The new McCarthyism

[owlmoose]

By now, you've probably all heard that Colin Powell went on Meet the Press today, where he endorsed Barack Obama and said a lot of really stirring things about McCain campaign and how we treat Muslims in American society.

But maybe even better are the statements he made outside the studio door, afterwards. He goes after the idea that dissent is "un-American" in a really forthright way.

It's about time someone said these things. I only hope it's the beginning of the conversation, not the end.

Comments

[letters-to-ed.livejournal.com]

I happened to catch Colin Powell this morning on Meet the Press, but I hadn't seen his comments after the show. Thanks for posting. I am glad he made those statements. Like you, I hope this is the starting point of more discussions.

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

Did you hear that the Congresswoman he was talking about, Michele Bachmann, is suddenly in trouble for re-election? Her Democratic opponent raised half a million dollars in 24 hours the next day.

http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2008/10/poetic-justice-you-betcha.html