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<blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 1967197" data-attributes="member: 6146">Not &quot;no matter what&quot;, but my implication is that race is a factor.&nbsp; And by opining that Powell may be voting more along racial lines than political, that in turn denotes that I somehow feel my race is superior to his?&nbsp; That is the true meaning of racism, after all.&nbsp; And would be a complete miss. Powell claims to be a conservative Republican, and supported Obama in his first term.&nbsp; After seeing the results of the last three plus years and still endorsing Obama, Powell is either not a conservative, or is casting his support based on something other than political policy.&nbsp; Hmmmmm - what could that be?&nbsp; Maybe you&#039;re correct: maybe he isn&#039;t happy with the current platform of the GOP.&nbsp; But he hasn&#039;t stated that.&nbsp; Publicly voicing his total disagreement with the party platform, and/or switching parties would be an easy thing to do.&nbsp; He&#039;s done neither.&nbsp; So yes, I have a feeling his endorsement has a little something to do with race - and I won&#039;t apologize for it.&nbsp; Does it make me a racist?&nbsp; I don&#039;t see how.&nbsp; But whoever feels that it does, that&#039;s fine - and I won&#039;t waste time arguing with you over it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cjjtulsa, post: 1967197, member: 6146"] Not "no matter what", but my implication is that race is a factor. And by opining that Powell may be voting more along racial lines than political, that in turn denotes that I somehow feel my race is superior to his? That is the true meaning of racism, after all. And would be a complete miss. Powell claims to be a conservative Republican, and supported Obama in his first term. After seeing the results of the last three plus years and still endorsing Obama, Powell is either not a conservative, or is casting his support based on something other than political policy. Hmmmmm - what could that be? Maybe you're correct: maybe he isn't happy with the current platform of the GOP. [I]But he hasn't stated that.[/I] Publicly voicing his total disagreement with the party platform, and/or switching parties would be an easy thing to do. He's done neither. So yes, I have a feeling his endorsement has a little something to do with race - and I won't apologize for it. Does it make me a racist? I don't see how. But whoever feels that it does, that's fine - and I won't waste time arguing with you over it. [/QUOTE]

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