Phineas Fahrquar:

And to think I once (back in the 90s) greatly admired Powell was seriously willing to vote for him for president. Such a sad thing, to see what a hack and a tool he’s become for the Democrats and the race-grievance industry.

Originally posted on Twitchy:

Sigh. This is really getting old. Talk about the boy who cried dog whistle! The old “code words” rears its head again: Get ready for more entries in the Handbook of Racial Code Words. “Aloof” isn’t the end of it, evidently.

Gen. Colin Powell just indicted GOP rhetoric for racist dog whistling! Calling Pres. Obama "lazy" implies calling him a "shiftless" … #mtp—
Eric Freeman (@darthouse) January 13, 2013

We reported earlier that Colin Powell blasted “birthers” on “Meet the Press” this morning, because, you know, that’s the most pressing issue of our time. Andrea Mitchell doubled down and implied that the “birther movement” was GOP policy. Powell continued the inanity.

@JonahNRO serious Q. Did anyone see this whole Colin Powell flip coming all the yrs? He's basically becoming Chris Matthews w/o the spittle.—
Ryan 2016 (@DraftRyan2016) January 13, 2013

Heh. And he let it…

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