black folks. He wasn't one of them.
He knew he was going to be the fall guy and was against it from the beginning. He was 10 toes down for his boy and got roasted for it, you would want your homies to do the same for you
If that's the case, then he should have done the right thing and stepped down instead of going along with it as long as he did. Don't try and atone for your sins and complicity AFTER the fact.
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Damn. even though he carried water for the Empire, I hate to see him go out like this.
TBH, I even felt bad for foolish Herman Cain. There's something sad about these older successful black men who willingly or unwittingly compromised their integrity at some point or even at many points during their life.
TBH, I even felt bad for foolish Herman Cain. There's something sad about these older successful black men who willingly or unwittingly compromised their integrity at some point or even at many points during their life.
Vaxxed.
R.i.p to the bol.
Never knew he wasn't ADOS
. In the late "˜50s, Powell was posted in Gelnhausen, Germany. They now have a street named after him: "General-Colin-Powell-Straße".
2. If you have ever noticed a red wagon pin on his lapel, it's not just a whimsical style choice "“ it's the logo of his organization, America's Promise. It's a charitable organization with the goal of helping children in the U.S. succeed in various fields.
3. When Powell was in Vietnam, he fell victim to a punji stick booby trap. He was leading his unit when his right leg fell into a shallow hole; his foot was pierced by the stick. The simple trap is a stick whittled razor-sharp, then smeared with animal feces (the intent was to cause infection and fever). The stick was so sharp it went right through his boot and into the bottom of his foot, which had swelled up by the time he got back to camp. It was infected, but he was treated and the wound healed effectively.
4. He served in Germany at the same time as Elvis and met him twice.
He said, "When I met him, he was out in the field just as dirty and tired as the rest of us from doing his job. We were in this wooded area north of Frankfurt and I was driving along in my Jeep and somebody noted that, there he was. When I got out of my Jeep and walked over to him he saluted and what very proper and what struck me was that he looked just like another GI. He was shorter than I expected."
5. As a member of the ROTC, Powell joined the Pershing Rifles, a fraternity and drill team famous for their precision routines. Even after he achieved great success in the military, he kept a pen set that he had won in a competition on his desk.
6. Speaking of the ROTC, very few generals have come from there (as opposed to a military academy). Powell was also the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ever come out of the ROTC.
7. When he was in his teens, Powell got a job at a baby furniture store. They had just gotten in a bunch of cribs and grabbed the first kid on the street to see if he would help out for a little extra cash. It was Colin Powell, and he did such a great job that they hired him for 75 cents an hour. While there, he picked up some Yiddish used by the shopowners and drops it into his speeches from time to time.
8. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica "“ they settled in Harlem in 1937 and later moved to the South Bronx.
9. He loves TiVo.
10. His bachelor's degree from City College of New York was in geology. And he wasn't a great student "“ he gave a commencement address at Marymount University in 2006 and admitted that he had a "C" average.
R.i.p to the bol.
Never knew he wasn't ADOS
. In the late "˜50s, Powell was posted in Gelnhausen, Germany. They now have a street named after him: "General-Colin-Powell-Straße".
2. If you have ever noticed a red wagon pin on his lapel, it's not just a whimsical style choice "“ it's the logo of his organization, America's Promise. It's a charitable organization with the goal of helping children in the U.S. succeed in various fields.
3. When Powell was in Vietnam, he fell victim to a punji stick booby trap. He was leading his unit when his right leg fell into a shallow hole; his foot was pierced by the stick. The simple trap is a stick whittled razor-sharp, then smeared with animal feces (the intent was to cause infection and fever). The stick was so sharp it went right through his boot and into the bottom of his foot, which had swelled up by the time he got back to camp. It was infected, but he was treated and the wound healed effectively.
4. He served in Germany at the same time as Elvis and met him twice.
He said, "When I met him, he was out in the field just as dirty and tired as the rest of us from doing his job. We were in this wooded area north of Frankfurt and I was driving along in my Jeep and somebody noted that, there he was. When I got out of my Jeep and walked over to him he saluted and what very proper and what struck me was that he looked just like another GI. He was shorter than I expected."
5. As a member of the ROTC, Powell joined the Pershing Rifles, a fraternity and drill team famous for their precision routines. Even after he achieved great success in the military, he kept a pen set that he had won in a competition on his desk.
6. Speaking of the ROTC, very few generals have come from there (as opposed to a military academy). Powell was also the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ever come out of the ROTC.
7. When he was in his teens, Powell got a job at a baby furniture store. They had just gotten in a bunch of cribs and grabbed the first kid on the street to see if he would help out for a little extra cash. It was Colin Powell, and he did such a great job that they hired him for 75 cents an hour. While there, he picked up some Yiddish used by the shopowners and drops it into his speeches from time to time.
8. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica "“ they settled in Harlem in 1937 and later moved to the South Bronx.
9. He loves TiVo.
10. His bachelor's degree from City College of New York was in geology. And he wasn't a great student "“ he gave a commencement address at Marymount University in 2006 and admitted that he had a "C" average.
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Ultimately it was Bush decision, and he did so because of assassination attempt on Bush Sr. Bush Jr will still go down as one of the worst presidents in the modern era. Colin DID recused himself out of that evil administration because he wasn’t a yes-man.
You gotta review history on this one. The whole plan was falling apart because he was the last one on board knowing it was a farce, Bush was his homie and basically sold Powell on a presidential run after the smoke cleared, but that never happened for reasons obvious.
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RIP to a true American hero. We all fall from time to time, but it's how you get up and move forward that will judge you. 
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He was NOT a c00n.
What’s the protocol on the booster, is it 6 months after or something else?
Rest In Peace Colin Powell.
They named a school after him in my neck of the woods. RIP.
