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08-13-2008, 05:39 PM
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h2UmXILPJ1qfLfZctS2lodOrq06g
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Former Republican secretary of state Colin Powell denied Wednesday that he was to appear at the upcoming Democratic convention, in what would have been a coup for White House runner Barack Obama.
The idea of Powell, a former chairman of the US military's joint chiefs of staff, crossing party lines in a spectacular endorsement of Obama was raised earlier by conservative journalist William Kristol.
But Powell told ABC News in a telephone interview: "I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol's musings. I am not going to the convention. I have made this clear."
ABC said Powell ended the conversation without entertaining any more questions about whether he might endorse Obama.
On Fox News, Kristol had cited unnamed sources as saying Powell would endorse Obama and "may well give a speech" at the August 25-28 Democratic convention in Denver, Colorado.
The extent of Powell's remaining influence among US voters is unclear, as he is one of the figures most associated with the decision to wage war in Iraq, despite his well-known qualms about military action abroad.
**SCHNIPP**
I'll bet you a buffalo nickel that Kristol called this right. I have no doubt that the Obamunists have been hounding Colin Powell for months, and perhaps some of the Democrat staffers let word slip a bit too soon. The Convention may be out, but I'll bet you the endorsement is coming...
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Former Republican secretary of state Colin Powell denied Wednesday that he was to appear at the upcoming Democratic convention, in what would have been a coup for White House runner Barack Obama.
The idea of Powell, a former chairman of the US military's joint chiefs of staff, crossing party lines in a spectacular endorsement of Obama was raised earlier by conservative journalist William Kristol.
But Powell told ABC News in a telephone interview: "I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol's musings. I am not going to the convention. I have made this clear."
ABC said Powell ended the conversation without entertaining any more questions about whether he might endorse Obama.
On Fox News, Kristol had cited unnamed sources as saying Powell would endorse Obama and "may well give a speech" at the August 25-28 Democratic convention in Denver, Colorado.
The extent of Powell's remaining influence among US voters is unclear, as he is one of the figures most associated with the decision to wage war in Iraq, despite his well-known qualms about military action abroad.
**SCHNIPP**
I'll bet you a buffalo nickel that Kristol called this right. I have no doubt that the Obamunists have been hounding Colin Powell for months, and perhaps some of the Democrat staffers let word slip a bit too soon. The Convention may be out, but I'll bet you the endorsement is coming...
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