Colin Powell's endorsement
Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama undercuts at the root the McCain campaign's narrative of doubt, paranoia and prejudice.
Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, the 71-year-old retired general said Obama embodies a needed "generational change" in leadership, praised Obama's steadiness and managerial skill and slammed the McCain campaign's "demagoguery."
Powell specifically debunked:
by George Frink
